0001193125-13-227961.txt : 20130520 0001193125-13-227961.hdr.sgml : 20130520 20130520165301 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-13-227961 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 62 FILED AS OF DATE: 20130520 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130520 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: REVLON INTERNATIONAL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001166538 IRS NUMBER: 136157771 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188713-04 FILM NUMBER: 13858997 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 625 MADISON AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: REVLON GOVERNMENT SALES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001166548 IRS NUMBER: 132893624 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188713-05 FILM NUMBER: 13858998 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 625 MADISON AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PPI TWO CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001166549 IRS NUMBER: 133298307 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188713-08 FILM NUMBER: 13859001 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 625 MADISON AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CHARLES REVSON INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001166552 IRS NUMBER: 132577534 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188713-10 FILM NUMBER: 13859003 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 625 MADISON AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ALMAY INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001166554 IRS NUMBER: 133721920 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188713-11 FILM NUMBER: 13859004 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 625 MADISON AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NORTH AMERICA REVSALE INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001166555 IRS NUMBER: 131953730 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188713-09 FILM NUMBER: 13859002 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 625 MADISON AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: REVLON CONSUMER PRODUCTS CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000890547 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PERFUMES, COSMETICS & OTHER TOILET PREPARATIONS [2844] IRS NUMBER: 133662953 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188713 FILM NUMBER: 13858994 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 237 PARK AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 BUSINESS PHONE: 2125274000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 237 PARK AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: RIROS GROUP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001166537 IRS NUMBER: 134034499 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188713-01 FILM NUMBER: 13858993 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 625 MADISON AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 BUSINESS PHONE: 2125274000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 625 MADISON AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: RIROS CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001166539 IRS NUMBER: 134030700 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188713-02 FILM NUMBER: 13858995 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 625 MADISON AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 BUSINESS PHONE: 2125274000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 625 MADISON AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: REVLON REAL ESTATE CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001166540 IRS NUMBER: 061519063 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188713-03 FILM NUMBER: 13858996 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 625 MADISON AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 BUSINESS PHONE: 2125274000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 625 MADISON AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: REVLON CONSUMER CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001166752 IRS NUMBER: 133745413 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188713-07 FILM NUMBER: 13859000 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 625 MADISON AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 BUSINESS PHONE: 2125274000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 625 MADISON AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Revlon Development Corp. 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As Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 20, 2013.

Registration Statement No. 333-          

 

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form S-4

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

REVLON CONSUMER PRODUCTS CORPORATION

*And the Guarantors listed below

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   2844   13-3662953
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

237 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10017

(212) 527-4000

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

 

Lauren Goldberg, Esq.

Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Revlon Consumer Products Corporation

237 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10017

(212) 527-4000

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

Copies of all communications to:

Stacy J. Kanter, Esq.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Four Times Square

New York, New York 10036

(212) 735-3000

(212) 735-2000 (facsimile)

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:    As soon as practicable after this registration statement becomes effective.

 

 

If the securities being registered on this form are being offered in connection with the formation of a holding company and there is compliance with General Instruction G, check the following box.    ¨

If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.    ¨

If this form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.    ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer  ¨    Accelerated filer  ¨    Non-accelerated filer  þ    Smaller reporting company  ¨
   (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

If applicable, place an X in the box to designate the appropriate rule provision relied upon in conducting this transaction:

Exchange Act Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer)    ¨

Exchange Act Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer)    ¨

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

Title of Each Class of
Securities to be Registered
  Amount
to be
Registered
  Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price
per Unit
  Proposed
Maximum Aggregate
Offering Price(1)
 

Amount of

Registration Fee

5.75% Senior Notes due 2021

  $500,000,000   100%   $500,000,000   $68,200

Guarantees relating to the 5.75% Senior Notes due 2021

  N/A   N/A   N/A   (2)

 

 

(1) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(f) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(2) Pursuant to Rule 457(n) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, no separate consideration will be received for the guarantees and, therefore, no additional registration fee is required.

The Registrants hereby amend this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrants shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until this Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to Section 8(a) may determine.

 

 

 


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TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS

 

Names of Additional Registrants*

   State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or
Formation
     Primary Standard
Industrial
Classification Code
Number
     I.R.S. Employer
Identification
Number
 

Almay, Inc.

     Delaware         2844         13-3721920   

Bari Cosmetics, Ltd.

     Delaware         2844         45-5569710   

Charles Revson Inc.

     New York         2844         13-2577534   

North America Revsale Inc.

     New York         2844         13-1953730   

OPP Products, Inc.

     Delaware         2844         27-4403060   

PPI Two Corporation

     Delaware         2844         13-3298307   

Revlon Consumer Corp.

     Delaware         2844         13-3745413   

Revlon Development Corp.

     Delaware         2844         48-1283986   

Revlon Government Sales, Inc.

     Delaware         2844         13-2893624   

Revlon International Corporation

     Delaware         2844         13-6157771   

Revlon Real Estate Corporation

     Delaware         2844         06-1519063   

RIROS Corporation

     New York         2844         13-4030700   

RIROS Group Inc.

     Delaware         2844         13-4034499   

SinfulColors Inc.

     Delaware         2844         27-4403478   

 

* Addresses and telephone numbers of principal executive offices are the same as those of Revlon Consumer Products Corporation described above.


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The information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is declared effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale thereof is not permitted.

 

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED MAY 20, 2013

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

 

LOGO

Revlon Consumer Products Corporation

Offer to exchange (the “Exchange Offer) $500 million aggregate principal amount of 5.75% Senior Notes due 2021 (CUSIP Nos. 761519BC0 and U8000EAH2) (which we refer to as the “Old Notes”) for $500 million aggregate principal amount of 5.75% Senior Notes due 2021 (CUSIP No. 761519BD8) (which we refer to as the “New Notes”) which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the guarantors listed on page iii of this prospectus. When we use the term “notes” in this prospectus, the term includes the Old Notes and the New Notes.

The Exchange Offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on                 , 2013 (the 30th day following the date of this prospectus), unless we extend the Exchange Offer.

Terms of the Exchange Offer:

 

   

We will exchange New Notes for all outstanding Old Notes that are validly tendered and not withdrawn prior to the expiration or termination of the Exchange Offer.

 

   

You may withdraw tenders of Old Notes at any time prior to the expiration or termination of the Exchange Offer.

 

   

The terms of the New Notes are substantially identical to those of the outstanding Old Notes, except that the transfer restrictions and registration rights (including interest rate increases) relating to the Old Notes do not apply to the New Notes.

 

   

The exchange of Old Notes for New Notes will not be a taxable transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes. You should see the discussion under the caption “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” for more information.

 

   

We will not receive any proceeds from the Exchange Offer.

 

   

We issued the Old Notes in a transaction not requiring registration under the Securities Act, and as a result, their transfer is restricted. We are making the Exchange Offer to satisfy your registration rights, as a holder of the Old Notes.

We do not intend to list the New Notes on any securities exchange or to seek approval for quotation through any automated quotation system.

Each broker-dealer that receives New Notes for its own account pursuant to the Exchange Offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such New Notes. The letter of transmittal states that by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act. This prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a broker-dealer in connection with resales of New Notes received in exchange for Old Notes where such Old Notes were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. We have agreed that, for a period of 210 days after the expiration of the Exchange Offer, we will make this prospectus available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale. See “Plan of Distribution.”

See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 17 for a discussion of risks you should consider prior to tendering your outstanding Old Notes for exchange.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The date of this prospectus is                 , 2013.


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     Page  

Guarantors

     ii   

Prospectus Summary

     1   

Summary Description of the Exchange Offer

     5   

Consequences of not Exchanging your old Notes

     9   

Summary Description of the New Notes

     10   

Summary Historical Consolidated Financial Data

     13   

Risk Factors

     17   

Forward-looking Statements

     32   

Use Of Proceeds

     37   

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

     38   

Selected Historical Consolidated Financial Data

     39   

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     41   

Business

     77   

Description of Other Indebtedness

     89   

The Exchange Offer

     96   

Description of the New Notes

     102   

Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations

     156   

Plan of Distribution

     157   

Legal Matters

     158   

Experts

     158   

Available Information

     158   

Index to Financial Statements

     F-1   

Unless otherwise indicated or the context requires otherwise, the terms “Products Corporation,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” “ours” and “us” refer to Revlon Consumer Products Corporation and its subsidiaries. However, in the descriptions of the New Notes and related matters, these terms refer solely to Revlon Consumer Products Corporation and not to any of its subsidiaries. Unless otherwise indicated or the context requires otherwise, the term “Revlon” refers to Revlon, Inc., our parent company. Unless otherwise indicated or the context requires otherwise, all financial data presented herein is of Revlon Consumer Products Corporation and its subsidiaries.

 

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GUARANTORS

Almay, Inc.

Bari Cosmetics, Ltd.

Charles Revson Inc.

North America Revsale Inc.

OPP Products, Inc.

PPI Two Corporation

Revlon Consumer Corp.

Revlon Development Corp.

Revlon Government Sales, Inc.

Revlon International Corporation

Revlon Real Estate Corporation

RIROS Corporation

RIROS Group Inc.

SinfulColors Inc.

 

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this prospectus. This summary is not complete and does not contain all of the information that you should consider before exchanging your Old Notes for New Notes. You should carefully read the entire prospectus, including the information presented under the section entitled “Risk Factors,” and the historical financial data and related notes, before making an investment decision. This summary contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ significantly from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including those set forth in “Risk Factors” and “Forward-Looking Statements.”

Our Company

Our vision is glamour, excitement and innovation through high-quality products at affordable prices. We manufacture, market and sell an extensive array of cosmetics, women’s hair color, beauty tools, anti-perspirant deodorants, fragrances, skincare and other beauty care products globally and we are one of the world’s leading cosmetics companies in the mass retail channel. During the year ended December 31, 2012 and the three months ended March 31, 2013, we generated net sales of $1,426.1 million and $331.9 million, respectively, and Adjusted EBITDA of $273.3 million (including $24.1 million of restructuring and related charges) and $66.9 million (including $0.3 million of restructuring and related charges), respectively. We believe that the global recognition of our brands, product quality and marketing experience have enabled us to create one of the strongest consumer brand franchises in the world.

Our products are sold worldwide and marketed under such brand names as Revlon, including the Revlon ColorStay, Revlon Super Lustrous, Revlon Age Defying, Revlon PhotoReady and Revlon ColorBurst franchises; Almay, including the Almay Intense i-Color and Almay Smart Shade franchises; SinfulColors and Pure Ice in cosmetics; Revlon ColorSilk in women’s hair color; Revlon in beauty tools; Mitchum in anti-perspirant deodorants; Charlie and Jean Naté in fragrances; and Ultima II and Gatineau in skincare.

Our principal customers include large mass volume retailers, chain drug stores and food stores (collectively, the “mass retail channel”) in the U.S., as well as certain department stores and other specialty stores, such as perfumeries, outside the U.S. We also sell beauty products to U.S. military exchanges and commissaries and we have a licensing business pursuant to which we license certain of our key brand names to third parties for the manufacture and sale of complementary beauty-related products and accessories in exchange for royalties.

We were founded by Charles Revson, who revolutionized the cosmetics industry by introducing nail enamels matched to lipsticks in fashion colors more than 80 years ago. Today, we have leading market positions in a number of our principal product categories in the U.S. mass retail channel, including color cosmetics (face, lip, eye and nail categories), women’s hair color and beauty tools. We also have leading market positions in several product categories in certain foreign countries, including Australia, Canada and South Africa.

Our Business Strategy

The business strategies we employ to achieve our strategic goal to profitably grow our business include:

Building our strong brands.    We continue to focus on building our strong brands with an emphasis on the following key drivers of profitable growth: innovative, high-quality, consumer-preferred brand offering; effective consumer brand communication; appropriate levels of advertising and promotion; and superb execution with our retail partners.

Our portfolio of iconic, powerful brands includes Revlon, Revlon Beauty Tools, Revlon ColorSilk, Almay, SinfulColors, Pure Ice, Mitchum, Charlie, Gatineau and Ultima II.

 

 

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In meeting the needs of consumers, our global portfolio planning process delivers new innovative products across our portfolio, while at the same time keeping our established franchises relevant and competitive. In addition to a number of existing franchise extensions, notable new products include:

 

   

Revlon PhotoReady BB CreamTM Skin Perfector — A lightweight, multi-benefit beauty balm that combines skincare, makeup and sunscreen in a single step.

 

   

Revlon ColorStay Ultimate SuedeTM Lipstick — A one-step, ultra-comfortable lipstick that lasts all day and gives lips a velvety, suede look.

 

   

Revlon Just Bitten Kissable® Balm — A balm fused with a lightweight stain that provides soft, smooth lips with a perfect flush of color.

 

   

Revlon Nail Art® — A collection of nail shades and art trends offered in a unique dual-ended package containing everything needed to achieve the latest in nail design at home.

 

   

Almay® Smart Shade® Mousse Makeup — Our first mousse makeup that instantly adjusts to a consumer’s skin tone.

 

   

Revlon Luxurious ColorSilk ButtercreamTM — An extension of our Revlon ColorSilk® product line that is enriched with a revolutionary ammonia-free Triple Butter Complex for nourished, hydrated and ultra-conditioned hair.

 

   

Revlon File ‘N Peel 6-in-1TM File — A nail file that contains six layers that peel cleanly away, each revealing a fresh filing surface.

Developing our organizational capability.    We are focused on continuously strengthening our capabilities through retaining and promoting highly capable people internally, and through attracting new talent across all functions in the organization. We have a dedicated team of employees around the world who are focused on achieving our strategic objective of profitably growing our business.

Driving our company to act globally.    Acting globally is a principle that guides how we think, plan and act across all of our brands and regions. We continue to drive common global processes which are designed to provide the most efficient and effective allocation of our resources. We continue to leverage our portfolio planning process and brand communications plans to meet the needs of our consumers globally. Additionally, we continue to take specific actions to support our strong operational results and operating efficiencies, including the optimization of our global supply chain and manufacturing footprint.

Pursue growth opportunities.    We complemented our portfolio of brands by adding SinfulColors color cosmetics in March 2011 and Pure Ice color cosmetics in July 2012, both of which performed well in 2012 and in the first quarter of 2013. We will continue to focus on opportunities to grow our existing brands as well as to acquire brands that complement our core business.

SinfulColors Acquisition

In March 2011, we acquired certain assets, including trademarks and other intellectual property, inventory, certain receivables and manufacturing equipment, related primarily to SinfulColors color cosmetics, which products are sold principally in the U.S. mass retail channel (the “SinfulColors Acquisition”).

Pure Ice Acquisition

In July 2012, we acquired certain assets of Bari Cosmetics, Ltd., including trademarks and other intellectual property related to Pure Ice nail enamel and Bon Bons cosmetics brands (the “Pure Ice Acquisition”). The results of operations related to the Pure Ice Acquisition are included in our consolidated financial statements commencing on the date of acquisition.

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competitive margins and generated positive cash flow. We continued to improve our leverage profile, funding the SinfulColors Acquisition and Pure Ice Acquisition with cash on hand and enhancing our capital structure by refinancing a significant portion of our debt in early 2013.

During the year ended December 31, 2012 and the three months ended March 31, 2013, we achieved operating income of $208.0 million and $49.9 million, respectively, and sustained highly competitive operating income margins.

We improved our capital structure by refinancing our bank credit facilities during 2011 and securing an amendment to our term loan facility in February 2013, which reduced our interest rates, as well as refinancing our 9.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2015 in February 2013 through the issuance of the Old Notes, which also lowered our cost of borrowing and extended maturities. In connection with these transactions, Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. upgraded our credit rating in April 2011 and February 2013, respectively. We believe that our current capital structure provides us with the flexibility to execute our business strategy.

Our Strengths

Broad Beauty Care Brand Portfolio with Leading Retail Share Positions.    We believe that the global recognition of our brands, product quality and marketing experience have enabled us to create one of the strongest consumer brand portfolio franchises in the world. Our portfolio consists of well-known brands, including Revlon, Revlon Beauty Tools, Almay, SinfulColors, Pure Ice, Revlon ColorSilk, Mitchum, Charlie, Gatineau and Ultima II, which we believe have significant brand equity with consumers and retailers.

Strong and Diversified International Business.    Our products are sold in more than 100 countries across six continents, and we have a strong international business with leading market positions in several product categories in certain retail markets outside of the U.S., including Australia, Canada and South Africa. During the year ended December 31, 2012 and the three months ended March 31, 2013, our international operations generated net sales of $626.3 million and $139.8 million, respectively, which represented approximately 44% and 42%, respectively, of our worldwide consolidated net sales for such periods. Based on our net sales for the year ended December 31, 2012 and the three months ended March 31, 2013, Asia Pacific, in each period, represented approximately 38% of our international net sales; Europe, which is comprised of Europe, the Middle East and Africa, represented approximately 30% and 29%, respectively, of our international net sales; and Latin America and Canada, which is comprised of Mexico, Central America, South America and Canada, represented approximately 32% and 33%, respectively, of our international net sales.

Developing and Marketing Innovative Products.    We are focused on building and leveraging our strong brands and believe that consistent development and marketing of innovative new products is a key driver for building brand equity and profitable growth. In meeting the needs of consumers seeking new, innovative products, we introduced a number of new products including those noted previously.

Well-Developed Relationships with Retail Partners.    We have long-established and well-developed relationships with our retail partners around the world. We work closely with our retail partners to ensure that we have the appropriate product offering for our consumers. These relationships enhance our ability to successfully and profitably grow our business globally.

Strong Management Team.    Our Operating Committee consists of a dedicated and experienced management team:

 

   

Alan Ennis, our President and Chief Executive Officer;

 

   

Steven Berns, our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer;

 

   

Chris Elshaw, our Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer;

 

   

Xavier Garijo, our Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer;

 

   

Lauren Goldberg, our Executive Vice President and General Counsel;

 

 

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Julia Goldin, our Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer;

 

   

Robert Kretzman, our Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer; and

 

   

Alan Meyers, our Executive Vice President and Chief Science Officer.

We believe that under the leadership of our Operating Committee we have made significant progress in the execution of our business strategy, including the significant improvement in our operating profit margins and cash flows.

The 2013 Refinancing Transactions

On February 8, 2013, we issued and sold $500.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the Old Notes in a private placement, which was priced at par (the “2013 Senior Notes Refinancing”).

During the first quarter of 2013, we used a portion of the $491.2 million of net proceeds from the offering of the Old Notes (net of underwriters’ fees) to repay and redeem all of the $330.0 million aggregate principal amount outstanding of our 9.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2015 (the “9.75% Senior Secured Notes”), plus an aggregate of $27.5 million for accrued interest, applicable redemption and tender premiums and related fees and expenses related to refinancing the 9.75% Senior Secured Notes.

On February 21, 2013, we consummated an amendment (the “2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments”) to our $800.0 million term loan facility due November 19, 2017 (as amended, the “2011 Term Loan Facility”), using a portion of the proceeds from the offering of the Old Notes, together with cash on hand, to reduce the total aggregate principal amount outstanding under the 2011 Term Loan Facility from $788 million to $675 million. The 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments also reduced the interest rates applicable to the 2011 Term Loan Facility such that Eurodollar Loans bear interest at the Eurodollar Rate plus 3.00% per annum, with the Eurodollar Rate not to be less than 1.00% (compared to 3.50% and 1.25%, respectively, prior to the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments), while Alternate Base Rate loans bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus 2.00%, with the Alternate Base Rate not to be less than 2.00% (compared to 2.50% and 2.25%, respectively, prior to the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments) (and as each such term is defined in the agreement governing our 2011 Term Loan Facility (as amended, the “2011 Term Loan Agreement”)). Pursuant to the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments, under certain circumstances, we also have the right to request the 2011 Term Loan Facility be increased by up to the greater of (x) $300 million and (y) an amount such that our First Lien Secured Leverage Ratio (as defined in the 2011 Term Loan Agreement) does not exceed 3.50:1.00 (compared to $300 million prior to the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments), provided that the lenders are not committed to provide any such increase.

We expect to use any remaining proceeds from the offering of the Old Notes for general corporate purposes, including, without limitation, debt reduction transactions, such as repaying to Revlon at maturity in October 2013 the $48.6 million contributed loan portion (the “Contributed Loan”) of the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan that MacAndrews & Forbes contributed to Revlon in connection with the October 2009 consummation of Revlon’s exchange offer, which remains due from us to Revlon.

As a result of these transactions, all of our outstanding 9.75% Senior Secured Notes have been purchased or redeemed and the total aggregate principal amount outstanding under our 2011 Term Loan Facility has been reduced to $675 million (the “2013 Refinancing Transactions”).

Additional Information

Our principal executive offices are located at 237 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017. Our telephone number at such principal location is (212) 527-4000.

 

 

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SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF THE EXCHANGE OFFER

On February 8, 2013, Products Corporation completed the private placement of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Old Notes. As part of that offering, Products Corporation entered into a registration rights agreement with the initial purchasers of the Old Notes, dated as of February 8, 2013, in which it agreed, among other things, to use its reasonable best efforts to deliver this prospectus to you and to complete an exchange offer for the Old Notes. Below is a summary of the Exchange Offer.

 

Old Notes

$500.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.75% Senior Notes due 2021.

 

New Notes

Up to $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.75% Senior Notes due 2021, the issuance of which is being registered under the Securities Act. The form and terms of the New Notes are identical in all material respects to those of the Old Notes, except that the transfer restrictions and registration rights (including interest rate increases) relating to the Old Notes do not apply to the New Notes.

 

Exchange Offer

We are offering to issue up to $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of the New Notes in exchange for a like principal amount of the Old Notes to satisfy our obligations under the registration rights agreement that was executed when the Old Notes were issued in a transaction in reliance upon the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A and Regulation S of the Securities Act. Old Notes may be tendered in minimum denominations of principal amount of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000. We will issue the New Notes promptly after expiration of the Exchange Offer. See “The Exchange Offer — Terms of the Exchange; Period for Tendering Old Notes.”

 

Expiration Date; Tenders

The Exchange Offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on                , 2013 (the 30th day following the date of this prospectus), unless extended in our sole discretion. By tendering your Old Notes, you represent to us that:

 

   

any New Notes you receive in the Exchange Offer are being acquired by you in the ordinary course of your business;

 

   

neither you nor anyone receiving New Notes from you, has any arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in a distribution of the Old Notes or the New Notes, as defined in the Securities Act;

 

   

you are not our “affiliate,” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act or, if you are, you acknowledge that you must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable;

 

   

if you are not a broker-dealer, you are not engaged in, and do not intend to engage in, a distribution of the New Notes;

 

   

you are not holding Old Notes that have, or are reasonably likely to have, the status of an unsold allotment in the initial offering; and

 

   

if you are a broker-dealer, you will receive New Notes for your own account in exchange for Old Notes that were acquired by you as a result of your market-making activities or other trading activities, and you will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of the New Notes you receive. For further information

 

 

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regarding resales of the New Notes by participating broker-dealers, see the discussion under the caption “Plan of Distribution.”

 

Withdrawal; Non-Acceptance

You may withdraw any Old Notes tendered in the Exchange Offer at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on                , 2013. If we decide for any reason not to accept any Old Notes tendered for exchange, the Old Notes will be returned to the registered holder at our expense promptly after the expiration or termination of the Exchange Offer. In the case of the Old Notes tendered by book-entry transfer into the exchange agent’s account at The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), any withdrawn or unaccepted Old Notes will be credited to the tendering holder’s account at DTC. For further information regarding the withdrawal of tendered Old Notes, see “The Exchange Offer — Terms of the Exchange Offer; Period for Tendering Old Notes” and the “The Exchange Offer — Withdrawal Rights.”

 

Conditions to the Exchange Offer

The Exchange Offer is subject to customary conditions, which we may waive. See the discussion below under the caption “The Exchange Offer — Conditions to the Exchange Offer” for more information regarding the conditions to the Exchange Offer.

 

Procedures for Tendering the Old Notes

You must do the following on or prior to the expiration or termination of the Exchange Offer to participate in the Exchange Offer:

 

   

tender your Old Notes by sending the certificates for your Old Notes, in proper form for transfer, a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal, with any required signature guarantees, and all other documents required by the letter of transmittal, to U.S. Bank National Association, as exchange agent, at one of the addresses listed below under the caption “The Exchange Offer — Exchange Agent”; or

 

   

tender your Old Notes by using the book-entry transfer procedures described below and transmitting a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal, with any required signature guarantees, or an agent’s message instead of the letter of transmittal, to the exchange agent. In order for a book-entry transfer to constitute a valid tender of your Old Notes in the Exchange Offer, U.S. Bank National Association, as exchange agent, must receive a confirmation of book-entry transfer of your Old Notes into the exchange agent’s account at DTC prior to the expiration or termination of the Exchange Offer. For more information regarding the use of book-entry transfer procedures, including a description of the required agent’s message, see the discussion below under the caption “The Exchange Offer — Book-Entry Transfers.”

 

Special Procedures for Beneficial Owners

If you are a beneficial owner whose Old Notes are registered in the name of the broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee and you wish to tender your Old Notes in the Exchange Offer, you should promptly contact the person in whose name the Old Notes are registered and instruct that person to tender on your behalf. If you wish to tender in the Exchange Offer on your own behalf, prior to completing and executing the letter of transmittal and delivering

 

 

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your Old Notes, you must either make appropriate arrangements to register ownership of the Old Notes in your name or obtain a properly completed bond power from the person in whose name the Old Notes are registered.

 

Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations

The exchange of the Old Notes for New Notes in the Exchange Offer will not be a taxable transaction for United States federal income tax purposes. See the discussion under the caption “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” for more information regarding the tax consequences to you of the Exchange Offer.

 

Use of Proceeds

We will not receive any proceeds from the Exchange Offer.

 

Exchange Agent

U.S. Bank National Association is the exchange agent for the Exchange Offer. You can find the address and telephone number of the exchange agent below under the caption “The Exchange Offer — Exchange Agent.”

 

Resales

Based on interpretations by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) as set forth in no-action letters issued to the third parties, we believe that the New Notes you receive in the Exchange Offer may be offered for resale, resold or otherwise transferred without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery provisions of the Securities Act. However, you will not be able to freely transfer the New Notes if:

 

   

you are our “affiliate,” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act;

 

   

you are not acquiring the New Notes in the Exchange Offer in the ordinary course of your business;

 

   

you are participating or intend to participate, or have an arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution, as defined in the Securities Act, of the New Notes, you will receive in the Exchange Offer;

 

   

you are holding Old Notes that have or are reasonably likely to have the status of an unsold allotment in the initial offering; or

 

   

you are a participating broker-dealer that received New Notes for its own account in the Exchange Offer in exchange for Old Notes that were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities.

 

  If you fall within one of the exceptions listed above, you cannot rely on the applicable interpretations of the staff of the SEC and you must comply with the applicable registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale transaction involving the New Notes. See the discussion below under the caption “The Exchange Offer — Procedures for Tendering Old Notes” for more information.

 

Broker-Dealer

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activities, must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of New Notes. See “Plan of Distribution.”

 

  Furthermore, a broker-dealer that acquired any of its Old Notes directly from us:

 

   

may not rely on the applicable interpretations of the staff or the SEC’s position contained in Exxon Capital Holdings Corp., SEC no-action letter (Apr. 13, 1988); Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc., SEC no-action letter (June 5, 1991); or Shearman & Sterling, SEC no-action letter (July 2, 1993); and

 

   

must also be named as a selling security holder in connection with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act relating to any resale transaction.

 

Registration Rights Agreement

When the Old Notes were issued, we entered into a registration rights agreement with the initial purchasers of the Old Notes. Under the terms of the registration rights agreement, we agreed to use our reasonable best efforts to file with the SEC and cause to become effective, a registration statement relating to an offer to exchange the Old Notes for the New Notes.

 

  If we do not complete the Exchange Offer within 270 days of the date of issuance of the Old Notes (i.e. by November 5, 2013) the interest rate borne by the Old Notes will be increased at a rate of 0.25% per annum every 90 days (but shall not exceed 0.50% per annum) until the Exchange Offer is completed.

 

  Under some circumstances set forth in the registration rights agreement, holders of Old Notes, including holders who are not permitted to participate in the Exchange Offer or who may not freely sell New Notes received in the Exchange Offer, may require us to file and cause to become effective, a shelf registration statement covering resales of the Old Notes by these holders.

 

  A copy of the registration rights agreement is incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the registration statement on Form S-4 of which this prospectus is a part. See “Description of the New Notes — Registration Rights and Additional Interest.”

 

 

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CONSEQUENCES OF NOT EXCHANGING YOUR OLD NOTES

If you do not exchange your Old Notes in the Exchange Offer, your Old Notes will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer described in the legend on the certificate for your Old Notes. In general, you may offer or sell your Old Notes only:

 

   

if they are registered under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws;

 

   

if they are offered or sold under an exemption from registration under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws; or

 

   

if they are offered or sold in a transaction not subject to the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.

We do not currently intend to register the Old Notes under the Securities Act. Under some circumstances, however, holders of the Old Notes, including holders who are not permitted to participate in the Exchange Offer or who may not freely resell New Notes received in the Exchange Offer, may require us to file, and to cause to become effective, a shelf registration statement covering resales of Old Notes by these holders. For more information regarding the consequences of not tendering your Old Notes and our obligation to file a shelf registration statement, see “The Exchange Offer — Consequences of Exchanging or Failing to Exchange Old Notes” and “Description of the New Notes — Registration Rights and Additional Interest.”

 

 

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SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW NOTES

The terms of the New Notes and those of the outstanding Old Notes are substantially identical, except that the transfer restrictions and registration rights (including interest rate increases) relating to the Old Notes do not apply to the New Notes. When we use the term “notes” in this prospectus, the term includes the Old Notes and the New Notes. For a more detailed description of the New Notes, see “Description of the New Notes.”

 

Notes Offered

Up to $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.75% Senior Notes due 2021.

 

Maturity Date

February 15, 2021.

 

Interest Payment Dates

February 15 and August 15 of each year, beginning August 15, 2013.

 

Guarantees

The New Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior basis by our current domestic subsidiaries (other than certain immaterial subsidiaries) that guarantee our obligations under the 2011 Credit Agreements (as defined herein) and certain future domestic subsidiaries that may guarantee our obligations under our 2011 Credit Agreements or other capital market debt securities. See “Description of the New Notes — General — Guarantees.”

 

Ranking

As with the Old Notes, the New Notes will:

 

   

be our senior obligations;

 

   

rank senior in right of payment to any of our existing and future subordinated obligations, including our Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan;

 

   

be pari passu in right of payment with all of our existing and future senior indebtedness;

 

   

be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by our subsidiary guarantors on a senior unsecured basis;

 

   

be effectively subordinated to any and all of our existing and future secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness, including $675.0 million aggregate principal amount outstanding (or $669.2 million, net of discounts) under our 2011 Term Loan Facility as of March 31, 2013; and

 

   

be structurally subordinated to any indebtedness or other liabilities, including trade payables, of our non-guarantor subsidiaries.

 

  As with the Old Notes and the related guarantees, each guarantee of the New Notes by a guarantor will:

 

   

be a senior unsecured obligation of each guarantor;

 

   

rank senior in right of payment to any future subordinated obligations of such guarantor;

 

   

be pari passu in right of payment with all existing and future senior indebtedness of such guarantor; and

 

   

be effectively subordinated to any existing and future secured indebtedness of such guarantor to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness.

 

 

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  For the year ended December 31, 2012 and the three months ended March 31, 2013, our non-guarantor subsidiaries represented, on a consolidated basis, approximately $576.1 million, or 40%, and approximately $127.2 million, or 38%, respectively, of our total net sales. For the year ended December 31, 2012, our non-guarantor subsidiaries generated a net loss of $1.2 million and, for the three months ended March 31, 2013, generated net income of $8.1 million. In addition, as of March 31, 2013, our non-guarantor subsidiaries represented, on a consolidated basis, 52% of our total assets, or 20% of our total assets excluding intercompany assets, and approximately $149.3 million, or 8%, of our outstanding indebtedness and other liabilities (excluding intercompany liabilities), to which the New Notes and the guarantees would have been structurally subordinated. The value of these assets does not include the value of our internally developed intellectual property, including the Revlon brand.

 

Optional Redemption

On or after February 15, 2016, we will have the right to redeem all or some of the New Notes at the redemption prices described in this prospectus, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the applicable date of redemption.

 

  At any time prior to February 15, 2016, we may on any one or more occasions redeem some or all of the New Notes, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the New Notes redeemed plus the applicable premium, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the New Notes redeemed, to the applicable date of redemption.

 

  In addition, prior to February 15, 2016, we may redeem from time to time up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the New Notes at a redemption price equal to 105.75%, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, with the proceeds of certain equity offerings. See “Description of the New Notes — Optional Redemption.”

 

Change of Control Offer

If a change of control occurs, the holders of the New Notes will have the right to require us to purchase their New Notes, in whole or in part, at a repurchase price of 101% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. See “Description of the New Notes — Change of Control.”

 

Certain Covenants

The indenture governing the New Notes contains covenants that, among other things, with certain exceptions, limit (i) our ability to issue additional debt and redeemable stock, (ii) our ability and the ability of our subsidiaries to incur certain liens, (iii) the ability of our subsidiaries to issue debt and preferred stock, (iv) our ability and the ability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends on capital stock and our ability to redeem capital stock, (v) our ability and the ability of our subsidiaries to make investments, (vi) our ability to sell assets and subsidiary stock, (vii) our ability and the ability of our subsidiaries to enter into transactions with affiliates, and (viii) our ability to engage in consolidations, mergers and transfers of all or substantially all of our assets. The indenture also prohibits certain restrictions on distributions from subsidiaries.

 

 

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  These covenants are subject to important exceptions and qualifications, which are described in the “Description of the New Notes” section of this prospectus.

 

Trading

The New Notes generally will be freely tradable, but will also be a new issue of securities for which there is currently no established trading market. An active or liquid market may not develop for the New Notes or, if developed, be maintained. We have not applied, and do not intend to apply, for the listing of the New Notes on any exchange or automated dealer quotation system.

 

Risk Factors

See “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” beginning on pages 17 and 41, respectively, of this prospectus.

 

  For a discussion of significant risk factors applicable to the New Notes and the Exchange Offer, see “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to the Exchange Offer and Holding the Notes” beginning on page 17 of this prospectus. You should carefully consider the information under “Risk Factors” and all other information in this prospectus before tendering any Old Notes and participating in the Exchange Offer.

 

 

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SUMMARY HISTORICAL CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

The summary historical and other financial data as of December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012 and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2012 and the balance sheet data as of December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012 are derived from our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus, which have been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm. The summary historical and other financial data as of March 31, 2012 and 2013 and for each of the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2013 and the balance sheet data as of March 31, 2012 and 2013 have been derived from our unaudited interim consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. The summary historical and other financial data should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes to those consolidated financial statements and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

     Year Ended December 31,      Three Months
Ended March 31,
 
     2010(a)     2011(b)      2012(c)      2012      2013(d)  
     (In millions, except per share amounts)  
                         (Unaudited)  

Historical Statement Of Operations Data:

             

Net sales

   $ 1,321.4      $ 1,381.4       $ 1,426.1       $ 330.7       $ 331.9   

Gross profit

     866.1        888.8         919.6         215.0         215.0   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     659.3        678.1         690.9         169.3         164.9   

Restructuring charges

     (0.3             20.7                 0.2   

Operating income

     207.1        210.7         208.0         45.7         49.9   

Interest expense

     96.7        91.1         85.3         21.6         20.3   

Amortization of debt issuance costs

     4.5        3.7         3.4         0.8         0.8   

Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net

     9.7        11.2                         27.9   

Foreign currency losses, net

     6.3        4.4         2.7         1.7         3.3   

Miscellaneous, net

     1.2        1.5         1.0         0.2         0.1   

(Benefit from) provision for income taxes

     (235.3     35.4         44.8         11.4         1.8   

Income (loss) from continuing operations

     324.0        63.4         70.8         10.0         (4.3

Income from discontinued operations

     0.3        0.6         0.4                   

Net income (loss)

     324.3        64.0         71.2         10.0         (4.3

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges(e)

     1.8        2.0         2.2         1.9         0.9   

 

     December 31,     March 31,  
     2010(a)     2011(b)     2012(c)     2012     2013(d)  
     (In millions)  
                       (Unaudited)  

Balance Sheet Data:

          

Total current assets

   $ 527.6      $ 581.9      $ 616.0      $ 578.1      $ 616.8   

Total non-current assets

     592.8        624.2        681.7        630.2        688.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,120.4      $ 1,206.1      $ 1,297.7      $ 1,208.3      $ 1,305.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

   $ 312.4      $ 332.9      $ 441.6      $ 325.0      $ 374.9   

Total non-current liabilities

     1,465.1        1,514.8        1,432.8        1,509.0        1,510.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

   $ 1,777.5      $ 1,847.7      $ 1,874.4      $ 1,834.0      $ 1,885.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total indebtedness

   $ 1,219.6      $ 1,227.9      $ 1,220.9      $ 1,228.9      $ 1,281.2   

Total stockholder’s deficiency

     (657.1     (641.6     (576.7     (625.7     (579.9

 

 

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     Year Ended December 31,     Three Months
Ended March 31,
 
     2010(a)     2011(b)     2012(c)     2012     2013(d)  
     (In millions)  
                       (Unaudited)  

Other Data:

          

Adjusted EBITDA, RCPC(f)

   $ 267.7      $ 273.4      $ 273.3      $ 61.4      $ 66.9   

Capital expenditures

     (15.2     (13.9     (20.9     (3.5     (5.5

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     96.7        88.0        104.1        (20.4     (16.9

Net cash used in investing activities

     (14.9     (52.6     (86.3     (3.5     (5.1

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

     (62.3     (7.5     (3.4     9.1        28.7   

Proceeds from the sale of certain assets, including non-core trademarks

     0.3        0.3        0.8               0.4   

 

 

(a) Results for 2010 include: (1) an increase in net income driven by a non-cash benefit of $248.5 million related to the reduction of our deferred tax valuation allowance on our net U.S. deferred tax assets at December 31, 2010 as a result of us achieving three cumulative years, as well as our third consecutive year, of positive U.S. GAAP pre-tax income and taxable income in the U.S., and based upon our then current expectations as of December 31, 2010 for the realization of such deferred tax benefits in the U.S., which is reflected in the provision for income taxes; (2) a $9.7 million loss on the early extinguishment of debt in connection with the 2010 refinancing of the 2006 bank credit facilities; and (3) a $2.8 million one-time foreign currency loss related to the required re-measurement of the balance sheet of our subsidiary in Venezuela to reflect the impact of the devaluation of Venezuela’s local currency relative to the U.S. Dollar, as Venezuela was designated as a highly inflationary economy effective January 1, 2010.

 

(b) Results for 2011 include: (1) an increase in net income driven by a non-cash benefit of $16.9 million related to the reduction of our deferred tax valuation allowance on our net deferred tax assets for certain jurisdictions outside the U.S. at December 31, 2011 as a result of our improved earnings trends and cumulative taxable income in those jurisdictions, which is reflected in the provision for income taxes; and (2) an $11.2 million loss on the early extinguishment of debt in connection with the 2011 refinancing of our bank credit facilities.

 

(c) Results for 2012 include: (1) $24.1 million in restructuring and related charges recorded as a result of the restructuring that the Company announced in September 2012 (the “September 2012 Program”), which primarily involved the Company exiting its owned manufacturing facility in France and its leased manufacturing facility in Maryland; rightsizing its organizations in France and Italy; and realigning its operations in Latin America, including consolidating Latin America and Canada into a single operating region, which was effective in the fourth quarter of 2012. Of the $24.1 million charge: (a) $20.7 million is recorded in restructuring charges; (b) $1.6 million is recorded as a reduction to net sales; (c) $1.2 million is recorded in cost of goods sold; and (d) $0.6 million is recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A expenses”) (See Note 3, “Restructuring Charges” to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2012 included elsewhere in this prospectus); and (2) an increase in net income driven by a non-cash benefit of $15.8 million related to the reduction of the Company’s deferred tax valuation allowance on its net deferred tax assets for certain jurisdictions in the U.S. at December 31, 2012, as a result of the Company’s improved earnings trends and cumulative taxable income in those jurisdictions, which is reflected in the provision for income taxes.

 

(d) Results for the first quarter of 2013 include: (1) $27.9 million aggregate loss on early extinguishment of debt ($16.9 million after tax) due to the 2013 Senior Notes Refinancing and the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments (See Note 6, “Long-Term Debt” to the Company’s Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for the three months ended March 31, 2013 included elsewhere in this prospectus); and (2) an $8.3 million gain in SG&A expenses related to the insurance settlement for loss of inventory from the 2011 fire in Venezuela.

 

 

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(e) Earnings used in computing the ratio of earnings to fixed charges consist of income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes plus fixed charges. Fixed charges consist of interest expense (including amortization of debt issuance costs, but not losses relating to the early extinguishment of debt) and 33% of rental expense (considered to be representative of the interest factor). The excess (deficiency) of earnings to fixed charges was $88.7 million, $98.8 million and $115.6 million, as reported for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012, respectively; and $21.4 million and $(2.5) million as reported for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2013, respectively.

 

(f) Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that is reconciled to net income, its most directly comparable GAAP measure, in the accompanying financial table of this prospectus. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as income from continuing operations before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, gains/losses on foreign currency fluctuations, gains/losses on the early extinguishment of debt and miscellaneous expenses. In calculating Adjusted EBITDA, we exclude the effects of gains/losses on foreign currency fluctuations, gains/losses on the early extinguishment of debt, results of and gains/losses on discontinued operations and miscellaneous expenses because our management believes that some of these items may not occur in certain periods, the amounts recognized can vary significantly from period to period and these items do not facilitate an understanding of our operating performance. Our management utilizes Adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, as an operating performance measure in conjunction with GAAP measures, such as net income and gross margin calculated in accordance with GAAP. Our management uses Adjusted EBITDA as an integral part of our reporting and planning processes and as one of the primary measures to, among other things: (i) monitor and evaluate the performance of our business operations; (ii) facilitate management’s internal comparisons of our historical operating performance of our business operations; (iii) facilitate management’s external comparisons of the results of our overall business to the historical operating performance of other companies that may have different capital structures and debt levels; (iv) review and assess the operating performance of our management team and, together with other operational objectives, as a measure in evaluating employee compensation and bonuses; (v) analyze and evaluate financial and strategic planning decisions regarding future operating investments; and (vi) plan for and prepare future annual operating budgets and determine appropriate levels of operating investments. Our management believes that including Adjusted EBITDA in this prospectus may be useful to investors to provide them with disclosures of our operating results on the same basis as that used by our management. Additionally, our management believes that including Adjusted EBITDA in this prospectus provides useful information to investors about the performance of our overall business because such measure eliminates the effects of unusual or other infrequent charges that are not directly attributable to our underlying operating performance. Additionally, our management believes that because it has historically provided Adjusted EBITDA in previous disclosures, including such non-GAAP measure in this prospectus provides consistency in its financial reporting and continuity to investors for comparability purposes. Accordingly, we believe that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA in this prospectus, when used in conjunction with GAAP financial measures, is a useful financial analysis tool, used by our management as described above that can assist investors in assessing our financial condition, operating performance and underlying strength. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income prepared in accordance with GAAP. Other companies may define EBITDA differently. Also, while EBITDA is defined differently than Adjusted EBITDA for our 2011 Credit Agreements and the indenture governing the notes, certain financial covenants in our borrowing arrangements are tied to similar measures. Adjusted EBITDA, as well as the other information in this prospectus, should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2012 and Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for the three months ended March 31, 2013 included elsewhere in this prospectus and the footnotes contained in such documents.

 

 

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The following table shows the reconciliation of our Adjusted EBITDA to net income.

 

     Year Ended December 31,      Three Months
Ended March 31,
 
     2010     2011      2012      2012      2013  
     (In millions)  
                         (Unaudited)  

Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation:

             

Net income (loss)

   $ 324.3      $ 64.0       $ 71.2       $ 10.0       $ (4.3

Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes

     0.3        0.6         0.4                   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of taxes

     324.0        63.4         70.8         10.0         (4.3

Interest expense

     96.7        91.1         85.3         21.6         20.3   

Amortization of debt issuance costs

     4.5        3.7         3.4         0.8         0.8   

Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net

     9.7        11.2                         27.9   

Foreign currency losses, net

     6.3        4.4         2.7         1.7         3.3   

Miscellaneous, net

     1.2        1.5         1.0         0.2         0.1   

(Benefit from) provision for income taxes

     (235.3     35.4         44.8         11.4         1.8   

Depreciation and amortization

     60.6        62.7         65.3         15.7         17.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA, RCPC

   $ 267.7      $ 273.4       $ 273.3       $ 61.4       $ 66.9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Restructuring and related charges

   $ (0.3   $       $ 24.1       $       $ 0.3   

Revlon, Inc. expenses not included in RCPC Adjusted EBITDA

             

Revlon, Inc. shareholder litigation expenses

   $      $       $ 8.9       $       $   

Revlon, Inc. general and administrative expenses

   $ 7.3      $ 7.4       $ 10.4       $ 1.4       $ 2.6   

 

 

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RISK FACTORS

Before deciding to tender your Old Notes and participate in the Exchange Offer, you should carefully consider the risks described below, as well as all of the information contained elsewhere in this prospectus. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us, or that we currently deem immaterial, may also impair our business operations and financial condition. We cannot assure you that any of the events discussed in the risk factors below and contained elsewhere in this prospectus will not occur. If they do, our business, financial condition and/or results of operations could be materially adversely affected. In such case, the trading price of the New Notes could decline, and you might lose all or part of your investment.

Risks Relating to the Exchange Offer and Holding the Notes

Holders who fail to exchange their Old Notes will continue to be subject to restrictions on transfer.

If you do not exchange your Old Notes for New Notes in the Exchange Offer, you will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer of your Old Notes described in the legend on the certificates for your Old Notes. The restrictions on transfer of your Old Notes arise because we issued the Old Notes under exemptions from, or in transactions not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. In general, you may only offer or sell the Old Notes if they are registered under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, or offered and sold under an exemption from these requirements. We do not plan to register the Old Notes under the Securities Act. In addition, if a large number of Old Notes are exchanged for New Notes and there is only a small amount of Old Notes outstanding, there may not be an active market in the Old Notes, which may adversely affect the market price and liquidity of the Old Notes. For further information regarding the consequences of tendering your Old Notes in the Exchange Offer, see the discussions below under the captions “The Exchange Offer — Consequences of Exchanging or Failing to Exchange Old Notes” and “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations.”

You must comply with the Exchange Offer procedures in order to receive freely tradable New Notes.

Delivery of New Notes in exchange for Old Notes tendered and accepted for exchange pursuant to the Exchange Offer will be made only after timely receipt by the exchange agent of the following:

 

   

certificates for Old Notes or a book-entry confirmation of a book-entry transfer of Old Notes into the exchange agent’s account at DTC, New York, New York as depository, including an agent’s message (as defined herein) if the tendering holder does not deliver a letter of transmittal;

 

   

a completed and signed letter of transmittal (or facsimile thereof), with any required signature guarantees, or an agent’s message in lieu of the letter of transmittal; and

 

   

any other documents required by the letter of transmittal.

Therefore, holders of Old Notes who would like to tender Old Notes in exchange for New Notes should be sure to allow enough time for the Old Notes to be delivered on time. We are not required to notify you of defects or irregularities in tenders of Old Notes for exchange. Old Notes that are not tendered or that are tendered but we do not accept for exchange will, following consummation of the Exchange Offer, continue to be subject to the existing transfer restrictions under the Securities Act and, upon consummation of the Exchange Offer, certain registration and other rights under the registration rights agreement will terminate. See “The Exchange Offer — Procedures for Tendering Old Notes” and “The Exchange Offer — Consequences of Exchanging or Failing to Exchange Old Notes.”

You may not be able to resell New Notes you receive in the Exchange Offer without registering those New Notes or delivering a prospectus.

Based on interpretations by the staff of the SEC in no-action letters, we believe, with respect to New Notes issued in the Exchange Offer, that:

 

   

holders who are not our “affiliates,” within the meaning of Rule 405 of the Securities Act;

 

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holders who acquire their New Notes in the ordinary course of business; and

 

   

holders who do not engage in, intend to engage in, or have arrangements to participate in a distribution (within the meaning of the Securities Act) of the New Notes,                

do not have to comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.

Holders described in the preceding sentence must tell us in writing at our request that they meet these criteria. Holders that do not meet these criteria could not rely on interpretations of the staff of the SEC in no-action letters, and would have to register the New Notes they receive in the Exchange Offer and deliver a prospectus for them. In addition, holders that are broker-dealers may be deemed “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with any resale of New Notes acquired in the Exchange Offer. Holders that are broker-dealers must acknowledge that they acquired their outstanding New Notes in market-making activities or other trading activities and must deliver a prospectus when they resell the New Notes they acquire in the Exchange Offer in order not to be deemed an underwriter.

Our substantial indebtedness could adversely affect our operations and flexibility and our ability to service our debt, including the New Notes.

We have a substantial amount of outstanding indebtedness. As of March 31, 2013, we had total indebtedness of $1,287.0 million (or $1,281.2 million net of discounts) primarily including $675.0 million aggregate principal amount outstanding under our 2011 Term Loan Facility (or $669.2 million net of discounts), nil outstanding under our 5-year, $140.0 million asset-based, multi-currency revolving credit facility due June 16, 2016 (the “2011 Revolving Credit Facility”), $500.0 million aggregate principal face amount outstanding of the Old Notes and $107.0 million aggregate principal amount outstanding under our Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan (which is comprised of the (i) $58.4 million aggregate principal amount outstanding under the non-contributed loan portion of the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan (the “Non-Contributed Loan”) which remains due from us to third parties after MacAndrews & Forbes assigned its entire interest in such loan to several third parties in April 2012, and which matures on October 8, 2014 and (ii) $48.6 million aggregate principal amount outstanding under the Contributed Loan. Moreover, as of March 31, 2013, $787.0 million of our total indebtedness (or $781.2 million net of discounts) has a stated maturity prior to the maturity of the New Notes (or $916.7 million (or $910.9 million net of discounts) including our 2011 Revolving Credit Facility, assuming it were fully drawn). Our level of indebtedness could make it more difficult for us to make interest payments on, or to purchase or redeem, the New Notes. If we are unable to continue to achieve profitability and free cash flow in future periods, it could adversely affect our operations and our ability to service our debt, including the New Notes.

We are subject to the risks normally associated with substantial indebtedness, including the risk that our operating revenues will be insufficient to meet required payments of principal and interest, and the risk that we will be unable to refinance existing indebtedness when it becomes due or that the terms of any such refinancing will be less favorable than the current terms of such indebtedness. Our substantial indebtedness could also have the effect of:

 

   

limiting our ability to fund (including by obtaining additional financing) the costs and expenses of the execution of our business strategy, future working capital, capital expenditures, advertising, promotional or marketing expenses, new product development costs, purchases and reconfigurations of wall displays, acquisitions, investments, restructuring programs and other general corporate requirements;

 

   

requiring us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to payments on our indebtedness, thereby reducing the availability of our cash flow for the execution of our business strategy and for other general corporate purposes;

 

   

placing us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors that have less debt;

 

   

limiting our flexibility in responding to changes in our business and the industry in which we operate; and

 

   

making us more vulnerable in the event of adverse economic conditions or a downturn in our business.

 

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Although agreements governing our indebtedness, including the indenture governing the notes, the 2011 Term Loan Agreement, the agreement governing our 2011 Revolving Credit Facility (the “2011 Revolving Credit Agreement” and, together with the 2011 Term Loan Agreement, the “2011 Credit Agreements”) and the agreement governing our Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan (the “Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement”), limit our ability to borrow additional money, under certain circumstances we are allowed to borrow a significant amount of additional money, which would either rank equally in right of payment with, or be subordinated in right of payment to, the New Notes and some of which, in certain circumstances and subject to certain limitations, could be secured. See “Description of the New Notes  — Certain Covenants.” Subject to certain limitations contained in the indenture governing the notes, our non-guarantor subsidiaries may also incur additional debt that would be structurally senior to the New Notes. See “—The New Notes are structurally junior to the indebtedness and other liabilities of our non-guarantor subsidiaries.” To the extent that more debt is added to our current debt levels, the risks described above may increase.

Our ability to pay the principal of the New Notes depends on many factors.

The 2011 Term Loan Facility matures in November 2017, the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility matures in June 2016, the Contributed Loan matures in October 2013, the Non-Contributed Loan matures in October 2014, and the New Notes mature in February 2021. We currently anticipate that, in order to pay the principal amount of the New Notes upon the occurrence of any event of default, to repurchase such New Notes if a change of control occurs or in the event that our cash flows from operations are insufficient to allow us to pay the principal amount of the New Notes at maturity, we may be required to refinance our indebtedness, seek to sell assets or operations, seek to sell additional debt securities or seek additional capital contributions or loans from MacAndrews & Forbes, Revlon or from our other affiliates and/or third parties. We may be unable to take any of these actions, because of a variety of commercial or market factors or constraints in our debt instruments, including, for example, market conditions being unfavorable for an equity or a debt issuance, additional capital contributions or loans not being available from affiliates and/or third parties, or that the transactions may not be permitted under the terms of the various debt instruments then in effect, such as due to restrictions on the incurrence of debt, incurrence of liens, asset dispositions and/or related party transactions. Such actions, if ever taken, may not enable us to satisfy our cash requirements or enable us to comply with the financial covenants under the 2011 Credit Agreements if the actions do not result in sufficient savings or generate a sufficient amount of additional capital, as the case may be.

None of our affiliates are required to make any capital contributions, loans or other payments to us regarding our obligations on the New Notes. We may not be able to pay the principal amount of the New Notes using any of the above actions because, under certain circumstances, the New Notes, or any of our other debt instruments (including the 2011 Credit Agreements and the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement) or the debt instruments of our subsidiaries then in effect may not permit us to take such actions. (See “— Restrictions and covenants in our debt agreements limit our ability to take certain actions and impose consequences in the event of failure to comply”).

The future state of the credit markets, including any volatility and/or tightening of the credit markets and reduction in credit availability, could adversely impact our ability to refinance or replace our outstanding indebtedness at or prior to their respective maturity dates, which may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and/or results of operations.

Our existing and future secured indebtedness is effectively senior to the New Notes to the extent of the value of the collateral securing those obligations.

As of March 31, 2013, we had secured indebtedness of $675.0 million (or $669.2 million net of discounts) outstanding under our 2011 Term Loan Facility. We also had $129.7 million in available borrowings under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility as of March 31, 2013, based upon the calculated borrowing base less $10.3 million of outstanding undrawn letters of credit, and nil then drawn under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility at such date. The liens on, among other things, inventory, accounts receivable, deposit accounts, investment property (other than our capital stock and that of our subsidiaries), real property, equipment, fixtures and certain intangible property (the “Revolving Credit First Lien Collateral”) secure the 2011 Revolving Credit

 

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Facility on a first priority basis and the 2011 Term Loan Facility on a second priority basis. The liens on our capital stock and that of our subsidiaries and intellectual property and certain other intangible property (the “Term Loan First Lien Collateral”) secure the 2011 Term Loan Facility on a first priority basis and the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility on a second priority basis. Such arrangements also provide that the liens referred to above may be shared from time to time, subject to certain limitations, with specified types of other obligations incurred or guaranteed by us, such as foreign exchange and interest rate hedging obligations and foreign working capital lines.

In addition, under the indenture, we and the guarantors may, from time to time, be permitted to incur additional indebtedness, including indebtedness that refinances our 2011 Credit Agreements, which may be secured by liens on certain collateral. Holders of secured indebtedness under our 2011 Credit Agreements and any other existing and future secured indebtedness will be entitled to realize proceeds from the realization of value of the collateral securing such indebtedness to repay such indebtedness in full before the holders of the New Notes, the guarantees and any other holders of senior unsecured indebtedness will be entitled to payment. As a result, the New Notes and the guarantees are effectively junior in right of payment to any secured indebtedness under the 2011 Credit Agreements and any other secured indebtedness, to the extent that the realizable value of the collateral does not exceed the aggregate amount of such secured indebtedness.

The New Notes are structurally junior to the indebtedness and other liabilities of our non-guarantor subsidiaries.

We conduct a significant portion of our operations through our non-guarantor subsidiaries and depend, in part, on earnings and cash flows of, and dividends from, our subsidiaries to pay our obligations, including principal of and interest on our indebtedness. Certain laws restrict the ability of our subsidiaries to pay us dividends or make loans and advances to us. To the extent these restrictions are applied to our non-guarantor subsidiaries, we would not be able to use the earnings of those subsidiaries to make payments on the New Notes. Furthermore, in the event of any bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization of a non-guarantor subsidiary, the rights of the holders of the New Notes to participate in the distribution of the assets of such non-guarantor subsidiary will rank behind the claims of that subsidiary’s creditors, including trade creditors (except to the extent we have a claim as a creditor of such subsidiary). As a result, the New Notes are structurally subordinated to the outstanding indebtedness, preferred stock, and other liabilities, including trade payables, of our non-guarantor subsidiaries. As of March 31, 2013, our non-guarantor subsidiaries had approximately $149.3 million of outstanding indebtedness and other liabilities (excluding intercompany payables and receivables and subsidiary guarantees of our 2011 Credit Agreements), all of which would have been structurally senior to the New Notes.

Restrictions and covenants in our debt agreements limit our ability to take certain actions and impose consequences in the event of failure to comply.

The indenture governing the notes and the agreements governing our other outstanding indebtedness, including the 2011 Credit Agreements and the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement, contain a number of significant restrictions and covenants that limit our ability and our subsidiaries’ ability (subject in each case to limited exceptions) to, among other things:

 

   

borrow money;

 

   

use assets as security in other borrowings or transactions;

 

   

pay dividends on stock or purchase stock;

 

   

sell assets and use the proceeds from such sales;

 

   

enter into certain transactions with affiliates;

 

   

make certain investments;

 

   

prepay, redeem or repurchase specified indebtedness; and

 

   

permit restrictions on the payment of dividends by us or our subsidiaries to us.

 

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In addition, the 2011 Credit Agreements contain financial covenants limiting our first-lien senior secured debt-to-EBITDA ratio (in the case of the 2011 Term Loan Agreement) and, under certain circumstances, requiring us to maintain a minimum consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio (in the case of the 2011 Revolving Credit Agreement). These covenants affect our operating flexibility by, among other things, restricting our ability to incur expenses and indebtedness that could be used to fund the costs of executing our business strategy and to grow our business, as well as to fund general corporate purposes.

A breach of the 2011 Credit Agreements would permit our lenders to accelerate amounts outstanding under the 2011 Credit Agreements, which would in turn constitute an event of default under the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement and the indenture governing the notes, if the amount accelerated exceeds $25.0 million and such default remains uncured for 10 days following notice from (i) the holders of a majority of the outstanding principal amount of the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan (provided that if Revlon or we held such majority, notice would be required from the holders of a majority of the outstanding principal amount of the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan not held by Revlon or us at the time of any such decision) or (ii) the trustee or the holders of at least 30% of the outstanding principal amount of the outstanding notes under the indenture governing the notes. In addition, holders of the New Notes may require us to repurchase their respective New Notes in the event of a change of control under the indenture governing the notes. Upon a change of control, we would be required, after fulfilling our repayment obligations under the indenture governing the notes, to repay in full the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan, provided that Revlon at such time has redeemed or is then concurrently redeeming all of the shares of Revlon’s Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share. We may not have sufficient funds at the time of any such breach of any such covenant or change of control to repay in full the borrowings under the 2011 Credit Agreements or the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan or to repurchase or redeem the New Notes.

Events beyond our control could impair our operating performance, which could affect our ability and that of our subsidiaries to comply with the terms of our debt instruments. Such events may include, decreased consumer spending in response to weak economic conditions or weakness in the cosmetics category in the mass retail channel; adverse changes in currency exchange rates and/or currency controls; decreased sales of our products as a result of increased competitive activities by our competitors; changes in consumer purchasing habits, including with respect to shopping channels; retailer inventory management; retailer space reconfigurations or reductions in retailer display space; changes in retailer pricing or promotional strategies; less than anticipated results from our existing or new products or from our advertising, promotional and/or marketing plans; or if our expenses, including, without limitation, for pension expense under our benefit plans, advertising, promotional and/or marketing activities or for sales returns related to any reduction of retail space, product discontinuances or otherwise, exceed the anticipated level of expenses.

Under such circumstances, we may be unable to comply with the provisions of our debt instruments, including the financial covenants in the 2011 Credit Agreements. If we are unable to satisfy such covenants or other provisions at any future time, we would need to seek an amendment or waiver of such financial covenants or other provisions. The respective lenders under the 2011 Credit Agreements may not consent to any amendment or waiver requests that we may make in the future, and, if they do consent, they may only do so on terms which are unfavorable to us.

In the event that we were unable to obtain any such waiver or amendment, our inability to meet the financial covenants or other provisions of the 2011 Credit Agreements would constitute an event of default under our 2011 Credit Agreements, which would permit the bank lenders to accelerate the 2011 Credit Agreements, which in turn would constitute an event of default under the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement, if the amount accelerated exceeds $25.0 million and such default remains uncured for 10 days following notice from the requisite number of lenders under the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan and would constitute an event of default under the indenture governing the notes, if the amount accelerated exceeds $25.0 million and such default remains uncured for 10 days following notice from (i) in the case of the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement, the holders of a majority of the outstanding principal amount of the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan (provided that if Revlon or us held such majority, notice would be required from the holders of a majority of the outstanding

 

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principal amount of the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan not held by Revlon or us at the time of any such decision) or (ii) in the case of the indenture governing the notes, the trustee or the holders of at least 30% of the outstanding principal amount of such outstanding notes.

Our assets and/or cash flow and/or those of our subsidiaries may not be sufficient to fully repay borrowings under our outstanding debt instruments, either upon maturity or if accelerated upon an event of default, and if we are required to repurchase the New Notes or repay the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan or repay the 2011 Credit Agreements upon a change of control, we may be unable to refinance or restructure the payments on such debt. Further, if we are unable to repay, refinance or restructure our indebtedness under the 2011 Credit Agreements, the lenders, subject to certain conditions and limitations as set forth in the third amended and restated intercreditor agreement, could proceed against the collateral securing that indebtedness.

U.S. federal and state fraudulent transfer laws may permit a court to void the New Notes, the guarantees and subordinate claims in respect of the New Notes and the guarantees, and require holders to return payments received and, if that occurs, you may not receive any payments on the New Notes.

U.S. federal and state fraudulent transfer and conveyance statutes may apply to the issuance of the New Notes, the incurrence of any guarantees of the New Notes entered into upon issuance of the New Notes and subsidiary guarantees that may be entered into thereafter under the terms of the indenture governing the New Notes. Under applicable U.S. federal bankruptcy laws and comparable provisions of state fraudulent transfer or conveyance laws, which may vary from state to state, the New Notes and any guarantee could be voided as a fraudulent transfer or conveyance if (1) we or any of the guarantors, as applicable, issued the New Notes or incurred its guarantee with the intent of hindering, delaying or defrauding creditors or (2) we or any of the guarantors, as applicable, received less than reasonably equivalent value or fair consideration in return for issuing the New Notes or incurring its guarantee and, in the case of (2) only, one of the following is also true at the time thereof:

 

   

we or any of the guarantors, as applicable, were insolvent or rendered insolvent by reason of the issuance of the New Notes or the incurrence of the guarantees;

 

   

the issuance of the New Notes or the incurrence of the guarantees left us or any of the guarantors, as applicable, with an unreasonably small amount of capital to carry on the business; or

 

   

we or any of the guarantors intended to, or believed that we or such guarantor would, incur debts beyond our or such guarantor’s ability to pay such debts as they mature.

A court would likely find that we or a guarantor did not receive reasonably equivalent value or fair consideration for the New Notes or such guarantee if we or such guarantor did not substantially benefit directly or indirectly from the issuance of the New Notes or the applicable guarantee. As a general matter, value is given for a transfer or an obligation if, in exchange for the transfer or obligation, property is transferred or current or antecedent debt is secured or satisfied. We cannot be certain as to the standards a court would use to determine whether or not we or the guarantors were solvent at the relevant time or, regardless of the standard that a court uses, that the issuance of the guarantees would not be further subordinated to our or any of our guarantors’ other debt. Generally, however, an entity would not be considered solvent if, at the time it incurred indebtedness:

 

   

the sum of its debts, including contingent liabilities, was greater than the fair saleable value of all its assets; or

 

   

the present fair saleable value of its assets was less than the amount that would be required to pay its probable liability on its existing debts, including contingent liabilities, as they become absolute and mature; or

 

   

it could not pay its debts as they become due.

If a court were to find that the issuance of the New Notes or the incurrence of the guarantee was a fraudulent transfer or conveyance, the court could void the payment obligations under the New Notes or such guarantee or subordinate the New Notes or such guarantee to presently existing and future indebtedness of ours or of the related guarantor, or require the holders of the New Notes to repay any amounts received with respect to such

 

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notes or guarantee. In the event of a finding that a fraudulent transfer or conveyance or a preference occurred, you may not receive any repayment on the New Notes.

Although each guarantee to be entered into will contain a provision intended to limit that guarantor’s liability to the maximum amount that it could incur without causing the incurrence of obligations under its guarantee to be a fraudulent transfer, this provision may not be effective to protect those guarantees from being voided under fraudulent transfer laws, or may reduce that guarantor’s obligation to an amount that effectively makes its guarantee worthless.

We may not have the ability to purchase the New Notes upon a change of control.

Upon the occurrence of specified change of control events, we are required to offer to purchase each holder’s notes at a price equal to 101% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, unless all notes have been previously called for redemption. The occurrence of a change of control could constitute an event of default under agreements governing our other indebtedness, some of which rank effectively senior to the New Notes (including the 2011 Credit Agreements), in which case our lenders may terminate their commitments under those agreements and accelerate all amounts outstanding under the relevant facilities. The holders of other debt securities that we may issue in the future, which may rank equally in right of payment with or effectively senior to the New Notes, may also have this right. Therefore, we may not have sufficient financial resources to purchase all of the notes or other indebtedness with such provisions as a result of a change of control.

You cannot be sure that an active trading market will develop for the New Notes.

There is no existing trading market for the New Notes. We have not applied for, nor do we intend to apply for, listing or quotation of the New Notes on any exchange or any automated dealer quotation system. We cannot assure you that a trading market for the New Notes will develop or exist. Therefore, we do not know how liquid the market for the New Notes might be, nor can we make any assurances regarding the ability of holders of the New Notes to sell their New Notes, the amount of New Notes to be outstanding following the Exchange Offer or the price at which the New Notes might be sold. As a result, the market price of the New Notes could be adversely affected. Historically, the market for non-investment grade debt, such as the New Notes, has been subject to disruptions that have caused volatility in the prices of such securities. Any such disruptions may have an adverse effect on holders of the New Notes.

Risks Relating to the Company

Limits on our borrowing capacity under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility may affect our ability to finance our operations.

While the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility currently provides for up to $140.0 million of commitments, our ability to borrow funds under this facility is limited by a borrowing base determined relative to the value, from time to time, of eligible accounts receivable and eligible inventory in the U.S. and the U.K. and eligible real property and equipment in the U.S.

If the value of these eligible assets is not sufficient to support the full $140.0 million borrowing base, we will not have full access to the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility, but rather could have access to a lesser amount determined by the borrowing base. As we continue to manage our working capital, this could reduce the borrowing base under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility. Further, if we borrow funds under this facility, subsequent changes in the value or eligibility of the assets within the borrowing base could cause us to be required to pay down the amounts outstanding so that there is no amount outstanding in excess of the then-existing borrowing base.

Our ability to borrow under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility is also conditioned upon our compliance with other covenants in the 2011 Revolving Credit Agreement, including a fixed charge coverage ratio that applies when the difference between (1) the borrowing base under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility and (2) the amounts outstanding under such facility is less than $20.0 million. Because of these limitations, we may not always be able to meet our cash requirements with funds borrowed under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and/or results of operations.

 

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At March 31, 2013, we had $675.0 million aggregate principal amount outstanding under our 2011 Term Loan Facility (or $669.2 million net of discounts), and a liquidity position of $242.2 million, consisting of cash and cash equivalents (net of any outstanding checks) of $112.5 million, as well as $129.7 million in available borrowings under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility, based upon the calculated borrowing base less $10.3 million outstanding letters of credit and nil then drawn under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility at such date.

The 2011 Revolving Credit Facility is syndicated to a group of banks and financial institutions. Each bank is responsible to lend its portion of the $140.0 million commitment if and when we seek to draw under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility. The lenders may assign their commitments to other banks and financial institutions in certain cases without prior notice to us. If a lender is unable to meet its lending commitment, then the other lenders under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility have the right, but not the obligation, to lend additional funds to make up for the defaulting lender’s commitment, if any. While we have never had any of our lenders under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility fail to fulfill their lending commitment, economic conditions from late 2008 through 2012 and the volatility in the financial markets during that time period have impacted the liquidity and financial condition of certain banks and financial institutions. Based on information available to us, we have no reason to believe that any of the lenders under our 2011 Revolving Credit Facility would be unable to fulfill their commitments to lend under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility as of March 31, 2013. However, if one or more lenders under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility were unable to fulfill their commitment to lend, such inability would impact our liquidity and, depending upon the amount involved and our liquidity requirements, could have an adverse effect on our ability to fund our operations, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and/or results of operations.

A substantial portion of our indebtedness is subject to floating interest rates.

A substantial portion of our indebtedness is subject to floating interest rates, which makes us more vulnerable in the event of adverse economic conditions, increases in prevailing interest rates or a downturn in our business. As of March 31, 2013, $738.4 million of our total indebtedness (or $732.6 million net of discounts), or approximately 57% of our total indebtedness, was subject to floating interest rates.

Under the 2011 Term Loan Facility, loans bear interest, at our option, at either the Eurodollar Rate (as defined in the 2011 Term Loan Agreement) plus 3.00% per annum (provided that in no event shall the Eurodollar Rate (which is based upon LIBOR) be less than 1.00% per annum), or the Alternate Base Rate (as defined in the 2011 Term Loan Agreement) plus 2.00% per annum, which Alternate Base Rate is based on the greater of Citibank, N.A.’s announced base rate and the U.S. federal funds rate plus 0.5% (provided that in no event shall the Alternative Base Rate be less than 2.00% per annum). At March 31, 2013, the Eurodollar Rate, LIBOR and the Alternate Base Rate were 1% (as a result of the Eurodollar Rate floor referred to above), 0.28% and 3.25%, respectively. Borrowings under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility (other than loans in foreign currencies) bear interest at a rate equal to, at our option, either (i) the Eurodollar Rate plus the applicable margin set forth in the grid below, or (ii) the Alternate Base Rate (as defined in the 2011 Revolving Credit Agreement) plus the applicable margin set forth in the grid below:

 

Excess Availability

   Alternate Base
Rate Loans
    Eurodollar
Loans,
Eurocurrency
Loans or
Local
Rate Loans
 

Greater than or equal to $92,000,000

     1.00     2.00

Less than $92,000,000 but greater than or equal to $46,000,000

     1.25     2.25

Less than $46,000,000

     1.50     2.50

Local Loans (as defined in the 2011 Revolving Credit Agreement) bear interest, if mutually acceptable to us and the relevant foreign lenders, at the Local Rate, and otherwise (i) if in foreign currencies or in U.S. Dollars at the Eurodollar Rate or the Eurocurrency Rate plus the applicable margin set forth in the grid above or (ii) if in U.S. Dollars at the Alternate Base Rate plus the applicable margin set forth in the grid above.

 

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Under the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement, the Non-Contributed Loan bears interest at a floating rate of LIBOR plus 7%, with a 1.5% LIBOR floor.

If any of LIBOR, the base rate, the U.S. federal funds rate or such equivalent local currency rate increases, our debt service costs will increase to the extent that we have elected such rates for our outstanding loans. Based on the amounts outstanding under the 2011 Credit Agreements, the Non-Contributed Loan under the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan and other short-term borrowings (which, in the aggregate, are our only debt currently subject to floating interest rates) as of March 31, 2013, an increase in LIBOR of 1% would increase the Company’s annual interest expense by $7.5 million (assuming that the LIBOR Rate is above the respective floors for the 2011 Term Loan Facility and the Non-Contributed Loan). Increased debt service costs would adversely affect our cash flow. While we may enter into interest hedging contracts, we may not be able to do so on a cost-effective basis, any hedging transactions we might enter into may not achieve their intended purpose and shifts in interest rates may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and/or results of operations.

We depend on our Oxford, North Carolina facility for production of a substantial portion of our products. Disruptions at this facility, or at other third party facilities at which our products are manufactured, could affect our business, financial condition and/or results of operations.

We produce a substantial portion of our products at our Oxford, North Carolina facility. Significant unscheduled downtime at this facility, or at other third party facilities at which our products are manufactured, whether due to equipment breakdowns, power failures, natural disasters, weather conditions hampering delivery schedules or other disruptions, including those caused by transitioning manufacturing from other facilities to our Oxford, North Carolina facility, or any other cause could adversely affect our ability to provide products to our customers, which could affect our sales, business, financial condition and/or results of operations. Additionally, if product sales exceed forecasts or production, we could, from time to time, not have an adequate supply of products to meet customer demands, which could cause us to lose sales.

Our new product introductions may not be as successful as we anticipate, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and/or results of operations.

We have a rigorous process for the continuous development and evaluation of new product concepts, led by executives in marketing, sales, research and development, product development, operations, law and finance. Each new product launch, including those resulting from this new product development process, carries risks, as well as the possibility of unexpected consequences, including:

 

   

the acceptance of the new product launches by, and sales of such new products to, our retail customers may not be as high as we anticipate;

 

   

our advertising, promotional and marketing strategies for our new products may be less effective than planned and may fail to effectively reach the targeted consumer base or engender the desired consumption;

 

   

the rate of purchases by our consumers may not be as high as we anticipate;

 

   

our wall displays to showcase the new products may fail to achieve their intended effects;

 

   

we may experience out-of-stocks and/or product returns exceeding our expectations as a result of our new product launches or retailer space reconfigurations or reductions in retail display space or our net sales may be impacted by retailer inventory management or changes in retailer pricing or promotional strategies;

 

   

we may incur costs exceeding our expectations as a result of the continued development and launch of new products, including, for example, advertising, promotional and marketing expenses, sales return expenses or other costs related to launching new products;

 

   

we may experience a decrease in sales of certain of our existing products as a result of newly-launched products;

 

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our product pricing strategies for new product launches may not be accepted by our retail customers and/ or our consumers, which may result in our sales being less than we anticipate; and

 

   

any delays or difficulties impacting our ability, or the ability of our suppliers, to timely manufacture, distribute and ship products, displays or display walls in connection with launching new products, such as due to inclement weather conditions or those delays or difficulties discussed under “— We depend on our Oxford, North Carolina facility for production of a substantial portion of our products. Disruptions at this facility, or at other third party facilities at which our products are manufactured, could affect our business, financial condition and/or results of operations,” could affect our ability to ship and deliver products to meet our retail customers’ reset deadlines.

Each of the risks referred to above could delay or impede our ability to achieve our sales objectives, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and/or results of operations.

Our ability to service our debt and meet our cash requirements depends on many factors, including achieving anticipated levels of revenue and expenses. If such revenue or expense levels prove to be other than as anticipated, we may be unable to meet our cash requirements or we may be unable to meet the requirements of the financial covenants under the 2011 Credit Agreements, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and/or results of operations.

We currently expect that operating revenues, cash on hand, and funds available for borrowing under the 2011 Revolving Credit Agreement and other permitted lines of credit will be sufficient to enable us to cover our operating expenses for 2013, including cash requirements for the payment of expenses in connection with the execution of our business strategy, purchases of permanent wall displays, capital expenditure requirements, debt service payments and costs, tax payments, regularly scheduled pension and post-retirement plan contributions, payments in connection with our restructuring programs, severance not otherwise included in our restructuring programs and debt repurchases.

If our anticipated level of revenue is not achieved, however, because of, for example, decreased consumer spending in response to weak economic conditions or weakness in the cosmetics category in the mass retail channel; adverse changes in currency exchange rates and/or currency controls; decreased sales of our products as a result of increased competitive activities by our competitors; changes in consumer purchasing habits, including with respect to shopping channels; retailer inventory management; retailer space reconfigurations or reductions in retailer display space; changes in retailer pricing or promotional strategies; less than anticipated results from our existing or new products or from our advertising, promotional and/or marketing plans; or if our expenses, including, without limitation, for pension expense under our benefit plans, advertising, promotional or marketing activities or for sales returns related to any reduction of retail space, product discontinuances or otherwise, exceed the anticipated level of expenses, our current sources of funds may be insufficient to meet our cash requirements. In addition, such developments, if significant, could reduce our revenues and could adversely affect our ability to comply with certain financial covenants under the 2011 Credit Agreements.

If operating revenues, cash on hand and funds available for borrowing are insufficient to cover our expenses or are insufficient to enable us to comply with the financial covenants under the 2011 Credit Agreements, we could be required to adopt one or more of the alternatives listed below:

 

   

delaying the implementation of or revising certain aspects of our business strategy;

 

   

reducing or delaying purchases of wall displays or advertising, promotional or marketing expenses;

 

   

reducing or delaying capital spending;

 

   

implementing new restructuring programs;

 

   

refinancing our indebtedness;

 

   

selling assets or operations;

 

   

seeking additional capital contributions and/or loans from MacAndrews & Forbes, Revlon, our other affiliates and/or third parties;

 

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selling additional debt securities; or

 

   

reducing other discretionary spending.

There can be no assurance that we would be able to take any of these actions, because of a variety of commercial or market factors or constraints in our debt instruments, including, for example, market conditions being unfavorable for an equity or a debt issuance, additional capital contributions or loans not being available from affiliates and/or third parties, or that the transactions may not be permitted under the terms of our various debt instruments then in effect, such as due to restrictions on the incurrence of debt, incurrence of liens, asset dispositions and/or related party transactions. If we are required to take any of these actions, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and/or results of operations.

Such actions, if ever taken, may not enable us to satisfy our cash requirements or enable us to comply with the financial covenants under the 2011 Credit Agreements if the actions do not result in sufficient savings or generate a sufficient amount of additional capital, as the case may be. (See “— Restrictions and covenants in our debt agreements limit our ability to take certain actions and impose consequences in the event of failure to comply” which discusses, among other things, the consequences of noncompliance with our credit agreement covenants).

Economic conditions could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and/or results of operations or on the financial condition of our customers and suppliers.

The economic conditions, both in the U.S. and in many other countries where we operate, have contributed and may continue to contribute to high unemployment levels, lower consumer spending and reduced credit availability, and have impacted business and consumer confidence. Such conditions could have an impact on consumer purchases and/or retail customer purchases of our products, which could result in a reduction of our net sales, operating income and/or cash flows. Additionally, disruptions in the credit and other financial markets and economic conditions could, among other things, impair the financial condition of one or more of our customers or suppliers, thereby increasing the risk of customer bad debts or non-performance by suppliers. These conditions could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and/or results of operations.

We depend on a limited number of customers for a large portion of our net sales, and the loss of one or more of these customers could reduce our net sales and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and/or results of operations.

Walmart and its affiliates worldwide accounted for approximately 22% of the Company’s worldwide net sales in the three months ended March 31, 2013 and each of the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010. The Company expects that for future periods, Walmart and a small number of other customers will, in the aggregate, continue to account for a large portion of our net sales. These customers have demanded, and may continue to demand, increased service and other accommodations. We may be affected by changes in the policies and demands of our retail customers relating to service levels, inventory de-stocking, pricing and promotional strategies or limitations on access to wall display space. As is customary in the consumer products industry, none of our customers is under an obligation to continue purchasing products from us in the future.

The loss of Walmart or one or more of our other customers that may account for a significant portion of our net sales, or any significant decrease in sales to these customers, including as a result of retailer consolidation, retailer inventory management, changes in retailer pricing or promotional strategies or retailer space configurations or any significant decrease in our retail display space in any of these customers’ stores, could reduce our net sales and/or operating income and therefore could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and/or results of operations.

Declines in the financial markets may result in increased pension expense and increased cash contributions to our pension plans.

Declines in the U.S. and global financial markets could result in significant declines in our pension plan assets and result in increased pension expense and cash contributions to our pension plans. Interest rate levels

 

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will affect the discount rate used to value our year-end pension benefit obligations. One or more of these factors, individually or taken together, could impact future required cash contributions to our pension plans and pension expense. Any one or more of these conditions could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and/or results of operations.

We may be unable to maintain or increase our sales through our primary distribution channels, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and/or results of operations.

In the U.S., mass volume retailers and chain drug and food stores currently are the primary distribution channels for our products. Additionally, other channels, including prestige and department stores, television shopping, door-to-door, specialty stores, the internet, perfumeries and other distribution outlets, combine to account for a significant amount of sales of cosmetics and beauty care products. A decrease in consumer demand in the U.S. mass retail channel for color cosmetics, retailer inventory management, changes in retailer pricing or promotional strategies, a reduction in retailer display space and/or a change in consumers’ purchasing habits, such as by buying more cosmetics and beauty care products in channels in which we do not currently compete, could impact the sales of our products through these distribution channels, which could reduce our net sales and which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and/or results of operations.

Competition in the cosmetics and beauty care products business could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and/or results of operations.

The cosmetics and beauty care products business is highly competitive. We compete primarily by:

 

   

developing quality products with innovative performance features, shades, finishes and packaging;

 

   

educating consumers about the benefits of our products;

 

   

anticipating and responding to changing consumer demands in a timely manner, including the timing of new product introductions and line extensions;

 

   

offering attractively priced products, relative to the product benefits provided;

 

   

maintaining favorable brand recognition;

 

   

generating competitive margins and inventory turns for our retail customers by providing relevant products and executing effective pricing, incentive and promotion programs;

 

   

ensuring product availability through effective planning and replenishment collaboration with retailers;

 

   

providing strong and effective advertising, promotion, marketing and merchandising support;

 

   

maintaining an effective sales force; and

 

   

obtaining and retaining sufficient retail display space, optimal in-store positioning and effective presentation of our products at retail.

An increase in or change in the current level of competition that we face could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and/or results of operations.

In addition, we compete against a number of multi-national manufacturers, some of which are larger and have substantially greater resources than us, and which may therefore have the ability to spend more aggressively than us on advertising, promotions and marketing and have more flexibility than us to respond to changing business and economic conditions. In addition to products sold in the mass retail channel, our products also compete with similar products sold through other channels, including prestige and department stores, television shopping, door-to-door, specialty stores, the internet, perfumeries and other distribution outlets.

Additionally, our major retail customers periodically assess the allocation of retail display space among competitors and in the course of doing so could elect to reduce the display space allocated to our products, if, for example, our marketing strategies for our new and/or existing products are less effective than planned, fail to effectively reach the targeted consumer base or engender the desired consumption; and/or the rate of purchases by our consumers are not as high as we anticipate. Any significant loss of display space could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and/or results of operations.

 

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Our foreign operations are subject to a variety of social, political and economic risks and have been, and are expected to continue to be, affected by foreign currency fluctuations and/or currency controls, which could adversely affect the results of our business, financial condition and/or results of operations and the value of our foreign assets.

As of March 31, 2013, we had operations based in 14 foreign countries and our products were sold throughout the world. We are exposed to risks associated with social, political and economic conditions, including inflation, inherent in operating in foreign countries, including those in Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America (including Venezuela) and South Africa, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or results of operations. Such risks arise from laws and policies that govern foreign investment in countries where we have operations, hyperinflation, currency devaluation, currency controls, currency remittance restrictions, changes in consumer purchasing habits including as to shopping channels, as well as, to a lesser extent, changes in U.S. laws and regulations relating to foreign trade and investment.

These risks and limitations could affect the ability of our foreign subsidiaries to obtain sufficient capital to conduct their operations in the ordinary course of business. These limitations and the difficulties certain of our foreign subsidiaries may experience on the free flow of funds to our foreign subsidiaries could restrict our ability to respond timely to challenging market situations or changes in our operations, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or results of operations.

Currency restrictions enacted by the Venezuelan government, which began in 2003, have impacted the ability of Revlon Venezuela to obtain U.S. Dollars in exchange for local currency at the official foreign exchange rates. Revlon Venezuela accounted for approximately 2%, 2% and 3% of our net sales for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Effective January 1, 2010, Venezuela was designated as a highly inflationary economy under U.S. GAAP and as a result of the hyperinflationary designation and devaluation of the local currency in Venezuela, our results of operations in 2010 were adversely impacted. As a result, during 2011 and 2012, we used alternative foreign currency markets with less favorable exchange rates to access U.S. Dollars, which adversely impacted our results of operations.

On February 8, 2013, the Venezuelan government announced the devaluation of Bolivars relative to the U.S. Dollar, effective beginning February 13, 2013, changing the official rate to 6.30 Bolivars per U.S. Dollar (the “Official Rate”). The Venezuelan government also announced that SITME, the currency market that we had been using through early February 2013, would be eliminated. As of the date of this prospectus, a new foreign currency exchange system is being developed in Venezuela to replace the SITME market. As a result, we have been unable to access U.S. Dollars in Venezuela since the devaluation in early February 2013. Once a new currency market is developed, we will consider participating in exchanging Bolivars for U.S. Dollars to the extent permitted. If the rate of exchange in the new currency market is higher than the Official Rate, it would have a negative impact on our results of operations going forward. (See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources —Impact of Foreign Currency Translation — Venezuela” for details).

Additionally, transfers of funds to our subsidiary in China, either as a shareholder loan or as an increase in registered capital, are subject to registration with or approval by the China’s governmental authorities, including the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, or SAFE, or the relevant examination and approval authority. Also, Company loans to finance our China subsidiary cannot exceed certain statutory limits.

Our net sales outside of the U.S. for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 were approximately 44%, 45% and 45% of our total consolidated net sales, respectively. Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates have affected and may continue to affect our results of operations and the value of our foreign assets in 2012 and 2013, respectively, which in turn may adversely affect our reported net sales and earnings and the comparability of period-to-period results of operations.

We enter into foreign currency forward exchange contracts to hedge certain net cash flows denominated in foreign currencies. The foreign currency forward exchange contracts are entered into primarily for the purpose of hedging anticipated inventory purchases and certain intercompany payments denominated in foreign currencies

 

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and generally have maturities of less than one year. At March 31, 2013, the notional amount of our foreign currency forward exchange contracts was $46.1 million. The foreign currency forward exchange contracts that we enter into may not adequately protect against foreign currency fluctuations.

Terrorist attacks, acts of war or military actions may adversely affect the territories in which we operate and our business, financial condition and/or results of operations.

On September 11, 2001, the U.S. was the target of terrorist attacks of unprecedented scope. These attacks contributed to major instability in the U.S. and other financial markets and reduced consumer confidence. These terrorist attacks, as well as terrorist attacks such as those that have occurred in Benghazi, Libya, Madrid, Spain and London, England, attempted attacks, military responses to terrorist attacks and future developments, or other military actions, may adversely affect prevailing economic conditions, resulting in reduced consumer spending and reduced demand for our products. These developments subject our worldwide operations to increased risks and, depending on their magnitude, could reduce net sales and therefore could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and/or results of operations.

Our products are subject to federal, state and international regulations that could adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or results of operations.

We are subject to regulation by the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) and the Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”), in the U.S., as well as various other federal, state, local and foreign regulatory authorities, including those in the European Union, or the EU, Canada and other countries in which we operate. Our Oxford, North Carolina manufacturing facility is registered with the FDA as a drug manufacturing establishment, permitting the manufacture of cosmetics that contain over-the-counter drug ingredients, such as sunscreens and anti-perspirants. Regulations in the U.S., the EU, Canada and other countries in which we operate that are designed to protect consumers or the environment have an increasing influence on our product claims, ingredients and packaging. To the extent federal, state, local and/or foreign regulatory changes occur in the future, they could require us to reformulate or discontinue certain of our products or revise our product packaging or labeling, any of which could result in, among other things, increased costs to us, delays in product launches, product returns or recalls and lower net sales, and therefore could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and/or results of operations.

The failure of our information technology systems could disrupt our business operations which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and/or results of operations.

The operation of our business depends on our information technology systems. We rely on our information technology systems to effectively manage, among other things, our business data, communications, supply chain, inventory management, customer order entry and order fulfillment, processing transactions, summarizing and reporting results of operations, human resources benefits and payroll management, compliance with regulatory, legal or tax requirements and other processes and data necessary to manage our business. The failure of our information technology systems to perform as we anticipate could disrupt our business and could result in, among other things, transaction errors, processing inefficiencies, loss of data and the loss of sales and customers, which could cause our business and results of operations to suffer. In addition, our information technology systems may be vulnerable to damage or interruption from circumstances beyond our control, including, without limitation, fire, natural disasters, power outages, systems failure, system conversions, security breaches, cyber-attacks, viruses and/or human error. In any such event, we could be required to make a significant investment to fix or replace our information technology systems, and we could experience interruptions in our ability to service our customers. Any such damage or interruption could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and/or results of operations.

 

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Shares of Revlon Class A Common Stock and our capital stock are pledged to secure various of Revlon’s and/or other of our affiliates’ obligations and foreclosure upon these shares or dispositions of shares could result in the acceleration of debt under the 2011 Credit Agreements, the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement and the indenture governing the notes and could have other consequences.

All of our shares of common stock are pledged to secure Revlon’s guarantee under the 2011 Credit Agreements. MacAndrews & Forbes has advised us that it has pledged shares of Revlon’s Class A Common Stock to secure certain obligations of MacAndrews & Forbes. Additional shares of Revlon and shares of common stock of intermediate holding companies between Revlon and MacAndrews & Forbes may from time to time be pledged to secure obligations of MacAndrews & Forbes. A default under any of these obligations that are secured by the pledged shares could cause a foreclosure with respect to such shares of Revlon’s Class A Common Stock, our common stock or stock of intermediate holding companies between Revlon and MacAndrews & Forbes.

A foreclosure upon any such shares of common stock or dispositions of shares of Revlon’s Class A Common Stock, our common stock or stock of intermediate holding companies between Revlon and MacAndrews & Forbes which are beneficially owned by MacAndrews & Forbes could, in a sufficient amount, constitute a “change of control” under the 2011 Credit Agreements, the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement and the indenture governing the notes. A change of control constitutes an event of default under the 2011 Credit Agreements, which would permit our lenders to accelerate amounts outstanding under the 2011 Credit Facilities. In addition, holders of the New Notes may require us to repurchase their respective New Notes under those circumstances. Upon a change of control, we would also be required, after fulfilling our repayment obligations under the indenture governing the notes, to repay in full the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan, provided that Revlon at such time has redeemed or is then concurrently redeeming its Series A Preferred Stock.

We may not have sufficient funds at the time of any such change of control to repay in full the borrowings under the 2011 Credit Facilities or to repurchase or redeem the New Notes and/or to repay the Contributed Loan that Revlon expects to use to redeem its Series A Preferred Stock and/or repay the Non-Contributed Loan. (See “— Our ability to service our debt and meet our cash requirements depends on many factors, including achieving anticipated levels of revenue and expenses. If such revenue or expense levels prove to be other than as anticipated, we may be unable to meet our cash requirements or we may be unable to meet the requirements of the financial covenants under the 2011 Credit Agreements, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and/or results of operations”).

MacAndrews & Forbes has the power to direct and control our business.

MacAndrews & Forbes is wholly-owned by Ronald O. Perelman. Mr. Perelman, through MacAndrews & Forbes, beneficially owned, at March 31, 2013, approximately 78% of Revlon’s outstanding Class A and Class B Common Stock (representing approximately 77% of the combined voting power of Revlon’s Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock and Revlon’s Series A Preferred Stock). As a result, MacAndrews & Forbes is able to control the election of the entire Board of Directors of Revlon and of our Board of Directors (as we are a wholly owned subsidiary of Revlon) and controls the vote on all matters submitted to a vote of Revlon’s and our stockholders, including the approval of mergers, consolidations, sales of some, all or substantially all of Revlon’s or our assets, issuances of capital stock and similar transactions.

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, which are based on the beliefs, expectations, estimates, projections, assumptions, forecasts, plans, anticipations, targets, outlooks, initiatives, visions, objectives, strategies, opportunities, drivers, focus and intents of our management. While we believe that our estimates and assumptions are reasonable, we caution that it is very difficult to predict the impact of known factors, and, of course, it is impossible for us to anticipate all factors that could affect our results. Our actual results may differ materially from those discussed in such forward-looking statements. Such statements include, without limitation, our expectations and estimates (whether qualitative or quantitative) as to:

(i)  our future financial performance;

(ii)  the effect on sales of decreased consumer spending in response to weak economic conditions or weakness in the cosmetics category in the mass retail channel; adverse changes in currency exchange rates and/or currency controls; decreased sales of our products as a result of increased competitive activities by our competitors, changes in consumer purchasing habits, including with respect to shopping channels; retailer inventory management; retailer space reconfigurations or reductions in retailer display space; changes in retailer pricing or promotional strategies; less than anticipated results from our existing or new products or from its advertising, promotional and/or marketing plans; or if our expenses, including, without limitation, for pension expense under our benefit plans, advertising, promotional and marketing activities or for sales returns related to any reduction of retail space, product discontinuances or otherwise, exceed the anticipated level of expenses;

(iii)  our belief that the continued execution of our business strategy could include taking advantage of additional opportunities to reposition, repackage or reformulate one or more brands or product lines, launching additional new products, acquiring businesses or brands, further refining our approach to retail merchandising and/or taking further actions to optimize our manufacturing, sourcing and organizational size and structure, any of which, the intended purpose of which would be to create value through profitable growth, and could result in us making investments and/or recognizing charges related to executing against such opportunities, which activities may be funded with cash on hand, funds available under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility and/or other permitted additional sources of capital, which actions could increase our total debt;

(iv)  our expectations regarding our strategic goal to profitably grow our business and as to the business strategies employed to achieve this goal, which are: (a) continuing to focus on building our strong brands with an emphasis on the following key drivers of profitable growth: innovative, high-quality, consumer-preferred brand offering; effective consumer brand communication; appropriate levels of advertising and promotion; and superb execution with our retail partners; (b) continuing to develop our organizational capability by being focused on continuously strengthening our capabilities through retaining and promoting highly capable people internally, and through attracting new talent across all functions in the organization; (c) driving our company to act globally by continuing to drive common global processes which are designed to provide the most efficient and effective allocation of our resources and continuing to leverage our portfolio planning process and brand communications plans to meet the needs of our consumers globally, as well as continuing to take specific actions to support our strong operational results and operating efficiencies, including the optimization of our global supply chain and manufacturing footprint; (d) continuing to focus on opportunities to grow our existing brands as well as to acquire brands that complement our core business; and (e) driving our collective business activities to deliver improved financial performance, including our belief that our capital structure provides us with the flexibility to execute our business strategy;

(v) our beliefs about our strengths, including the following: (a) that we have a broad beauty care portfolio with leading retail positions and that we have significant brand equity with consumers and retailers; (b) that we have a strong and diversified international business; (c) that we are developing and marketing innovative products, including being focused on building and leveraging our strong brands and our belief that consistent development and marketing of innovative new products is a key driver for building brand equity and profitable growth; (d) that we have long-established and well-developed relationships with

 

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our retail partners around the world and that we work closely with our retail partners to ensure that we have the appropriate product offering for our consumers and that these relationships enhance our ability to successfully and profitably grow our business globally; and (e) that we have a strong management team with an Operating Committee consisting of a dedicated and experienced management team;

(vi)  the effect of restructuring activities, restructuring costs and charges, the timing of restructuring payments and the benefits from such activities, including, without limitation, our expectation that approximately $7 million of cost reductions associated with the September 2012 Program are expected to benefit 2013 and annualized cost reductions thereafter are expected to be approximately $10 million; our expectation to recognize approximately $1 million in additional charges for the remainder of 2013, for a total of approximately $25 million in charges related to the September 2012 Program; and our expectation that the total cash paid related to the September 2012 Program will be approximately $24 million, of which $3.8 million was paid in 2012, $4.5 million was paid in the three months ended March 31, 2013 and the remainder is expected to be paid during the remaining nine months of 2013;

(vii)  our expectation that operating revenues, cash on hand and funds available for borrowing under Products Corporation’s 2011 Revolving Credit Facility and other permitted lines of credit will be sufficient to enable us to cover its operating expenses for 2013, including the cash requirements referred to in item (ix) below;

(viii)  our expected principal sources of funds, including operating revenues, cash on hand and funds available for borrowing under Products Corporation’s 2011 Revolving Credit Facility and other permitted lines of credit, as well as the availability of funds from our taking certain measures, including, among other things, reducing discretionary spending;

(ix)  our expected principal uses of funds, including amounts required for the payment of operating expenses, including expenses in connection with the continued execution of our business strategy, payments in connection with our purchases of permanent wall displays, capital expenditure requirements, debt service payments and costs, tax payments, pension and post-retirement benefit plan contributions, restructuring programs, severance not otherwise included in our restructuring programs, debt repurchases (including without limitation, that we may also, from time to time, seek to retire or purchase our outstanding debt obligations in open market purchases, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise and may seek to refinance some or all of our indebtedness based upon market conditions and that any retirement or purchase of debt may be funded with operating cash flows of the business or other sources and will depend upon prevailing market conditions, liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors, and the amounts involved may be material); and our estimates of the amount and timing of our operating expenses, debt service payments (including payments required under our debt instruments), cash contributions to our pension plans and our other post-retirement benefit plans, net periodic benefit costs for the pension and other post-retirement benefit plans, cash tax payments, purchases of permanent wall displays, capital expenditures, restructuring costs and payments, severance costs and payments and debt repurchases;

(x)  our expectation to use the remaining balance available from the Old Notes issuance for general corporate purposes, including, without limitation, debt reduction transactions, such as repaying to Revlon at maturity in October 2013 the Contributed Loan;

(xi)  matters concerning our market-risk sensitive instruments, as well as our expectations as to the counterparty’s performance, including that any loss arising from the non-performance by the counterparty would not be material;

(xii)  our expectation to efficiently manage our working capital, including, among other things, initiatives intended to optimize inventory levels over time; centralized procurement to secure discounts and efficiencies; prudent management of accounts receivable and accounts payable; and controls on general and administrative spending; and our belief that in the ordinary course of business, our source or use of cash from operating activities may vary on a quarterly basis as a result of a number of factors, including the timing of working capital flows;

 

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(xiii)  our expectations regarding our future net periodic benefit cost for our U.S. and international defined benefit plans;

(xiv)  our belief that we maintain comprehensive property insurance, as well as business interruption insurance;

(xv)  our expectation that our tax provision and effective tax rate in any individual quarter will vary and may not be indicative of our tax provision and effective tax rate for the full year;

(xvi)  our belief that while the new structure of our long-term incentive plan does not change the amount of the potential annual incentive award, the transition is expected to result in higher expense in 2013 and 2014 as compared to 2012 by approximately $5 million and $3 million, respectively, and that we expect no additional expense related to the transition to the new structure after 2014;

(xvii)  our expectation that once a new currency market is developed in Venezuela, we will consider participating in exchanging Bolivars for U.S. Dollars to the extent permitted and our belief that if the rate of exchange in the new currency market is higher than the Official Rate, it would have a negative impact on our results of operations going forward;

(xviii) the Company’s belief that while the outcome of all pending legal proceedings in the aggregate is unlikely to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and/or its results of operations, in light of the uncertainties involved in legal proceedings generally, the ultimate outcome of a particular matter could be material to the Company’s operating results for a particular period depending on, among other things, the size of the loss or the nature of the liability imposed and the level of the Company’s income for that particular period; and

(xix) Revlon, Inc.’s plans to enter into the proposed settlement of the SEC’s investigation relating to certain disclosures made by Revlon, Inc. in its public filings in 2009 in connection with the 2009 Exchange Offer without admitting or denying the proposed findings set forth therein and to pay a civil penalty of $850,000.

Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about our beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements can be identified by, among other things, the use of forward-looking language such as “estimates,” “objectives,” “visions,” “projects,” “forecasts,” “focus,” “drive towards,” “plans,” “targets,” “strategies,” “opportunities,” “assumptions,” “drivers,” “believes,” “intends,” “outlooks,” “initiatives,” “expects,” “scheduled to,” “anticipates,” “seeks,” “may,” “will” or “should” or the negative of those terms, or other variations of those terms or comparable language, or by discussions of strategies, targets, long-range plans, models or intentions. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and except for our ongoing obligations under the U.S. federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. In addition to factors that may be described in our filings with the SEC, including this prospectus, the following factors, among others, could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by us:

(i)  unanticipated circumstances or results affecting our financial performance, including decreased consumer spending in response to weak economic conditions or weakness in the cosmetics category in the mass retail channel; changes in consumer preferences, such as reduced consumer demand for our color cosmetics and other current products, including new product launches; changes in consumer purchasing habits, including with respect to shopping channels; lower than expected retail customer acceptance or consumer acceptance of, or less than anticipated results from, our existing or new products; higher than expected pension expense and/or cash contributions under our benefit plans, advertising, promotional and/or marketing expenses or lower than expected results from our advertising, promotional and/or marketing plans; higher than expected sales returns or decreased sales of our existing or new products; actions by our customers, such as retailer inventory management and greater than anticipated retailer space reconfigurations or reductions in retail space and/or product discontinuances or a greater than expected

 

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impact from retailer pricing or promotional strategies; and changes in the competitive environment and actions by our competitors, including business combinations, technological breakthroughs, new product offerings, increased advertising, promotional and marketing spending and advertising, promotional and/or marketing successes by competitors, including increases in share in the mass retail channel;

(ii)  in addition to the items discussed in (i) above, the effects of and changes in economic conditions (such as continued volatility in the financial markets, inflation, monetary conditions and foreign currency fluctuations and currency controls, as well as in trade, monetary, fiscal and tax policies in international markets) and political conditions (such as military actions and terrorist activities);

(iii)  unanticipated costs or difficulties or delays in completing projects associated with the execution of our business strategy or lower than expected revenues or the inability to create value through profitable growth as a result of such strategy, including lower than expected sales, or higher than expected costs, including as may arise from any additional repositioning, repackaging or reformulating of one or more brands or product lines, launching of new product lines, including difficulties or delays, or higher than expected expenses, including for sales returns, in launching our new products, acquiring businesses or brands, further refining our approach to retail merchandising, and/or difficulties, delays or increased costs in connection with taking further actions to optimize our manufacturing, sourcing, supply chain or organizational size and structure, as well as the unavailability of cash on hand and/or funds under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility or from other permitted additional sources of capital to fund such potential activities;

(iv)  difficulties, delays or unanticipated costs in achieving our strategic goal to profitably grow our business and as to the business strategies employed to achieve this goal, such as (a) difficulties, delays or our inability to build our strong brands, such as due to less than effective product development, less than expected acceptance of our new or existing products by consumers and/or retail customers, less than expected acceptance of our advertising, promotional and/or marketing plans by our consumers and/or retail customers, less than expected investment in advertising, promotional and/or marketing activities or greater than expected competitive investment, less than expected acceptance of our brand communication by consumers and/or retail partners, less than expected levels of advertising, promotional and/or marketing activities for our new product launches and/or less than expected levels of execution with our retail partners or higher than expected costs and expenses; (b) difficulties, delays or the inability to develop our organizational capability; (c) difficulties, delays or unanticipated costs in connection with our plans to drive us to act globally, such as due to higher than anticipated levels of investment required to support and build our brands globally; (d) difficulties, delays or unanticipated costs in connection with our plans to continue to focus on opportunities to grow our existing brands, such as due to the reasons set forth in clause (iv)(a) above and/or to acquire brands to complement our core business, such as difficulties, delays or unanticipated costs in consummating, or our inability to consummate, transactions to acquire new brands; and/or (e) difficulties, delays or unanticipated costs in continuing to drive our collective business activities to deliver improved financial performance;

(v)  unexpected or unanticipated developments or events that could impact our strengths, such as (a) an unexpected reduction in our brand equity with our consumers and retailers; (b) difficulties in maintaining our strong and diversified international business, such as due to worldwide political or economic events, currency controls or restrictions or greater than expected investments and costs; (c) less than successful acceptance of our new products, such as due to the reasons set forth in clause (iv)(a) above; (d) unexpected disruptions to our retailer relationships; and/or (e) less than expected results from our management team;

(vi)  difficulties, delays or unanticipated costs or charges or less than expected savings and other benefits resulting from our restructuring activities, such as greater than anticipated costs or charges or less than anticipated cost reductions or other benefits from the September 2012 Program and the risk that any of such programs may not satisfy our objectives;

(vii)  lower than expected operating revenues, cash on hand and/or funds available under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility and/or other permitted lines of credit or higher than anticipated operating expenses, such as referred to in clause (ix) below;

 

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(viii)  the unavailability of funds due to difficulties or delays in or our inability to take certain other measures, such as reducing discretionary spending;

(ix)  higher than expected operating expenses, sales returns, working capital expenses, permanent wall display costs, capital expenditures, debt service payments, tax payments, cash pension plan contributions, post-retirement benefit plan contributions and/or net periodic benefit costs for the pension and other post-retirement benefit plans, restructuring costs, severance not otherwise included in our restructuring programs and debt repurchases;

(x)  difficulties, delays in or our inability to use proceeds from the issuance of the Old Notes for general corporate purposes, including, without limitation, debt reduction transactions, such as repaying to Revlon at maturity the Contributed Loan, whether due to market conditions or otherwise;

(xi)  interest rate or foreign exchange rate changes affecting us and our market-risk sensitive financial instruments and/or difficulties, delays or the inability of the counterparty to perform such transactions;

(xii)  difficulties, delays or our inability to efficiently manage our cash and working capital;

(xiii)  lower than expected returns on pension plan assets and/or lower discount rates, which could result in higher than expected cash contributions and/or net periodic benefit costs;

(xiv)  less than expected insurance proceeds related to the fire at Revlon Venezuela’s facility, and/or greater than expected lost net sales and/or profits lost as a result of the business interruption;

(xv)  unexpected significant variances in our tax provision and effective tax rate;

(xvi)  difficulties, delays in or our inability to exchange Bolivars for U.S. Dollars, whether due to the lack of a market developing for such exchange or otherwise and/or unanticipated adverse impacts to our results of operations such as due to higher than expected exchange rates;

(xvii)  unanticipated consequences from our new long-term incentive plan, such as higher than anticipated expenses or changes in the periods when such expenses would be recognized;

(xviii)  unexpected effects on the Company’s business, financial condition and/or its results of operations as a result of legal proceedings; and/or

(xix)  difficulties, delays in or the inability of Revlon, Inc. to consummate the proposed settlement with the SEC, such as due to the inability to obtain the Commission’s approval of the proposed settlement, including unanticipated consequences as a result of the failure of the Commission to approve the settlement.

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USE OF PROCEEDS

We will not receive any proceeds from the Exchange Offer. Any Old Notes that are properly tendered and exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Offer will be retired and cancelled. Accordingly, the issuance of the New Notes will not increase our indebtedness.

 

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RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

The following table sets forth information regarding our ratio of earnings to fixed charges for each of the periods shown.

For purposes of calculating these ratios: (a) earnings consist of income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes of $36.9 million, $66.6 million, $88.7 million, $98.8 million and $115.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, respectively, and $21.4 million and $(2.5) million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2013, respectively, and (b) fixed charges consist of interest expense, amortization of debt issuance costs and the portion of rental expense deemed to represent interest, which totaled $130.3 million, $104.0 million, $106.8 million, $100.6 million and $94.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, respectively, and $23.7 million and $22.5 million for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2013, respectively.

 

                                        Three Months  
     Year Ended December 31,      Ended March 31,  
     2008      2009      2010      2011      2012      2012      2013  
                                        (Unaudited)  

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

     1.3         1.6         1.8         2.0         2.2         1.9         0.9   

 

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SELECTED HISTORICAL CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

The selected historical and other financial data as of December 31, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 and for each of the years in the five-year period ended December 31, 2012 and the balance sheet data as of December 31, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 are derived from our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus, which have been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm. The selected historical and other financial data as of March 31, 2012 and 2013 and for each of the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2013 and the balance sheet data as of March 31, 2012 and 2013 have been derived from our unaudited interim consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. The selected historical and other financial data should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes to those consolidated financial statements and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

     Year Ended December 31,     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2008(a)     2009(b)     2010(c)     2011(d)     2012(e)     2012     2013(f)  
     (In millions, except per share amounts)     (Unaudited)  

Historical Statement Of Operations

Data:

              

Net sales

   $ 1,346.8      $ 1,295.9      $ 1,321.4      $ 1,381.4      $ 1,426.1      $ 330.7      $ 331.9   

Gross profit

     855.9        821.2        866.1        888.8        919.6        215.0        215.0   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     701.6        619.6        659.3        678.1        690.9        169.3        164.9   

Restructuring charges

     (8.4     21.3        (0.3            20.7               0.2   

Operating income

     162.7        180.3        207.1        210.7        208.0        45.7        49.9   

Interest expense

     119.7        93.0        96.7        91.1        85.3        21.6        20.3   

Amortization of debt issuance costs

     5.6        5.5        4.5        3.7        3.4        0.8        0.8   

Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net

     0.7        5.8        9.7        11.2                      27.9   

Foreign currency losses, net

     0.1        8.9        6.3        4.4        2.7        1.7        3.3   

Miscellaneous, net

     (0.3     0.5        1.2        1.5        1.0        0.2        0.1   

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

     15.9        8.1        (235.3     35.4        44.8        11.4        1.8   

Income (loss) from continuing operations

     21.0        58.5        324.0        63.4        70.8        10.0        (4.3

Income from discontinued operations

     44.8        0.3        0.3        0.6        0.4                 

Net income (loss)

     65.8        58.8        324.3        64.0        71.2        10.0        (4.3

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges(g)

     1.3        1.6        1.8        2.0        2.2        1.9        0.9   
     December 31,     March 31,  
     2008(a)     2009(b)     2010(c)     2011(d)     2012(e)     2012     2013(f)  
     (In millions)     (Unaudited)  

Balance Sheet Data:

              

Total current assets

   $ 457.4      $ 446.3      $ 527.6      $ 581.9      $ 616.0      $ 578.1      $ 616.8   

Total non-current assets

     384.9        384.2        592.8        624.2        681.7        630.2        688.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 842.3      $ 830.5      $ 1,120.4      $ 1,206.1      $ 1,297.7      $ 1,208.3      $ 1,305.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

   $ 322.9      $ 305.2      $ 312.4      $ 332.9      $ 441.6      $ 325.0      $ 374.9   

Total non-current liabilities

     1,602.8        1,519.1        1,465.1        1,514.8        1,432.8        1,509.0        1,510.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

   $ 1,925.7      $ 1,824.3      $ 1,777.5      $ 1,847.7      $ 1,874.4      $ 1,834.0      $ 1,885.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total indebtedness

   $ 1,329.6      $ 1,248.7      $ 1,219.6      $ 1,227.9      $ 1,220.9      $ 1,228.9      $ 1,281.2   

Total stockholder’s deficiency

     (1,083.4     (993.8     (657.1     (641.6     (576.7     (625.7     (579.9

 

 

(a) Results for 2008 include a $5.9 million gain from the sale of a non-core trademark during the first quarter of 2008, and a net $4.3 million gain related to the sale of the Mexico facility (which is comprised of a $7.0 million gain on the sale, partially offset by related restructuring charges of $1.1 million, $1.2 million of SG&A and cost of sales and $0.4 million of taxes). In addition, results for 2008 also include various other restructuring charges of approximately $3.8 million. The results of discontinued operations for 2008 included a one-time gain from the disposition of the non-core Bozzano business and certain other non-core brands, including Juvena and Aquamarine, which were sold in the Brazilian market, of $45.2 million.

 

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(b)

Results for 2009 include: (1) a $20.8 million charge related to our worldwide organizational restructuring announced in May 2009, which involved consolidating certain functions; reducing layers of management, where appropriate, to increase accountability and effectiveness; streamlining support functions to reflect the new organizational structure; and further consolidating the Company’s office facilities in New Jersey (the “May 2009 Program”); and (2) a $5.8 million net loss on early extinguishment of debt in 2009 primarily due to a $13.5 million loss resulting from applicable redemption and tender premiums and the net write-off of unamortized debt discounts and deferred financing fees in connection with the refinancing of the 9 1/2% Senior Notes in November 2009, partially offset by a $7.7 million gain on repurchases of an aggregate principal amount of $49.5 million of the 9 1/2% Senior Notes prior to their complete refinancing in November 2009 at an aggregate purchase price of $41.0 million, which is net of the write-off of the ratable portion of unamortized debt discounts and deferred financing fees resulting from such repurchases.

 

(c) Results for 2010 include: (1) an increase in net income driven by a non-cash benefit of $248.5 million related to the reduction of our deferred tax valuation allowance on our net U.S. deferred tax assets at December 31, 2010 as a result of us achieving three cumulative years, as well as our third consecutive year, of positive U.S. GAAP pre-tax income and taxable income in the U.S., and based upon our then current expectations as of December 31, 2010 for the realization of such deferred tax benefits in the U.S., which is reflected in the provision for income taxes; (2) a $9.7 million loss on the early extinguishment of debt in connection with the 2010 refinancing of the 2006 bank credit facilities; and (3) a $2.8 million one-time foreign currency loss related to the required re-measurement of the balance sheet of our subsidiary in Venezuela to reflect the impact of the devaluation of Venezuela’s local currency relative to the U.S. Dollar, as Venezuela was designated as a highly inflationary economy effective January 1, 2010.

 

(d) Results for 2011 include: (1) an increase in net income driven by a non-cash benefit of $16.9 million related to the reduction of our deferred tax valuation allowance on our net deferred tax assets for certain jurisdictions outside the U.S. at December 31, 2011 as a result of our improved earnings trends and cumulative taxable income in those jurisdictions, which is reflected in the provision for income taxes; and (2) an $11.2 million loss on the early extinguishment of debt in connection with the 2011 refinancing of our bank credit facilities.

 

(e) Results for 2012 include: (1) $24.1 million in restructuring and related charges recorded as a result of the September 2012 Program, which primarily involved the Company exiting its owned manufacturing facility in France and its leased manufacturing facility in Maryland; rightsizing its organizations in France and Italy; and realigning its operations in Latin America, including consolidating Latin America and Canada into a single operating region, which was effective in the fourth quarter of 2012. Of the $24.1 million charge: (a) $20.7 million is recorded in restructuring charges; (b) $1.6 million is recorded as a reduction to net sales; (c) $1.2 million is recorded in cost of goods sold; and (d) $0.6 million is recorded in SG&A expenses (See Note 3, “Restructuring Charges” to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2012 included elsewhere in this prospectus); and (2) an increase in net income driven by a non-cash benefit of $15.8 million related to the reduction of the Company’s deferred tax valuation allowance on its net deferred tax assets for certain jurisdictions in the U.S. at December 31, 2012, as a result of the Company’s improved earnings trends and cumulative taxable income in those jurisdictions, which is reflected in the provision for income taxes.

 

(f) Results for the first quarter of 2013 include: (1) $27.9 million aggregate loss on early extinguishment of debt ($16.9 million after tax) due to the 2013 Senior Notes Refinancing and the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments (See Note 6, “Long-Term Debt” to the Company’s Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for the three months ended March 31, 2013 included elsewhere in this prospectus); and (2) an $8.3 million gain in SG&A expenses related to the insurance settlement for loss of inventory from the 2011 fire in Venezuela.

 

(g) Earnings used in computing the ratio of earnings to fixed charges consist of income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes plus fixed charges. Fixed charges consist of interest expense (including amortization of debt issuance costs, but not losses relating to the early extinguishment of debt) and 33% of rental expense (considered to be representative of the interest factor). The excess (deficiency) of earnings to fixed charges was $36.9 million, $66.6 million, $88.7 million, $98.8 million and $115.6 million, as reported for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; and $21.4 million and $(2.5) million as reported for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2013.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read together with “Selected Historical Consolidated Financial Data,” “Business” and the consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. This discussion contains forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including those set forth under “Risk Factors,” “Forward-Looking Statements,” and elsewhere in this prospectus. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to these differences include those discussed below and elsewhere in this prospectus, particularly in “Risk Factors.”

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is intended to provide a reader of our financial statements with a narrative from the perspective of our management on our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and certain other factors that may affect our future results. Our MD&A is presented as follows:

 

   

Overview;

 

   

Results of Operations;

 

   

Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources;

 

   

Disclosures about Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments;

 

   

Off-Balance Sheet Transactions (there are none);

 

   

Discussion of Critical Accounting Policies;

 

   

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements;

 

   

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements; and

 

   

Inflation.

The Company (as defined below) is providing this overview in accordance with the SEC’s December 2003 interpretive guidance regarding MD&A.

Overview

Overview of the Business

Revlon Consumer Products Corporation (“Products Corporation” and together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) is a wholly-owned operating subsidiary of Revlon, Inc., which is a direct and indirect majority-owned subsidiary of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc. (“MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings” and together with certain of its affiliates other than Revlon, Inc. and the Company, “MacAndrews & Forbes”), a corporation wholly-owned by Ronald O. Perelman.

The Company’s vision is glamour, excitement and innovation through high-quality products at affordable prices. The Company operates in a single segment and manufactures, markets and sells an extensive array of cosmetics, women’s hair color, beauty tools, anti-perspirant deodorants, fragrances, skincare and other beauty care products. The Company is one of the world’s leading cosmetics companies in the mass retail channel (as hereinafter defined). The Company believes that its global brand name recognition, product quality and marketing experience have enabled it to create one of the strongest consumer brand franchises in the world.

The Company’s products are sold worldwide and marketed under such brand names as Revlon, including the Revlon ColorStay, Revlon Super Lustrous, Revlon Age Defying, Revlon PhotoReady and Revlon ColorBurst franchises; Almay, including the Almay Intense i-Color and Almay Smart Shade franchises; SinfulColors and Pure Ice in cosmetics; Revlon ColorSilk in women’s hair color; Revlon in beauty tools; Mitchum in anti-perspirant deodorants; Charlie and Jean Naté in fragrances; and Ultima II and Gatineau in skincare.

The Company’s principal customers include large mass volume retailers and chain drug and food stores (collectively, the “mass retail channel”) in the U.S., as well as certain department stores and other specialty

 

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stores, such as perfumeries, outside the U.S. The Company also sells beauty products to U.S. military exchanges and commissaries and has a licensing business pursuant to which the Company licenses certain of its key brand names to third parties for complementary beauty-related products and accessories in exchange for royalties.

The Company was founded by Charles Revson, who revolutionized the cosmetics industry by introducing nail enamels matched to lipsticks in fashion colors more than 80 years ago. Today, the Company has leading market positions in a number of its principal product categories in the U.S. mass retail channel, including color cosmetics (face, lip, eye and nail categories), women’s hair color and beauty tools. The Company also has leading market positions in several product categories in certain foreign countries, including Australia, Canada and South Africa.

Effective beginning October 1, 2012, the Company is consolidating and reporting Latin America and Canada (previously reported separately) as the combined Latin America and Canada region. As a result, prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to this presentation.

For additional information regarding our business, see “Business.”

Overview of Net Sales and Earnings Results

Three months ended March 31, 2013 compared with three months ended March 31, 2012

Consolidated net sales in the first quarter of 2013 were $331.9 million, an increase of $1.2 million, or 0.4%, compared to $330.7 million in the first quarter of 2012. Excluding the unfavorable impact of foreign currency fluctuations of $5.9 million, consolidated net sales increased $7.1 million, or 2.1%, in the first quarter of 2013, driven by higher net sales in the Company’s U.S. and Latin America and Canada regions, partially offset by lower net sales in the Company’s Europe, Middle East and Africa and Asia Pacific regions.

Consolidated net loss of $4.3 million in the first quarter of 2013, compared to consolidated net income of $10.0 million in the first quarter of 2012, was primarily due to:

 

   

a $27.9 million aggregate loss on early extinguishment of debt due to the 2013 Senior Notes Refinancing (as hereinafter defined) and the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments (as hereinafter defined);

with the foregoing partially offset by:

 

   

$9.6 million of lower provision for income taxes.

Year ended December 31, 2012 compared with the year ended December 31, 2011

Consolidated net sales in 2012 were $1,426.1 million, an increase of $44.7 million, or 3.2%, compared to $1,381.4 million in 2011. Excluding the unfavorable impact of foreign currency fluctuations of $21.2 million, consolidated net sales increased by $65.9 million, or 4.8% in 2012 compared to 2011, driven by higher net sales in the Company’s U.S., Latin America and Canada, and Asia Pacific regions, partially offset by lower net sales in the Company’s Europe, Middle East and Africa region.

Consolidated net income in 2012 was $71.2 million, compared to $64.0 million in 2011. The increase in consolidated net income in 2012, compared to 2011, was primarily due to:

 

   

$30.8 million of higher gross profit due to a $44.7 million increase in consolidated net sales, partially offset by a $13.9 million increase in cost of sales in 2012;

 

   

an $11.2 million loss on the early extinguishment of debt in 2011 as a result of the 2011 Refinancings (as hereinafter defined) that did not recur in 2012; and

 

   

a $5.8 million decrease in interest expense in 2012, primarily driven by lower weighted average borrowing rates as a result of the 2011 Term Loan Facility Refinancing (as hereinafter defined);

with the foregoing partially offset by:

 

   

$24.1 million of restructuring and related charges recognized in connection with the September 2012 Program (as hereinafter defined); and

 

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$12.8 million of higher selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expense primarily driven by higher insurance expense.

These items are discussed in more detail below.

Recent Events

2013 Debt Transactions

During the first quarter of 2013, the Company completed several debt transactions, including:

 

   

On February 8, 2013, Products Corporation issued $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.75% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “5.75% Senior Notes”) to investors at par. Products Corporation used $491.2 million of net proceeds (net of underwriters’ fees) from the issuance of the 5.75% Senior Notes to repay and redeem all of the $330 million outstanding aggregate principal amount of its 9.75% Senior Secured Notes due November 2015 (the “9.75% Senior Secured Notes”), as well as to pay an aggregate of $27.5 million for the applicable redemption and tender offer premiums, accrued interest and related fees and expenses. Products Corporation used a portion of the remaining proceeds, together with existing cash, to pay approximately $113.0 million of principal on its 2011 Term Loan Facility in conjunction with the consummation of the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments to the 2011 Term Loan Agreement in February 2013, as discussed below. Products Corporation expects to use the remaining balance available from the issuance of the 5.75% Senior Notes for general corporate purposes, including, without limitation, debt reduction transactions, such as repaying to Revlon, Inc. at maturity in October 2013 the Contributed Loan.

 

   

On February 21, 2013, Products Corporation consummated an amendment (the “2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments”) to its third amended and restated term loan agreement, dated as of May 19, 2011 (as amended, the “2011 Term Loan Agreement”) for its 6.5 year term loan facility due November 19, 2017 (the “2011 Term Loan Facility”), to among other things: (i) reduce the total aggregate principal amount outstanding under the 2011 Term Loan Facility from $788.0 million to $675.0 million; (ii) reduce the minimum Eurodollar Rate on Eurodollar Loans from 1.25% to 1.00%; and (iii) reduce the Applicable Margin on Eurodollar Loans from 3.50% to 3.00%.

Refer to “Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources — Long-Term Debt Instruments” for further discussion of the above transactions.

September 2012 Program

During 2012, the Company recorded charges totaling $24.1 million related to the restructuring that the Company announced in September 2012 (the “September 2012 Program”), which primarily involved the Company exiting its owned manufacturing facility in France and its leased manufacturing facility in Maryland; rightsizing its organizations in France and Italy; and realigning its operations in Latin America, including consolidating Latin America and Canada into a single operating region, which became effective in the fourth quarter of 2012. Certain of the actions were subject to consultations with employees, works councils or unions, and government authorities, which have substantially been concluded as of December 31, 2012. Of the $24.1 million charge: (a) $20.7 million is recorded in restructuring charges; (b) $1.6 million is recorded as a reduction to net sales; (c) $1.2 million is recorded in cost of goods sold; and (d) $0.6 million is recorded in SG&A expenses. Included within the $20.7 million restructuring charges is a net non-cash pension curtailment gain of $1.5 million.

During the first quarter of 2013, the Company recorded additional charges related to the September 2012 Program of $0.3 million. Of the $0.3 million charge, $0.2 million is recorded in restructuring charges and $0.1 million is recorded in SG&A expenses. The Company expects to recognize approximately $1 million of additional charges during the remainder of 2013 for a total of approximately $25 million in charges related to the September 2012 Program.

 

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The Company expects to pay cash of approximately $24 million related to the September 2012 Program, of which $3.8 million was paid in 2012, $4.5 million was paid during the three months ended March 31, 2013, and the remainder is expected to be paid during the remaining nine months of 2013.

The Company expects approximately $7 million of cost reductions to benefit 2013 and annualized cost reductions thereafter are expected to be approximately $10 million.

See Note 3, “Restructuring Charges,” to the Company’s Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for the three months ended March 31, 2013 included elsewhere in this prospectus.

Pure Ice Acquisition

On July 2, 2012, the Company acquired certain assets of Bari Cosmetics, Ltd., including trademarks and other intellectual property related to Pure Ice nail enamel and Bon Bons cosmetics brands (the “Pure Ice Acquisition”). The Company paid $66.2 million of total consideration for the Pure Ice Acquisition in cash, comprised of $45.0 million cash on hand and $21.2 million drawn under Products Corporation’s 5-year, $140.0 million asset-based, multi-currency revolving credit facility due June 16, 2016 (the “2011 Revolving Credit Facility”). The results of operations related to the Pure Ice Acquisition are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements commencing on the date of acquisition. As of December 31, 2012, there were no outstanding borrowings under Products Corporation’s 2011 Revolving Credit Facility (excluding $10.4 million of outstanding undrawn letters of credit).

Other Events

Fire at Revlon Venezuela Facility

On June 5, 2011, the Company’s facility in Venezuela was destroyed by fire. For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, the Company’s subsidiary in Venezuela (“Revlon Venezuela”) had net sales of approximately 2%, 2% and 3%, respectively, of the Company’s consolidated net sales. At December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, total assets of Revlon Venezuela were approximately 2%, 2% and 3%, respectively, of the Company’s total assets. Prior to the fire, approximately 50% of Revlon Venezuela’s net sales were comprised of products imported from the Company’s Oxford, North Carolina facility and approximately 50% were comprised of products locally manufactured at the Revlon Venezuela facility. Revlon Venezuela did not have any net sales from the date of the fire until August 12, 2011. The Company’s net sales in Venezuela since August 12, 2011 have been primarily comprised of: (i) products imported from the Company’s Oxford, North Carolina facility; and (ii) commencing in the first quarter of 2012, certain products imported from third party manufacturers outside of Venezuela, which were locally manufactured at the Revlon Venezuela facility prior to the fire.

The Company maintains comprehensive property insurance, as well as business interruption insurance. Business interruption insurance is intended to reimburse for lost profits and other costs incurred, which are attributable to the loss, during the loss period, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable policies.

For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company incurred business interruption losses of $2.8 million and $9.7 million, respectively, related to the fire. Additionally, in June 2011, the Company recorded a $4.9 million impairment loss related to Revlon Venezuela’s net book value of inventory, property, plant and equipment destroyed by the fire, for total losses of $14.6 million incurred for the year ended December 31, 2011. The business interruption losses incurred in the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 include estimated profits lost as a result of the interruption of Revlon Venezuela’s business and costs incurred directly related to the fire. The Company’s insurance coverage provides for business interruption losses to be reimbursed, subject to the terms and conditions of such policy, for a period of time, which period for the coverage related to the Venezuela fire ended on October 2, 2012. The business interruption losses incurred through December 31, 2012 are not indicative of future expected profits for Revlon Venezuela.

For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company received interim advances of $6.6 million and $19.7 million, respectively, from its insurance carrier in connection with the fire, for total cumulative receipts of $26.3 million received from the date of the fire through December 31, 2012. During the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company recognized $2.8 million and $14.6 million, respectively, of income

 

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from insurance recoveries, which entirely offset the business interruption losses and 2011 impairment loss noted above. The income from insurance recoveries is included within SG&A expenses in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 included elsewhere in this prospectus. The Company recorded deferred income related to the insurance proceeds received, but not yet recognized, of $8.9 million and $5.1 million as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, which is included in accrued expenses and other in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet included elsewhere in this prospectus.

In January 2013, the Company received additional insurance proceeds of $3.4 million from its insurers in connection with the June 5, 2011 fire at the Company’s facility in Venezuela. These additional proceeds relate to the settlement of the Company’s claim for the loss of inventory. The $3.4 million of proceeds were in addition to $3.7 million of insurance proceeds received in 2012 and $4.7 million received in 2011, for a total settlement amount of $11.8 million for the loss of inventory, of which $3.5 million was previously recognized as income from insurance recoveries in 2011. As a result of the final settlement of the claim for the loss of inventory, the Company recognized a gain from insurance proceeds of $8.3 million in the first quarter of 2013.

See Note 1, “Description of Business and Basis of Presentation — Other Events — Fire at Revlon Venezuela Facility,” to the Company’s Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for the three months ended March 31, 2013 included elsewhere in this prospectus, for additional details.

Results of Operations

Three months ended March 31, 2013 compared with three months ended March 31, 2012

In the tables, all dollar amounts are in millions and numbers in parentheses ( ) denote unfavorable variances.

Net sales:

Consolidated net sales in the first quarter of 2013 were $331.9 million, an increase of $1.2 million, or 0.4%, compared to $330.7 million in the first quarter of 2012. Excluding the unfavorable impact of foreign currency fluctuations of $5.9 million, consolidated net sales increased $7.1 million, or 2.1%, in the first quarter of 2013, primarily driven by higher net sales of SinfulColors color cosmetics and Revlon color cosmetics, as well as the inclusion of the net sales of Pure Ice color cosmetics which began upon its acquisition in July 2012, partially offset by lower net sales of Almay color cosmetics and Revlon ColorSilk hair color.

 

       Three Months Ended
March 31,
       Change      XFX Change(a)  
       2013        2012        $      %      $      %  

United States

     $ 192.1         $ 184.7         $ 7.4         4.0    $ 7.4         4.0

Asia Pacific

       53.6           56.1           (2.5      (4.5      (1.1      (2.0

Europe, Middle East and Africa

       40.7           45.8           (5.1      (11.1      (1.9      (4.1

Latin America and Canada

       45.5           44.1           1.4         3.2         2.7         6.1   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Net Sales

     $ 331.9         $ 330.7         $ 1.2         0.4    $ 7.1         2.1
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) XFX excludes the impact of foreign currency fluctuations.

United States

In the U.S., net sales in the first quarter of 2013 increased 4.0% to $192.1 million, compared to $184.7 million in the first quarter of 2012, primarily driven by higher net sales of Revlon color cosmetics and SinfulColors color cosmetics, as well as the inclusion of the net sales of Pure Ice color cosmetics which began upon its acquisition in July 2012, partially offset by lower net sales of Almay color cosmetics and Revlon ColorSilk hair color. Excluding the results of Pure Ice color cosmetics, net sales in the U.S. increased in the first quarter of 2013.

 

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Asia Pacific

In Asia Pacific, net sales in the first quarter of 2013 decreased 4.5% to $53.6 million, compared to $56.1 million in the first quarter of 2012. Excluding the unfavorable impact of foreign currency fluctuations, net sales decreased $1.1 million, or 2.0%, primarily driven by lower net sales of Revlon color cosmetics. From a country perspective, net sales decreased in China (which contributed 5.8 percentage points to the decrease in the region’s net sales in the first quarter of 2013, as compared to the first quarter of 2012). The decrease in the region’s net sales was partially offset by an increase in net sales in Australia and Japan (which together offset by 5.1 percentage points the decrease in the region’s net sales in the first quarter of 2013, as compared to the first quarter of 2012).

Europe, Middle East and Africa

In Europe, the Middle East and Africa, net sales in the first quarter of 2013 decreased 11.1% to $40.7 million, compared to $45.8 million in the first quarter of 2012. Excluding the unfavorable impact of foreign currency fluctuations, net sales decreased $1.9 million, or 4.1%, primarily driven by lower net sales of Revlon color cosmetics. From a country perspective, net sales decreased in France, certain distributor territories and Italy (which together contributed 6.5 percentage points to the decrease in the region’s net sales in the first quarter of 2013, as compared to the first quarter of 2012). The decrease in the region’s net sales was partially offset by an increase in net sales in South Africa (which offset by 2.7 percentage points the decrease in the region’s net sales in the first quarter of 2013, as compared to the first quarter of 2012).

Latin America and Canada

In Latin America and Canada, net sales in the first quarter of 2013 increased 3.2% to $45.5 million, compared to $44.1 million in the first quarter of 2012. Excluding the unfavorable impact of foreign currency fluctuations, net sales increased $2.7 million, or 6.1%, primarily driven by higher net sales of Revlon color cosmetics. From a country perspective, net sales increased in Argentina and in certain distributor territories (which together contributed 5.4 percentage points to the increase in the region’s net sales in the first quarter of 2013, as compared to the first quarter of 2012). Net sales in Argentina also benefited from higher selling prices resulting from market conditions and inflation, which accounted for approximately one-third of the $2.7 million increase in the region’s net sales. Net sales in Venezuela were essentially flat in the first quarter of 2013, as compared to the first quarter of 2012 as higher selling prices resulting from market conditions and inflation were largely offset by lower sales volumes.

Gross profit:

 

       Three Months
Ended March 31,
        
       2013      2012      Change  

Gross profit

     $ 215.0       $ 215.0       $   

Percentage of net sales

       64.8      65.0      (0.2 )% 

Gross profit in the first quarter of 2013 was essentially unchanged compared to the first quarter of 2012. As a percentage of net sales, gross profit decreased 0.2 percentage points in the first quarter of 2013, compared to the first quarter of 2012. The drivers of gross profit in the first quarter of 2013, compared to the first quarter of 2012 primarily included:

 

   

favorable volume, which increased gross profit by $4.9 million, with no impact on gross profit as a percentage of net sales; and

 

   

favorable product mix, which increased gross profit by $0.7 million and increased gross profit as a percentage of net sales by 0.2 percentage points;

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unfavorable foreign currency fluctuations, which reduced gross profit by $4.3 million and reduced gross profit as a percentage of net sales by 0.1 percentage points; and

 

   

unabsorbed fixed costs of $0.8 million due to the Company exiting its owned manufacturing facility in France, which reduced gross profit as a percentage of net sales by 0.2 percentage points.

SG&A expenses:

 

       Three Months
Ended March 31,
          
       2013        2012        Change  

SG&A expenses

     $ 164.9         $ 169.3         $ 4.4   

SG&A expenses decreased $4.4 million in the first quarter of 2013, as compared to the first quarter of 2012, primarily driven by:

 

   

a $8.3 million gain from insurance proceeds in the first quarter of 2013 due to the settlement of the Company’s claim for the loss of inventory from the Venezuela fire, partially offset by $1.1 million of income from insurance proceeds recognized in the first quarter of 2012 related to business interruption losses incurred as a result of the Venezuela fire. See Note 1, “Description of Business and Basis of Presentation — Other Events — Fire at Revlon Venezuela Facility,” to the Company’s Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for the three months ended March 31, 2013 included elsewhere in this prospectus; and

 

   

$2.2 million of favorable impact of foreign currency fluctuations;

with the foregoing partially offset by:

 

   

$2.9 million of higher advertising and promotional expenses to support the Company’s brands; and

 

   

$1.1 million of higher general and administrative expenses primarily due to higher incentive compensation expense and higher insurance expense.

Included in SG&A expenses for the first quarter of 2013 is higher incentive compensation expense of $1.1 million related to a modification to the structure of the Company’s long-term incentive plan to better align the plan with the Company’s long-term performance. While the new structure does not change the amount of the potential annual incentive award, the transition is expected to result in higher expense in 2013 and 2014, as compared to 2012, by approximately $5 million and $3 million, respectively. The Company expects no additional expense related to the transition to the new structure after 2014.

Restructuring charges:

 

       Three Months
Ended March 31,
          
       2013        2012        Change  

Restructuring charges

     $ 0.2         $         $ (0.2

In September 2012, the Company announced the September 2012 Program, which primarily involved the Company exiting its owned manufacturing facility in France and its leased manufacturing facility in Maryland; rightsizing its organizations in France and Italy; and realigning its operations in Latin America, including consolidating Latin America and Canada into a single operating region, which became effective in the fourth quarter of 2012.

During the first quarter of 2013, the Company recorded additional charges related to the September 2012 Program of $0.3 million. Of the $0.3 million charge, $0.2 million is recorded in restructuring charges and $0.1 million is recorded in SG&A expenses. The Company expects to recognize approximately $1 million of additional charges during the remainder of 2013 for a total of approximately $25 million in charges related to the September 2012 Program.

The Company expects to pay cash of approximately $24 million related to the September 2012 Program, of which $3.8 million was paid in 2012, $4.5 million was paid during the three months ended March 31, 2013, and the remainder is expected to be paid during the remaining nine months of 2013.

 

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The Company expects approximately $7 million of cost reductions to benefit 2013 and annualized cost reductions thereafter are expected to be approximately $10 million. For further discussion of the September 2012 Program, see Note 3, “Restructuring Charges,” to the Company’s Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for the three months ended March 31, 2013 included elsewhere in this prospectus.

Interest expense:

 

     Three Months
Ended March 31,
        
     2013      2012      Change  

Interest expense

   $ 20.3       $ 21.6       $ 1.3   

The $1.3 million decrease in interest expense for the first quarter of 2013, as compared to the first quarter of 2012, was primarily due to lower weighted average borrowing rates as a result of the 2013 Senior Notes Refinancing and the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments. Refer to “Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources — Long-Term Debt Instruments” for further discussion.

Loss on early extinguishment of debt:

 

     Three Months
Ended March 31,
        
     2013      2012      Change  

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

   $ 27.9       $       $ (27.9

As a result of the 2013 Senior Notes Refinancing and the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments, the Company recognized an aggregate loss on the early extinguishment of debt of $27.9 million during the first three months of 2013, due to $18.6 million of fees and expenses which were expensed as incurred in connection with such transactions, as well as the write-off of $9.3 million of unamortized debt discount and deferred financing fees as a result of such transactions. Refer to “Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources — Long-Term Debt Instruments” for further discussion.

Foreign currency losses, net:

 

     Three Months
Ended March 31,
        
     2013      2012      Change  

Foreign currency losses, net

   $ 3.3       $ 1.7       $ (1.6

The increase in foreign currency losses, net of $1.6 million during the first quarter of 2013, as compared to the first quarter of 2012, was primarily driven by:

 

   

a $0.6 million foreign currency loss related to the required re-measurement of the balance sheet of Revlon Venezuela during the first quarter of 2013 to reflect the impact of the devaluation of Venezuela’s local currency relative to the U.S. Dollar. See “Financial Condition, Liquidity, and Capital Resources — Impact of Foreign Currency Translation — Venezuela” for further discussion. As Venezuela was designated as a highly inflationary economy effective January 1, 2010, this foreign currency loss was reflected in earnings; and

 

   

the unfavorable impact of the revaluation of certain foreign currency denominated intercompany payables from the Company’s foreign subsidiaries during the first quarter of 2013 compared to the first quarter of 2012;

with the foregoing partially offset by:

 

   

a foreign currency gain for the first quarter of 2013 compared to a foreign currency loss for the first quarter of 2012 related to the Company’s foreign currency forward exchange contracts (“FX Contracts”).

 

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Provision for income taxes:

 

     Three Months
Ended March 31,
        
     2013      2012      Change  

Provision for income taxes

   $ 1.8       $ 11.4       $ 9.6   

The $9.6 million decrease in the provision for income taxes in the first quarter of 2013 as compared to the first quarter of 2012 was primarily attributable to the loss on early extinguishment of debt recognized in the first quarter of 2013 related to the 2013 Senior Notes Refinancing and the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments.

The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2013 differs from the federal statutory rate of 35% due principally to: (i) foreign and U.S. tax effects attributable to operations outside the U.S., including pre-tax losses in a number of jurisdictions outside the U.S. for which there is no tax benefit recognized in the period; and (ii) foreign dividends and earnings taxable in the U.S.

The Company expects that its tax provision and effective tax rate in any individual quarter will vary and may not be indicative of the Company’s tax provision and effective tax rate for the full year.

Year ended December 31, 2012 compared with the year ended December 31, 2011

In the tables, all dollar amounts are in millions and numbers in parentheses ( ) denote unfavorable variances.

Net sales:

Consolidated net sales in 2012 were $1,426.1 million, an increase of $44.7 million, or 3.2%, compared to $1,381.4 million in 2011. Excluding the unfavorable impact of foreign currency fluctuations of $21.2 million, consolidated net sales increased by $65.9 million, or 4.8% in 2012, primarily driven by higher net sales of Revlon color cosmetics, Revlon ColorSilk hair color and SinfulColors color cosmetics, as well as the inclusion of the net sales of Pure Ice color cosmetics beginning in July 2012. These increases were partially offset by lower net sales of fragrances and other beauty care products.

 

       Year Ended December 31,        Change      XFX Change(a)  
       2012        2011        $      %      $      %  

United States

     $ 799.8         $ 757.4         $ 42.4         5.6    $ 42.4         5.6

Asia Pacific

       238.9           233.4           5.5         2.4         4.4         1.9   

Europe, Middle East and Africa

       184.4           208.7           (24.3      (11.6      (8.9      (4.3

Latin America and Canada

       203.0           181.9           21.1         11.6         28.0         15.4   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Net Sales

     $ 1,426.1         $ 1,381.4         $ 44.7         3.2    $ 65.9         4.8
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) XFX excludes the impact of foreign currency fluctuations.

United States

In the U.S., net sales in 2012 increased 5.6% to $799.8 million, compared to $757.4 million in 2011, primarily driven by the higher net sales of Revlon color cosmetics and SinfulColors color cosmetics, as well as the inclusion of the net sales of Pure Ice color cosmetics beginning in July 2012, partially offset by lower net sales of Almay color cosmetics. Excluding the results of the recently acquired Pure Ice color cosmetics, net sales in the U.S. increased in 2012.

Asia Pacific

In Asia Pacific, net sales in 2012 increased 2.4% to $238.9 million, compared to $233.4 million in 2011. Excluding the favorable impact of foreign currency fluctuations, net sales increased $4.4 million, or 1.9%, in 2012, primarily driven by higher net sales of Revlon color cosmetics. From a country perspective, net sales increased in Japan and certain distributor territories (which together contributed 4.1 percentage points to the increase in the region’s net sales in 2012, as compared to 2011), partially offset by a decrease in net sales in China (which offset by 2.1 percentage points the increase in the region’s net sales in 2012, as compared to 2011).

 

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Europe, Middle East and Africa

In Europe, the Middle East and Africa, net sales in 2012 decreased 11.6% to $184.4 million, compared to $208.7 million in 2011. Excluding the unfavorable impact of foreign currency fluctuations, net sales decreased $8.9 million, or 4.3%, in 2012, primarily driven by lower net sales of fragrances and a higher returns accrual of $1.6 million recorded in 2012 related to the September 2012 Program. From a country perspective, net sales decreased in Italy, France and certain distributor territories (which together contributed 5.9 percentage points to the decrease in the region’s net sales in 2012, as compared to 2011), partially offset by an increase in net sales in South Africa (which offset by 1.2 percentage points the decrease in the region’s net sales in 2012, as compared to 2011). The decrease in the net sales in France and Italy was partially driven by the $1.6 million higher returns accrual noted above.

Latin America and Canada

In Latin America and Canada, net sales in 2012 increased 11.6% to $203.0 million, compared to $181.9 million in 2011. Excluding the unfavorable impact of foreign currency fluctuations, net sales increased $28.0 million, or 15.4%, in 2012, primarily driven by higher net sales of Revlon color cosmetics, Revlon ColorSilk hair color and Almay color cosmetics. From a country perspective, net sales increased throughout the region. Venezuela’s increase in net sales in 2012 was partially driven by the loss of sales during June through December 2011 as a result of the June 2011 fire which destroyed Revlon Venezuela’s facility. Net sales in Argentina and Venezuela also benefited from higher selling prices given market conditions and inflation, which accounted for approximately one-third of the $28.0 million increase in the region’s net sales.

Gross profit:

 

    

Years ended December 31,

       
     2012     2011     Change  

Gross profit

   $ 919.6      $ 888.8      $ 30.8   

Percentage of net sales

     64.5     64.3     0.2

The 0.2 percentage point increase in gross profit as a percentage of net sales for 2012, compared to 2011, was primarily due to:

 

   

lower manufacturing costs, including materials and freight costs, as a result of supply chain cost reduction initiatives, which increased gross profit as a percentage of net sales by 0.6 percentage points; and

 

   

lower sales returns and allowances which increased gross profit as a percentage of net sales by 0.4 percentage points;

with the foregoing partially offset by:

 

   

the impact of product mix, which reduced gross profit as a percentage of net sales by 0.5 percentage points;

 

   

higher costs related to inventory obsolescence, which reduced gross profit as a percentage of net sales by 0.3 percentage points; and

 

   

restructuring related charges recognized in connection with the September 2012 Program, which reduced gross profit as a percentage of net sales by 0.1 percentage points.

SG&A expenses:

 

     Years ended December 31,         
     2012      2011      Change  

SG&A expenses

   $ 690.9       $ 678.1       $ (12.8

The $12.8 million increase in SG&A expenses for 2012, as compared to 2011, was driven primarily by:

 

   

$9.8 million of higher general and administrative expenses, principally due to higher insurance expense and higher compensation expense; and

 

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$6.9 million lower benefit from insurance proceeds related to the Venezuela fire recognized in SG&A expenses in 2012, as compared to 2011;

with the foregoing partially offset by:

 

   

$8.7 million of favorable impact of foreign currency fluctuations.

Restructuring charges:

 

     Years ended December 31,         
     2012      2011      Change  

Restructuring charges

   $ 20.7       $       $ (20.7

During 2012, the Company recorded charges totaling $24.1 million related to the September 2012 Program, which primarily involved the Company exiting its owned manufacturing facility in France and its leased manufacturing facility in Maryland; rightsizing its organizations in France and Italy; and realigning its operations in Latin America, including consolidating Latin America and Canada into a single operating region. Of the $24.1 million charge: (a) $20.7 million is recorded in restructuring charges; (b) $1.6 million is recorded as a reduction to net sales; (c) $1.2 million is recorded in cost of goods sold; and (d) $0.6 million is recorded in SG&A expenses. See Note 3, “Restructuring Charges,” to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2012 included elsewhere in this prospectus for further discussion of the above.

Interest expense:

 

     Years ended December 31,         
     2012      2011      Change  

Interest expense

   $ 85.3       $ 91.1       $ 5.8   

The $5.8 million decrease in interest expense for 2012, as compared to 2011, was primarily due to lower weighted average borrowing rates as a result of the 2011 Term Loan Facility Refinancing. (See “— Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources — Long Term Debt Instruments” and Note,” 10, “Long-Term Debt” to Company’s the Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this prospectus).

Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net:

 

     Years ended December 31,         
     2012      2011      Change  

Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net

   $       $ 11.2       $ 11.2   

As a result of the 2011 Refinancings, the Company recognized a loss on the early extinguishment of debt of $11.2 million during 2011, due to $1.7 million of fees which were expensed as incurred in connection with the 2011 Refinancings, as well as the write-off of $9.5 million of unamortized debt discount and deferred financing fees as a result of such refinancings.

Foreign currency losses, net:

 

     Years ended December 31,         
     2012      2011      Change  

Foreign currency losses, net

   $ 2.7       $ 4.4       $ 1.7   

The decrease in foreign currency losses, net of $1.7 million during 2012, as compared to 2011, was primarily driven by:

 

   

lower losses as a result of the revaluation of certain U.S. Dollar denominated intercompany payables and foreign currency denominated intercompany receivables from the Company’s foreign subsidiaries during 2012 as compared to 2011; and

 

   

a foreign currency loss of $1.7 million recorded in 2011 related to the re-measurement of Revlon Venezuela’s balance sheet that did not recur in 2012. See “— Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources — Impact of Foreign Currency Translation — Venezuela” for further discussion;

 

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with the foregoing partially offset by:

 

   

$0.8 million of higher foreign currency losses related to the Company’s FX Contracts during 2012 compared to 2011.

Provision for income taxes:

 

     Years ended December 31,         
     2012      2011      Change  

Provision for income taxes

   $ 44.8       $ 35.4       $ (9.4

The provision for income taxes in 2012 included a non-cash benefit of $15.8 million related to the reduction of the Company’s deferred tax valuation allowance on certain of its net deferred tax assets for certain jurisdictions within the U.S. at December 31, 2012 as a result of the Company’s improved earnings trends and cumulative taxable income in those jurisdictions. The provision for income taxes in 2011 included a non-cash benefit of $16.9 million recorded in 2011 related to the reduction of the Company’s deferred tax valuation allowance on its net deferred tax assets for certain jurisdictions outside the U.S. at December 31, 2011 as a result of the Company’s improved earnings trends and cumulative taxable income in those jurisdictions. Excluding these non-cash benefits, the provision for income taxes in 2012 was higher than 2011 primarily due to increased pre-tax income, partially offset by various discrete items, including the favorable resolution of tax matters in certain foreign jurisdictions.

The effective tax rate for 2012 is higher than the federal statutory rate of 35% due principally to: (a) foreign dividends and earnings taxable in the U.S.; and (b) the impact of certain expenses for which there is no tax benefit recognized, primarily related to the September 2012 Program (see Note 3, “Restructuring Charges” to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2012 included elsewhere in this prospectus), partially offset by the effect of the $15.8 million reduction of the deferred tax valuation allowance described above.

In assessing the recoverability of its deferred tax assets, management regularly considers whether some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized based on the recognition threshold and measurement of a tax position. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is generally dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment.

Based on the level of historical losses for certain jurisdictions within the U.S., the Company had maintained a deferred tax valuation allowance against certain of its deferred tax assets. As of December 31, 2012, the Company had experienced improved earnings trends and had cumulative taxable income in such jurisdictions. As a result of such earnings trends and the Company’s tax position, and based upon the Company’s projections for future taxable income over the periods in which the deferred tax assets are recoverable, management concluded that it was more likely than not that the Company would realize the benefits of certain of its net deferred tax assets existing at December 31, 2012 in those jurisdictions. Therefore, at December 31, 2012, the Company realized a non-cash benefit of $15.8 million related to a reduction of the Company’s deferred tax valuation allowance on certain of its net deferred tax assets for certain jurisdictions within the U.S. The Company reflected this benefit in the tax provision and this non-cash benefit increased net income at December 31, 2012.

Based upon the level of historical taxable losses for certain jurisdictions outside the U.S., the Company had maintained a deferred tax valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets. As of December 31, 2011, the Company experienced improved earnings trends and had cumulative taxable income in such jurisdictions. As a result of such earnings trends and the Company’s tax position, and based upon the Company’s projections for future taxable income over the periods in which the deferred tax assets are recoverable, management concluded that it was more likely than not that the Company would realize the benefits of the net deferred tax assets existing at December 31, 2011 in those jurisdictions. Therefore, at December 31, 2011, the Company realized a non-cash benefit of $16.9 million related to a reduction of the Company’s deferred tax valuation allowance on its net deferred tax assets for certain jurisdictions outside the U.S. The Company has reflected this benefit in the tax provision and this non-cash benefit increased the Company’s net income at December 31, 2011.

 

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As a result of the reduction of the Company’s deferred tax valuation allowance in the U.S. during 2010, as discussed below in the “— Year ended December 31, 2011 compared with the year ended December 31, 2010 — Provision for (benefit from) income taxes,” the Company’s tax provision has reflected a higher effective tax rate beginning with the first quarter of 2011. However, the increase in the effective tax rate did not affect the Company’s cash taxes paid in 2011 and 2012 and will not affect the Company’s cash taxes paid thereafter until the Company has fully used its tax loss carryforwards and other tax attributes in the U.S.

See Note 13, “Income Taxes,” to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2012 included elsewhere in this prospectus.

Year ended December 31, 2011 compared with the year ended December 31, 2010

In the tables, all dollar amounts are in millions and numbers in parentheses ( ) denote unfavorable variances.

Net sales:

Consolidated net sales in 2011 were $1,381.4 million, an increase of $60.0 million, or 4.5%, compared to $1,321.4 million in 2010. Excluding the favorable impact of foreign currency fluctuations of $17.0 million, consolidated net sales increased by $43.0 million, or 3.3% in 2011, primarily driven by the inclusion of the net sales of SinfulColors color cosmetics beginning in March 2011, as well as higher net sales of Revlon and Almay color cosmetics and Revlon ColorSilk hair color. These increases were partially offset by lower net sales of Revlon beauty tools and lower net sales of other beauty care products in Venezuela as a result of the June 2011 fire at Revlon Venezuela’s facility.

 

     Year Ended December 31,      Change     XFX Change(a)  
     2011        2010      $      %     $        %  

United States

   $ 757.4         $ 729.1       $ 28.3         3.9   $ 28.3           3.9

Asia Pacific

     233.4           209.9         23.5         11.2        8.4           4.0   

Europe, Middle East and Africa

     208.7           200.4         8.3         4.1        4.0           2.0   

Latin America and Canada

     181.9           182.0         (0.1      (0.1     2.3           1.3   
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Net Sales

   $ 1,381.4         $ 1,321.4       $ 60.0         4.5   $ 43.0           3.3
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a) XFX excludes the impact of foreign currency fluctuations.

United States

In the U.S., net sales in 2011 increased 3.9% to $757.4 million, compared to $729.1 million in 2010, primarily driven by the inclusion of the net sales of SinfulColors color cosmetics beginning in March 2011, as well as higher net sales of Almay color cosmetics and Revlon ColorSilk hair color, partially offset by lower net sales of Revlon beauty tools and Revlon color cosmetics. Excluding the results of SinfulColors color cosmetics, net sales in the U.S. increased in 2011.

Asia Pacific

In Asia Pacific, net sales in 2011 increased 11.2% to $233.4 million, compared to $209.9 million in 2010. Excluding the favorable impact of foreign currency fluctuations, net sales increased $8.4 million, or 4.0%, in 2011, primarily driven by higher net sales of Revlon color cosmetics. From a country perspective, net sales increased in China and certain distributor markets (which together contributed 6.2 percentage points to the increase in the region’s net sales in 2011, as compared to 2010), partially offset by a decrease in net sales in Japan and Australia (which together offset by 2.1 percentage points the increase in the region’s net sales in 2011, as compared to 2010).

 

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Europe, Middle East and Africa

In Europe, the Middle East and Africa, net sales in 2011 increased 4.1% to $208.7 million, compared to $200.4 million in 2010. Excluding the favorable impact of foreign currency fluctuations, net sales increased $4.0 million, or 2.0%, in 2011, primarily driven by higher net sales of Revlon color cosmetics. From a country perspective, net sales increased in South Africa (which contributed 2.5 percentage points to the increase in the region’s net sales in 2011, as compared to 2010), partially offset by a decrease in net sales in Italy (which offset by 0.8 percentage points the increase in the region’s net sales in 2011, as compared to 2010).

Latin America and Canada

In Latin America and Canada, net sales in 2011 decreased 0.1% to $181.9 million, compared to $182.0 million in 2010. Excluding the unfavorable impact of foreign currency fluctuations, net sales increased $2.3 million, or 1.3%, in 2011, primarily driven by higher net sales of Revlon color cosmetics, partially offset by lower net sales of other beauty care products. From a country perspective, net sales increased in Argentina and Latin America Export (which together contributed 3.9 percentage points to the increase in the region’s net sales in 2011, as compared to 2010), partially offset by a decrease in net sales in Venezuela and Canada (which together offset by 3.1 percentage points the increase in the region’s net sales in 2011, as compared to 2010). Venezuela’s decline in net sales was due to the loss of a significant portion of sales from June through December 2011 as a result of the June 2011 fire which destroyed Revlon Venezuela’s facility. Revlon Venezuela resumed sales of imported goods on August 12, 2011; however, the Company had not recorded any sales of locally manufactured goods in Venezuela since the fire in June 2011.

Gross profit:

 

     Years ended December 31,     Change  
     2011      2010    

Gross profit

   $ 888.8       $ 866.1      $ 22.7   

Percentage of net sales

     64.3      65.5     (1.2 )% 

The 1.2 percentage point decrease in gross profit as a percentage of net sales for 2011, compared to 2010, was primarily due to:

 

   

the impact of product mix, which reduced gross profit as a percentage of net sales by 1.3 percentage points; and

 

   

higher allowances, which reduced gross profit as a percentage of net sales by 0.9 percentage points;

with the foregoing partially offset by:

 

   

favorable foreign currency fluctuations, which increased gross profit as a percentage of net sales by 0.6 percentage points;

 

   

lower pension expenses within cost of goods, which increased gross profit as a percentage of net sales by 0.2 percentage points.

SG&A expenses:

 

     Years ended December 31,      Change  
     2011      2010     

SG&A expenses

   $ 678.1       $ 659.3       $ (18.8

The $18.8 million increase in SG&A expenses for 2011, as compared to 2010, was driven primarily by:

 

   

$17.8 million of higher general and administrative expenses primarily due to (i) the inclusion of operating expenses of SinfulColors from the date of acquisition in March 2011, (ii) higher compensation expenses, (iii) higher professional fees and (iv) higher depreciation costs; and

 

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$8.7 million of unfavorable impact of foreign currency fluctuations;

with the foregoing partially offset by:

 

   

$9.7 million, net, from insurance recoveries, which is comprised of $14.6 million of income from insurance recoveries related to the fire that destroyed Revlon Venezuela’s facility, partially offset by the $4.9 million impairment loss related to Revlon Venezuela’s net book value of inventory, property, plant and equipment destroyed by the fire. The $9.7 million, net, from insurance recoveries entirely offset the business interruption losses incurred from June 5, 2011 through December 31, 2011. (See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Fire at Revlon Venezuela’s Facility” for further discussion).

Interest expense:

 

     Years ended December 31,      Change  
     2011        2010     

Interest expense

   $ 91.1         $ 96.7       $ 5.6   

The $5.6 million decrease in interest expense for 2011, as compared to 2010, was primarily due to lower weighted average borrowing rates as a result of the 2011 Refinancings. (See “— Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources — 2011 Refinancings” and Note 10, “Long-Term Debt,” to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2012 included elsewhere in this prospectus).

Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net:

 

     Years ended December 31,      Change  
     2011        2010     

Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net

   $ 11.2         $ 9.7       $ (1.5

As a result of the 2011 Refinancings, the Company recognized a loss on the early extinguishment of debt of $11.2 million during 2011, due to $1.7 million of fees which were expensed as incurred in connection with the 2011 Refinancings, as well as the write-off of $9.5 million of unamortized debt discount and deferred financing fees as a result of such refinancings.

During March 2010, Products Corporation consummated the refinancing of its 2006 bank term loan facility and its 2006 revolving credit facility (together referred to as the “2010 Refinancing”). As a result of the 2010 Refinancing, the Company recognized a loss on the early extinguishment of debt of $9.7 million during 2010, primarily due to $5.9 million of fees and expenses which were expensed as incurred in connection with the 2010 Refinancing, as well as the write-off of $3.8 million of unamortized deferred financing fees as a result of such refinancing.

Foreign currency losses:

 

     Years ended December 31,      Change  
     2011      2010     

Foreign currency losses

   $ 4.4       $ 6.3       $ 1.9   

The $1.9 million decrease in foreign currency losses during 2011, as compared to 2010, was primarily driven by:

 

   

a $1.1 million lower foreign currency loss in 2011 compared to 2010 related to the re-measurements of Revlon Venezuela’s balance sheet (see “— Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources — Impact of Foreign Currency Translation — Venezuela”); and

 

   

$2.0 million of lower foreign currency losses related to the Company’s FX Contracts during 2011 compared to 2010;

 

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with the foregoing partially offset by:

 

   

the unfavorable impact of the revaluation of certain U.S. Dollar-denominated intercompany payables from the Company’s foreign subsidiaries compared to 2010.

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes:

 

    Years Ended December 31,     Change  
    2011        2010    

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

  $ 35.4         $ (235.3   $ (270.7

The provision for income taxes in 2011 included a non-cash benefit of $16.9 million related to the reduction of the Company’s deferred tax valuation allowance on its net deferred tax assets for certain jurisdictions outside the U.S. at December 31, 2011 as discussed above in “— Results of Operations — Provision for Income Taxes.” The benefit for income taxes in 2010 included a non-cash benefit of $248.5 million related to a reduction of the Company’s deferred tax valuation allowance on its net U.S. deferred tax assets at December 31, 2010. Excluding these non-cash benefits, the provision for income taxes in 2011 was higher than 2010 primarily due to higher deferred tax expense for the U.S. in 2011 due to the reduction of the valuation allowance in the U.S. on December 31, 2010 and higher pre-tax income in the U.S. in 2011. In addition, the provision for income taxes in 2010 benefited from various discrete items, including the favorable resolution of tax matters in the U.S. and certain foreign jurisdictions, that did not recur in 2011.

The effective tax rate for 2011 is higher than the federal statutory rate of 35% due principally to: (i) foreign dividends and earnings taxable in the U.S.; and (ii) foreign and U.S. tax effects attributable to operations outside the U.S., including pre-tax losses in a number of jurisdictions outside the U.S. for which there is no tax benefit recognized in the period, partially offset by the effect of the reduction of the deferred tax valuation allowance described above.

Based upon the level of historical taxable losses for the U.S., the Company had maintained a deferred tax valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets in the U.S. As of December 31, 2010, the Company had experienced improved earnings trends and had cumulative taxable income. As a result of such earnings trends and the Company’s tax position, and based upon the Company’s projections for future taxable income over the periods in which the deferred tax assets were recoverable, management concluded that it was more likely than not that the Company would realize the benefits of the net deferred tax assets existing at December 31, 2010. Therefore, at December 31, 2010, the Company realized a non-cash benefit of $248.5 million related to a reduction of the Company’s deferred tax valuation allowance on its net U.S. deferred tax assets at December 31, 2010. The Company reflected this benefit in the tax provision and this non-cash benefit increased net income at December 31, 2010.

See Note 13, “Income Taxes,” to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2012 included elsewhere in this prospectus for further discussion of the above.

Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources

At March 31, 2013, the Company had a liquidity position of $242.2 million, consisting of cash and cash equivalents (net of any outstanding checks) of $112.5 million, as well as $129.7 million in available borrowings under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility based upon the borrowing base less $10.3 million of undrawn outstanding letters of credit and nil then drawn under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility at such date.

 

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Cash Flows

Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

At March 31, 2013, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $120.8 million, compared with $116.3 million at December 31, 2012. The following table summarizes the Company’s cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012:

 

     Three Months Ended
March  31,
 
     2013      2012  

Net cash used in operating activities

   $ (16.9    $ (20.4

Net cash used in investing activities

     (5.1      (3.5

Net cash provided by financing activities

     28.7         9.1   

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     (2.2      0.6   

Net cash used in operating activities was $16.9 million and $20.4 million for the first three months of 2013 and 2012, respectively. As compared to the first three months of 2012, cash used in operating activities in the first three months of 2013 was impacted by lower premium payments related to certain of the Company’s multi-year insurance programs, lower pension contributions and other favorable changes in working capital, partially offset by higher cash interest paid due to the timing of interest payments as a result of the 2013 Senior Notes Refinancing and the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments, higher incentive compensation payments and restructuring payments related to the September 2012 Program.

Net cash used in investing activities was $5.1 million and $3.5 million for the first three months of 2013 and 2012, respectively, which included $5.5 million and $3.5 million of cash used for capital expenditures, respectively.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $28.7 million and $9.1 million for the first three months of 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Net cash provided by financing activities for the first three months of 2013 included:

 

   

Products Corporation’s issuance of the $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of the 5.75% Senior Notes at par;

with the foregoing partially offset by:

 

   

the repayment and redemption of all of the $330.0 million aggregate principal amount outstanding of the 9.75% Senior Secured Notes in connection with the 2013 Senior Notes Refinancing;

 

   

the repayment of $113.0 million in principal on the 2011 Term Loan Facility in connection with the consummation of the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments; and

 

   

the payment of $27.9 million of financing costs comprised of (i) $17.4 million of redemption and tender offer premiums, as well as fees and expenses related to the repayment and redemption of all of the $330.0 million aggregate principal amount outstanding of the 9.75% Senior Secured Notes, (ii) $9.4 million of underwriters’ fees and other fees in connection with the issuance of the 5.75% Senior Notes and (iii) $1.1 million of fees incurred in connection with the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments.

Net cash provided by financing activities for the first three months of 2012 included:

 

   

a $10.9 million increase in short term borrowings and overdraft;

with the foregoing partially offset by:

 

   

a $2.0 million scheduled amortization payment on the 2011 Term Loan Facility.

 

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Years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010

At December 31, 2012, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $116.3 million, compared with $101.7 million at December 31, 2011. The following table summarizes the Company’s cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities for 2012, 2011 and 2010 (all amounts are in millions):

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2012     2011     2010  

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 104.1      $ 88.0      $ 96.7   

Net cash used in investing activities

     (86.3     (52.6     (14.9

Net cash used in financing activities

     (3.4     (7.5     (62.3

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     0.2        (2.9     2.7   

Net cash provided by operating activities was $104.1 million, $88.0 million and $96.7 million for 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. As compared to 2011, cash provided by operating activities in 2012 was impacted by favorable changes in working capital and lower cash interest paid, partially offset by the renewal and partial pre-payment of certain of the Company’s multi-year insurance programs. As compared to 2010, cash provided by operating activities in 2011 was impacted by higher interest payments, increased permanent display spending and increased pension contributions.

Net cash used in investing activities was $86.3 million, $52.6 million and $14.9 million for 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Net cash used in investing activities for 2012 included:

 

   

$66.2 million for the Pure Ice Acquisition; and

 

   

$20.9 million used for capital expenditures.

Net cash used in investing activities for 2011 included:

 

   

$39.0 million for the SinfulColors Acquisition (as hereinafter defined). On March 17, 2011, the Company acquired certain assets, including trademarks and other intellectual property, inventory, certain receivables and manufacturing equipment, related to SinfulColors cosmetics, Wild and Crazy cosmetics, freshMinerals cosmetics and freshcover cosmetics, which products are sold principally in the U.S. mass retail channel (the “SinfulColors Acquisition”); and

 

   

$13.9 million used for capital expenditures.

Net cash used in investing activities in 2010 included $15.2 million of capital expenditures.

Net cash used in financing activities was $3.4 million, $7.5 million and $62.3 million for 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Net cash used in financing activities for 2012 included:

 

   

an aggregate $8.0 million of scheduled amortization payments on the 2011 Term Loan Facility in 2012;

with the foregoing partially offset by:

 

   

a $6.3 million increase in short term borrowings and overdraft.

Net cash used in financing activities for 2011 included:

 

   

payment of the $4.3 million of fees incurred in connection with the 2011 Refinancings; and

 

   

an aggregate $4.0 million of scheduled amortization payments on the 2011 Term Loan Facility in 2011;

with the foregoing partially offset by:

 

   

cash provided by Products Corporation’s issuance of the $800.0 million aggregate principal amount of the 2011 Term Loan Facility, or $796.0 million, net of discounts, partially offset by cash used for the repayment of $794.0 million remaining aggregate principal amount of Products Corporation’s 2010 Term Loan Facility.

 

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Net cash used in financing activities for 2010 included:

 

   

cash used for repayment of $815.0 million remaining aggregate principal amount of Products Corporation’s 2006 bank term loan facility, partially offset by cash provided by Products Corporation’s issuance of the $800.0 million aggregate principal amount of the 2010 Term Loan Facility, or $786.0 million, net of discounts;

 

   

an aggregate $6.0 million of scheduled amortization payments on the 2010 Term Loan Facility in 2010; and

 

   

payment of financing costs of $17.0 million, which was comprised of (i) the payment of $15.3 million of fees incurred in connection with the 2010 refinancing of Products Corporation’s 2006 bank term loan facility and revolving credit facility and (ii) the payment of the remaining balance of $1.7 million of the $25.1 million of fees incurred in connection with the refinancing of Products Corporation’s 9.50% Senior Notes in November 2009 with the 9.75% Senior Secured Notes due November 2015.

Long-Term Debt Instruments

For further detail regarding the Company’s long-term debt instruments, see Note 10, “Long-Term Debt,” to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2012 included elsewhere in this prospectus.

2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments to the 2011 Term Loan Agreement

On February 21, 2013, Products Corporation consummated the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments, among Products Corporation, as borrower, a syndicate of lenders and Citicorp, USA, Inc., as administrative agent and collateral agent.

Pursuant to the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments, Products Corporation reduced the total aggregate principal amount outstanding under the 2011 Term Loan Facility from $788.0 million to $675.0 million, using a portion of the proceeds from Products Corporation’s issuance of its 5.75% Senior Notes (see “2013 Senior Notes Refinancing” below), together with cash on hand. The 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments also reduced the interest rates on the 2011 Term Loan Facility such that Eurodollar Loans bear interest at the Eurodollar Rate plus 3.00% per annum, with the Eurodollar Rate not to be less than 1.00% (compared to 3.50% and 1.25%, respectively, prior to the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments), while Alternate Base Rate loans bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus 2.00%, with the Alternate Base Rate not to be less than 2.00% (compared to 2.50% and 2.25%, respectively, prior to the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments) (and as each such term is defined in the 2011 Term Loan Agreement).

Pursuant to the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments, Products Corporation, under certain circumstances, also has the right to request the 2011 Term Loan Facility be increased by up to the greater of (i) $300 million and (ii) an amount such that Products Corporation’s First Lien Secured Leverage Ratio (as defined in the 2011 Term Loan Agreement) does not exceed 3.50:1.00 (compared to $300 million prior to the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments), provided that the lenders are not committed to provide any such increase.

Products Corporation’s 2011 Revolving Credit Facility under the 2011 Revolving Credit Agreement remains unchanged.

For the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Company incurred approximately $1.2 million of fees and expenses in connection with the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments, of which, $0.2 million was capitalized. The Company expensed the remaining $1.0 million of fees and expenses and wrote-off $1.5 million of unamortized debt discount and deferred financing costs. These amounts, totaling $2.5 million, were recognized within loss on early extinguishment of debt in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income for the three months ended March 31, 2013 included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

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2013 Senior Notes Refinancing

On February 8, 2013, Products Corporation successfully completed its offering (the “2013 Senior Notes Refinancing”), pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (as amended, the “Securities Act”), of $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of the 5.75% Senior Notes, which are subject to the Exchange Offer being made pursuant to this prospectus. The 5.75% Senior Notes are unsecured and were issued to investors at par. The 5.75% Senior Notes mature on February 15, 2021. Interest on the 5.75% Senior Notes accrues at 5.75% per annum, paid every six months on February 15th and August 15th, with the first interest payment due on August 15, 2013.

The 5.75% Senior Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture (the “5.75% Senior Notes Indenture”), dated as of February 8, 2013 (the “Closing Date”), by and among Products Corporation, Products Corporation’s domestic subsidiaries (the “Guarantors”), which also currently guarantee Products Corporation’s 2011 Term Loan Facility and 2011 Revolving Credit Facility, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. The Guarantors issued guarantees (the “Guarantees”) of Products Corporation’s obligations under the 5.75% Senior Notes and the 5.75% Senior Notes Indenture on a senior unsecured basis.

Products Corporation used a portion of the $491.2 million of net proceeds from the issuance of the 5.75% Senior Notes (net of underwriters’ fees), to repay and redeem all of the $330 million outstanding aggregate principal amount of its 9.75% Senior Secured Notes, as well as to pay $8.6 million of accrued interest. Products Corporation incurred an aggregate of $18.9 million of fees for the applicable redemption and tender offer premiums, related fees and expenses in connection with redemption and repayment of the 9.75% Senior Secured Notes and other fees and expenses in connection with the issuance of the 5.75% Senior Notes. Products Corporation used a portion of the remaining proceeds from the issuance of the 5.75% Senior Notes, together with existing cash, to pay approximately $113.0 million of principal on its 2011 Term Loan Facility in conjunction with the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments. Products Corporation expects to use the remaining balance available from the issuance of the 5.75% Senior Notes for general corporate purposes, including, without limitation, debt reduction transactions, such as repaying to Revlon, Inc. at maturity in October 2013 the Contributed Loan.

In connection with these refinancing transactions, the Company capitalized $10.1 million of fees and expenses incurred related to the issuance of the 5.75% Senior Notes, which will be amortized over the term of such notes. The Company also recognized a loss on the early extinguishment of debt of $25.4 million during the first quarter of 2013, comprised of $17.6 million of redemption and tender offer premiums, as well as fees and expenses which were expensed as incurred in connection with the redemption and repayment of the 9.75% Senior Secured Notes, as well as the write-off of $7.8 million of unamortized debt discount and deferred financing costs associated with the 9.75% Senior Secured Notes.

Ranking

The 5.75% Senior Notes are Products Corporation’s unsubordinated, unsecured obligations and rank senior in right of payment to any future subordinated obligations of Products Corporation and rank pari passu in right of payment with all existing and future senior debt of Products Corporation. Similarly, each Guarantee is the relevant Guarantor’s unsubordinated, unsecured obligation and ranks senior in right of payment to any future subordinated obligations of such Guarantor and ranks pari passu in right of payment with all existing and future senior debt of such Guarantor.

The 5.75% Senior Notes and the Guarantees rank effectively junior to Products Corporation’s 2011 Term Loan Facility and 2011 Revolving Credit Facility, which are secured, as well as indebtedness and preferred stock of Products Corporation’s foreign and immaterial subsidiaries (the “Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries”), none of which guarantee the 5.75% Senior Notes.

Optional Redemption

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of principal amount), plus accrued interest to the date of redemption, if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning on February 15th of the years indicated below:

 

Year

   Percentage  

2016

     104.313

2017

     102.875

2018

     101.438

2019 and thereafter

     100.000

Products Corporation may redeem the 5.75% Senior Notes at its option at any time or from time to time prior to February 15, 2016, as a whole or in part, at a redemption price per 5.75% Senior Note equal to the sum of (1) the then outstanding principal amount thereof, plus (2) accrued and unpaid interest (if any) to the date of redemption, plus (3) the applicable premium based on the applicable treasury rate plus 75 basis points.

Prior to February 15, 2016, Products Corporation may, from time to time, redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the 5.75% Senior Notes and any additional notes with, and to the extent Products Corporation actually receives, the net proceeds of one or more equity offerings from time to time, at 105.75% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued interest to the date of redemption.

Change of Control

Upon the occurrence of specified change of control events, Products Corporation is required to make an offer to purchase all of the 5.75% Senior Notes at a purchase price of 101% of the outstanding principal amount of the 5.75% Senior Notes as of the date of any such repurchase, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of repurchase.

Certain Covenants

The 5.75% Senior Notes Indenture limits Products Corporation’s and the Guarantors’ ability, and the ability of certain other subsidiaries, to:

 

   

incur or guarantee additional indebtedness (“Limitation on Debt”);

 

   

pay dividends, make repayments on indebtedness that is subordinated in right of payment to the 5.75% Senior Notes and make other “restricted payments” (“Limitation on Restricted Payments”);

 

   

make certain investments;

 

   

create liens on their assets to secure debt;

 

   

enter into transactions with affiliates;

 

   

merge, consolidate or amalgamate with another company (“Successor Company”);

 

   

transfer and sell assets (“Limitation on Asset Sales”); and

 

   

permit restrictions on the payment of dividends by Products Corporation’s subsidiaries (“Limitation on Dividends from Subsidiaries”).

These covenants are subject to important qualifications and exceptions. The 5.75% Senior Notes Indenture also contains customary affirmative covenants and events of default.

In addition, if during any period of time the 5.75% Senior Notes receive investment grade ratings from both Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s Investors Services, Inc. and no default or event of default has occurred and is continuing under the 5.75% Senior Notes Indenture, Products Corporation and its subsidiaries will not be subject to the covenants on Limitation on Debt, Limitation on Restricted Payments, Limitation on Asset Sales, Limitation on Dividends from Subsidiaries and certain provisions of the Successor Company covenant.

 

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Registration Rights

On the Closing Date, Products Corporation, the Guarantors and the representatives of the initial purchasers of the 5.75% Senior Notes entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, pursuant to which the Exchange Offer described in this prospectus is being made. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, Products Corporation and the Guarantors agreed with the representatives of the initial purchasers, for the benefit of the holders of the 5.75% Senior Notes, that Products Corporation will, at its cost, among other things: (i) file a registration statement with respect to the 5.75% Senior Notes within 150 days after the Closing Date to be used in connection with the exchange of the 5.75% Senior Notes and related guarantees for publicly registered notes and related guarantees with substantially identical terms in all material respects (except for the transfer restrictions relating to the 5.75% Senior Notes and interest rate increases as described below); (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to cause the applicable registration statement to become effective under the Securities Act within 210 days after the Closing Date; and (iii) use its reasonable best efforts to effect an exchange offer of the 5.75% Senior Notes and the related guarantees for registered notes and related guarantees within 270 days after the Closing Date. In addition, under certain circumstances, Products Corporation may be required to file a shelf registration statement to cover resales of the 5.75% Senior Notes. If Products Corporation fails to satisfy such obligations, it will be obligated to pay additional interest to each holder of the 5.75% Senior Notes that are subject to transfer restrictions, with respect to the first 90-day period immediately following any such failure, at a rate of 0.25% per annum on the principal amount of the 5.75% Senior Notes that are subject to transfer restrictions held by such holder. The amount of additional interest will increase by an additional 0.25% per annum with respect to each subsequent 90-day period until all registration requirements have been satisfied, up to a maximum amount of additional interest of 0.50% per annum on the principal amount of the 5.75% Senior Notes that are subject to transfer restrictions.

2012 Debt Transaction

Products Corporation was party to the Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement, consisting of (i) the $58.4 million Non-Contributed Loan which, at December 31, 2011, remained owing from Products Corporation to MacAndrews & Forbes, and which matures on October 8, 2014, and (ii) the $48.6 million Contributed Loan, which remains due from Products Corporation to Revlon, Inc. and which matures on October 8, 2013. On April 30, 2012, MacAndrews & Forbes exercised its right to assign its interest in the Non-Contributed Loan to various third parties. In connection with such assignment, Products Corporation entered into an Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement with MacAndrews & Forbes (the “Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement”) to: (1) modify the interest rate on the Non-Contributed Loan from its prior 12% fixed rate to a floating rate of LIBOR plus 7%, with a 1.5% LIBOR floor, resulting in an interest rate of approximately 8.5% per annum (or a 3.5% reduction per annum) upon the effectiveness of the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement; (2) insert certain prepayment premiums; and (3) designate Citibank, N.A. as the administrative agent for the Non-Contributed Loan. Refer to “Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement” below for further discussion of the above.

2011 Refinancings

In the second quarter of 2011, Products Corporation consummated a refinancing of its 2010 Term Loan Facility with the 2011 Term Loan Facility and Products Corporation’s 2010 Revolving Credit Facility with the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility (together referred to as the “2011 Refinancings”), reducing interest rates and extending maturities.

In May 2011, Products Corporation consummated a refinancing of the 2010 Term Loan Facility (the “2011 Term Loan Facility Refinancing”), which included replacing Products Corporation’s 2010 bank term loan facility, which was scheduled to mature on March 11, 2015 and had $794.0 million aggregate principal amount outstanding at December 31, 2010 (the “2010 Term Loan Facility”), with the 2011 Term Loan Facility. Products Corporation used $796 million of proceeds from the 2011 Term Loan Facility, which was drawn in full on the May 19, 2011 closing date and issued to lenders at 99.5% of par, to refinance in full the $792.0 million of then outstanding indebtedness under its 2010 Term Loan Facility and to pay approximately $2 million of accrued interest. Products Corporation incurred $3.6 million of fees in connection with consummating the 2011 Term Loan Facility Refinancing, of which $1.9 million was capitalized.

 

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In June 2011, Products Corporation consummated a refinancing of the 2010 Revolving Credit Facility, which was scheduled to mature on March 11, 2014 and had nil outstanding borrowings at December 31, 2010, with a 5-year, $140.0 million asset-based, multi-currency revolving credit facility due June 16, 2016. Products Corporation incurred $0.7 million of fees in connection with consummating the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility Refinancing, all of which were capitalized.

The following is a summary description of the 2011 Term Loan Facility and 2011 Revolving Credit Facility. Investors should refer to the principal refinancing agreements (copies of which are included as exhibits to the registration statement on Form S-4 of which this prospectus forms a part) for complete terms and conditions. Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms have the meanings given to them in the 2011 Term Loan Agreement and/or the 2011 Revolving Credit Agreement, as applicable.

2011 Term Loan Facility

As a result of the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments, under the 2011 Term Loan Facility, Eurodollar Loans bear interest at the Eurodollar Rate plus 3.00% per annum (with the Eurodollar Rate not to be less than 1.00%) and Alternate Base Rate loans bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus 2.00% (with the Alternate Base Rate not to be less than 2.00%). For other prepayment terms (including, without limitation, the requirement to pre-pay the 2011 Term Loan Facility with 50% of Products Corporation’s “excess cash flow,” commencing with excess cash flow for the 2013 fiscal year payable in the first 100 days of 2014, see Note 10, “Long-Term Debt,” to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2012 included elsewhere in this prospectus.

The 2011 Term Loan Facility contains a financial covenant limiting Products Corporation’s first lien senior secured leverage ratio (the ratio of Products Corporation’s Senior Secured Debt that has a lien on the collateral which secures the 2011 Term Loan Facility that is not junior or subordinated to the liens securing the 2011 Term Loan Facility (excluding debt outstanding under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility) to EBITDA), to no more than 4.0 to 1.0 for each period of four consecutive fiscal quarters during the period from June 30, 2011 to such facility’s November 2017 maturity date.

Pursuant to the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments, Products Corporation, under certain circumstances, also has the right to request the 2011 Term Loan Facility be increased by up to the greater of (i) $300 million and (ii) an amount such that Products Corporation’s First Lien Secured Leverage Ratio (as defined in the 2011 Term Loan Agreement) does not exceed 3.50:1.00 (compared to $300 million prior to the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments), provided that the lenders are not committed to provide any such increase.

The 2011 Term Loan Facility matures on November 19, 2017.

2011 Revolving Credit Facility

Availability under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility varies based on a borrowing base that is determined by the value of eligible accounts receivable and eligible inventory in the U.S. and the U.K. and eligible real property and equipment in the U.S. from time to time.

If the value of the eligible assets is not sufficient to support the $140.0 million borrowing base under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility, Products Corporation will not have full access to the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility. Products Corporation’s ability to borrow under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility is also conditioned upon the satisfaction of certain conditions precedent and Products Corporation’s compliance with other covenants in the 2011 Revolving Credit Agreement.

 

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Under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility, borrowings (other than loans in foreign currencies) bear interest, if made as Eurodollar Loans, at the Eurodollar Rate, plus the applicable margin set forth in the grid below and, if made as Alternate Base Rate loans, at the Alternate Base Rate, plus the applicable margin set forth in the grid below:

 

Excess Availability

   Alternate Base
Rate Loans
    Eurodollar
Loans,
Eurocurrency
Loans or
Local
Rate Loans
 

Greater than or equal to $92,000,000

     1.00     2.00

Less than $92,000,000 but greater than or equal to $46,000,000

     1.25     2.25

Less than $46,000,000

     1.50     2.50

Local Loans bear interest, if mutually acceptable to Products Corporation and the relevant foreign lenders, at the Local Rate, and otherwise (i) if in foreign currencies or in U.S. Dollars at the Eurodollar Rate or the Eurocurrency Rate plus the applicable margin set forth in the grid above or (ii) if in U.S. Dollars at the Alternate Base Rate plus the applicable margin set forth in the grid above. For other fees payable to the lenders under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility (including, without limitation, a commitment fee of 0.375% of the average daily unused portion of the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility), see Note 10, “Long-Term Debt and,” to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2012 included elsewhere in this prospectus.

For prepayment terms under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility, see Note 10, “Long-Term Debt,” to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2012 included elsewhere in this prospectus.

Under certain circumstances, Products Corporation has the right to request that the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility be increased by up to $60.0 million, provided that the lenders are not committed to provide any such increase.

Under certain circumstances if and when the difference between (i) the borrowing base under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility and (ii) the amounts outstanding under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility is less than $20.0 million for a period of two consecutive days or more, and until such difference is equal to or greater than $20.0 million for a period of 30 consecutive business days, the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility requires Products Corporation to maintain a consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio (the ratio of EBITDA minus Capital Expenditures to Cash Interest Expense for such period) of a minimum of 1.0 to 1.0.

The 2011 Revolving Credit Facility matures on June 16, 2016.

Covenants and Defaults Applicable to the 2011 Credit Facilities

The 2011 Credit Facilities contain various restrictive covenants prohibiting Products Corporation and its subsidiaries from:

(i) incurring additional indebtedness or guarantees, with certain exceptions;

(ii) making dividend and other payments or loans to Revlon, Inc. or other affiliates, with certain exceptions, including among others:

(a) exceptions permitting Products Corporation to pay dividends or make other payments to Revlon, Inc. to enable it to, among other things, pay expenses incidental to being a public holding company, including, among other things, professional fees such as legal, accounting and insurance fees, regulatory fees, such as SEC filing fees and NYSE listing fees, and other expenses related to being a public holding company;

(b) subject to certain circumstances, to finance the purchase by Revlon, Inc. of its Class A Common Stock in connection with the delivery of such Class A Common Stock to grantees under the Third Amended and Restated Revlon, Inc. Stock Plan and/or the payment of withholding taxes in connection with the vesting of restricted stock awards under such plan;

 

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(c) subject to certain limitations, to pay dividends or make other payments to finance the purchase, redemption or other retirement for value by Revlon, Inc. of stock or other equity interests or equivalents in Revlon, Inc. held by any current or former director, employee or consultant in his or her capacity as such; and

(d) subject to certain limitations, to make other restricted payments to affiliates of Products Corporation in an amount up to $10 million per year (plus $10 million for each calendar year commencing with 2011), other restricted payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $35 million and other restricted payments based upon certain financial tests.

(iii) creating liens or other encumbrances on Products Corporation’s or its subsidiaries’ assets or revenues, granting negative pledges or selling or transferring any of Products Corporation’s or its subsidiaries’ assets, all subject to certain limited exceptions;

(iv) with certain exceptions, engaging in merger or acquisition transactions;

(v) prepaying indebtedness and modifying the terms of certain indebtedness and specified material contractual obligations, subject to certain exceptions;

(vi) making investments, subject to certain exceptions; and

(vii) entering into transactions with affiliates of Products Corporation involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $10 million other than upon terms that are not materially less favorable when taken as a whole to Products Corporation or its subsidiaries as terms that would be obtainable at the time for a comparable transaction or series of similar transactions in arm’s length dealings with an unrelated third person and where such payments or consideration exceed $20 million, unless such transaction has been approved by all of the independent directors of Products Corporation, subject to certain exceptions.

The events of default under the 2011 Credit Facilities include customary events of default for such types of agreements. For a description of the events of defaults, see Note 10, “Long-Term Debt,” to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2012 included elsewhere in this prospectus. If Products Corporation is in default under the senior secured leverage ratio under the 2011 Term Loan Facility or the consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio under the 2011 Revolving Credit Agreement, Products Corporation may cure such default by issuing certain equity securities to, or receiving capital contributions from, Revlon, Inc. and applying such cash which is deemed to increase EBITDA for the purpose of calculating the applicable ratio. Products Corporation may exercise this cure right two times in any four-quarter period.

Products Corporation was in compliance with all applicable covenants under the 2011 Term Loan Agreement and 2011 Revolving Credit Agreement as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012. At March 31, 2013, the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the 2011 Term Loan Facility was $675.0 million and availability under the $140.0 million 2011 Revolving Credit Facility, based upon the calculated borrowing base less $10.3 million of outstanding undrawn letters of credit and nil then drawn on the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility, was $129.7 million. During 2012 and 2011, the average borrowings outstanding under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility were $4.1 million and $5.8 million, respectively. During the first quarters of 2013 and 2012, there were no borrowings under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility.

9.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2015

In November 2009, Products Corporation issued and sold $330.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the 9.75% Senior Secured Notes due November 15, 2015 in a private placement which was priced at 98.9% of par, receiving net proceeds (net of original issue discount and underwriters’ fees) of $319.8 million. In February 2013, Products Corporation consummated a tender offer for $192.4 million aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 9.75% Senior Secured Notes. In March 2013, Products Corporation redeemed the remaining outstanding 9.75% Senior Secured Notes.

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Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan

In October 2009, Revlon, Inc. consummated a voluntary exchange offer transaction (the “2009 Exchange Offer”), in which MacAndrews & Forbes contributed to Revlon, Inc. $48.6 million of the $107.0 million aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Senior Subordinated Term Loan (the “Contributed Loan”), representing $5.21 of outstanding principal amount for each of the 9,336,905 shares of Revlon, Inc.’s Class A Common Stock exchanged in the 2009 Exchange Offer, and Revlon, Inc. issued to MacAndrews & Forbes 9,336,905 shares of Class A Common Stock at a ratio of one share of Class A Common Stock for each $5.21 of outstanding principal amount of the Senior Subordinated Term Loan contributed to Revlon. Also upon consummation of the 2009 Exchange Offer, the terms of the Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement were amended to extend the maturity date of the Contributed Loan which remains owing from Products Corporation to Revlon, Inc. from August 2010 to October 8, 2013, to change the annual interest rate on the Contributed Loan from 11% to 12.75%, to extend the maturity date of the $58.4 million principal amount of the Senior Subordinated Term Loan which, at December 31, 2011, remained owing from Products Corporation to MacAndrews & Forbes (the “Non-Contributed Loan”) from August 2010 to October 8, 2014 and to change the annual interest rate on the Non-Contributed Loan from 11% to 12%.

On April 30, 2012, MacAndrews & Forbes exercised its right to assign its interest in the Non-Contributed Loan. In connection with such assignment, Products Corporation entered into the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement with MacAndrews & Forbes and a related Administrative Letter was entered into with Citibank, N.A. and MacAndrews & Forbes, to among other things:

 

   

modify the interest rate on the Non-Contributed Loan from its prior 12% fixed rate to a floating rate of LIBOR plus 7%, with a 1.5% LIBOR floor, resulting in an interest rate of approximately 8.5% per annum (or a 3.5% reduction per annum) upon the effectiveness of the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement. Interest under the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement is payable quarterly in arrears in cash;

 

   

insert prepayment premiums such that Products Corporation may optionally prepay the Non-Contributed Loan (i) through October 31, 2013 with a prepayment premium based on a formula designed to provide the assignees of the Non-Contributed Loan with the present value, using a discount rate of 75 basis points over U.S. Treasuries, of the principal, premium and interest that would have accrued on the Non-Contributed Loan from any such prepayment date through October 31, 2013 (provided that, pursuant to the loan’s terms (both before and after giving effect to these amendments), no portion of the principal amount of the Non-Contributed Loan may be repaid prior to its October 8, 2014 maturity date unless and until all shares of Revlon, Inc.’s Preferred Stock have been or are being concurrently redeemed and all payments due thereon are paid in full or are concurrently being paid in full), (ii) from November 1, 2013 through April 30, 2014 with a 2% prepayment premium on the aggregate principal amount of the Non-Contributed Loan being prepaid, and (iii) from May 1, 2014 through maturity on October 8, 2014 with no prepayment premium; and

 

   

designate Citibank, N.A. as the administrative agent for the Non-Contributed Loan.

Concurrently with the effectiveness of the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement, MacAndrews & Forbes assigned its entire interest in the Non-Contributed Loan to several third parties.

Impact of Foreign Currency Translation — Venezuela

For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 and the first quarter of 2013, Revlon Venezuela had net sales of approximately 2%, 2%, 3% and 2%, respectively, of the Company’s consolidated net sales. At March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 and 2011, total assets of Revlon Venezuela were approximately 2% of the Company’s total assets.

Highly-Inflationary Economy:    Effective January 1, 2010, Venezuela was designated as a highly inflationary economy under U.S. GAAP. As a result, beginning January 1, 2010, the U.S. Dollar is the functional currency for Revlon Venezuela. Through December 31, 2009, prior to Venezuela being designated as highly

 

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inflationary, currency translation adjustments of Revlon Venezuela’s balance sheet were reflected in stockholder’s deficiency as part of other comprehensive income; however, subsequent to January 1, 2010, such adjustments are reflected in earnings.

Currency Devaluation and Restrictions:

On January 8, 2010, the Venezuelan government announced the devaluation of its local currency, Venezuelan Bolivars (“Bolivars”), relative to the U.S. Dollar and the official exchange rate for non-essential goods changed from 2.15 to 4.30. Throughout 2010, the Company used Venezuela’s official rate to translate Revlon Venezuela’s financial statements. In 2010, the devaluation had the impact of reducing the Company’s reported net sales and operating income by $33.4 million and $8.4 million, respectively. Additionally, to reflect the impact of the currency devaluation, the Company recorded a one-time foreign currency loss of $2.8 million in January 2010 as a result of the required re-measurement of Revlon Venezuela’s balance sheet. As Venezuela was designated as a highly inflationary economy effective January 1, 2010, this foreign currency loss was reflected in earnings in the first quarter of 2010.

Currency restrictions enacted by the Venezuelan government in 2003 have become more restrictive and have impacted Revlon Venezuela’s ability to obtain U.S. Dollars in exchange for Bolivars at the official foreign exchange rates from the Venezuelan government and its foreign exchange commission, the Comisión de Administracion de Divisas (“CADIVI”). In May 2010, the Venezuelan government took control over the previously freely-traded foreign currency exchange market and in June 2010, replaced it with a new foreign currency exchange system, the Sistema de Transacciones en Moneda Extranjera (“SITME”) (until it was eliminated in February 2013 as discussed below). SITME provided a mechanism to exchange Bolivars into U.S. Dollars. However, U.S. Dollars accessed through SITME could only be used for product purchases and related services, such as freight, and were not available for other transactions, such as the payment of dividends. Also, SITME could only be used for amounts of up to $50,000 per day, subject to a monthly maximum of $350,000 per legal entity, and was generally only available to the extent the applicant had not exchanged and received U.S. Dollars from CADIVI within the previous 90 days. In the second quarter of 2011, the Company began using a SITME rate of 5.5 Bolivars per U.S. Dollar to translate Revlon Venezuela’s financial statements, as this was the rate at which the Company accessed U.S. Dollars in the SITME market during the second quarter of 2011 (the “SITME Rate”). The Company had previously utilized Venezuela’s official exchange rate of 4.3 Bolivars per U.S. Dollar to translate Revlon Venezuela’s financial statements from January 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011. Through December 31, 2012, the Company continued using the SITME Rate to translate Revlon Venezuela’s financial statements.

To reflect the impact of the change in exchange rates from Venezuela’s official exchange rate to the SITME Rate, a foreign currency loss of $1.7 million was recorded in the second quarter of 2011. As Venezuela was designated as a highly inflationary economy effective January 1, 2010, the Company reflected this foreign currency loss in earnings for the year ended December 31, 2011. For the year ended December 31, 2011, the change in the exchange rates in Venezuela unfavorably impacted the Company’s consolidated net sales by $4.6 million.

On February 8, 2013, the Venezuelan government announced an additional devaluation of Bolivars relative to the U.S. Dollar, effective beginning February 13, 2013. The devaluation changed the official exchange rate to 6.30 Bolivars per U.S. Dollar (the “Official Rate”). In addition, the Venezuelan government also announced that SITME would be eliminated. As a result of the elimination of the SITME market, the Company began using the Official Rate of 6.30 Bolivars per U.S. Dollar to translate Revlon Venezuela’s financial statements beginning in the first quarter of 2013. The devaluation of the local currency had the impact of reducing reported net sales and operating income by $0.5 million and $0.4 million, respectively, in the first quarter of 2013. Additionally, to reflect the impact of the currency devaluation, a one-time foreign currency loss of $0.6 million was recorded in the first quarter of 2013 as a result of the required re-measurement of Revlon Venezuela’s balance sheet. As Venezuela was designated as a highly inflationary economy effective January 1, 2010, the Company reflected this foreign currency loss in earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2013.

As of the date of this prospectus, a new foreign currency exchange system is being developed in Venezuela to replace the SITME market. As a result, the Company has been unable to access U.S. Dollars in Venezuela

 

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since the devaluation in early February 2013. Once a new currency market is developed, the Company will consider participating in exchanging Bolivars for U.S. Dollars to the extent permitted. If the rate of exchange in the new currency market is higher than the Official Rate, it would have a negative impact on the Company’s results of operations going forward.

Sources and Uses

The Company’s principal sources of funds are expected to be operating revenues, cash on hand and funds available for borrowing under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility and other permitted lines of credit. The 2011 Credit Agreements, the 5.75% Senior Notes Indenture and the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement contain certain provisions that by their terms limit Products Corporation and its subsidiaries’ ability to, among other things, incur additional debt.

The Company’s principal uses of funds are expected to be the payment of operating expenses, including expenses in connection with the continued execution of the Company’s business strategy, purchases of permanent wall displays, capital expenditure requirements, debt service payments and costs, tax payments, pension and post-retirement benefit plan contributions, payments in connection with the Company’s restructuring programs, severance not otherwise included in the Company’s restructuring programs and debt repurchases. The Company’s cash contributions to its pension and post-retirement benefit plans in 2012 and for the first quarter of 2013 were $29.8 million and $2.7 million, respectively. The Company expects cash contributions to its pension and post-retirement benefit plans to be approximately $20 million in the aggregate for the full year 2013. The Company’s cash taxes paid in 2012 and for the first quarter of 2013 were $17.8 million and $2.6 million, respectively. The Company expects to pay cash taxes of approximately $20 million in the aggregate for the full year 2013. In 2012 and for the first quarter of 2013, the Company’s purchases of permanent wall displays were $43.2 million and $11.1 million, respectively, and capital expenditures were $20.9 million and $5.5 million, respectively. The Company expects purchases of permanent wall displays and capital expenditures in the aggregate for the full year 2013 to be approximately $50 million and $25 million, respectively. The Company has undertaken, and continues to assess, refine and implement a number of programs to efficiently manage its working capital, including, among other things, initiatives intended to optimize inventory levels over time; centralized procurement to secure discounts and efficiencies; prudent management of accounts receivable and accounts payable; and controls on general and administrative spending. In the ordinary course of business, the Company’s source or use of cash from operating activities may vary on a quarterly basis as a result of a number of factors, including the timing of working capital flows.

Continuing to execute the Company’s business strategy could include taking advantage of additional opportunities to reposition, repackage or reformulate one or more brands or product lines, launching additional new products, acquiring businesses or brands, further refining the Company’s approach to retail merchandising and/or taking further actions to optimize its manufacturing, sourcing and organizational size and structure. Any of these actions, the intended purpose of which would be to create value through profitable growth, could result in the Company making investments and/or recognizing charges related to executing against such opportunities. Any such activities may be funded with cash on hand, funds available under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility and/or other permitted additional sources of capital, which actions could increase the Company’s total debt.

The Company may also, from time to time, seek to retire or purchase its outstanding debt obligations in open market purchases, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise and may seek to refinance some or all of its indebtedness based upon market conditions. Any retirement or purchase of debt may be funded with operating cash flows of the business or other sources and will depend upon prevailing market conditions, liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors, and the amounts involved may be material.

The Company expects that operating revenues, cash on hand and funds available for borrowing under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility and other permitted lines of credit will be sufficient to enable the Company to cover its operating expenses for 2013, including cash requirements in connection with the payment of operating expenses, including expenses in connection with the execution of the Company’s business strategy, purchases of permanent wall displays, capital expenditure requirements, debt service payments and costs, tax payments, pension and post-retirement plan contributions, payments in connection with the Company’s restructuring programs, severance not otherwise included in the Company’s restructuring programs and debt repurchases.

 

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There can be no assurance that available funds will be sufficient to meet the Company’s cash requirements on a consolidated basis. If the Company’s anticipated level of revenues is not achieved because of, among other things, decreased consumer spending in response to weak economic conditions or weakness in the cosmetics category in the mass retail channel; adverse changes in currency exchange rates and/or currency controls; decreased sales of the Company’s products as a result of increased competitive activities by the Company’s competitors; changes in consumer purchasing habits, including with respect to shopping channels; retailer inventory management, retailer space reconfigurations or reductions in retailer display space; changes in retailer pricing or promotional strategies; or less than anticipated results from the Company’s existing or new products or from its advertising, promotional and/or marketing plans; or if the Company’s expenses, including, without limitation, for pension expense under its benefit plans, advertising, promotional and marketing activities or for sales returns related to any reduction of retail space, product discontinuances or otherwise, exceed the anticipated level of expenses, the Company’s current sources of funds may be insufficient to meet the Company’s cash requirements.

Any such developments, if significant, could reduce the Company’s revenues and could adversely affect the Products Corporation’s ability to comply with certain financial covenants under the 2011 Credit Agreements and in such event, the Company could be required to take measures, including, among other things, reducing discretionary spending. (See “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to the Company — Our ability to service our debt and meet our cash requirements depends on many factors, including achieving anticipated levels of revenue and expenses. If such revenue or expense levels prove to be other than as anticipated, we may be unable to meet our cash requirements or we may be unable to meet the requirements of the financial covenants under the 2011 Credit Agreements, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and/or results of operations” and certain other risk factors discussing certain risks associated with the Company’s business and indebtedness).

Products Corporation enters into FX Contracts and option contracts from time to time to hedge certain net cash flows denominated in currencies other than the local currencies of the Company’s foreign and domestic operations. The FX Contracts are entered into primarily for the purpose of hedging anticipated inventory purchases and certain intercompany payments denominated in currencies other than the local currencies of the Company’s foreign and domestic operations and generally have maturities of less than one year. At December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2013, the U.S. Dollar notional amount of FX Contracts outstanding was $43.9 million and $46.1 million, respectively, and the fair value of FX Contracts outstanding was $(0.3) million and $0.2 million, respectively.

Disclosures about Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments

The following table aggregates all contractual obligations and commercial commitments that affect the Company’s financial condition and liquidity position as of December 31, 2012. “Long-term debt, including current portion” and “Interest on long-term debt” have been updated as of March 31, 2013 to reflect the impact of the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments and the 2013 Senior Notes Refinancing on the Company’s principal and interest obligations related to its long-term debt:

 

     Payments Due by Period
(dollars in millions)
 

Contractual Obligations

   Total      Less than
1 year
     1-3 years      3-5 years      After
5 years
 

Current portion of long-term debt — affiliates(a)

   $ 48.6       $ 48.6                           

Long-term debt, including current portion(b)

     1,233.4               $ 58.4       $ 675.0         500.0   

Interest on long-term debt(c)

     368.8         42.1         117.0         109.1         100.6   

Interest on current portion of long-term debt—affiliates(d)

     6.2         6.2                           

Capital lease obligations

     5.6         2.5         2.8         0.3           

Operating leases

     62.8         18.1         20.1         9.3         15.3   

Purchase obligations(e)

     73.1         73.1                           

Other long-term obligations(f)

     67.7         48.2         13.4         6.1           
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total contractual obligations

   $ 1,866.2       $ 238.8       $ 211.7       $ 799.8       $ 615.9   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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(a) Represents the $48.6 million aggregate principal amount outstanding of the Contributed Loan (the portion of the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan that remains owing from Products Corporation to Revlon, Inc.), which loan matures on October 8, 2013.

 

(b) Amount includes (i) the $675.0 million aggregate principal amount outstanding under the 2011 Term Loan Facility as of March 31, 2013; (ii) the $500.0 million aggregate principal amount outstanding under the 5.75% Senior Notes as of March 31, 2013; and (iii) the $58.4 million aggregate principal amount outstanding of the Non-Contributed Loan (the portion of the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan that remains owing from Products Corporation to various third parties) as of March 31, 2013, which loan matures on October 8, 2014 and bears interest at a floating rate of LIBOR plus 7% with a 1.5% LIBOR floor.

 

(c) Consists of interest through the respective maturity dates on (i) the $675.0 million in aggregate principal amount outstanding under the 2011 Term Loan Facility based upon assumptions regarding the amount of debt outstanding under the 2011 Term Loan Agreement; (ii) the $500.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the 5.75% Senior Notes; and (iii) the $58.4 million aggregate principal amount outstanding of the Non-Contributed Loan; based on interest rates under such debt agreements as of March 31, 2013.

 

(d) Consists of the 12.75% interest on the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the Contributed Loan, which has a maturity date on October 8, 2013.

 

(e) Consists of purchase commitments for finished goods, raw materials, components and services pursuant to enforceable and legally binding obligations which include all significant terms, including fixed or minimum quantities to be purchased; fixed, minimum or variable price provisions; and the approximate timing of the transactions.

 

(f) Consists primarily of media and advertising contracts, pension funding obligations (amount due within one year only, as subsequent pension funding obligation amounts cannot be reasonably estimated since the return on pension assets in future periods, as well as future pension assumptions, are not known), software licensing agreements and obligations related to third-party warehousing services. Such amounts exclude employment agreements, severance and other immaterial contractual commitments, which severance and other contractual commitments related to restructuring activities are discussed under “— Recent Events — September 2012 Program.”

Off-Balance Sheet Transactions

The Company does not maintain any off-balance sheet transactions, arrangements, obligations or other relationships with unconsolidated entities or others that are reasonably likely to have a material current or future effect on the Company’s financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

Discussion of Critical Accounting Policies

In the ordinary course of its business, the Company has made a number of estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of results of operations and financial condition in the preparation of its financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates and assumptions. The Company believes that the following discussion addresses the Company’s most critical accounting policies, which are those that are most important to the portrayal of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations and require management’s most difficult, subjective and complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts:

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recorded against accounts receivable balances when they are deemed uncollectible. Recoveries of accounts receivable previously reserved are recorded in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income when received.

Sales Returns:

The Company allows customers to return their unsold products when they meet certain company-established criteria as outlined in the Company’s trade terms. The Company regularly reviews and revises, when deemed necessary, the Company’s estimates of sales returns based primarily upon historical returns experience, planned product discontinuances and promotional sales, which would permit customers to return items based upon the Company’s trade terms. The Company records estimated sales returns as a reduction to sales and cost of sales, and an increase in accrued liabilities and inventories.

Returned products, which are recorded as inventories, are valued based upon the amount that the Company expects to realize upon their subsequent disposition. The physical condition and marketability of the returned products are the major factors the Company considers in estimating realizable value. Cost of sales includes the cost of refurbishment of returned products. Actual returns, as well as realized values on returned products, may differ significantly, either favorably or unfavorably, from the Company’s estimates if factors such as product discontinuances, customer inventory levels or competitive conditions differ from the Company’s estimates and expectations and, in the case of actual returns, if economic conditions differ significantly from the Company’s estimates and expectations.

Trade Support Costs:

In order to support the retail trade, the Company has various performance-based arrangements with retailers to reimburse them for all or a portion of their promotional activities related to the Company’s products. The Company regularly reviews and revises, when deemed necessary, estimates of costs to the Company for these promotions based on estimates of what has been incurred by the retailers. Actual costs incurred by the Company may differ significantly if factors such as the level and success of the retailers’ programs, as well as retailer participation levels, differ from the Company’s estimates and expectations.

Inventories:

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market value. Cost is principally determined by the first-in, first-out method. The Company records adjustments to the value of inventory based upon its forecasted plans to sell its inventories, as well as planned discontinuances. The physical condition (e.g., age and quality) of the inventories is also considered in establishing its valuation. These adjustments are estimates, which could vary significantly, either favorably or unfavorably, from the amounts that the Company may ultimately realize upon the disposition of inventories if future economic conditions, customer inventory levels, product discontinuances, return levels or competitive conditions differ from the Company’s estimates and expectations.

Pension Benefits:

The Company sponsors both funded and unfunded pension and other retirement plans in various forms covering employees who meet the applicable eligibility requirements. The Company uses several statistical and other factors in an attempt to estimate future events in calculating the liability and net periodic benefit cost related to these plans. These factors include assumptions about the discount rate, expected long-term return on plan assets and rate of future compensation increases as determined annually by the Company, within certain guidelines, which assumptions would be subject to revisions if significant events occur during the year. The Company uses December 31st as its measurement date for defined benefit pension plan obligations and assets.

The Company selected a weighted-average discount rate of 3.78% in 2012, representing a decrease from the 4.38% weighted-average discount rate selected in 2011 for the Company’s U.S. defined benefit pension plans. The Company selected a weighted-average discount rate for the Company’s international defined benefit pension plans of 4.33% in 2012, representing a decrease from the 4.77% weighted-average discount rate selected in 2011.

 

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The discount rates are used to measure the benefit obligations at the measurement date and the net periodic benefit cost for the subsequent calendar year and are reset annually using data available at the measurement date. The changes in the discount rates used for 2012 were primarily due to decreasing long-term interest yields on high-quality corporate bonds during 2012. At December 31, 2012, the decrease in the discount rates from December 31, 2011 had the effect of increasing the Company’s projected pension benefit obligation by approximately $51 million. For 2013, the Company expects that the aforementioned decrease in the discount rate will have the effect of decreasing the net periodic benefit cost for its U.S. and international defined benefit pension plans by approximately $2.0 million, as compared to the net periodic benefit cost for 2012.

Each year during the first quarter, the Company selects an expected long-term rate of return on its pension plan assets. For the Company’s U.S. defined benefit pension plans, the expected long-term rate of return on the pension plan assets used was 7.75% and 8.00% for 2012 and 2011, respectively. The weighted average expected long-term rate of return used for the Company’s international plans was 6.22% and 6.25% for 2012 and 2011, respectively.

The table below reflects the Company’s estimates of the possible effects of changes in the discount rates and expected long-term rates of return on its 2012 net periodic benefit costs and its projected benefit obligation at December 31, 2012 for the Company’s principal defined benefit pension plans, with all other assumptions remaining constant:

 

     Effect of
25 basis points increase
    Effect of
25 basis points decrease
 
     Net periodic
benefit  costs
    Projected pension
benefit  obligation
    Net periodic
benefit costs
     Projected pension
benefit  obligation
 

Discount rate

   $ (0.1   $ (21.3   $ 0.1       $ 22.1   

Expected long-term rate of return

     (1.1            1.1           

The rate of future compensation increases is another assumption used by the Company’s third party actuarial consultants for pension accounting. The rate of future compensation increases used for the Company’s projected pension benefit obligation in both 2012 and 2011 was 3.0% and 3.5%, respectively, for the U.S. defined benefit pension plans, excluding the Revlon Employees’ Retirement Plan and the Revlon Pension Equalization Plan, as the rate of future compensation increases is no longer relevant to such plans due to the plan amendments made in May 2009.

In addition, the Company’s actuarial consultants also use other factors such as withdrawal and mortality rates. The actuarial assumptions used by the Company may differ materially from actual results due to changing market and economic conditions, higher or lower withdrawal rates or longer or shorter life spans of participants, among other things. Differences from these assumptions could significantly impact the actual amount of net periodic benefit cost and liability recorded by the Company.

Goodwill:

Goodwill totaled $217.8 million and $194.7 million as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The Company operates in one operating segment and one reportable segment, which is also the only reporting unit for purposes of accounting for goodwill. Since the Company currently only has one reporting unit, all of its goodwill has been assigned to the enterprise as a whole. The determination of the fair value of goodwill requires management to make estimates and assumptions. Goodwill is reviewed for impairment annually, using September 30th carrying values. As the Company has a negative carrying value, management performed an assessment of qualitative factors and concluded that it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment does not exist. The Company did not record any impairment of goodwill during the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 or 2010. In addition, the Company assesses potential impairments to goodwill when there is evidence that events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recovered. As of December 31, 2012, there have been no significant events since the timing of the Company’s annual impairment test that would have triggered additional impairment testing.

 

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Income Taxes:

The Company records income taxes based on amounts payable with respect to the current year and includes the effect of deferred taxes. The effective tax rate reflects statutory tax rates, tax-planning opportunities available in various jurisdictions in which the Company operates, and the Company’s estimate of the ultimate outcome of various tax audits and issues. Determining the Company’s effective tax rate and evaluating tax positions requires significant judgment.

The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the future impact of differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases, as well as for operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. The Company measures deferred tax assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which management expects that the Company will recover or settle those differences. The Company has established valuation allowances for deferred tax assets when management has determined that it is not more likely than not that the Company will realize a tax benefit. In 2010, the Company recognized a non-cash benefit of $248.5 million related to a reduction of the Company’s deferred tax valuation allowance on its net deferred tax assets in the U.S. at December 31, 2010. In 2011, the Company recognized a non-cash benefit of $16.9 million related to a reduction of the Company’s deferred tax valuation allowance on its net deferred tax assets in certain jurisdictions outside the U.S. at December 31, 2011. In 2012, the Company recognized a non-cash benefit of $15.8 million related to a reduction of the Company’s deferred tax valuation allowance on certain of its net deferred tax assets for certain jurisdictions within the U.S. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Provision for (benefit from) income taxes,” for further discussion.

The Company recognizes a tax position in its financial statements when it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, based on the merits of such position.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2013-02, “Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income,” which amends Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 220, “Comprehensive Income.” The amendments require an entity to disclose the impact of amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income and into net income, by the respective line items of net income, if the amounts reclassified are reclassified to net income in their entirety in the same reporting period. The disclosure is required either on the face of the statement where net income is presented or in the notes. For amounts that are not reclassified in their entirety to net income, an entity is required to cross-reference to other disclosures required under U.S. GAAP that provide additional detail about those amounts. The Company prospectively adopted ASU No. 2013-02 beginning January 1, 2013, and has provided the required disclosures.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04, “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”),” which amends ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurement.” ASU No. 2011-04 modifies ASC 820 to include disclosure of all transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 asset and liability fair value categories. In addition, ASU No. 2011-04 provides guidance on measuring the fair value of financial instruments managed within a portfolio and the application of premiums and discounts on fair value measurements. ASU No. 2011-04 requires additional disclosure for Level 3 measurements regarding the sensitivity of fair value to changes in unobservable inputs and any interrelationships between those inputs. The Company adopted ASU No. 2011-04 beginning January 1, 2012 and such adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition or disclosures.

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-05, “Presentation of Comprehensive Income.” ASU No. 2011-05 eliminates the option to report other comprehensive income and its components in the statement of changes in equity. Under ASU No. 2011-05, an entity can elect to present items of net income and other comprehensive income in one continuous statement or in two separate, but consecutive, statements. In addition, in December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-12, “Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in Accounting

 

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Standards Update No. 2011-05.” ASU No. 2011-12 defers the requirement to present components of reclassifications of comprehensive income by income statement line item on the statement of comprehensive income, with all other requirements of ASU No. 2011-05 unaffected. The Company adopted ASU No. 2011-05 and ASU No. 2011-12 beginning January 1, 2012 and has elected to present items of net income and other comprehensive income in one continuous statement.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-04, “Accounting for Obligations Resulting from Joint and Several Liability Arrangements for Which the Total Amount of the Obligation is Fixed at the Reporting Date,” which will require an entity to record an obligation resulting from joint and several liability arrangements at the greater of the amount that the entity has agreed to pay or the amount the entity expects to pay. Additional disclosures about joint and several liability arrangements will also be required. This guidance is effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2013, and is to be applied retrospectively for obligations that exist at the beginning of an entity’s fiscal year of adoption, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect such adoption will have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements or financial statement disclosures.

Inflation

The Company’s costs are affected by inflation and the effects of inflation may be experienced by the Company in future periods. Management believes, however, that such effects have not been material to the Company during the past three years in the U.S. and in foreign non-hyperinflationary countries. The Company operates in certain countries around the world, such as Argentina and Venezuela, which have experienced hyperinflation. In hyperinflationary foreign countries, the Company attempts to mitigate the effects of inflation by increasing prices in line with inflation, where possible, and efficiently managing its costs and working capital levels.

Effective January 1, 2010, the Company determined that the Venezuelan economy should be considered a highly inflationary economy under U.S. GAAP based upon a blended inflation index of the Venezuelan National Consumer Price Index (“NCPI”) and the Venezuelan Consumer Price Index (“CPI”). (See “— Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources — Impact of Foreign Currency Translation — Venezuela” for details regarding the designation of Venezuela as a highly inflationary economy effective January 1, 2010 and the Venezuelan government’s announcement of the devaluation of its local currency on January 8, 2010).

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Interest Rate Sensitivity

The Company has exposure to changing interest rates primarily under the 2011 Term Loan Facility, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility and the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan. The Company manages interest rate risk through the use of a combination of fixed and floating rate debt. The Company from time to time makes use of derivative financial instruments to adjust its fixed and floating rate ratio.

 

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The table below provides information about the Company’s indebtedness that is sensitive to changes in interest rates. The table presents cash flows with respect to principal on indebtedness and related weighted average interest rates by expected maturity dates. Weighted average variable rates are based on implied forward rates in the U.S. Dollar LIBOR yield curve at March 31, 2013. The information is presented in U.S. Dollar equivalents, which is the Company’s reporting currency.

 

     Expected maturity date for the year ended December 31,
(dollars in millions, except for rate information)
    

 

 
     2013     2014     2015      2016      2017     Thereafter     Total      Fair Value
March 31,  2013
 

Debt

                   

Short-term variable rate (various currencies)

   $ 5.0                  $ 5.0       $ 5.0   

Average interest rate(a)

     6.1                 

Long-term fixed rate — third party ($US)

               $ 500.0        500.0         501.3   

Average interest rate

                 5.75     

Long-term fixed rate — affiliates ($US)

   $ 48.6 (b)                  48.6         50.1   

Average interest rate

     12.75                 

Long-term variable rate — third party ($US)

          $ 58.4 (c)    $       $       $ 675.0               733.4         745.0   

Average interest rate(a)(d)

            8.5                     4.2            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total debt

   $ 53.6      $ 58.4      $       $       $ 675.0      $ 500.0      $ 1,287.0       $ 1,301.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) Weighted average variable rates are based upon implied forward rates from the U.S. Dollar LIBOR yield curves at March 31, 2013.

 

(b) Represents the $48.6 million aggregate principal amount outstanding of the Contributed Loan (the portion of the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan that remains owing from Products Corporation to Revlon, Inc.) as of March 31, 2013, which loan matures on October 8, 2013.

 

(c) Represents the $58.4 million aggregate principal amount outstanding of the Non-Contributed Loan (the portion of the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan that remains owing from Products Corporation to various third parties) as of March 31, 2013, which loan matures on October 8, 2014.

 

(d) As a result of the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments, the 2011 Term Loan Facility bears interest at the Eurodollar Rate (as defined in the 2011 Term Loan Agreement) plus 3.00% per annum (with the Eurodollar Rate not to be less than 1.00%). The Non-Contributed Loan bears interest at a floating rate of LIBOR plus 7%, with a 1.5% LIBOR floor, which is payable quarterly in arrears in cash.

 

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Exchange Rate Sensitivity

The Company manufactures and sells its products in a number of countries throughout the world and, as a result, is exposed to movements in foreign currency exchange rates. In addition, a portion of the Company’s borrowings are denominated in foreign currencies, which are also subject to market risk associated with exchange rate movement. The Company from time to time hedges major foreign currency cash exposures through foreign exchange forward and option contracts. Products Corporation enters into these contracts with major financial institutions in an attempt to minimize counterparty risk. These contracts generally have a duration of less than twelve months and are primarily against the U.S. Dollar. In addition, Products Corporation enters into foreign currency swaps to hedge intercompany financing transactions. The Company does not hold or issue financial instruments for trading purposes.

 

Forward Contracts (“FC”)

   Average
Contractual
Rate
$/FC
     Original
US  Dollar

Notional
Amount
     Contract
Value
March 31,
2013
     Fair Value
March  31,
2013
 
                   (Unaudited)  

Sell Canadian Dollars/Buy USD

     0.9902       $ 18.7       $ 18.9       $ 0.2   

Sell Australian Dollars/Buy USD

     1.0197         14.3         14.1         (0.2

Sell South African Rand/Buy USD

     0.1112         6.1         6.4         0.3   

Buy Australian Dollars/Sell New Zealand Dollars

     1.2684         5.1         5.0         (0.1

Sell Japanese Yen/Buy USD

     0.0106         1.0         1.0           

Sell Hong Kong Dollars/Buy USD

     0.1289         0.7         0.7           

Sell New Zealand Dollars/Buy USD

     0.8103         0.2         0.2           
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total forward contracts

      $ 46.1       $ 46.3       $ 0.2   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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BUSINESS

Background

Revlon Consumer Products Corporation (“Products Corporation” and together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) is a wholly-owned operating subsidiary of Revlon, Inc., which is a direct and indirect majority-owned subsidiary of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc. (“MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings” and together with certain of its affiliates other than Revlon, Inc. and the Company, “MacAndrews & Forbes”), a corporation wholly-owned by Ronald O. Perelman.

The Company’s vision is glamour, excitement and innovation through high-quality products at affordable prices. The Company operates in a single segment and manufactures, markets and sells an extensive array of cosmetics, women’s hair color, beauty tools, anti-perspirant deodorants, fragrances, skincare and other beauty care products. The Company is one of the world’s leading cosmetics companies in the mass retail channel (as hereinafter defined). The Company believes that its global brand name recognition, product quality and marketing experience have enabled it to create one of the strongest consumer brand franchises in the world.

The Company’s products are sold worldwide and marketed under such brand names as Revlon, including the Revlon ColorStay, Revlon Super Lustrous, Revlon Age Defying, Revlon PhotoReady and Revlon ColorBurst franchises; Almay, including the Almay Intense i-Color and Almay Smart Shade franchises; SinfulColors and Pure Ice in cosmetics; Revlon ColorSilk in women’s hair color; Revlon in beauty tools; Mitchum in anti-perspirant deodorants; Charlie and Jean Naté in fragrances; and Ultima II and Gatineau in skincare.

The Company’s principal customers include large mass volume retailers and chain drug and food stores (collectively, the “mass retail channel”) in the U.S., as well as certain department stores and other specialty stores, such as perfumeries, outside the U.S. The Company also sells beauty products to U.S. military exchanges and commissaries and has a licensing business pursuant to which the Company licenses certain of its key brand names to third parties for complementary beauty-related products and accessories in exchange for royalties.

The Company was founded by Charles Revson, who revolutionized the cosmetics industry by introducing nail enamels matched to lipsticks in fashion colors more than 80 years ago. Today, the Company has leading market positions in a number of its principal product categories in the U.S. mass retail channel, including color cosmetics (face, lip, eye and nail categories), women’s hair color and beauty tools. The Company also has leading market positions in several product categories in certain foreign countries, including Australia, Canada and South Africa.

The Company’s Business Strategy

The Company’s strategic goal is to profitably grow our business. The business strategies employed by the Company to achieve this goal are:

 

  1. Building our strong brands. We continue to focus on building our strong brands with an emphasis on the following key drivers of profitable growth: innovative, high-quality, consumer-preferred brand offering; effective consumer brand communication; appropriate levels of advertising and promotion; and superb execution with our retail partners.

Our portfolio of iconic, powerful brands includes Revlon, Revlon Beauty Tools, Revlon ColorSilk, Almay, SinfulColors, Pure Ice, Mitchum, Charlie, Gatineau and Ultima II.

In meeting the needs of consumers, our global portfolio planning process delivers new innovative products across our portfolio, while at the same time keeping our established franchises relevant and competitive. In addition to a number of existing franchise extensions, notable new products include:

Revlon PhotoReady BB CreamTM Skin Perfector — A lightweight, multi-benefit beauty balm that combines skincare, makeup and sunscreen in a single step.

Revlon ColorStay Ultimate SuedeTM Lipstick — A one-step, ultra-comfortable lipstick that lasts all day and gives lips a velvety, suede look.

 

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Revlon Just Bitten Kissable® Balm — A balm fused with a lightweight stain that provides soft, smooth lips with a perfect flush of color.

Revlon Nail Art® — A collection of nail shades and art trends offered in a unique dual-ended package containing everything needed to achieve the latest in nail design at home.

Almay® Smart Shade® Mousse Makeup — Our first mousse makeup that instantly adjusts to a consumer’s skin tone.

Revlon Luxurious ColorSilk ButtercreamTM — An extension of our Revlon ColorSilk® product line that is enriched with a revolutionary ammonia-free Triple Butter Complex for nourished, hydrated and ultra-conditioned hair.

Revlon File ‘N Peel 6-in-1TM File — A nail file that contains six layers that peel cleanly away, each revealing a fresh filing surface.

 

  2. Developing our organizational capability. We are focused on continuously strengthening our capabilities through retaining and promoting highly capable people internally, and through attracting new talent across all functions in the organization. We have a dedicated team of employees around the world who are focused on achieving our strategic objective of profitably growing our business.

 

  3. Driving our company to act globally. Acting globally is a principle that guides how we think, plan and act across all of our brands and regions. We continue to drive common global processes which are designed to provide the most efficient and effective allocation of our resources. We continue to leverage our portfolio planning process and brand communications plans to meet the needs of our consumers globally. Additionally, we continue to take specific actions to support our strong operational results and operating efficiencies, including the optimization of our global supply chain and manufacturing footprint.

 

  4. Pursue growth opportunities. We complemented our portfolio of brands by adding SinfulColors color cosmetics in March 2011 and Pure Ice color cosmetics in July 2012, both of which performed well in 2012 and in the first quarter of 2013. We will continue to focus on opportunities to grow our existing brands as well as to acquire brands that complement our core business.

SinfulColors Acquisition

In March 2011, we acquired certain assets, including trademarks and other intellectual property, inventory, certain receivables and manufacturing equipment, related primarily to SinfulColors color cosmetics, which products are sold principally in the U.S. mass retail channel (the “SinfulColors Acquisition”).

Pure Ice Acquisition

In July 2012, we acquired certain assets of Bari Cosmetics, Ltd., including trademarks and other intellectual property related to Pure Ice nail enamel and Bon Bons cosmetics brands (the “Pure Ice Acquisition”). The results of operations related to the Pure Ice Acquisition are included in our consolidated financial statements commencing on the date of acquisition.

 

  5. Improving our financial performance. We are driving our collective business activities to deliver improved financial performance. In 2012, we grew net sales for a third year in a row, maintained highly competitive margins and generated positive cash flow. We continued to improve our leverage profile, funding the SinfulColors Acquisition and Pure Ice Acquisition with cash on hand and enhancing our capital structure by refinancing a significant portion of our debt in early 2013.

 

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Products

The Company manufactures and markets a variety of products worldwide. The following table sets forth the Company’s principal brands.

 

COSMETICS

  

HAIR

   BEAUTY
TOOLS
   FRAGRANCE    ANTI-
PERSPIRANT
DEODORANTS
   SKINCARE

Revlon

   Revlon ColorSilk    Revlon    Charlie    Mitchum    Gatineau

Almay

         Jean Naté       Ultima II

SinfulColors

              

Pure Ice

              

Cosmetics — Revlon: The Company sells a broad range of cosmetics under its flagship Revlon brand designed to fulfill consumer needs, principally priced in the upper range of the mass retail channel, including face, lip, eye and nail products. Certain of the Company’s products incorporate patented, patent-pending or proprietary technology. (See “— New Product Development and Research and Development”).

The Company sells face makeup, including foundation, powder, blush and concealers, under the Revlon brand name. Revlon Age Defying, which is targeted for women in the over-35 age bracket, incorporates the Company’s patented Botafirm ingredients to help reduce the appearance of lines and wrinkles. Revlon Age Defying with DNA Advantage foundation, powder and concealer help protect the skin’s DNA and fight visible signs of aging. The Company also markets a complete range of Revlon ColorStay liquid and powder face makeup with patented long-wearing ingredients and Revlon SoftFlex technology which provides enhanced comfort as well as a concealer with a time-release formula that continually conceals flaws, imperfections and dark circles. Revlon ColorStay Aqua Mineral makeup and finishing powder provides an instant cooling burst of hydrating coconut water for a luminous look that lasts all day. Revlon ColorStay Whipped Crème patent-pending makeup provides a mousse-like texture with a time-release formula that balances skin for a flawless look. The Revlon PhotoReady franchise, which includes primer, makeup, powder, bronzer, blush and finisher, are designed with innovative photochromatic pigments that bend and reflect light to give a flawless, airbrushed appearance in any light. Revlon PhotoReady Airbrush Mousse makeup goes on light as air, while providing the appearance of a perfectly blended, smooth and poreless complexion. Revlon PhotoReady Concealer is an all-over face concealer that helps cover imperfections and camouflage dark under-eye circles. Revlon PhotoReady Primers smooth skin while evening out uneven skin tone or reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Revlon PhotoReady BB Cream Skin Perfector is a lightweight, multi-benefit beauty balm that hydrates like a moisturizer, smooths skin like a primer, covers like a foundation and blurs flaws like a concealer, while protecting skin with a broad spectrum SPF 30. Revlon PhotoReady Sculpting Brush Palette provides a palette of three complementary shades to sculpt, color and illuminate cheekbones and create a multi-dimensional look. The Revlon Nearly Naked franchise, which includes a makeup and pressed powder, provides fresh flawless skin with undetectable coverage.

The Company markets several different lines of Revlon lip makeup, including lipstick, lip gloss and lip liner, under several Revlon brand names. Revlon Super Lustrous lipstick is the Company’s flagship wax-based lipcolor, offered in a wide variety of shades of lipstick and lip gloss, and has LiquiSilk technology designed to boost moisturization using silk dispersed in emollients. Revlon ColorStay Ultimate liquid lipstick is the first and only lipcolor that has patented ColorStay long-wearing technology, which is comfortable, food-proof and wears for up to 24 hours in one simple step. Revlon ColorStay Ultimate Suede lipstick is a one-step, ultra comfortable lipstick that lasts all day and gives lips a velvety, suede look. Revlon ColorStay Mineral lipglaze is the Company’s first long-wearing lip gloss with up to eight hours of wear. Revlon Just Bitten Kissable balm stain is a pampering balm fused with a lightweight stain that provides for softer, smoother lips with a perfect flush of color. Revlon ColorBurst lipgloss is a high-shine luxurious lipgloss available in 15 shades that provides a pop of weightless color and a mirror-like shine and Revlon ColorBurst Lip Butter is a softening, smoothing and instantly hydrating lipstick and balm that is available in 20 shades.

The Company’s eye makeup products include mascaras, eyeliners, eye shadows and brow products under several Revlon brand names. In mascaras, the Company’s key franchises include Revlon Grow Luscious, which

 

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includes both a lengthening and plumping mascara with a lash enhancing formula that improves the lashes’ overall appearance and conditions with each use; Revlon Lash Fantasy Total Definition, a two-step primer and mascara with lash-separating brushes for enhanced definition; Revlon PhotoReady 3D Volume, a high-fashion, volume mascara that makes lashes look more magnified and multiplied; and Revlon ColorStay Overtime lengthening mascara, which wears for 24 hours. In eyeliners, Revlon ColorStay eyeliners deliver beautiful color that wear for up to 16 hours; and Revlon Luxurious Color liners have a smooth formula that provides rich, luxurious color. In eye shadow, Revlon ColorStay 16-hour patented long-wearing eyeshadow has silky, smooth color that does not crease, fade or smudge all day, while Revlon Luxurious Color eyeshadows, available in satin, perle, matte and diamond lust finishes, offer rich, smooth and velvety application. Revlon ColorStay smoky shadow stick is a two-step shadow that provides a smoky eye effect that lasts for up to 12 hours. Revlon PhotoReady Primer, Shadow + Sparkle include a lid smoothing primer, three expertly coordinated shadows that can be used wet or dry, and a sparkle top coat to give eyes added flare.

The Company’s nail color and nail care lines include enamels, nail art, treatments and cuticle preparations. The Company’s core Revlon nail enamel uses a formula that provides consumers with luxurious wear, application, shine and gloss in a toluene-free, formaldehyde-free and phthalate-free formula. The Company offers several nail care products, including Revlon Quick Dry Top Coat and Revlon Quick Dry Base Coat that help extend the wear and quality of a manicure. Revlon ColorStay long-wear nail enamel provides up to 11 days of lasting color and gel-like shine when used with Revlon ColorStay base and topcoat. Revlon Top Speed nail enamel is a quick dry nail color that sets in 60 seconds and is available in 32 on-trend shades. Revlon scented nail enamel is scented with various aromas when dry and is available in 16 shades. Revlon Nail Art offers a unique dual-ended package that contains everything needed to achieve a gorgeous on-trend nail art look.

Hair — Revlon: The Company sells both hair color and haircare products throughout the world. In women’s hair color, the Company markets brands, including Revlon ColorSilk, with patented ingredients which offer radiant, rich color with conditioning. Revlon Root Erase by Colorsilk includes a unique precise control applicator which erases roots and grays in 10 minutes. Revlon ColorSilk Luminista, a line extension to Revlon ColorSilk, is designed to add vibrant color and high shine to naturally dark hair. The Company’s newest hair color product, Revlon Luxurious ColorSilk Buttercream is enriched with a revolutionary ammonia-free Triple Butter Complex for nourished, hydrated and ultra-conditioned hair.

Beauty Tools — Revlon: The Company sells Revlon beauty tools, which include nail, eye and manicure and pedicure grooming tools, such as clippers, scissors, files, tweezers, eye lash curlers and a full line of makeup brushes under the Revlon brand name. Revlon beauty tools are sold individually and in sets.

Cosmetics — Almay: The Company’s Almay brand consists of hypo-allergenic, dermatologist-tested, fragrance-free cosmetics and skincare products. Almay products include face and eye makeup and makeup removers.

Within the face category, Almay Smart Shade offers patented ingredients for foundation, pressed powder primer and concealer that are designed to match consumer skin tones. The Almay Smart Shade franchise includes new Almay Smart Shade Mousse Make-Up, the Company’s first mousse make-up to instantly match skintones and Almay Smart Shade Powder blush, the first powder blush for the franchise. Almay Clear Complexion makeup, concealer, pressed powder and treatment gel, have formulas, with patented ingredients, that treat and help prevent blemishes, while providing flawless coverage. Almay TLC Truly Lasting Color makeup and pressed powder have long-wearing formulas that help nourish and protect the skin with coverage that lasts all day. Also, Almay Wake-Up liquid makeup, under-eye concealer, powder foundation, and blush + highlighter deliver a radiant, well-rested look, while offering a cooling sensation to the skin.

In eye makeup, the flagship franchise, Almay Intense i-Color, enhances and intensifies eyes through color-coordinated shades of shadow, liner and mascara for each eye color. Almay Intense i-Color Shadow Trios, which include Almay Intense i-Color Smoky-i and Almay Intense i-Color Shimmer-i kits helps the consumer to apply shadow with ease and new Almay Intense i-Color Bold Nudes that give a neutral look with a pop of color. The Almay Intense i-Color shadow stick is a dual-tipped shadow stick designed to simplify application and to provide a long-lasting, crease-free look. The new Almay Intense i-Color Liquid Shadow + Color Primer is a primer and shadow in one that can be used alone for a wash of color or under powder shadows for a

 

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more intense look. The Almay Wake-Up eyeshadow and primer is an all-in-one kit which includes a primer with a touch of caffeine to instantly brighten the eye area and three rich complementing shadows to provide a vibrant, luminous, refreshed look. The Almay Intense i-Color with light interplay technology mascara has been upgraded to double the look of lashes and intensify eye color through a patented formula with light catching minerals that do not clump or smudge. The Almay Intense i-Color pencil liner has been upgraded to further intensify eyes with new light catching minerals. The Almay One Coat mascara franchise includes products for lash thickening and visible lengthening, and the patented Almay Triple Effect mascara offers a more dramatic look. Almay One Coat Get Up & Grow mascara provides instant visible lengthening, while conditioning to promote long-term lash health. Almay eye makeup removers are offered in a range of eraser sticks, pads, liquids and towelettes.

Cosmetics — SinfulColors and Pure Ice: The Company’s SinfulColors and Pure Ice brands consist primarily of value-priced nail enamels, available in many bold, vivid and on-trend colors.

Anti-perspirant deodorants: In the anti-perspirant deodorants product category, the Company markets Mitchum anti-perspirant products, with patented ingredients, in many countries. Mitchum Advanced Control, a line of stick/solid anti-perspirants offered in five fragrances, delivers a formula featuring FreshDefense technology, which offers the highest level of active ingredient for maximum protection against wetness and odor.

Fragrances: The Company sells a selection of moderately-priced fragrances, including perfumes, eau de toilettes, colognes and body sprays. The Company’s portfolio includes fragrances under globally-recognized brand names such as Charlie and Jean Naté.

Skincare: The Company sells skincare products in the U.S. and in global markets under globally-recognized brand names, including Revlon and Almay, and under various regional brands, including the Company’s premium-priced Gatineau brand, as well as Ultima II.

Marketing

The Company markets extensive consumer product lines principally priced in the upper range of the mass retail channel and certain other channels outside of the U.S.

The Company uses print, television and internet advertising, as well as point-of-sale merchandising, including displays and samples, coupons and other trial incentives. The Company’s marketing emphasizes a uniform global image and product for its portfolio of core brands. The Company coordinates advertising campaigns with in-store promotional and other marketing activities. The Company develops jointly with retailers customized, tailored point-of-purchase and other focused marketing programs.

The Company also uses cooperative advertising programs, Company-paid or Company-subsidized demonstrators, and coordinated in-store promotions and displays. Other marketing materials designed to introduce the Company’s newest products to consumers and encourage trial and purchase in-store include trial-size products and couponing. Additionally, the Company maintains separate websites, www.revlon.com, www.almay.com and www.mitchum.com devoted to the Revlon, Almay and Mitchum brands, respectively. Each of these websites feature product and promotional information for the brands and are updated regularly to stay current with the Company’s new product launches and other advertising and promotional campaigns.

New Product Development and Research and Development

The Company believes that it is an industry leader in the development of innovative and technologically-advanced cosmetics and beauty products. The Company’s marketing and research and development groups identify consumer needs and shifts in consumer preferences in order to develop new products, introduce line extensions and promotions and redesign or reformulate existing products to satisfy such needs or preferences. The Company’s research and development group is comprised of departments specialized in the technologies critical to the Company’s various product categories. The Company has a global cross-functional product development process, including a rigorous process for the continuous development and evaluation of new product concepts, led by executives in marketing, sales, research and development, operations, law and finance. This process has improved the Company’s new product commercialization process and created a comprehensive,

 

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long-term portfolio strategy which is intended to optimize the Company’s ability to regularly bring to market innovative new product offerings and to effectively manage the Company’s product portfolio.

The Company operates an extensive cosmetics research and development facility in Edison, New Jersey. The scientists at the Edison facility are responsible for all of the Company’s new product research and development worldwide and performing research for new products, ideas, concepts and packaging. The Company’s package development and engineering function is also part of the greater research and development organization and fosters a strong synergy of package and formula development which is key to a product’s success. The research and development group at the Edison facility performs extensive safety and quality testing on the Company’s products, including toxicology, microbiology, efficacy and package testing. Additionally, quality control testing is performed at each of the Company’s manufacturing facilities.

As of March 31, 2013, the Company employed approximately 130 people in its research and development activities, including specialists in pharmacology, toxicology, chemistry, microbiology, engineering, biology, dermatology and quality control. In years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, the Company spent $24.2 million, $23.8 million and $24.0 million, respectively, and in the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Company spent $6.1 million on research and development activities.

Manufacturing and Related Operations and Raw Materials

During 2012, the Company’s cosmetics and/or personal care products were produced at the Company’s facilities in the U.S. (North Carolina and Maryland), France and South Africa and at third-party facilities around the world. In December 2012 and January 2013, the Company closed its manufacturing facilities in Maryland and France, respectively, as a result of the September 2012 Program (as hereinafter defined). For additional information regarding the September 2012 Program, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Recent Events — September 2012 Program.”

The Company continually reviews its manufacturing needs against its manufacturing capacities to identify opportunities to reduce costs and operate more efficiently. The Company purchases raw materials and components throughout the world, and continuously pursues reductions in cost of goods through the global sourcing of raw materials and components from qualified vendors, utilizing its purchasing capacity to maximize cost savings. The Company’s global sourcing strategy for materials and components from accredited vendors is also designed to ensure the highest quality and the continuity of supply of the raw materials and components. The Company believes that alternate sources of raw materials and components exist and does not anticipate any significant shortages of, or difficulty in obtaining, such materials.

Distribution

The Company’s products are sold in more than 100 countries across six continents. The Company utilizes a dedicated sales force in those countries where the Company maintains operations, and also utilizes sales representatives and independent distributors to serve certain territories and related distribution channels.

United States. Net sales in the U.S. accounted for approximately 56% and 58%, respectively, of the Company’s net sales for the year ended December 31, 2012 and the three months ended March 31, 2013, more than a majority of which were made in the mass retail channel in each period. The Company also sells a broad range of its products to U.S. Government military exchanges and commissaries. The Company licenses its trademarks to select manufacturers for complementary beauty-related products and accessories that the Company believes have the potential to extend the Company’s brand names and image. As of March 31, 2013, ten (10) of such licenses were in effect relating to seventeen (17) product categories, which are marketed principally in the mass-retail distribution channel. Pursuant to such licenses, the Company retains strict control over product design and development, product quality, advertising and the use of its trademarks. These licensing arrangements offer opportunities for the Company to generate revenues and cash flow through royalties and renewal fees, some of which are prepaid from time to time.

The Company’s retail merchandisers stock and maintain the Company’s point-of-sale wall displays intended to ensure that high-selling SKUs are in stock and to ensure the optimal presentation of the Company’s products in retail outlets.

 

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Outside of the United States. Net sales outside the U.S. accounted for approximately 44% and 42%, respectively, of the Company’s net sales for the year ended December 31, 2012 and the three months ended March 31, 2013. The three countries outside the U.S. with the highest net sales were South Africa, Australia and Canada, which together accounted for approximately 18% and 17%, respectively, of the Company’s net sales for the year ended December 31, 2012 and the three months ended March 31, 2013. The Company distributes its products through drug stores and chemist shops, hypermarkets, mass volume retailers, general merchandise stores, department stores and specialty stores, such as perfumeries. At March 31, 2013, the Company actively sold its products through wholly-owned subsidiaries established in 14 countries outside of the U.S. and through a large number of distributors and licensees elsewhere around the world.

Customers

The Company’s principal customers include large mass volume retailers and chain drug stores, including such well-known retailers as Walmart, Walgreens, CVS and Target in the U.S., Shoppers DrugMart in Canada, A.S. Watson & Co. retail chains in Asia Pacific and Europe and Boots in the U.K. Walmart and its affiliates worldwide accounted for approximately 22% of the Company’s consolidated net sales for each of the year ended December 31, 2012 and the three months ended March 31, 2013. As is customary in the consumer products industry, none of the Company’s customers is under an obligation to continue purchasing products from the Company in the future. The Company expects that Walmart and a small number of other customers will, in the aggregate, continue to account for a large portion of the Company’s net sales. (See “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to the Company — We depend on a limited number of customers for a large portion of our net sales, and the loss of one or more of these customers could reduce our net sales and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and/or results of operations”).

Competition

The consumer products business is highly competitive. The Company competes primarily by:

 

   

developing quality products with innovative performance features, shades, finishes, components and packaging;

 

   

educating consumers about the benefits of the Company’s products;

 

   

anticipating and responding to changing consumer demands in a timely manner, including the timing of new product introductions and line extensions;

 

   

offering attractively priced products relative to the product benefits provided;

 

   

maintaining favorable brand recognition;

 

   

generating competitive margins and inventory turns for its retail customers by providing relevant products and executing effective pricing, incentive and promotion programs;

 

   

ensuring product availability through effective planning and replenishment collaboration with retailers;

 

   

providing strong and effective advertising, marketing, promotion and merchandising support;

 

   

maintaining an effective sales force; and

 

   

obtaining and retaining sufficient retail floor space, optimal in-store positioning and effective presentation of its products at retail.

The Company competes in selected product categories against a number of multi-national manufacturers. In addition to products sold in the mass retail channel and demonstrator-assisted channels, the Company’s products also compete with similar products sold in prestige and department stores, television shopping, door-to-door, specialty stores, the internet, perfumeries and other distribution outlets. The Company’s competitors include, among others, L’Oréal S.A., The Procter & Gamble Company, Avon Products, Inc. and The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (See “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to the Company — Competition in the cosmetics and beauty care products business could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and/or results of operations”).

 

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Patents, Trademarks and Proprietary Technology

The Company considers trademark protection to be very important to its business and the Company’s trademarks are registered in the U.S. and in over 150 other countries. Significant trademarks include Revlon, Revlon ColorStay, Revlon Age Defying makeup with Botafirm, Revlon Age Defying with DNA Advantage, Revlon PhotoReady, Revlon Nearly Naked, Revlon Super Lustrous, Revlon ColorBurst, Almay, Almay Smart Shade, SinfulColors, Pure Ice, Mitchum, Charlie, Jean Naté, Revlon ColorSilk and, outside the U.S., Gatineau and Ultima II. The Company regularly renews its trademark registrations in the ordinary course of business.

The Company utilizes certain proprietary and/or patented technologies in the formulation, packaging or manufacture of a number of the Company’s products, including, among others, Revlon ColorStay cosmetics, including Revlon ColorStay Aqua mineral makeup, Revlon ColorStay Ultimate liquid lipstick; Revlon PhotoReady makeup; Revlon Age Defying cosmetics; Almay Smart Shade makeup; Almay Intense i-Color eye makeup; Almay Clear Complexion makeup; Revlon ColorSilk hair color; Mitchum anti-perspirant; and the Revlon Pedi-Expert pedicure tool. The Company considers its proprietary technology and patent protection to be important to its business.

The Company files patents in the ordinary course of business on certain of the Company’s new technologies. Utility patents in the U.S. are enforceable for at least 20 years and international patents are enforceable for 20 years. The patents that the Company currently has in place expire at various times between 2015 and 2032 and the Company expects to continue to file patent applications on certain of its technologies in the ordinary course of business in the future.

Government Regulation

The Company is subject to regulation by the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) and the Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) in the U.S., as well as various other federal, state, local and foreign regulatory authorities, including those in the European Union (the “EU”), Canada and other countries in which the Company operates. The Company’s Oxford, North Carolina manufacturing facility is registered with the FDA as a drug manufacturing establishment, permitting the manufacture of cosmetics that contain over-the-counter drug ingredients, such as sunscreens and anti-perspirants. Compliance with federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations pertaining to the discharge of materials into the environment, or otherwise relating to the protection of the environment, has not had, and is not anticipated to have, a material effect on the Company’s capital expenditures, earnings or competitive position. Regulations in the U.S., the EU, Canada and in other countries in which the Company operates that are designed to protect consumers or the environment have an increasing influence on the Company’s product claims, ingredients and packaging. (See “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to the Company — Our products are subject to federal, state and international regulations that could adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or results of operations”).

Industry Segments, Foreign and Domestic Operations

The Company operates in a single segment. Certain of the Company’s geographic, financial and other information is set forth in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income and Note 20, “Geographic, Financial and Other Information,” to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2012 included elsewhere in this prospectus.

Employees

As of March 31, 2013, the Company employed approximately 5,300 people. As of March 31, 2013, approximately 20 of such employees in the U.S. were covered by collective bargaining agreements. The Company believes that its employee relations are satisfactory.

 

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Properties

The following table sets forth, as of March 31, 2013, the Company’s major manufacturing, research and warehouse/distribution facilities, all of which are owned except where otherwise noted.

 

Location

  

Use

   Approximate
Floor
Space Sq. Ft.
 

Oxford, North Carolina

   Manufacturing, warehousing, distribution and office (a)      1,012,000   

Mississauga, Canada

   Warehousing, distribution and office (leased)      195,000   

Canberra, Australia

   Warehousing and distribution      125,000   

Edison, New Jersey

   Research and office (leased)      123,000   

Rietfontein, South Africa

   Warehousing, distribution and office (leased)      120,000   

Isando, South Africa

   Manufacturing, warehousing, distribution and office      94,000   

Stone, United Kingdom

   Warehousing and distribution (leased)      92,000   

 

(a) Property subject to liens under the 2011 Credit Agreements.

In addition to the facilities described above, the Company owns and leases additional facilities in various areas throughout the world, including the lease for the Company’s executive offices in New York, New York (approximately 76,500 square feet as of March 31, 2013). Management considers the Company’s facilities to be well-maintained and satisfactory for the Company’s operations, and believes that the Company’s facilities and third party contractual supplier arrangements provide sufficient capacity for its current and expected production requirements.

The Company also owns a facility in Venezuela, that was destroyed by a fire in June 2011. (See “Fire at Revlon Venezuela Facility,” in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations,” for further discussion).

Legal Proceedings

The Company is involved in various routine legal proceedings incident to the ordinary course of its business. The Company believes that the outcome of all pending legal proceedings in the aggregate is unlikely to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and/or its results of operations. However, in light of the uncertainties involved in legal proceedings generally, the ultimate outcome of a particular matter could be material to the Company’s operating results for a particular period depending on, among other things, the size of the loss or the nature of the liability imposed and the level of the Company’s income for that particular period.

On October 8, 2009, our parent company, Revlon, consummated its voluntary exchange offer (the “2009 Exchange Offer”) in which, among other things, Revlon issued to stockholders who elected to exchange shares (other than MacAndrews & Forbes) 9,336,905 shares of its Series A preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock”) in exchange for the same number of shares of Revlon Class A Common Stock tendered in the 2009 Exchange Offer. On April 24, 2009, May 1, 2009, May 5, 2009 and May 12, 2009, respectively, four purported class actions were filed by each of Vern Mercier, Arthur Jurkowitz, Suri Lefkowitz and T. Walter Heiser in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (the “Chancery Court”). On May 4, 2009, a purported class action was filed by Stanley E. Sullivan in the Supreme Court of New York, New York County. Each such lawsuit was brought against Revlon, certain of Revlon’s then directors and MacAndrews & Forbes, and challenged a merger proposal which MacAndrews & Forbes made on April 13, 2009, which would have resulted in MacAndrews & Forbes and certain of its affiliates owning 100% of Revlon’s outstanding Common Stock (in lieu of consummating such merger proposal, Revlon consummated the aforementioned 2009 Exchange Offer). Each action sought, among other things, to enjoin the proposed merger transaction. On June 24, 2009, the Chancery Court consolidated the four Delaware actions (the “Initial Consolidated Action”), and appointed lead counsel for plaintiffs. On August 10, 2009, an agreement in principle was reached to settle the Initial Consolidated Action, as set forth in a Memorandum of Understanding (as amended in September 2009, the “2009 Settlement Agreement”).

 

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On December 24, 2009, an amended complaint was filed in the Sullivan action alleging, among other things, that defendants should have disclosed in Revlon’s Offer to Exchange for the 2009 Exchange Offer information regarding the Revlon’s financial results for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2009. On January 6, 2010, an amended complaint was filed by plaintiffs in the Initial Consolidated Action making allegations similar to those in the amended Sullivan complaint. Revlon initially believed that by filing the amended complaint, plaintiffs in the Initial Consolidated Action had formally repudiated the 2009 Settlement Agreement, and on January 8, 2010, defendants filed a motion to enforce the 2009 Settlement Agreement.

In addition to the amended complaints in the Initial Consolidated Action and the Sullivan action, on December 21, 2009, certain of Revlon’s then directors, a former director and MacAndrews & Forbes were named as defendants in a purported class action filed in the Chancery Court by Edward Gutman. Also on December 21, 2009, a second purported class action was filed in the Chancery Court against certain of Revlon’s then directors and a former director by Lawrence Corneck. The Gutman and Corneck actions make allegations similar to those in the amended complaints in the Sullivan action and the Initial Consolidated Action. On January 15, 2010, the Chancery Court consolidated the Gutman and Corneck actions with the Initial Consolidated Action (the Initial Consolidated Action, as consolidated with the Gutman and Corneck actions, is hereafter referred to as the “Consolidated Action”). A briefing schedule was then set to determine the leadership structure for plaintiffs in the Consolidated Action.

On March 16, 2010, after hearing oral argument on the leadership issue, the Chancery Court changed the leadership structure for plaintiffs in the Consolidated Action. Thereafter, newly appointed counsel for the plaintiffs in the Consolidated Action and the defendants agreed that the defendants would withdraw their motion to enforce the 2009 Settlement Agreement and that merits discovery would proceed. Defendants agreed not to withdraw any of the concessions that had been provided to the plaintiffs as part of the 2009 Settlement Agreement.

On May 25, 2010, plaintiffs’ counsel in the Consolidated Action filed an amended complaint alleging breaches of fiduciary duties arising out of the 2009 Exchange Offer and that defendants should have disclosed in Revlon’s Offer to Exchange information regarding Revlon’s financial results for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2009. On January 10, 2012, plaintiffs’ counsel filed a motion for class certification. Briefing on that motion was not completed. Merits discovery proceeded in the Consolidated Action.

On December 31, 2009, a purported class action was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware by John Garofalo against Revlon, certain of Revlon’s then directors, a former director and MacAndrews & Forbes alleging federal and state law claims stemming from the alleged failure to disclose in the Offer to Exchange certain information relating to Revlon’s financial results for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2009. On July 29, 2011, the plaintiff in this action filed an amended complaint. On January 31, 2012, defendants filed motions to dismiss the amended complaint in the Garofalo action. On March 2, 2012, the plaintiff in the Garofalo action filed a response opposing defendants’ motions to dismiss, and a motion alternatively seeking leave to amend and file a second amended complaint. Briefing was completed on the motions to dismiss and motion to amend and defendants requested oral argument. Defendants previously reached an agreement with the plaintiff in the Garofalo action to permit the plaintiff to participate in merits discovery in the Consolidated Action, and agreed to permit the plaintiff to continue to participate in the merits discovery while the motions to dismiss are pending. An agreement was also reached with the plaintiff in the Sullivan action to stay proceedings in that action, including any response to the amended complaint, until December 21, 2012, so that the plaintiff could participate in the merits discovery in the Consolidated Action.

On May 11, 2010, a purported derivative action was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware by Richard Smutek, derivatively and on behalf of Revlon against Revlon’s then directors and MacAndrews & Forbes alleging breach of fiduciary duty in allowing the 2009 Exchange Offer to proceed and failing to disclose in the Offer to Exchange certain information related to Revlon’s financial results for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2009. On August 16, 2010, defendants moved to dismiss the complaint. Briefing on defendants’ motions to dismiss was completed on December 10, 2010. Thereafter, the parties requested oral argument on the motions to dismiss. On September 27, 2010, plaintiff filed a motion to compel discovery. In response, defendants moved to strike plaintiff’s motion to compel discovery or, in the alternative, for an

 

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extension of time for defendants to respond to plaintiff’s motion. On October 17, 2011, the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware denied plaintiff’s motion to compel and granted defendants’ motion to strike.

Plaintiffs in each of these actions sought, among other things, an award of damages and the costs and disbursements of such actions, including a reasonable allowance for the fees and expenses of each such plaintiff’s attorneys and experts. Because the Smutek action is styled as a derivative action on behalf of Revlon, any award of damages, costs and disbursements would be made to and for the benefit of Revlon.

Although Revlon disputes the allegations in the pending actions and believes them to be without merit, on June 21, 2012, without admitting any liability, Revlon, Revlon’s then directors and MacAndrews & Forbes (collectively, “Defendants”) entered into a binding Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with Fidelity Management & Research Company (“FMR Co.”) and its investment advisory affiliates, all of which are direct or indirect subsidiaries of FMR LLC (collectively, “Fidelity”), which through various funds and management agreements controlled the largest block of shares to participate in the 2009 Exchange Offer, to settle potential claims Fidelity could have as a potential member of the classes that plaintiffs seek to certify in the pending actions.

Fidelity executed the MOU on behalf of 6,111,879 shares (the “Fidelity Controlled Shares”) out of the 6,933,526 shares (the “Fidelity Shares”) of Revlon’s Class A Common Stock that Fidelity exchanged in the 2009 Exchange Offer, and pursuant to the terms of the MOU, the remaining 821,647 shares agreed on July 12, 2012, to participate in the settlement. As part of the settlement, Fidelity agreed, among other things, to accept a cash payment from Defendants of $22.5 million (the “Fidelity Settlement Amount”), which amount was subsequently paid from insurance proceeds in July 2012, in exchange for Fidelity’s opting out with respect to the Fidelity Shares of any purported class action related to the 2009 Exchange Offer and Fidelity’s release of all related potential claims. On July 20, 2012, Fidelity and the Defendants executed a final Stipulation and Settlement Agreement (the “Stipulation”) the terms of which are substantively identical to the terms of the MOU. The Stipulation supersedes the MOU. In addition, on July 17, 2012, the Defendants entered into a binding MOU with two additional stockholders who collectively exchanged 310,690 shares in the 2009 Exchange Offer, the terms of which are substantively identical to the settlement with Fidelity and call for the payment of $1 million, in the aggregate, to the two stockholders. In August 2012, Defendants and the two additional stockholders executed a final Stipulation and Settlement Agreement which supersedes, and is substantively identical to, the MOU. The $1 million payment was subsequently paid from insurance proceeds in August 2012.

In the second quarter of 2012, Revlon recorded a charge and corresponding income from insurance proceeds related to Revlon’s estimated allocable portion of the Fidelity Settlement Amount and the additional $1 million payment, which resulted in no impact to Revlon’s Consolidated Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income for the year ended December 31, 2012.

The Defendants also agreed with Fidelity and the two additional stockholders (together, the “settling stockholders”) that, in the event a settlement is reached with the purported class action plaintiffs, or an award of damages is issued following a trial in any of the actions, and that settlement amount or damage award exceeds the settlement amounts on a per share basis received by the settling stockholders, the settling stockholders would each receive additional consideration subject to certain parameters. The agreements with the settling stockholders are not subject to court approval and have no effect on the actions other than to exclude the settling stockholders from any certified class.

Although Revlon continues to believe it has meritorious defenses to the asserted claims in the actions, the Defendants and plaintiffs agreed to the terms of a settlement and on October 8, 2012, executed settlement agreements that, if approved by the courts to which they are presented, will resolve all claims in all of the actions (the “Settlement”).

The Settlement provides that the Defendants will make net cash payments totaling approximately $9.2 million to settle all of the actions, and full and complete releases will be provided to Defendants from all plaintiffs. If approved by the courts, the Settlement will also result in additional payments to the settling stockholders totaling approximately $4.2 million, of which approximately $4 million will be paid to Fidelity.

 

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In the second quarter of 2012, Revlon recorded a charge of $6.7 million with respect to Revlon’s then-estimated costs of resolving the actions, including Revlon’s estimate at that time of additional payments to be made to the settling stockholders. In addition to the charge of $6.7 million it recorded in the second quarter of 2012, Revlon recorded an additional charge of $2.2 million in the third quarter of 2012 in connection with payments to be made by Revlon as a result of the Settlement and the additional payments to be made to the settling stockholders. This additional charge is included within SG&A expenses in Revlon’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the year ended December 31, 2012.

In March 2013, the parties executed an amendment to one of the settlement agreements, specifically the class action settlement agreement. The amendment did not affect the financial terms of the class action settlement; rather, it modified the scope of the releases given by those class members who did not participate in the 2009 Exchange Offer. Later in March 2013, the class action settlement, as amended, was presented to the Delaware Court of Chancery, and approved. The class action settlement is conditioned, and will be effective, upon final approval of the derivative action settlement and final dismissal of the actions pending outside of the Delaware Court of Chancery. The derivative action settlement was approved by the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware on April 30, 2013. In early May 2013, the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware dismissed the purported class action filed by John Garofalo. Final dismissal of the Sullivan action is still pending before the Supreme Court of New York, New York County.

There can be no assurance as to the amount, if any, of additional insurance proceeds that Revlon may receive in connection with its resolution of the actions. In any event, at least $5 million of future payments to be made by the Defendants relating to these matters, including expenses, will not be covered by insurance.

Revlon has agreed with the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on the terms of a proposed settlement of an investigation relating to certain disclosures made by Revlon in its public filings in 2009 in connection with the 2009 Exchange Offer, which settlement the SEC staff has indicated it is prepared to recommend to the SEC. Revlon would enter into the proposed settlement without admitting or denying the proposed findings set forth therein and, pursuant to its terms, Revlon would, among other things, pay a civil penalty of $850,000. The proposed settlement is subject to approval by the SEC.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF OTHER INDEBTEDNESS

Each of the following summaries of our indebtedness is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the detailed provisions of the respective agreements and instruments to which each summary relates. Copies of such agreements and instruments are filed as exhibits to the registration statement on Form S-4 of which this prospectus forms a part.

2011 Credit Agreements

We entered into the 6.5-year, $800.0 million 2011 Term Loan Facility under a third amended and restated term loan agreement, dated as of May 19, 2011, among us, as borrower, the lenders party thereto, Citicorp USA, Inc., as administrative agent and collateral agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Bank of America, N.A., as co-syndication agents, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and Natixis, New York Branch, as co-documentation agents, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as joint lead arrangers, and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Natixis, New York Branch, as joint bookrunners. On June 16, 2011, we also entered into the 5-year, $140.0 million 2011 Revolving Credit Facility under a third amended and restated revolving credit agreement, dated as of June 16, 2011, among us and certain of our foreign subsidiaries, as borrowers, the lenders and issuing lenders party thereto, Citicorp USA, Inc., as administrative agent and collateral agent, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as joint lead arrangers, and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as joint bookrunners.

On February 21, 2013, we consummated the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments to our 2011 Term Loan Facility, using a portion of the proceeds from the offering of the Old Notes, together with cash on hand, to reduce the total aggregate principal amount outstanding under the 2011 Term Loan Facility from $788 million to $675 million. The 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments also reduced the interest rates applicable to the 2011 Term Loan Facility such that Eurodollar Loans bear interest at the Eurodollar Rate plus 3.00% per annum, with the Eurodollar Rate not to be less than 1.00% (compared to 3.50% and 1.25%, respectively, prior to the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments), while Alternate Base Rate loans bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus 2.00%, with the Alternate Base Rate not to be less than 2.00% (compared to 2.50% and 2.25%, respectively, prior to the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments) (and as each such term is defined in the 2011 Term Loan Agreement). Pursuant to the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments, under certain circumstances, we also have the right to request the 2011 Term Loan Facility be increased by up to the greater of (x) $300 million and (y) an amount such that our First Lien Secured Leverage Ratio (as defined in the 2011 Term Loan Agreement) does not exceed 3.50:1.00 (compared to $300 million prior to the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments), provided that the lenders are not committed to provide any such increase.

Availability under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility varies based on a borrowing base that is determined by the value of eligible accounts receivable and eligible inventory in the U.S. and the U.K. and eligible real property and equipment in the U.S. from time to time.

In each case subject to borrowing base availability, the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility is available to us:

(i) in revolving credit loans denominated in U.S. Dollars;

(ii) in swing line loans denominated in U.S. Dollars up to $30.0 million;

(iii) in standby and commercial letters of credit denominated in U.S. Dollars and other currencies up to $60.0 million; and

(iv) designated from time to time in revolving credit loans and bankers’ acceptances denominated in U.S. Dollars and other currencies for certain of our international subsidiaries.

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borrow under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility is also conditioned upon the satisfaction of certain conditions precedent and our compliance with other covenants in the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility.

Under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility, borrowings (other than loans in foreign currencies) bear interest, if made as Eurodollar Loans, at the Eurodollar Rate plus the applicable margin set forth in the grid below and, if made as Alternate Base Rate Loans, at the Alternate Base Rate plus the applicable margin set forth in the grid below.

 

Excess Availability

   Alternate Base
Rate Loans
    Eurodollar
Loans,
Eurocurrency

Loans or Local
Rate Loans
 

Greater than or equal to $92,000,000

     1.00     2.00

Less than $92,000,000 but greater than or equal to $46,000,000

     1.25     2.25

Less than $46,000,000

     1.50     2.50

Local Loans bear interest, if mutually acceptable to us and the relevant foreign lenders, at the Local Rate, and otherwise (i) if in foreign currencies or in U.S. Dollars at the Eurodollar Rate or the Eurocurrency Rate plus the applicable margin set forth in the grid above or (ii) if in U.S. Dollars at the Alternate Base Rate plus the applicable margin set forth in the grid above.

Prior to the termination date of the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility, revolving loans are required to be prepaid (without any permanent reduction in commitment) with:

(i) the net cash proceeds from sales of Revolving Credit First Lien Collateral by us or any of our subsidiary guarantors (other than dispositions in the ordinary course of business and certain other exceptions); and

(ii) the net proceeds from the issuance by us or any of our subsidiaries of certain additional debt, to the extent there remains any such proceeds after satisfying our repayment obligations under the 2011 Term Loan Facility.

We pay to the lenders under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility a commitment fee of 0.375% of the average daily unused portion of the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility, which fee is payable quarterly in arrears. Under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility, we also pay:

(i) to foreign lenders a fronting fee of 0.25% per annum on the aggregate principal amount of specified Local Loans (which fee is retained by foreign lenders out of the portion of the Applicable Margin payable to such foreign lender);

(ii) to foreign lenders an administrative fee of 0.25% per annum on the aggregate principal amount of specified Local Loans;

(iii) to the multi-currency lenders a letter of credit commission equal to the product of (a) the Applicable Margin for revolving credit loans that are Eurodollar Rate loans (adjusted for the term that the letter of credit is outstanding) and (b) the aggregate undrawn face amount of letters of credit; and

(iv) to the issuing lender, a letter of credit fronting fee of 0.25% per annum of the aggregate undrawn face amount of letters of credit, which fee is a portion of the Applicable Margin.

Under certain circumstances, we have the right to request that the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility be increased by up to $60.0 million, provided that the lenders are not committed to provide any such increase.

Under certain circumstances, if and when the difference between (i) the borrowing base under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility and (ii) the amounts outstanding under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility is less than $20.0 million for a period of two consecutive days or more, and until such difference is equal to or greater than $20.0 million for a period of 30 consecutive business days, the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility requires us to maintain a consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio (the ratio of EBITDA minus Capital Expenditures to Cash Interest Expense for such period) of a minimum of 1.0 to 1.0.

 

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The 2011 Revolving Credit Facility matures on June 16, 2016.

Under the 2011 Term Loan Facility, Eurodollar Loans bear interest at the Eurodollar Rate plus 3.00% per annum (with the Eurodollar Rate not to be less than 1.00%) and Alternate Base Rate loans bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus 2.00% (with the Alternate Base Rate not to be less than 2.00%).

The term loan under the 2011 Term Loan Facility is required to be prepaid with:

(i) the net cash proceeds in excess of $10 million for each 12-month period ending on March 31 received during such period from sales of Term Loan First Lien Collateral by us or any of our subsidiary guarantors with carryover of unused annual basket amounts up to a maximum of $25 million with respect to certain specified dispositions up to an additional $25 million in the aggregate (subject to a reinvestment right for 365 days, or 545 days if we have within such 365-day period entered into a legally binding commitment to invest such funds);

(ii) the net proceeds from the issuance by us or any of our subsidiaries of certain additional debt; and

(iii) 50% of our “excess cash flow” (as defined under the 2011 Term Loan Agreement), commencing with excess cash flow for the 2013 fiscal year payable in the first 100 days of 2014.

The 2011 Term Loan Facility contains a financial covenant limiting our first lien senior secured leverage ratio (the ratio of our senior secured debt that has a lien on the collateral which secures the 2011 Term Loan Facility that is not junior or subordinated to the liens securing the 2011 Term Loan Facility (excluding debt outstanding under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility)) to EBITDA, as each such term is defined in the 2011 Term Loan Facility, to no more than 4.0 to 1.0 for each period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending during the period from June 30, 2011 to the November 2017 maturity date of the 2011 Term Loan Facility.

Pursuant to the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments, we, under certain circumstances, also have the right to request the 2011 Term Loan Facility be increased by up to the greater of (i) $300 million and (ii) an amount such that our First Lien Secured Leverage Ratio (as defined in the 2011 Term Loan Agreement) does not exceed 3.50:1.00 (compared to $300 million prior to the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments), provided that the lenders are not committed to provide any such increase.

The 2011 Term Loan Facility matures on November 19, 2017.

The 2011 Credit Agreements are supported by, among other things, guarantees from Revlon and, subject to certain limited exceptions, our domestic subsidiaries. Our obligations under the 2011 Credit Agreements and the obligations under such guarantees are secured by, subject to certain limited exceptions, substantially all of our assets and the assets of the guarantors, including:

(i) a mortgage on owned real property, including our facility in Oxford, North Carolina;

(ii) our capital stock and the capital stock of the subsidiary guarantors and 66% of the voting capital stock and 100% of the non-voting capital stock of our and the subsidiary guarantors’ first-tier, non-U.S. subsidiaries;

(iii) our and the subsidiary guarantors’ intellectual property and other intangible property; and

(iv) our and the subsidiary guarantors’ inventory, accounts receivable, equipment, investment property and deposit accounts.

The liens on, among other things, inventory, accounts receivable, deposit accounts, investment property (other than our capital stock and the capital stock of our subsidiaries), real property, equipment, fixtures and certain intangible property secure the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility on a first priority basis and the 2011 Term Loan Facility on a second priority basis. The liens on our capital stock and the capital stock of our subsidiaries and intellectual property and certain other intangible property secure the 2011 Term Loan Facility on a first priority basis and the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility on a second priority basis. Such arrangements are set forth in the Third Amended and Restated Intercreditor and Collateral Agency Agreement, dated as of March 11, 2010, by and among us and Citicorp USA, Inc., as administrative agent and as collateral agent for the benefit of the secured parties for the 2011 Term Loan Facility, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility and the 9 3/4% Senior Secured

 

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Notes due 2015 (the “2010 Intercreditor Agreement”). The 2010 Intercreditor Agreement also provides that the liens referred to above may be shared from time to time, subject to certain limitations, with specified types of other obligations incurred or guaranteed by us, such as foreign exchange and interest rate hedging obligations and foreign working capital lines.

Each of the 2011 Credit Agreements contains various restrictive covenants prohibiting us and our subsidiaries from:

(i) incurring additional indebtedness or guarantees, with certain exceptions;

(ii) making dividend and other payments or loans to Revlon or other affiliates, with certain exceptions, including among others:

(a) exceptions permitting us to pay dividends or make other payments to Revlon to enable it to, among other things, pay expenses incidental to being a public holding company, including, among other things, professional fees such as legal, accounting and insurance fees, regulatory fees, such as SEC filing fees and NYSE listing fees, and other expenses related to being a public holding company;

(b) subject to certain circumstances, to finance the purchase by Revlon of its Class A Common Stock in connection with the delivery of such Class A Common Stock to grantees under the Third Amended and Restated Revlon Stock Plan and/or the payment of withholding taxes in connection with the vesting of restricted stock awards under such plan;

(c) subject to certain limitations, to pay dividends or make other payments to finance the purchase, redemption or other retirement for value by Revlon of stock or other equity interests or equivalents in Revlon held by any current or former director, employee or consultant in his or her capacity as such; and

(d) subject to certain limitations, to make other restricted payments to our affiliates in an amount up to $10 million per year (plus $10 million for each calendar year commencing with 2011), other restricted payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $35 million and certain other restricted payments, including without limitation those based upon certain financial tests;

(iii) creating liens or other encumbrances on our or our subsidiaries’ assets or revenues, granting negative pledges or selling or transferring any of our or our subsidiaries’ assets, all subject to certain limited exceptions;

(iv) with certain exceptions, engaging in merger or acquisition transactions;

(v) prepaying indebtedness and modifying the terms of certain indebtedness and specified material contractual obligations, subject to certain exceptions;

(vi) making investments, subject to certain exceptions; and

(vii) entering into transactions with our affiliates involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $10 million other than upon terms that are not materially less favorable when taken as a whole to us or our subsidiaries as terms that would be obtainable at the time for a comparable transaction or series of similar transactions in arm’s length dealings with an unrelated third person and where such payments or consideration exceed $20 million, unless such transaction has been approved by all of our independent directors, subject to certain exceptions.

The events of default under each of the 2011 Credit Agreements include customary events of default for such types of agreements, including, among others:

(i) nonpayment of any principal, interest or other fees when due, subject in the case of interest and fees to a grace period;

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(iii) the institution of any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceedings by or against us, any of our subsidiaries or Revlon, subject in certain instances to grace periods;

(iv) default by Revlon or any of its subsidiaries (A) in the payment of certain indebtedness when due (whether at maturity or by acceleration) in excess of $25.0 million in aggregate principal amount or (B) in the observance or performance of any other agreement or condition relating to such debt, provided that the amount of debt involved is in excess of $25.0 million in aggregate principal amount, or the occurrence of any other event, the effect of which default referred to in this subclause (iv) is to cause or permit the holders of such debt to cause the acceleration of payment of such debt;

(v) in the case of the 2011 Term Loan Facility, a cross default under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility, and in the case of the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility, a cross default under the 2011 Term Loan Facility;

(vi) the failure by us, certain of our subsidiaries or Revlon to pay certain material judgments;

(vii) a change of control such that (A) Revlon shall cease to be the beneficial and record owner of 100% of our capital stock, (B) Ronald O. Perelman (or his estate, heirs, executors, administrator or other personal representative) and his or their controlled affiliates shall cease to “control” us, and any other person or group of persons owns, directly or indirectly, more than 35% of our total voting power, (C) any person or group of persons other than Ronald O. Perelman (or his estate, heirs, executors, administrator or other personal representative) and his or their controlled affiliates shall “control” us or (D) during any period of two consecutive years, the directors serving on our Board of Directors at the beginning of such period (or other directors nominated by at least a majority of such continuing directors) shall cease to be a majority of the directors;

(viii) Revlon shall have any meaningful assets or indebtedness or shall conduct any meaningful business other than its ownership of us and such activities as are customary for a publicly traded holding company which is not itself an operating company, in each case subject to limited exceptions; and

(ix) the failure of certain of our affiliates which hold our or our subsidiaries’ indebtedness to be party to a valid and enforceable agreement prohibiting such affiliate from demanding or retaining payments in respect of such indebtedness, subject to certain exceptions, including as to our Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan.

If we are in default under the senior secured leverage ratio under the 2011 Term Loan Facility or the consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio under the 2011 Revolving Credit Agreement, we may cure such default by issuing certain equity securities to, or receiving capital contributions from, Revlon and applying such cash which is deemed to increase EBITDA for the purpose of calculating the applicable ratio. We may exercise this cure right two times in any four-quarter period.

We were in compliance with all applicable covenants under the 2011 Term Loan Agreement and 2011 Revolving Credit Agreement upon closing the 2011 refinancing of our bank credit facilities and as of March 31, 2013. At March 31, 2013, the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the 2011 Term Loan Facility was $675.0 million and availability under the $140.0 million 2011 Revolving Credit Facility, based upon the calculated borrowing base less $10.3 million of outstanding undrawn letters of credit and nil then drawn on the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility, was $129.7 million. During the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2013, there were no borrowings under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility.

Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan

In January 2008, we entered into the Senior Subordinated Term Loan with MacAndrews & Forbes and on February 1, 2008 we used the $170 million of proceeds from such loan to repay in full the $167.4 million remaining aggregate principal amount of our 8 5/8% Senior Subordinated Notes, which matured on February 1, 2008, and to pay $2.55 million of related fees and expenses. In connection with such repayment, we also used cash on hand to pay $7.2 million of accrued and unpaid interest due on the 8 5/8% Senior Subordinated Notes up to, but not including, the February 1, 2008 maturity date.

 

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In September 2008, we used $63.0 million of the net proceeds from the July 2008 sale of our Brazilian operating subsidiary to partially repay $63.0 million of the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Senior Subordinated Term Loan. Following such partial repayment, there remained outstanding $107.0 million in aggregate principal amount under the Senior Subordinated Term Loan.

In October 2009, Revlon consummated a voluntary exchange offer transaction (the “2009 Exchange Offer”), in which MacAndrews & Forbes contributed to Revlon the $48.6 million Contributed Loan and the terms of the Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement were amended to extend the maturity date of the Contributed Loan which remains owing from us to Revlon from August 2010 to October 8, 2013 and to change the annual interest rate on the Contributed Loan from 11% to 12.75%. The $48.6 million Contributed Loan represented $5.21 of outstanding principal amount under the Senior Subordinated Term Loan for each of the 9,336,905 shares of Revlon Class A Common Stock exchanged in the 2009 Exchange Offer, in which Revlon issued to MacAndrews & Forbes 9,336,905 shares of Revlon Class A Common Stock at a ratio of one share of Revlon Class A Common Stock for each $5.21 of outstanding principal amount of the Senior Subordinated Term Loan contributed to Revlon. Upon consummation of the 2009 Exchange Offer, the terms of the Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement were also amended to extend the maturity date of the $58.4 million Non-Contributed Loan from August 2010 to October 8, 2014 and to change the annual interest rate on the Non-Contributed Loan from 11% to 12%.

On April 30, 2012, MacAndrews & Forbes exercised its right to assign its interest in the Non-Contributed Loan. In connection with such assignment, we entered into the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement with MacAndrews & Forbes, and a related Administrative Letter was entered into with Citibank, N.A. and MacAndrews & Forbes, to among other things:

 

   

modify the interest rate on the Non-Contributed Loan from its prior 12% fixed rate to a floating rate of LIBOR plus 7%, with a 1.5% LIBOR floor, resulting in an interest rate of approximately 8.5% per annum (or a 3.5% reduction per annum) upon the effectiveness of the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement Interest under the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement is payable quarterly in arrears in cash;

 

   

insert prepayment premiums such that we may optionally prepay the Non-Contributed Loan (i) through October 31, 2013 with a prepayment premium based on a formula designed to provide the assignees of the Non-Contributed Loan with the present value, using a discount rate of 75 basis points over U.S. Treasuries, of the principal, premium and interest that would have accrued on the Non-Contributed Loan from any such prepayment date through October 31, 2013 (provided that, pursuant to the loan’s terms (both before and after giving effect to these amendments), no portion of the principal amount of the Non-Contributed Loan may be repaid prior to its October 8, 2014 maturity date unless and until all shares of Revlon’s Series A Preferred Stock have been or are being concurrently redeemed and all payments due thereon are paid in full or are concurrently being paid in full), (ii) from November 1, 2013 through April 30, 2014 with a 2% prepayment premium on the aggregate principal amount of the Non-Contributed Loan being prepaid, and (iii) from May 1, 2014 through maturity on October 8, 2014 with no prepayment premium; and

 

   

designate Citibank, N.A. as the administrative agent for the Non-Contributed Loan.

Concurrently with the effectiveness of the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement, MacAndrews & Forbes assigned its entire interest in the Non-Contributed Loan to several third parties.

Pursuant to the terms of the Contributed Loan, we may, at our option, prepay such loan, in whole or in part (together with accrued and unpaid interest), at any time prior to its maturity date without premium or penalty, provided that prior to such loan’s maturity date all shares of Revlon’s Series A Preferred Stock have been or are being concurrently redeemed and all payments due thereon are paid in full or are concurrently being paid in full.

The Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan is an unsecured obligation of ours and is subordinated in right of payment to all of our existing and future senior debt, currently including indebtedness under (i) our 2011 Credit Agreements and (ii) the New Notes. The Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated

 

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Term Loan has the right to payment equal in right of payment with any of our present and future senior subordinated indebtedness.

The Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement contains covenants (other than the subordination provisions discussed above) that limit our ability and that of our subsidiaries to, among other things, incur additional indebtedness, pay dividends on or redeem or repurchase stock, engage in certain asset sales, make certain types of investments and other restricted payments, engage in certain transactions with affiliates, restrict dividends or payments from subsidiaries and create liens on their assets. All of these limitations and prohibitions, however, are subject to a number of important qualifications and exceptions.

The Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement includes a cross acceleration provision which provides that it shall be an event of default under such agreement if any of our debt (as defined in such agreement) or that of any of our significant subsidiaries (as defined in such agreement) is not paid within any applicable grace period after final maturity or is accelerated by the holders of such debt because of a default and the total principal amount of the portion of such debt that is unpaid or accelerated exceeds $25.0 million and such default continues for 10 days after notice from the holders of a majority of the outstanding principal amount of the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan (provided that if Revlon or us held such majority, notice would be required from the holders of a majority of the outstanding principal amount of the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan not held by Revlon or us at the time of any such decision). If any such event of default occurs, such requisite holders of the Non-Contributed and Contributed Loans may declare the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan to be due and payable immediately.

The Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement also contains other customary events of default for loan agreements of such type, including, subject to applicable grace periods, nonpayment of any principal or interest when due under the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement, non-compliance with any of the material covenants in the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement, any representation or warranty being incorrect, false or misleading in any material respect, or the occurrence of certain bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceedings by or against us or any of our significant subsidiaries.

Upon any change of control (as defined in the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement), we are required to repay the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan in full, provided that prior to such loan’s respective maturity dates all shares of Revlon’s Series A Preferred Stock have been or are being concurrently redeemed and all payments due thereon are paid in full or are concurrently being paid in full, after fulfilling an offer to repay these notes, and to the extent permitted by our 2011 Credit Agreements.

5.75% Senior Notes due 2021

On February 8, 2013, we issued $500 million aggregate principal amount of Old Notes, which are subject to the Exchange Offer being made pursuant to this prospectus. The Old Notes are unsecured and were issued to investors at par. The Old Notes mature on February 15, 2021. Interest on the Old Notes accrues at 5.75% per annum, paid every six months on February 15th and August 15th, with the first interest payment due on August 15, 2013.

The Old Notes were issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of February 8, 2013, by and among us, certain of our domestic subsidiaries that also guarantee our 2011 Credit Agreement (the “Guarantors”), and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. The Guarantors have issued guarantees (the “Guarantees”) of our obligations under the Old Notes and the indenture governing the Old Notes on a senior unsecured basis. The holders of the Old Notes and the Guarantees have certain registration rights pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), dated as of February 8, 2013, by and among us, the Guarantors and the representatives of the several initial purchasers of the Old Notes. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — 2013 Senior Notes Refinancing.”

 

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THE EXCHANGE OFFER

Terms of the Exchange Offer; Period for Tendering Old Notes

Subject to terms and conditions detailed in this prospectus, we will accept for exchange Old Notes which are properly tendered on or prior to the expiration date and not withdrawn as permitted below. As used herein, the term “expiration date” means 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on         , 2013, the 30th day following the date of this prospectus. We may, however, in our sole discretion, extend the period of time during which the Exchange Offer is open. The term “expiration date” means the latest time and date to which the Exchange Offer is extended.

As of the date of this prospectus, $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of Old Notes are outstanding. This prospectus, together with the letter of transmittal, is first being sent on or about the date hereof, to all holders of Old Notes known to us.

We expressly reserve the right, at any time, to extend the period of time during which the Exchange Offer is open, and delay acceptance for exchange of any Old Notes, by giving oral or written notice of such extension to the holders thereof as described below. During any such extension, all Old Notes previously tendered will remain subject to the Exchange Offer and may be accepted for exchange by us. Any Old Notes not accepted for exchange for any reason will be returned without expense to the tendering holder as promptly as practicable after the expiration or termination of the Exchange Offer.

Old Notes tendered in the Exchange Offer must be in denominations of principal amount of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000. No dissenter’s rights of appraisal exist with respect to the Exchange Offer.

We expressly reserve the right to amend or terminate the Exchange Offer, and not to accept for exchange any Old Notes, upon the occurrence of any of the conditions of the Exchange Offer specified under “— Conditions to the Exchange Offer.” We will give oral or written notice of any extension, amendment, non-acceptance or termination to the holders of the Old Notes as promptly as practicable. Such notice, in the case of any extension, will be issued by means of a press release or other public announcement no later than 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the next business day after the previously scheduled expiration date.

Procedures for Tendering Old Notes

The tender to us of Old Notes by you as set forth below and our acceptance of the Old Notes will constitute a binding agreement between us and you upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this prospectus and in the accompanying letter of transmittal. Except as set forth below, to tender Old Notes for exchange pursuant to the Exchange Offer, you must transmit a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal, including all other documents required by such letter of transmittal or, in the case of a book-entry transfer, an agent’s message in lieu of such letter of transmittal, to U.S. Bank National Association, as exchange agent, at the address set forth below under “— Exchange Agent” on or prior to the expiration date. In addition, either:

 

   

certificates for such Old Notes must be received by the exchange agent along with the letter of transmittal; or

 

   

a timely confirmation of a book-entry transfer (a “book-entry confirmation”) of such Old Notes, if such procedure is available, into the exchange agent’s account at DTC pursuant to the procedure for book-entry transfer must be received by the exchange agent, prior to the expiration date, with the letter of transmittal or an agent’s message in lieu of such letter of transmittal.

The term “agent’s message” means a message, transmitted by DTC to and received by the exchange agent and forming a part of a book-entry confirmation, which states that DTC has received an express acknowledgment from the tendering participant stating that such participant has received and agrees to be bound by the letter of transmittal and that we may enforce such letter of transmittal against such participant.

The method of delivery of Old Notes, letters of transmittal and all other required documents is at your election and risk. If such delivery is by mail, it is recommended that you use registered mail, properly insured, with return receipt requested. In all cases, you should allow sufficient time to assure timely delivery. No letter of transmittal or Old Notes should be sent to us.

 

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Signatures on a letter of transmittal or a notice of withdrawal, as the case may be, must be guaranteed unless the Old Notes surrendered for exchange are tendered:

 

   

by a holder of the Old Notes who has not completed the box entitled “Special Issuance Instructions” or “Special Delivery Instructions” on the letter of transmittal; or

 

   

for the account of an eligible institution (as defined below).

In the event that signatures on a letter of transmittal or a notice of withdrawal are required to be guaranteed, such guarantees must be by a firm which is a member of the Securities Transfer Agent Medallion Program, the Stock Exchanges Medallion Program or the New York Stock Exchange Medallion Program (each such entity being hereinafter referred to as an “eligible institution”). If Old Notes are registered in the name of a person other than the signer of the letter of transmittal, the Old Notes surrendered for exchange must be endorsed by, or be accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer or exchange, in satisfactory form as we or the exchange agent determine in our sole discretion, duly executed by the registered holders with the signature thereon guaranteed by an eligible institution.

We or the exchange agent in our sole discretion will make a final and binding determination on all questions as to the validity, form, eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance of Old Notes tendered for exchange. We reserve the absolute right to reject any and all tenders of any particular Old Note not properly tendered or to not accept any particular Old Note which acceptance might, in our judgment or our counsel’s, be unlawful. We also reserve the absolute right to waive any defects or irregularities or conditions of the Exchange Offer as to any particular Old Note either before or after the expiration date (including the right to waive the ineligibility of any holder who seeks to tender Old Notes in the Exchange Offer). Our or the exchange agent’s interpretation of the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer as to any particular Old Note either before or after the expiration date (including the letter of transmittal and the instructions thereto) will be final and binding on all parties. Unless waived, any defects or irregularities in connection with tenders of Old Notes for exchange must be cured within a reasonable period of time, as we determine. We are not, nor is the exchange agent or any other person, under any duty to notify you of any defect or irregularity with respect to your tender of Old Notes for exchange, and no one will be liable for failing to provide such notification.

If the letter of transmittal is signed by a person or persons other than the registered holder or holders of Old Notes, such Old Notes must be endorsed or accompanied by powers of attorney signed exactly as the name(s) of the registered holder(s) that appear on the Old Notes.

If the letter of transmittal or any Old Notes or powers of attorney are signed by trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact, officers of corporations or others acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such persons should so indicate when signing. Unless waived by us or the exchange agent, proper evidence satisfactory to us of their authority to so act must be submitted with the letter of transmittal.

By tendering Old Notes, you represent to us that, among other things, the New Notes acquired pursuant to the Exchange Offer are being obtained in the ordinary course of business of the person receiving such New Notes, whether or not such person is the holder, that neither the holder nor such other person has any arrangement or understanding with any person, to participate in a distribution of the Old Notes or the New Notes, and that you are not holding Old Notes that have, or are reasonably likely to have, the status of an unsold allotment in the initial offering. If you are our “affiliate,” as defined under Rule 405 under the Securities Act, and engage in or intend to engage in or have an arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in a distribution of such New Notes to be acquired pursuant to the Exchange Offer, you or any such other person:

 

   

could not rely on the applicable interpretations of the staff of the SEC; and

 

   

must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale transaction.

Each broker-dealer that receives New Notes for its own account in exchange for Old Notes, where such Old Notes were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of New Notes. See “Plan of Distribution.”

 

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Acceptance of Old Notes for Exchange; Delivery of New Notes

Upon satisfaction or waiver of all of the conditions to the Exchange Offer, we will accept, promptly after the expiration date, all Old Notes properly tendered and will issue the New Notes promptly after acceptance of the Old Notes. See “— Conditions to the Exchange Offer.” For purposes of the Exchange Offer, we will be deemed to have accepted properly tendered Old Notes for exchange if and when we give oral (confirmed in writing) or written notice to the exchange agent.

The holder of each Old Note accepted for exchange will receive a New Note in the amount equal to the surrendered Old Note. Holders of New Notes on the relevant record date for the first interest payment date following the consummation of the Exchange Offer will receive interest accruing from the most recent date to which interest has been paid on the Old Notes. Holders of New Notes will not receive any payment in respect of accrued interest on Old Notes otherwise payable on any interest payment date, the record date for which occurs on or after the consummation of the Exchange Offer.

In all cases, issuance of New Notes for Old Notes that are accepted for exchange will be made only after timely receipt by the exchange agent of:

 

   

a timely book-entry confirmation of such Old Notes into the exchange agent’s account at DTC;

 

   

a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal or an agent’s message in lieu thereof; and

 

   

all other required documents.

If any tendered Old Notes are not accepted for any reason set forth in the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer or if Old Notes are submitted for a greater principal amount than the holder desires to exchange, such unaccepted or non-exchanged Old Notes will be returned without expense to the tendering holder (or, in the case of Old Notes tendered by book entry transfer into the exchange agent’s account at DTC pursuant to the book-entry procedures described below, such non-exchanged Old Notes will be credited to an account maintained with DTC) as promptly as practicable after the expiration or termination of the Exchange Offer.

Book-Entry Transfers

For purposes of the Exchange Offer, the exchange agent will request that an account be established with respect to the Old Notes at DTC within two business days after the date of this prospectus, unless the exchange agent has already established an account with DTC suitable for the Exchange Offer. Any financial institution that is a participant in DTC may make book-entry delivery of Old Notes by causing DTC to transfer such Old Notes into the exchange agent’s account at DTC in accordance with DTC’s procedures for transfer. Although delivery of Old Notes may be effected through book-entry transfer at DTC, the letter of transmittal or facsimile thereof or an agent’s message in lieu thereof, with any required signature guarantees and any other required documents, must, in any case, be transmitted to and received by the exchange agent at the address set forth under “— Exchange Agent” on or prior to the expiration date.

Withdrawal Rights

You may withdraw your tender of Old Notes at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date. To be effective, a written notice of withdrawal must be received by the exchange agent at one of the addresses set forth under “— Exchange Agent.” This notice must specify:

 

   

the name of the person having tendered the Old Notes to be withdrawn;

 

   

the Old Notes to be withdrawn (including the principal amount of such Old Notes); and

 

   

where certificates for Old Notes have been transmitted, the name in which such Old Notes are registered, if different from that of the withdrawing holder.

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institution, unless such holder is an eligible institution. If Old Notes have been tendered pursuant to the procedure for book-entry transfer described above, any notice of withdrawal must specify the name and number of the account at DTC to be credited with the withdrawn Old Notes and otherwise comply with the procedures of DTC.

We or the exchange agent will make a final and binding determination on all questions as to the validity, form and eligibility (including time of receipt) of such notices. Any Old Notes so withdrawn will be deemed not to have been validly tendered for exchange for purposes of the Exchange Offer. Any Old Notes tendered for exchange but not exchanged for any reason will be returned to the holder without cost to such holder (or, in the case of Old Notes tendered by book-entry transfer into the exchange agent’s account at DTC pursuant to the book-entry transfer procedures described above, such Old Notes will be credited to an account maintained with DTC for the Old Notes) as soon as practicable after withdrawal, rejection of tender or termination of the Exchange Offer. Properly withdrawn Old Notes may be re-tendered by following one of the procedures described under “— Procedures for tendering Old Notes” above at any time on or prior to the expiration date.

Conditions to the Exchange Offer

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Exchange Offer, we are not required to accept for exchange, or to issue New Notes in exchange for, any Old Notes and may terminate or amend the Exchange Offer, if any of the following events occur prior to acceptance of such Old Notes:

(a)  the Exchange Offer violates any applicable law or applicable interpretation of the staff of the SEC;

(b)  there is threatened, instituted or pending any action or proceeding before, or any injunction, order or decree has been issued by, any court or governmental agency or other governmental regulatory or administrative agency or commission,

(1)  seeking to restrain or prohibit the making or consummation of the Exchange Offer or any other transaction contemplated by the Exchange Offer, or assessing or seeking any damages as a result thereof, or

(2)  resulting in a material delay in our ability to accept for exchange or exchange some or all of the Old Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer;

(c)  any statute, rule, regulation, order or injunction has been sought, proposed, introduced, enacted, promulgated or deemed applicable to the Exchange Offer or any of the transactions contemplated by the Exchange Offer by any government or governmental authority, domestic or foreign, or any action has been taken, proposed or threatened, by any government, governmental authority, agency or court, domestic or foreign, that in our sole judgment might, directly or indirectly, result in any of the consequences referred to in clauses (1) or (2) above or, in our reasonable judgment, might result in the holders of New Notes having obligations with respect to resales and transfers of New Notes which are greater than those described in the interpretation of the SEC referred to on the cover page of this prospectus, or would otherwise make it inadvisable to proceed with the Exchange Offer; or

(d)  there has occurred:

(1)  any general suspension of or general limitation on prices for, or trading in, our debt or equity securities on any national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market,

(2)  any limitation by a governmental agency or authority which may adversely affect our ability to complete the transactions contemplated by the Exchange Offer,

(3)  a declaration of a banking moratorium or any suspension of payments in respect of banks in the United States or any limitation by any governmental agency or authority which adversely affects the extension of credit, or

(4)  a commencement of a war, armed hostilities or other similar international calamity directly or indirectly involving the United States, or, in the case of any of the foregoing existing at the time of the commencement of the Exchange Offer, a material acceleration or worsening thereof; which in our reasonable judgment in any case, and regardless of the circumstances (including any action by us)

 

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giving rise to any such condition, makes it inadvisable to proceed with the Exchange Offer and/or with such acceptance for exchange or with such exchange.

The foregoing conditions are for our sole benefit and may be asserted by us regardless of the circumstances giving rise to any condition or may be waived by us in whole or in part at any time in our reasonable discretion. Our failure at any time to exercise any of the foregoing rights will not be deemed a waiver of any such right and each such right will be deemed an ongoing right which may be asserted at any time.

In addition, we will not accept for exchange any Old Notes tendered, and no New Notes will be issued in exchange for any such Old Notes, if at such time any stop order is threatened or in effect with respect to the registration statement, of which this prospectus constitutes a part, or the qualification of the indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939.

Exchange Agent

We have appointed U.S. Bank National Association as the exchange agent for the Exchange Offer. All executed letters of transmittal should be directed to the exchange agent at the address set forth below. Questions and requests for assistance, requests for additional copies of this prospectus or of the letter of transmittal should be directed to the exchange agent addressed as follows:

U.S. Bank National Association, Exchange Agent

By Registered or Certified Mail, Overnight Delivery:

U.S. Bank National Association

Corporate Trust Services

60 Livingston Avenue

EP-MN-WS2N

St. Paul, MN 55107-2292

Attention: Specialized Finance

For Information Call:

(800) 934-6802 or go to

www.usbank.com/corp_trust/bondholder_contact.html

By Facsimile Transmission

(for Eligible Institutions only):

(651) 466-7372

Attention: Specialized Finance

Fax cover sheets should provide a call back phone number and request a call back, upon receipt.

Confirm by Telephone:

(800) 934-6802

DELIVERY OF THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE OR TRANSMISSION OF SUCH LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL VIA FACSIMILE OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY OF THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.

Fees and Expenses

The principal solicitation is being made by mail by U.S. Bank National Association, as exchange agent. We will pay the exchange agent customary fees for its services, reimburse the exchange agent for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the provision of these services and pay other registration expenses, including fees and expenses of the trustee under the indenture relating to the New Notes, filing fees, blue sky fees and printing and distribution expenses. We will not make any payment to brokers, dealers or others soliciting acceptances of the Exchange Offer.

 

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Additional solicitation may be made by telephone, facsimile or in person by our and our affiliates’ officers and regular employees and by persons so engaged by the exchange agent.

Accounting Treatment

We will record the New Notes at the same carrying value as the Old Notes, as reflected in our accounting records on the date of the exchange. Accordingly, we will not recognize any gain or loss for accounting purposes. The fees and expenses related to the issuance of the New Notes will be amortized over the term of such notes.

Consequences of Exchanging or Failing to Exchange Old Notes

If you do not exchange your Old Notes for New Notes in the Exchange Offer, your Old Notes will continue to be subject to the provisions of the indenture relating to the notes regarding transfer and exchange of the Old Notes and the restrictions on transfer of the Old Notes described in the legend on your certificates. These transfer restrictions are required because the Old Notes were issued under an exemption from, or in transactions not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. In general, the Old Notes may not be offered or sold unless registered under the Securities Act, except under an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. We do not plan to register the Old Notes under the Securities Act. Based on interpretations by the staff of the SEC, as set forth in no-action letters issued to third parties, we believe that the New Notes you receive in the Exchange Offer may be offered for resale, resold or otherwise transferred without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery provisions of the Securities Act. However, you will not be able to freely transfer the New Notes if:

 

   

you are our “affiliate,” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act;

 

   

you are not acquiring the New Notes in the Exchange Offer in the ordinary course of your business;

 

   

you have an arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in a distribution, as defined in the Securities Act, of the New Notes you will receive in the Exchange Offer;

 

   

you are holding Old Notes that have, or are reasonably likely to have, the status of an unsold allotment in the initial offering; or

 

   

you are a participating broker-dealer.

We do not intend to request the SEC to consider, and the SEC has not considered, the Exchange Offer in the context of a similar no-action letter. As a result, we cannot guarantee that the staff of the SEC would make a similar determination with respect to the Exchange Offer as in the circumstances described in the no action letters discussed above. Each holder, other than a broker-dealer, must acknowledge that it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of New Notes and has no arrangement or understanding to participate in a distribution of New Notes. If you are our affiliate, are engaged in or intend to engage in a distribution of the New Notes or have any arrangement or understanding with respect to the distribution of the New Notes you will receive in the Exchange Offer, you may not rely on the applicable interpretations of the staff of the SEC and you must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale transaction involving the New Notes. If you are a participating broker-dealer, you must acknowledge that you will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of the New Notes. In addition, to comply with state securities laws, you may not offer or sell the New Notes in any state unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in that state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and is complied with. The offer and sale of the New Notes to “qualified institutional buyers” (as defined in Rule 144A of the Securities Act) is generally exempt from registration or qualification under state securities laws. We do not plan to register or qualify the sale of the New Notes in any state where an exemption from registration or qualification is required and not available.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW NOTES

The New Notes (the “New Notes”) will be issued under the Indenture dated as of February 8, 2013 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “Indenture”), among the Company, the Guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). This is the same indenture under which the Old Notes were issued. Unless the context otherwise requires, the Old Notes and the New Notes are referred to collectively as the “Notes.”

We urge you to read the Indenture because it, and not this description, defines your rights as a holder of the New Notes. The following summary, which describes certain provisions of the Indenture and the New Notes, does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as in effect on the date of the original issue of the New Notes (the “TIA”), and all the provisions of the Indenture and the New Notes, including the definitions therein of terms not defined in this prospectus. A copy of the Indenture is included as an exhibit to the registration statement on Form S-4 of which this prospectus forms a part. Certain terms used herein are defined below under “— Certain Definitions.”

The terms of the New Notes we are issuing in this Exchange Offer and the Old Notes that are outstanding are identical in all material respects, except:

 

   

the New Notes will have been registered under the Securities Act; and

 

   

the New Notes will not contain certain transfer restrictions and registration rights (including interest rate increases) that relate to the Old Notes.

General

Notes

The New Notes will be senior unsecured obligations of the Company and will mature on February 15, 2021. The Trustee will authenticate and deliver the New Notes for original issue in an aggregate principal amount of up to $500,000,000 and, subject to compliance with the debt incurrence covenants in the Indenture, we can issue additional Notes at later dates under the same Indenture. The New Notes will bear interest at a rate equal to 5.75% per annum from February 8, 2013, payable semi-annually in arrears on February 15 and August 15 of each year, commencing August 15, 2013, to the persons who are registered holders thereof at the close of business on February 1 or August 1 immediately preceding such interest payment date.

All interest on the New Notes will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. Principal, premium and interest will be payable by wire transfer, subject to certain exceptions. The New Notes will be transferable and exchangeable at the office of the Trustee and will be issued only in fully registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.

Any Old Notes that remain outstanding after the consummation of the Exchange Offer described in this prospectus (the “Exchange Offer”), together with the New Notes and any additional Notes issued under the Indenture at a later date (the “Additional Notes”), will be treated as a single class of securities under the Indenture.

The Additional Notes, however, may not be fungible with the Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes and may be treated as a separate class for purposes of transfer and exchange, even if they are treated as part of the same class as the Notes for all other purposes under the Indenture. Any Additional Notes that are not fungible with the Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes will have a separate CUSIP number. Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to the term Notes shall be deemed to include the Old Notes, the New Notes and any Additional Notes.

Guarantees

The New Notes will be guaranteed on a senior basis by the Subsidiaries that guarantee the Old Notes and those Subsidiaries that are required to guarantee the New Notes by the covenant described under “— Certain Covenants — Future Subsidiary Guarantors; Releases of Subsidiary Guarantees.” These Guarantees will be joint

 

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and several obligations of the Guarantors. The obligations of each Guarantor under its Guarantee will contain certain limitations intended to mitigate the risk of that Subsidiary Guarantee constituting a fraudulent conveyance under applicable law. See “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to the Exchange Offer and Holding the Notes — U.S. federal and state fraudulent transfer laws may permit a court to void the New Notes, the guarantees and subordinate claims in respect of the New Notes and the guarantees, and require holders to return payments received and, if that occurs, you may not receive any payments on the New Notes.”

The ability of each Subsidiary Guarantor to merge, consolidate or sell all or substantially all of its assets is limited as described under paragraph (c) of the provisions described under “— Certain Covenants — Successor Company.”

Under certain circumstances, a Subsidiary Guarantor will be released from all its obligations under its Subsidiary Guarantee. See “— Certain Covenants — Future Subsidiary Guarantors; Releases of Subsidiary Guarantees.”

Ranking

The New Notes:

 

   

will be senior unsecured obligations of the Company;

 

   

will rank senior in right of payment to any existing and future Subordinated Obligations of the Company, including the Existing Subordinated Loan, and will be designated as “Designated Senior Debt” for purposes of the Existing Subordinated Loan;

 

   

will be pari passu in right of payment with all existing and future senior Debt of the Company;

 

   

will be effectively subordinated to any secured Debt of the Company, including borrowings under the Term Loan Agreement and the Revolving Credit Facility, to the extent of the assets securing such Indebtedness;

 

   

will be structurally subordinated to all existing and future Debt, claims of holders of preferred stock and other liabilities of Subsidiaries of the Company that are not Subsidiary Guarantors; and

 

   

will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantors on a senior unsecured basis.

The New Notes will be guaranteed by each of the Company’s Domestic Subsidiaries (other than Immaterial Subsidiaries) and certain future Domestic Subsidiaries required to guarantee the New Notes under the covenant described under “— Certain Covenants — Future Subsidiary Guarantors; Releases of Subsidiary Guarantees.” Each Guarantee of the New Notes by a Guarantor:

 

   

will be a senior unsecured obligation of each Guarantor;

 

   

will rank senior in right of payment to any existing and future Subordinated Obligations of such Guarantor, and will be designated as “Designated Senior Debt” for purposes of the Existing Subordinated Loan;

 

   

will be pari passu in right of payment with all existing and future senior Debt of such Guarantor; and

 

   

will be effectively subordinated to any secured Debt of such Subsidiary Guarantor, including guarantees of borrowings under the Term Loan Credit Agreement and the Revolving Credit Facility, in each case, to the extent of the assets securing such Debt.

At March 31, 2013:

(1)  the Company and its Subsidiaries had $675.0 million in aggregate principal amount of Secured Debt outstanding, consisting of $675.0 million of Debt under the Term Loan Credit Agreement (with no amounts outstanding but up to $129.7 million available to be drawn under the Revolving Credit Facility, after giving effect to $10.3 million of undrawn letters of credit issued thereunder);

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(3)  the Company had (i) $58.4 million aggregate principal amount of the Non-Contributed Existing Subordinated Loan outstanding (as to which MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings assigned its entire interest in such loan in April 2012 to several third parties) and (ii) $48.6 million aggregate principal amount of the Contributed Existing Subordinated Loan outstanding, which remains due from the Company to Parent, at maturity in October 2013.

The New Notes will not be guaranteed by the Company’s Foreign Subsidiaries and Immaterial Subsidiaries (the “Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries”). For the year ended December 31, 2012 and the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Company’s Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries represented, on a consolidated basis, $576.1 million and $127.2 million, or 40% and 38%, respectively, of the Company’s total net sales and generated net (loss) income of $(1.2) million and $8.1 million, respectively. In addition, as of December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2013, the Company’s Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries represented, on a consolidated basis, 53% and 52%, respectively, of the Company’s total assets, or 22% and 20%, respectively, of the Company’s total assets (excluding intercompany assets), and approximately $177.4 million and $149.3 million, or 9% and 8%, respectively, of the Company’s outstanding indebtedness and other liabilities (excluding intercompany liabilities), to which the New Notes and the Guarantees would have been structurally subordinated. The value of these assets does not include the value of the Company’s internally developed intellectual property, including the Revlon brand.

Optional Redemption

Except as set forth below, the New Notes will not be redeemable at the option of the Company prior to February 15, 2016. On and after such date, the New Notes may be redeemed at the option of the Company, at any time as a whole, or from time to time in part, at the following redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount), plus accrued interest to the date of redemption, if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning on February 15 of the years indicated below:

 

Year

   Redemption Price  

2016

     104.313

2017

     102.875

2018

     101.438

2019 and thereafter

     100.000

The Company will be entitled to redeem the New Notes at its option at any time or from time to time prior to February 15, 2016, as a whole or in part, at a redemption price per New Note equal to the sum of (1) the then outstanding principal amount thereof, plus (2) accrued and unpaid interest (if any) to the date of redemption, plus (3) the Applicable Premium.

Prior to February 15, 2016, the Company will be entitled, from time to time, to redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the New Notes and any Additional Notes issued under the Indenture with, and to the extent the Company actually receives, the net proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings from time to time, at 105.75% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued interest to the date of redemption; provided, however, that at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes and Additional Notes issued under the Indenture must remain outstanding after each such redemption.

Notice of redemption will be provided at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each holder of New Notes to be redeemed at its registered address, provided that a notice of a redemption in connection with a satisfaction and discharge may be given more than 60 days prior to the redemption date. New Notes in denominations larger than $2,000 may be redeemed in part but only in whole multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. If money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest on all New Notes (or portions thereof) to be redeemed on the redemption date is deposited with the Paying Agent on or before the redemption date and certain other conditions are satisfied, on and after such date interest ceases to accrue on such New Notes (or such portions thereof) called for redemption.

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of Debt, or other corporate transaction or event. Notice of any redemption in respect thereof will be given prior to the completion thereof and may be partial as a result of only some of the conditions being satisfied. The Company may provide in such notice that payment of the redemption price and the performance of the Company’s’ obligations with respect to such redemption may be performed by another Person.

The following definitions are used to determine the Applicable Premium:

“Applicable Premium” means, with respect to a New Note at any redemption date, the greater of (i) 1.0% of the then outstanding principal amount of such New Note at such time and (ii) the excess of (A) the present value at such redemption date of (1) the redemption price of such New Note on February 15, 2016 (such redemption price being described in the first paragraph of this “— Optional Redemption” section, exclusive of any accrued interest) plus (2) all required remaining scheduled interest payments due on such New Note through February 15, 2016, computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate plus 75 basis points, over (B) the then outstanding principal amount of such New Note at such time.

“Treasury Rate” means the yield to maturity at the time of computation of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15(519) which has become publicly available at least two Business Days prior to the date fixed for repayment or, in the case of defeasance or satisfaction and discharge, prior to the date of deposit (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the then remaining average life to February 15, 2016; provided, however, that if the average life to February 15, 2016 is not equal to the constant maturity of a United States Treasury security for which a weekly average yield is given, the Treasury Rate shall be obtained by linear interpolation (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth of a year) from the weekly yields of United States Treasury securities for which such yields are given, except that if the average life to February 15, 2016 is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year shall be used.

Sinking Fund

There will be no mandatory sinking fund payments for the New Notes.

Change of Control

Upon the occurrence of any of the following events (each a “Change of Control”), each holder of New Notes will have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part of such holder’s New Notes at a repurchase price in cash equal to their Put Amount as of the date of repurchase plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of repurchase:

(i) any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), other than one or more Permitted Holders, is or becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that a person will be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all shares that any such person has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company; provided, however, that the Permitted Holders do not have the right or ability by voting power, contract or otherwise to elect or designate for election a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company (for the purposes of this clause (i), such other person will be deemed to beneficially own any Voting Stock of a specified corporation held by a parent corporation, if such other person beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the voting power of the Voting Stock of such parent corporation and the Permitted Holders do not have the right or ability by voting power, contract or otherwise to elect or designate for election a majority of the Board of Directors of such parent corporation);

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vote of a majority of the directors of the Company then still in office who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company then in office; or

(iii) a “Change of Control” shall have occurred under any instrument governing Subordinated Obligations so long as such Subordinated Obligations are outstanding;

provided that, prior to the time that notice is mailed (or otherwise provided) to holders of New Notes as contemplated by the second following paragraph below, but in any event within 30 days following any Change of Control, the Company covenants to (i) repay in full all Bank Debt or to offer to repay in full all Bank Debt and to repay the Bank Debt of each lender who has accepted such offer or (ii) obtain the requisite consent under the Bank Debt to permit the repurchase of the New Notes as provided for below. The Company must first comply with the proviso in the preceding sentence before it will be required to repurchase New Notes in connection with a Change of Control.

Notwithstanding the foregoing: (A) a transaction in which the Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company becomes a Subsidiary of another Person (other than a Person that is an individual, such Person that is not an individual, the “New Parent”) shall not constitute a Change of Control under clause (i) of the definition thereof if (a) the equityholders of the Company or such parent immediately prior to such transaction “beneficially own” (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, at least a majority of the voting power of the outstanding Voting Stock of such New Parent immediately following the consummation of such transaction, substantially in proportion to their holdings of the equity of the Company or such parent prior to such transaction or (b) immediately following the consummation of such transaction, no “person” (as such term is defined above), other than a Permitted Holder or the New Parent, “beneficially owns” (as such term is defined above), directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, more than 50% of the voting power of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company or the New Parent; (B) any holding company whose only significant asset is Equity Interests of the Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company shall not itself be considered a “person” or “group” for purposes of this definition; (C) the transfer of assets between or among the Subsidiaries or the Company shall not itself constitute a Change of Control; (D) the term “Change of Control” shall not include a merger or consolidation of the Company (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) with, or the sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (or direct or indirect parent thereof) to, an Affiliate incorporated or organized solely for the purpose of reincorporating or reorganizing the Company in another jurisdiction and/or for the sole purpose of forming or collapsing a holding company structure; and (E) a “person” or “group” shall not be deemed to have beneficial ownership of securities subject to a stock purchase agreement, merger agreement or similar agreement (or voting or option agreement related thereto) until the consummation of the transactions contemplated by such agreement.

Within 45 days following any Change of Control, the Company will provide a notice to each holder with a copy to the Trustee stating (i) that a Change of Control has occurred and that such holder has the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part of such holder’s New Notes at a repurchase price in cash equal to their Put Amount as of the date of repurchase plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of repurchase; (ii) the circumstances and relevant facts regarding such Change of Control; (iii) the repurchase date (which will be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is provided); and (iv) the instructions, determined by the Company consistent with this provision, that a holder must follow in order to have its New Notes repurchased.

Holders electing to have a New Note repurchased will be required to surrender the New Note, with an appropriate form duly completed, to the Company at the address specified in the notice at least 10 Business Days prior to the repurchase date. Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the Trustee or the Company receives not later than three Business Days prior to the repurchase date, a facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the holder, the principal amount of the New Note which was delivered for repurchase by the holder and a statement that such holder is withdrawing its election to have such New Note repurchased.

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entitled thereto. Upon surrender of a New Note that is repurchased under this provision in part, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate for the holder thereof (at the Company’s expense) a new New Note having a principal amount equal to the principal amount of the New Note surrendered less the portion of the principal amount of the New Note repurchased.

The Company will not be required to make a Change of Control offer upon a Change of Control if (1) a third party makes the Change of Control offer in the manner, at or prior to the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in the Indenture applicable to a Change of Control offer made by the Company and purchases all New Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under the Change of Control offer (it being understood that such third-party may make a Change of Control offer that is conditioned on and prior to the occurrence of a Change of Control pursuant to this clause (1)) or (2) notice of redemption that is or has become unconditional has been given pursuant to the Indenture as described above under the caption “— Optional Redemption,” unless and until there is a default in payment of the applicable redemption price.

A Change of Control offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control, conditional upon such Change of Control or other events. It is understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that the making of a Change of Control offer that is conditioned on such other event will not satisfy the requirement under this covenant to make and consummate a Change of Control offer if such Change of Control offer is not completed due to a failure to satisfy or waive such condition.

Our ability to pay cash to holders of New Notes upon a repurchase may be limited by the Company’s then existing financial resources. See “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to the Exchange Offer and Holding the Notes — Our ability to pay the principal of the notes depends on many factors” and “— Risks Relating to the Company — Our ability to service our debt and meet our cash requirements depends on many factors, including achieving anticipated levels of revenue and expenses. If such revenue or expense levels prove to be other than as anticipated, we may be unable to meet our cash requirements or we may be unable to meet the requirements of the financial covenants under the 2011 Credit Agreements, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and/or results of operations.”

Holders will not be entitled to require the Company to repurchase their New Notes in the event of a takeover, recapitalization, leveraged buyout or similar transaction that is not a Change of Control. In addition, holders may not be entitled to require the Company to repurchase their New Notes in certain circumstances involving a significant change in the composition of the Company’s Board of Directors, including in connection with a proxy contest where the Company’s Board of Directors does not approve a dissident slate of directors but approves them as required by clause (ii) of the first paragraph of the definition of “Change of Control.”

The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the New Notes as a result of a Change of Control. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the Change of Control provisions of the Indenture, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Change of Control provisions of the Indenture by virtue of such compliance.

The Credit Agreements and other existing indebtedness of the Company contain, and future indebtedness of the Company may contain, prohibitions on the occurrence of certain events that would constitute a Change of Control or require such indebtedness to be repurchased upon a Change of Control. Moreover, the exercise by the holders of their right to require us to repurchase the New Notes could cause a default under such indebtedness, even if the Change of Control itself does not. Finally, our ability to pay cash to the holders of New Notes following the occurrence of a Change of Control may be limited by our then-existing financial resources.

There can be no assurance that sufficient funds will be available when necessary to make any required repurchases and there can be no assurance that we would be able to obtain financing to make such repurchases. The provisions relating to our obligation to make an offer to repurchase the New Notes as a result of a Change of Control may be waived or modified with the written consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount of the New Notes.

 

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Certain Covenants

Covenant Suspension

During any period of time that:

 

  (a) the New Notes have Investment Grade Ratings from the Rating Agencies and

 

  (b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the Indenture, the Company and the Subsidiaries of the Company (other than the Non-Recourse Subsidiaries) will not be subject to the following provisions of the Indenture:

 

   

“— Limitation on Debt,”

 

   

“— Limitation on Restricted Payments,”

 

   

“— Limitation on Asset Sales,”

 

   

“— Limitation on Restrictions on Distributions from Subsidiaries,” and

 

   

clause (iii) of the first paragraph of “— Successor Company”

(collectively, the “Suspended Covenants”). In the event that the Company and the Subsidiaries of the Company (other than the Non-Recourse Subsidiaries) are not subject to the Suspended Covenants for any period of time as a result of the preceding sentence and, on any subsequent date (the “Reversion Date”), one or both of the Rating Agencies withdraws its ratings or downgrades the ratings assigned to the New Notes below the required Investment Grade Ratings or a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing, then the Company and the Subsidiaries of the Company (other than the Non-Recourse Subsidiaries) will thereafter again be subject to the Suspended Covenants for all periods after that withdrawal, downgrade, Default or Event of Default and, furthermore, compliance with the provisions of the covenant described in “— Limitation on Restricted Payments” with respect to Restricted Payments made after the time of withdrawal, downgrade, Default or Event of Default will be calculated in accordance with the terms of that covenant as though that covenant had been in effect during the entire period of time from the Issue Date, provided, however, that there will not be deemed to have occurred a Default or Event of Default with respect to that covenant or any other Suspended Covenants during the time that the Company and the Subsidiaries of the Company (other than the Non-Recourse Subsidiaries) were not subject to the Suspended Covenants (the “Suspension Period”) (or after that time based solely on the events that occurred during that time).

On and after each Reversion Date, the Company and the Subsidiaries of the Company will be permitted to consummate the transactions contemplated by any contract entered into during the Suspension Period so long as such contract and such consummation would have been permitted during such Suspension Period.

For purposes of the “— Limitation on Restrictions on Distributions from Subsidiaries” covenant, on the Reversion Date, any contractual encumbrances or restrictions entered into during the Suspension Period will be deemed to have been in effect on the Effective Date, so that they are permitted under clause (1) under “— Limitation on Restrictions on Distributions from Subsidiaries.”

For purposes of the “— Limitation on Asset Sales” covenant, on the Reversion Date, the unutilized Excess Proceeds amount will be reset to zero.

For purposes of the “— Transactions with Affiliates” covenant, any Affiliate Transaction (as defined below) entered into after the Reversion Date pursuant to a contract, agreement, loan, advance or guaranty with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of the Company entered into during the Suspension Period will be deemed to have been in effect as of the Effective Date for purposes of clause (b)(i) under “— Transactions with Affiliates.”

There can be no assurance that the New Notes will ever achieve or maintain Investment Grade Ratings.

The Company shall deliver an Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee, specifying (i) if a Covenant Suspension Event has occurred, (ii) if a Reversion Date has occurred and (iii) the dates of the commencement or ending of any Suspension Period. The Trustee shall not have any duty to monitor whether or not a Covenant Suspension Event or Reversion Date has occurred or if a Suspension Period has commenced or ended, nor any duty to notify the noteholders of any of the foregoing.

 

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Limitation on Debt

(a)  The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary of the Company to, Issue, directly or indirectly, any Debt; provided, however, that the Company and any Subsidiary of the Company shall be permitted to Issue Debt if, at the time of such Issuance, the Consolidated EBITDA Coverage Ratio for the period of the most recently completed four consecutive fiscal quarters for which financial statements are available exceeds the ratio of 2.0 to 1.0; provided, further, that the amount of Debt that may be Issued pursuant to the foregoing by Subsidiaries (other than Non-Recourse Subsidiaries) that are not Subsidiary Guarantors shall not exceed $175.0 million at any one time outstanding.

(b)  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and its Subsidiaries may Issue the following Debt:

(1)  Debt, including Refinancing Debt, Issued pursuant to the Credit Agreements or otherwise in an aggregate principal amount, measured on the date of such issuance, which, when taken together with all other Debt Issued pursuant to this clause (1) and then outstanding, does not exceed the greater of (A) $1,300.0 million plus any Refinancing Costs less the sum of all principal payments with respect to such Debt (other than the Revolving Credit Facility and any other revolving credit indebtedness) that are made pursuant to the proviso to clause (b) of the fourth paragraph of the covenant described under “— Limitation on Asset Sales” and (B) the amount of Debt that would cause the Consolidated Total Debt incurred under this clause (1) to be equal to or less than 4.25 times Pro Forma EBITDA for the period of the most recently completed four consecutive fiscal quarters for which financial statements are available;

(2)  Debt (other than Debt described in clause (1) above), including Refinancing Debt, in respect of the undrawn portion of the face amount of or unpaid reimbursement obligations in respect of letters of credit for the account of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount at any time outstanding not to exceed the excess of (i) $150.0 million over (ii) the undrawn portion of the face amount of or unpaid reimbursement obligations in respect of letters of credit Issued under the Credit Agreements or any Refinancing thereof or any other credit agreement, indenture or other agreement pursuant to clause (1) above;

(3)  Debt of the Company Issued to and held by a Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) and Debt of a Subsidiary of the Company Issued to and held by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary); provided, however, that (i) any subsequent Issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock that results in any such Subsidiary ceasing to be a Subsidiary of the Company or any subsequent transfer of such Debt (other than to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary)) will be deemed, in each case, to constitute the Issuance of such Debt by the Company or of such Debt by such Subsidiary, and (ii) in the case of such Debt issued by the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor to a Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor, such Debt is subordinated to the Subsidiary Guarantee of such Subsidiary Guarantor;

(4)  the Old Notes (other than Additional Notes), the New Notes and Debt Issued to Refinance any Debt permitted by this clause (4); provided, however, that, in the case of a Refinancing, the proceeds of any such Refinancing Debt, net of any underwriting discounts and Permitted OID, do not exceed the principal amount of the Debt so Refinanced plus any Refinancing Costs thereof;

(5)  Subordinated Obligations not to exceed $110.0 million at any one time outstanding;

(6)  Debt (other than Debt described in clause (1), (4), (5) or (18)) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries outstanding on the Issue Date and Debt Issued to Refinance any Debt permitted by this clause (6), or by paragraph (a) above;

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addition or improvement), and Debt Issued to Refinance such Debt, in an amount, measured on the date of such Issuance which, when taken together with all other Debt Issued pursuant to this clause (7) and then outstanding, does not exceed the sum of (A) the greater of (x) 10% of Consolidated Total Assets at the time of such Issuance and (y) 10% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the Issue Date, plus (B) $7.5 million, plus for each period of twelve consecutive months after December 31, 2009 an additional $7.5 million, plus any Refinancing Costs; provided, however, that any such amounts which are available to be utilized during any such twelve month period and are not so utilized may be utilized during any succeeding period;

(8)  Debt (x) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries incurred to finance the acquisition of any Person or assets or (y) of Persons that are acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary or merged into the Company or a Subsidiary in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, and, in each case, Debt Issued to Refinance such Debt; provided, however, that (in the case of clause (x) or (y)) on the date of such acquisition and after giving Pro Forma effect thereto, either (i) the Consolidated EBITDA Coverage Ratio for the period of the most recently completed four consecutive fiscal quarters for which financial statements are available is equal to or greater than the Consolidated EBITDA Coverage Ratio for such period without giving Pro Forma effect to such acquisition, or (ii) the Company could incur $1.00 of additional Debt under clause (a) above;

(9)  Non-Recourse Debt of a Non-Recourse Subsidiary; provided, however, that if any such Debt thereafter ceases to be Non-Recourse Debt of a Non-Recourse Subsidiary, then such event will be deemed for the purposes of this covenant to constitute the Issuance of such Debt by the issuer thereof;

(10)  Qualified Affiliate Debt;

(11)  Debt of Foreign Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount at the time of Issuance which, when taken together with all other Debt issued by Foreign Subsidiaries pursuant to this clause (11) and then outstanding, does not exceed the greater of (x) $110.0 million or (y) 9.0% of Consolidated Total Assets at the time of such Issuance;

(12)  Debt incurred by the Company or any Subsidiary constituting reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit issued in the ordinary course of business, including letters of credit in respect of workers’ compensation claims, or other Debt with respect to reimbursement type obligations regarding workers’ compensation claims, self-insurance obligations and bankers’ acceptances in the ordinary course of business; provided that upon the drawing of such letters of credit or the incurrence of such Debt, such obligations are reimbursed within 30 days following such drawing or incurrence;

(13)  Debt arising from agreements of the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with the acquisition or disposition of any business, assets or a Subsidiary of the Company, other than guarantees of Debt incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or Subsidiary for the purpose of financing such acquisition; provided that (1) such Debt is not reflected on the balance sheet of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (contingent obligations referred to in a footnote to financial statements and not otherwise reflected on the balance sheet shall not be deemed to be reflected on such balance sheet for purposes of this clause (1)), and (2) in the case of a disposition, the maximum assumable liability in respect of all such Debt (other than liability for those indemnification obligations that are not customarily subject to a cap) shall at no time exceed the gross proceeds, including noncash proceeds (the fair market value of such noncash proceeds being measured at the time received and without giving effect to any subsequent changes in value), actually received by the Company and the Subsidiaries of the Company in connection with such disposition;

(14)  obligations in respect of performance, bid, appeal and surety bonds and completion guarantees and similar obligations provided by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company in the ordinary course of business;

(15)  Debt (A) arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business; provided that such Debt is extinguished within two Business Days after its incurrence, or (B) supported by a letter of credit, in a principal amount not in excess of the stated amount of such letter of credit;

 

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(16)  Debt in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not to exceed $200.0 million plus any Refinancing Costs;

(17)  Debt in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not to exceed 100% of the net cash proceeds received by the Company after the Issue Date from the issue or sale of Capital Stock of the Company or cash contributed to the capital of the Company (in each case, other than proceeds of Redeemable Stock or sales of Capital Stock to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) to the extent such net cash proceeds or cash have not been applied to make Restricted Payments or to make other Investments, payments or exchanges pursuant to paragraph (b) of the covenant described under “— Limitation on Restricted Payments” or to make Permitted Investments (other than Permitted Investments specified in clauses (a) and (d) of the definition thereof);

(18)  Debt outstanding on the Issue Date under the Existing Subordinated Loan, and Refinancing Debt in respect thereof, provided that (A) the proceeds of any such Refinancing Debt, net of any underwriting discounts and Permitted OID, do not exceed the principal amount of the Debt so Refinanced plus any Refinancing Costs thereof, (B) such Refinancing Debt shall be unsecured obligations, (C) such Refinancing Debt shall be subordinated in right of payment to the New Notes and the Guarantees to the same extent as the Debt so Refinanced was subordinated in right of payment to the New Notes and the Guarantees, unless such Refinancing is a Permitted Existing Subordinated Loan Refinancing, and (D) the Stated Maturity of each installment of principal of such Refinancing Debt shall not be, (x) in the case of a Permitted Existing Subordinated Loan Refinancing, earlier than the Stated Maturity of the New Notes and (y) in all other cases, earlier than the Stated Maturity of the Debt so Refinanced; and

(19)  Guarantees by (x) any Subsidiary or any Subsidiary Guarantors of any Debt of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor or (y) the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor of any Debt of any other Subsidiary Guarantor, in each case permitted by paragraph (a) above or clauses (b)(1) through (18) of this paragraph.

(c)  To the extent the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company guarantees any Debt of the Company or of a Subsidiary of the Company, such guarantee and such Debt will be deemed to be the same indebtedness and only the amount of the Debt will be deemed to be outstanding. If the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company guarantees any Debt of a Person that, subsequent to the Issuance of such guarantee, becomes a Subsidiary, such guarantee and the Debt so guaranteed will be deemed to be the same indebtedness, which will be deemed to have been Issued when the guarantee was Issued and will be deemed to be permitted to the extent the guarantee was permitted when Issued.

(d)  For purposes of determining the compliance of any Debt Issued pursuant to any of the clauses of paragraph (b) above to Refinance other Debt, to the extent that the principal amount of such Refinancing Debt, when taken together with the principal amount of any other Debt Issued pursuant to the same clause of paragraph (b) and then outstanding, exceeds the maximum principal amount of Debt permitted at such time by such clause, such Debt shall nevertheless be deemed to be Issued in compliance with such clause and this covenant if the aggregate principal amount of Debt outstanding pursuant to such clause, after giving effect to such Issuance, does not exceed the sum of the principal amount of the Debt to be Refinanced, plus any Refinancing Costs associated therewith, plus the principal amount of any other Debt Issued pursuant to such clause and then outstanding.

(e)  For purposes of determining compliance with any U.S. Dollar denominated restriction on the Issuance of Debt where the Debt Issued is denominated in a different currency, the amount of such Debt will be the U.S. Dollar Equivalent determined on the date of the Issuance of such Debt, provided, however, that if any such Debt denominated in a different currency is subject to a Hedging Obligation with respect to U.S. Dollars covering all principal, premium, if any, and interest payable on such Debt, the amount of such Debt expressed in U.S. Dollars will be as provided in such Hedging Obligation. The principal amount of any Refinancing Debt Issued in the same currency as the Debt being Refinanced will be the U.S. Dollar Equivalent of the Debt Refinanced, except to the extent that (1) such U.S. Dollar Equivalent was determined based on a Hedging Obligation, in which case the Refinancing Debt will be determined in accordance with the preceding sentence, and (2) the principal amount of the Refinancing Debt exceeds the principal amount of the Debt being Refinanced, in which case the U.S. Dollar Equivalent of such excess will be determined on the date such Refinancing Debt is Issued. Notwithstanding any other provision of this covenant, the maximum amount of Debt that the Company

 

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and its Subsidiaries may incur pursuant to this covenant shall not be deemed to be exceeded, with respect to any outstanding Debt, solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies.

(f)  For purposes of determining compliance with this “— Limitation on Debt” covenant, in the event that an item of proposed Debt meets the criteria (or would meet the criteria at the time of application of this clause (f) as if such item of Debt were Issued at such time) of more than one of the categories of permitted Debt described in clauses (b)(1) through (19) above or is (or would at such time be) entitled to be Issued pursuant to the first paragraph of this covenant, the Company, in its sole discretion and at its option, will be permitted to classify or divide such item of Debt on the date of its incurrence, or later redivide, classify or reclassify (based on circumstances existing at the time of such reclassification or redivision) all or a portion of such item of Debt, in each case to any category of permitted Debt described in such clauses (b)(1) through (19) or the first paragraph of this covenant in a manner that complies with this covenant, including by allocation to more than one other type of Debt, and such item of Debt (or portion thereof, as applicable) will be treated as having been Issued pursuant to only such clause or clauses or the first paragraph of this covenant (and in the case of a subsequent division, classification or reclassification, such item of Debt shall cease to be divided or classified as it was prior to such subsequent division, classification or reclassification). For the avoidance of doubt, Refinancing Debt Issued in respect of Debt Issued under clause (b)(1)((B) (together with any related Refinancing Costs) may be allocated to such clause (b)(1)(B) regardless of whether the 4.25 times Pro Forma EBITDA test is met at the time of the Issuance of such Refinancing Debt.

(g)  Any Debt Issued under the Credit Agreements pursuant to paragraph (1) of clause (b) of this covenant shall be deemed for purposes of this covenant to have been incurred on the date such Debt was first Issued until such Debt is actually repaid, other than pursuant to “cash sweep” provisions or any similar provisions under any Credit Agreements that provide that such Debt is deemed to be repaid daily (or otherwise periodically), but only to the extent such Debt is promptly reborrowed.

(h)  The accrual of interest, the accretion or amortization of original issue discount, the payment or accretion of interest on any Debt in the form of additional Debt with the same terms, the reclassification of Preferred Stock as Debt due to a change in accounting principles, and the payment of dividends on Preferred Stock in the form of additional shares of the same class of Preferred Stock will not be deemed to be an Issuance of Debt. Notwithstanding any other provision of this covenant, the maximum amount of Debt that the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company may incur pursuant to this covenant shall not be deemed to be exceeded solely as a result of fluctuations in exchange rates or currency values.

(i)  The amount of any Debt outstanding as of any date will be:

(1)  the accreted value of the Debt, in the case of any Debt Issued with original issue discount;

(2)  the principal amount of the Debt, in the case of any other Debt; and

(3)  in respect of Debt of another Person secured by a Lien on the assets of the specified Person, the lesser of:

(A) the Fair Market Value of such assets at the date of determination; and

(B) the amount of the Debt of the other Person.

Limitation on Liens

The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary Guarantor to, create or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property or assets (including Capital Stock or Debt of any Subsidiary of the Company) now owned or hereafter acquired by it, securing any obligation under any Debt unless contemporaneously therewith effective provision is made to secure the New Notes equally and ratably with such obligation with a Lien on the same assets securing such obligation for so long as such obligation is secured by such Lien.

The preceding paragraph shall not require the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor to equally and ratably secure the New Notes if the Lien consists of the following (collectively, “Permitted Liens”):

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(2)  any Lien arising by reason of (i) any judgment, decree or order of any court or arbitrator, so long as such judgment, decree or order is being contested in good faith and any appropriate legal proceedings which may have been duly initiated for the review of such judgment, decree or order shall not have been finally terminated or the period within which such proceedings may be initiated shall not have expired, (ii) taxes, assessments or other governmental charges or claims not delinquent or which are being contested in good faith, for which adequate reserves (as determined by the Company) have been established, (iii) security for payment of workers’ compensation or other insurance, (iv) security for the performance of tenders, contracts (other than contracts for the payment of borrowed money) or leases in the ordinary course of business, (v) deposits to secure public or statutory obligations, or in lieu of surety or appeal bonds entered into in the ordinary course of business, (vi) operation of law in favor of carriers, warehousemen, landlords, mechanics, materialmen, laborers, employees, suppliers or similar Persons, incurred in the ordinary course of business for sums which are not delinquent for a period of more than 45 days or are being contested in good faith by negotiations or by appropriate proceedings which suspend the collection thereof, (vii) security for surety, appeal, reclamation, performance or other similar bonds, performance or completion guarantees or with respect to other regulatory requirements or letters of credit issued pursuant to the request of and for the account of such Person, (viii) security for Hedging Obligations, (ix) Liens arising from financing statement filings under the Uniform Commercial Code or similar state laws regarding operating leases entered into by the Company and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, (x) Liens in favor of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, (xi) Liens on inventory or equipment of the Company or any Subsidiary granted in the ordinary course of business to the Company’s client or customer at which such inventory or equipment is located, (xii) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods in the ordinary course of business and (xiii) security for rent payments;

(3)  Liens to secure the payment of all or a part of the cost or purchase price (or financing or reimbursement thereof) of, or Capital Lease Obligations with respect to, assets (including Capital Stock) or property (real or personal) or business acquired, developed, constructed, purchased, leased, repaired, added or improved (and related obligations); provided, however, that (i) the Debt secured by such Liens shall have otherwise been permitted to be Issued under the Indenture, (ii) such Liens shall not encumber any assets or property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Non-Recourse Subsidiaries) other than the assets or property (including Capital Stock and any assets or property owned by the issuer of such Capital Stock) leased, in the case of a Capital Lease Obligation, or the acquisition, development, construction, purchase, lease, repair, addition or improvement cost of which is financed or reimbursed by such Debt, or which secure any such Debt or related obligations that are assumed in connection therewith, and the proceeds and products thereof and any improvements thereto or as otherwise permitted under “— Limitation on Liens,” and (iii) to the extent such Debt is incurred pursuant to clause (7) of paragraph (b) of “— Limitation on Debt,” such Liens shall attach to such assets or property within 365 days of such acquisition, development, construction, purchase, lease, repair, addition or improvement;

(4) Liens (A) on the assets or property (including shares of Capital Stock) of a Subsidiary of the Company existing (or required pursuant to agreements existing) at the time such Subsidiary became a Subsidiary of the Company or (B) on property at the time the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company acquired the property (including any acquisition by means of a merger or consolidation with or into the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company); provided, however, that such Liens do not extend to or cover any other property or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Non-Recourse Subsidiaries) other than the proceeds and products thereof and any improvements thereto or as otherwise permitted under “— Limitation on Liens”;

(5) Liens on any assets of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company securing obligations in respect of (i) any Debt originally Issued under clause (1) or (2) of paragraph (b) of “— Limitation on Debt,” (ii) any Debt originally Issued under clause (16) of paragraph (b) of “— Limitation on Debt,” (iii) any Debt originally Issued under clause (11) of paragraph (b) of “— Limitation on Debt” and (iv) any other Debt originally Issued under paragraph (a) of “— Limitation on Debt” if at the time of Issuance of such Debt under this clause (iv) and after giving Pro Forma effect thereto the Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio would be no greater than 4.25 to 1.0;

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(7) Liens securing Debt (and related obligations) Issued to Refinance Debt (and related obligations) which has been secured by a Lien permitted under the Indenture and is permitted to be Refinanced under the Indenture; provided, however, that (A) such Liens do not extend to or cover any property or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries not securing (or required to secure) the Debt (and related obligations) so Refinanced, other than the proceeds and products thereof and any improvements thereto or as otherwise permitted under “— Limitation on Liens” and (B) any refinancing Lien incurred pursuant to this clause (7) in respect of a Lien incurred pursuant to clause (5)(i), (ii) or (iii) or clause (24) shall be deemed to have been incurred pursuant to such clause 5(i), (ii) or (iii) or clause (24) (as applicable) until the refinancing Lien incurred pursuant to this clause (7) (and any refinancing Lien incurred in respect thereof) is discharged;

(8) easements, reservations, licenses, rights-of-way, zoning restrictions and covenants, conditions and restrictions and other similar encumbrances or title defects or other restrictions as to the use of real properties or Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of such Person or to the ownership of its properties which, in the aggregate, do not materially detract from the use of the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

(9) (i) Liens on assets of a Non-Recourse Subsidiary to secure obligations of a Non-Recourse Subsidiary and (ii) Liens on assets of a Non-Recourse Subsidiary or a Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor to secure obligations of a Non-Recourse Subsidiary or a Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor;

(10) Liens on assets located outside the United States of America to secure Debt (and related obligations) Issued by Foreign Subsidiaries permitted under “— Limitation on Debt” above;

(11) Liens in favor of the United States of America for amounts paid by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as progress payments under government contracts entered into by them;

(12) other Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries or the ownership of any of their assets not incurred in connection with Debt, which Liens do not in any case materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

(13) Liens granted in favor of issuers of documentary or trade letters of credit for the account of the Company or such Subsidiary or bankers’ acceptances, which Liens secure the reimbursement obligations of the Company or such Subsidiary on account of such letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances; provided that each such Lien is limited to (i) the assets acquired or shipped with the support of such letter of credit or bankers’ acceptances and (ii) any assets of the Company or such Subsidiary which are in the care, custody or control of such issuer;

(14) Liens on (i) the net proceeds of the Issuance of Debt to secure any redemption, repurchase or defeasance obligations in respect of such Debt or any other Debt (and related obligations) being Refinanced with the proceeds of such Debt and (ii) any additional cash to secure such redemption, repurchase or defeasance obligations in an amount which, when added to such net proceeds, is necessary to effect such redemption, repurchase or defeasance;

(15) Liens securing Debt and related obligations of a Subsidiary Guarantor owing to the Company or another Subsidiary Guarantor permitted by paragraph (b) of “— Limitation on Debt” above;

(16) deposits in the ordinary course of business to secure liability to insurance carriers;

(17) Liens (i) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code on items in the course of collection, (ii) attaching to securities accounts, commodity trading accounts or other commodity brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business and (iii) in favor of banking institutions arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits (including the right of set-off) and which are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry;

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Subsidiaries) to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries (other than Non-Recourse Subsidiaries) or (iii) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Non-Recourse Subsidiaries) in the ordinary course of business;

(19) Liens encumbering reasonable customary initial deposits and margin deposits and similar Liens attaching to commodity trading accounts or other brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;

(20) Liens on accounts receivable, payment intangibles and related assets incurred in connection with a Receivables Facility and limited recourse Liens on the Capital Stock of any Receivables Subsidiary;

(21) Liens deemed to exist in connection with Investments in repurchase agreements permitted under “— Limitation on Debt”; provided that such Liens do not extend to any assets other than those assets that are the subject of such repurchase agreement;

(22) Liens securing secured Cash Management Obligations;

(23) Liens securing Debt and related obligations in respect of the Notes and Guarantees thereof (and any Liens on the same Collateral ranking junior to any such Liens pursuant to customary intercreditor arrangements); and

(24) Liens securing Debt which, together with all other Debt secured by Liens (excluding Liens permitted by clauses (1) through (23) above) at the time of determination do not exceed the greater of (x) $25.0 million and (y) 2.0% of Consolidated Total Assets at the time of such determination (and obligations related to any such Debt).

For purposes of determining compliance with this covenant, (A) Liens securing Debt and obligations need not be incurred solely by reference to the first paragraph of this covenant or to one category of Permitted Liens described in clauses (1) through (24) above (or subparts thereof) but are permitted to be incurred in part under any combination thereof, and (B) in the event that a Lien meets the criteria of the first paragraph of this covenant or one or more of the categories of Permitted Liens described in clauses (1) through (24) above (or subparts thereof), the Company shall, in its sole discretion, classify, divide or later reclassify or redivide (based on circumstances existing at the time of such reclassification or redivision) such Liens (or any portions thereof) in any manner that complies with the definition of Permitted Liens, including by allocation to the first paragraph of this covenant or to more than one other clause or subpart of the definition of Permitted Liens, and such Liens (or portions thereof, as applicable) will be treated as having been incurred pursuant to only such paragraph or such clause, clauses or subparts (and in the case of a subsequent division, classification or reclassification, such Liens shall cease to be divided or classified as it was prior to such subsequent division, classification or reclassification). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Permitted Liens incurred pursuant to clause (5)(i), which shall include Liens that are outstanding thereunder on the Issue Date, shall not be permitted to be reclassified or redivided after the date of the incurrence thereof.

Permitted Liens may be of any priority relative to any Liens securing the Note Obligations, except where otherwise specified. The Trustee shall enter into customary intercreditor arrangements with respect to such Permitted Liens and Liens securing the Note Obligations, if any.

With respect to any Lien securing Debt that was permitted to secure such Debt at the time of the incurrence of such Debt, such Lien shall also be permitted to secure any Increased Amount of such Debt. The “Increased Amount” of any Debt shall mean any increase in the amount of such Debt in connection with any accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value, the amortization of original issue discount, the payment of interest in the form of additional Debt with the same terms or in the form of common equity of the Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company, the payment of dividends on Preferred Stock in the form of additional shares of Preferred Stock of the same class, accretion of original issue discount or liquidation preference and increases in the amount of Debt outstanding solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies or increases in the value of property securing Indebtedness described in the definition of “Debt.”

 

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Limitation on Restricted Payments

As set forth in paragraph (a)(3) below, our capacity to make Restricted Payments depends in part on a calculation based on our Consolidated Net Income that we have generated since October 1, 2009, along with capital contributions and other additions to the value of the Company and its Subsidiaries (other than Non-Recourse Subsidiaries) since November 23, 2009 (which we refer to as the “RP Reference Date”). Based on the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements are available (as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2013), immediately after this offering, we would have a Restricted Payments basket of approximately $197.7 million under paragraph (a)(3) below.

(a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) to, directly or indirectly, (i) declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution on or in respect of its Capital Stock (including any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company) or to the holders of its Capital Stock (except dividends or distributions payable solely in its Non-Convertible Capital Stock or in options, warrants or other rights to purchase its Non-Convertible Capital Stock and except dividends or distributions payable to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company and, if a Subsidiary of the Company is not wholly owned, to its equity holders as a whole, in accordance with their holdings), (ii) purchase, repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Capital Stock of the Company, (iii) purchase, repurchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value prior to any scheduled maturity, scheduled repayment or scheduled sinking fund payment, the principal amount of any Subordinated Obligations, other than (x) Subordinated Obligations with respect to Debt permitted under clause (3) of paragraph (b) of “— Limitation on Debt” and (y) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value prior to any scheduled maturity, scheduled repayment or scheduled sinking fund payment, in each case, due within one year of the date of such purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value, or (iv) make any Investment, other than a Permitted Investment (any such dividend, distribution, purchase, redemption, repurchase, defeasance, other acquisition, retirement or Investment being herein referred to as a “Restricted Payment”), if at the time the Company or such Subsidiary makes such Restricted Payment and after giving effect thereto (the Fair Market Value of any such Restricted Payment, if other than in cash, shall be determined in accordance with the provisions herein):

(1) a Default shall have occurred and be continuing (after giving effect to such Restricted Payment);

(2) the Company is not able to incur $1.00 of additional Debt in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (a) of “— Limitation on Debt”; or

(3)  the aggregate amount of such Restricted Payment and all other Restricted Payments, without duplication, after the RP Reference Date would exceed the sum of:

(a)  50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Company accrued during the period (treated as one accounting period) from October 1, 2009, to the end of the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements are available (or, in case such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such deficit);

(b)  the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds and the Fair Market Value of marketable securities or other property received by the Company from the Issue or sale of its Capital Stock (other than Redeemable Stock, Exchangeable Stock or Designated Preferred Stock) subsequent to the RP Reference Date (other than an Issuance or sale to a Subsidiary of the Company or an employee stock ownership plan or other trust established by the Company or any Subsidiary for the benefit of their employees);

(c)  the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds and the Fair Market Value of marketable securities or other property received by the Company from the Issue or sale of its Capital Stock (other than Redeemable Stock, Exchangeable Stock or Designated Preferred Stock) to an employee stock ownership plan subsequent to the RP Reference Date; provided, however, that if such employee stock ownership plan Issues any Debt, such aggregate amount shall be limited to an amount equal to any increase in the Consolidated Net Worth of the Company resulting from principal repayments made by such employee stock ownership plan with respect to Debt incurred by it to finance the purchase of such Capital Stock;

 

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(d)  the amount by which Debt of the Company is reduced on the Company’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary) subsequent to the RP Reference Date of any Debt of the Company convertible or exchangeable for Capital Stock (other than Redeemable Stock or Exchangeable Stock) of the Company (less the amount of any cash, or other property, distributed by the Company upon such conversion or exchange);

(e)  the aggregate net cash proceeds and the Fair Market Value of marketable securities or other property received by the Company subsequent to the RP Reference Date as capital contributions (which shall not be deemed to include any net cash proceeds received in connection with (i) the issuance of any Qualified Affiliate Debt, and (ii) any contribution designated at the time it is made as a restricted contribution (a “Restricted Contribution”));

(f)  to the extent that an Investment made by the Company or a Subsidiary subsequent to the RP Reference Date has theretofore been included in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments, the aggregate cash proceeds and the Fair Market Value of marketable securities or other property received by means of (A) the sale or other disposition (other than to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) of such Investments, or any repayments, repurchases or redemptions of such Investments or (B) the sale (other than to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) of the Capital Stock of a Non-Recourse Subsidiary or other equity investee or a distribution from a Non-Recourse Subsidiary or other equity investee (other than in each case to the extent the Investment in such Non-Recourse Subsidiary or other equity investee was made by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) of the Capital Stock of a Non-Recourse Subsidiary or other equity investee or a distribution from a Non-Recourse Subsidiary or other equity investee (other than in each case to the extent the Investment in such Non-Recourse Subsidiary or other equity investee was made by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Non-Recourse Subsidiary pursuant to clause (xi) of paragraph (b) below or to the extent such Investment constituted a Permitted Investment) or a dividend from a Non-Recourse Subsidiary or other equity investee; and

(g)  in the case a Subsidiary of the Company ceases to be a Non-Recourse Subsidiary (but remains a Subsidiary) after the RP Reference Date, the Fair Market Value of the Investment in such Non-Recourse Subsidiary, to the extent the Investment in such Non-Recourse Subsidiary was made by the Company or a Subsidiary (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) pursuant to clause (xi) of paragraph (b) below or to the extent such Investment constituted a Permitted Investment.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may take actions to make a Restricted Payment in anticipation of the occurrence of any of the events described in this paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) below; provided, however, that the making of such Restricted Payment shall be conditional upon the occurrence of such event. For the purposes of this paragraph (a) and paragraph (b) below, an Investment shall be measured as of the date it is made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value.

(b)  Paragraph (a) shall not prohibit the following:

(i) any Restricted Payment made by exchange for, or in an amount equal to the proceeds of an Issue or sale of, Capital Stock of the Company (other than Redeemable Stock or Exchangeable Stock and other than Capital Stock issued or sold to a Subsidiary or an employee stock ownership plan) (“Refunding Capital Stock”) or of a cash capital contribution to the Company, in each case, occurring within 60 days of such Restricted Payment, provided, however, that (x) such Restricted Payment shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments and (y) the Net Cash Proceeds from such sale shall be excluded from clauses (3)(b), (3)(c) and 3(e) of paragraph (a) above;

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repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value; provided, however, that any such purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

(iii) dividends, distributions or the consummation of any irrevocable redemption paid within 60 days after the date of declaration of the dividend, distribution or the giving of the redemption notice, or Restricted Payments made within 60 days after the making of a binding commitment in respect thereof, if at such date of declaration or of such commitment such dividend, distribution, redemption notice or other Restricted Payment would have complied with paragraph (a); provided, however, that at the time of payment of such dividend or the making of such Restricted Payment, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing after giving effect to such payment; provided, further, however, that such dividend or other Restricted Payment shall be included in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

(iv) so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing after giving effect to such transactions: (A) amounts paid or property transferred pursuant to the Permitted Transactions and (B) dividends or distributions, redemptions of Capital Stock and other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed the sum of all Restricted Contributions; provided, however, that such amounts paid, property transferred, dividends, distributions, redemptions and Restricted Payments shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

(v) Restricted Payments made from time to time:

(A) to purchase, repurchase, redeem, acquire or retire for value any Capital Stock of the Company or Parent that is held by, or any Restricted Payments made to, any future, current or former director, officer, manager, consultant or employee of the Company or Parent or any Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) or their estates or the beneficiaries of their estates; or

(B) in the form of (x) open-market purchases or repurchases of the Equity Interests of the Company or a direct or indirect parent or (y) any other Investment available to highly compensated employees under any “excess 401-(k) plan” of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, in each case to the extent necessary to permit the Company (or such Subsidiary, as applicable) to satisfy its obligations under such “excess 401-(k) plan” for highly compensated employees;

in an aggregate amount (net of any applicable cash exercise price or other amounts actually received by the Company in respect of such transactions) not to exceed the amount equal to $38.0 million plus $8.0 million for each December 31 that has elapsed after the Issue Date; provided, that such amounts shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

(vi) any purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition by any Non-Recourse Subsidiary of Non-Recourse Debt of such Non-Recourse Subsidiary; provided, however, that the amount of such purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

(vii) any purchase of any other Subordinated Obligations pursuant to an option given to a holder of such Subordinated Obligations pursuant to a “Change of Control” or “— Limitation on Asset Sales” covenant which is not materially more favorable taken as a whole to the holders of such Subordinated Obligations than the provisions of the Indenture relating to a Change of Control or “— Limitation on Asset Sales,” respectively, are to holders as determined in good faith by an Officer of the Company, the determination of which shall be evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate; provided, however, that no such purchases shall be permitted prior to the time when the Company shall have purchased all New Notes tendered for purchase and not withdrawn by holders electing to have their New Notes purchased pursuant to the provisions of “— Change of Control” or “— Limitation on Asset Sales”; provided, further, however, that such purchases shall be excluded from the calculation of Restricted Payments;

(viii) the declaration and payment of dividends by the Company to, or the making of loans by the Company to, its Parent in amounts required for the Parent to pay:

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(B)  (without duplication for amounts paid pursuant to clause (iv)(A) of this paragraph) so long as the Company is a member of a consolidated, combined, unitary or similar group with the Parent for U.S. federal, state or local income tax purposes, (1) federal, state and local income taxes incurred by such parent companies, but only to the extent such income taxes are attributable to the income of the Company and the Subsidiaries (other than Non-Recourse Subsidiaries), provided that in each case the amount of such payments with respect to any fiscal year does not exceed the amount that the Company and the Subsidiaries (other than Non-Recourse Subsidiaries) would have been required to pay in respect of such income taxes for such fiscal year were the Company and its Subsidiaries (other than Non-Recourse Subsidiaries) a consolidated or combined group of which the Company was the common parent, and (2) amounts required to pay federal, state and local income taxes to the extent attributable to the income of the Non-Recourse Subsidiaries, if any, but only to the extent of the amount actually received by the Company from such Non-Recourse Subsidiaries;

(C)  reasonable fees and expenses incurred in connection with any successful or unsuccessful debt or equity offering or any successful or unsuccessful acquisition or strategic transaction by the Parent; and

(D)  distributions to Parent of up to an aggregate of $8.9 million in order to fund the settlement of the potential claims related to the Parent’s 2009 exchange offer described in Note 14 to the financial statements contained in Parent’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2012;

provided, however, that such amounts paid shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

(ix) so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing (after giving effect thereto), other Restricted Payments in an amount which, when taken together with all other Restricted Payments made pursuant to this clause (ix) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20.0 million, net of the return of or on capital with respect to any Investments made pursuant to this clause (ix), up to the amount of such Investments; provided, however, that such amounts shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

(x) repurchases of Capital Stock deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or warrants if such Capital Stock represents a portion of the exercise price of such options or warrants; provided, however, that such amounts shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

(xi) Investments in Non-Recourse Subsidiaries having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (xi) that are at the time outstanding, without giving effect to the sale of a Non-Recourse Subsidiary to the extent the proceeds of such sale do not consist of cash or marketable securities, not to exceed the greater of (x) $20.0 million and (y) 1.5% of Consolidated Total Assets at the time of such Investment, net (in each case of clause (x) or (y)) of the return of or on capital with respect to any Investments made pursuant to this clause (xi), up to the amount of such Investments; provided, however, that such amounts shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

(xii) payments of Receivables Fees other than to a Parent; provided, however, that such amounts shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

(xiii) the distribution, as a dividend or otherwise (and the declaration of such dividend) of shares of Capital Stock of, or Debt owed to the Company or any Subsidiary (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) by a Non-Recourse Subsidiary; provided, however, that such amounts shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

(xiv) so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing (after giving effect thereto), additional Restricted Payments to a Parent or any Affiliate of the Company, whether in respect of management fees or otherwise, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the sum of (x) $25.0 million plus (y) $10.0 million for the 2013 calendar year and each calendar year thereafter, net of the return of or on capital with respect to any Investments made pursuant to this clause (xiv), up to the amount of such Investments; provided, further, however, that such amounts shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

 

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(xv) so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing (after giving effect to such transaction), dividends paid on the Company’s common Capital Stock (or the payment of dividends to any direct or indirect parent of the Company to fund the payment by such Parent of the Company of dividends on such entity’s common Capital Stock) of up to 6.0% per annum of the Net Cash Proceeds received by or contributed to the Company from any public offering of Capital Stock after the Issue Date, other than public offerings with respect to Capital Stock of the Company or any Parent registered on Form S-4 or Form S-8 and other than any public sale constituting a Restricted Contribution; provided, however, that such dividend or other Restricted Payment shall be included in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

(xvi) any “deemed dividend” for accounting purposes resulting from, or in connection with the filing of a consolidated or combined federal income tax return by any Parent or any direct or indirect parent or Subsidiary of any Parent (and not involving any cash distribution from the Company except as permitted by a Tax Sharing Agreement); provided, however, that such amounts shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

(xvii) (A) the declaration and payment of dividends to holders of any class or series of Designated Preferred Stock (other than Redeemable Stock or Exchangeable Stock) issued by the Company after the Issue Date; and (B) the declaration and payment of dividends to a Parent, the proceeds of which will be used to fund the payment of dividends to holders of any class or series of Designated Preferred Stock (other than Redeemable Stock or Exchangeable Stock) of such parent company issued after the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate amount of dividends paid pursuant to clauses (A) and (B) shall not exceed the aggregate amount of cash actually contributed to the Company from the sale of such Designated Preferred Stock; provided, however, that in the case of each of (A) and (B) of this clause (xvii), that for the most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which financial statements are available immediately preceding the date of issuance of such Designated Preferred Stock, after giving effect to such issuance on a Pro Forma basis, the Company would have had a Consolidated EBITDA Coverage Ratio of at least 2.00 to 1.00; provided, however, that such amounts specified in (A) and (B) above shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

(xviii) (A) the declaration and payment of dividends to holders of any class or series of Redeemable Stock or Exchangeable Stock of the Company or any Subsidiary or Preferred Stock of any Subsidiary issued in accordance with the covenant described under “— Limitation on Debt” to the extent such dividends are included in the definition of Consolidated Interest Expense and (B) payment of any redemption price or liquidation value of any such Redeemable Stock, Exchangeable Stock or Preferred Stock when due in accordance with its terms; provided, however, that such amounts shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments; and

(xix) any purchase, repurchase, redemption, other acquisition, payment or prepayment in respect of the Contributed Existing Subordinated Loan; provided, however, that such amounts shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments.

For purposes of determining compliance with this covenant, (1) in the event that a proposed Restricted Payment (or portion thereof) meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Restricted Payments described in clauses (i) through (xix) above, or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to paragraph (a) of this covenant, the Company will be entitled to classify or re-classify such Restricted Payment (or portion thereof) based on circumstances existing on the date of such reclassification in any manner that complies with this covenant and such Restricted Payment will be treated as having been made pursuant to only such clause or clauses or paragraph (a) of this covenant, and (2) any amounts netted as a return of or on capital against the outstanding amount of any Investment made pursuant to clause (b) above or as a Permitted Investment shall be excluded from the calculation of Consolidated Net Income for purposes of determining the amount of Restricted Payments that may be made pursuant to paragraph (a)(3) above.

Limitation on Restrictions on Distributions from Subsidiaries

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restriction on the ability of any Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor to (i) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its Capital Stock to the Company (it being understood that the priority of any Preferred Stock in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions prior to dividends or liquidating distributions being paid on common stock shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make distributions on Capital Stock), (ii) pay any Debt owed to the Company or to a Subsidiary Guarantor or (iii) transfer any of its property or assets to the Company, except:

(1) any encumbrance or restriction in effect at or entered into on the Issue Date, including pursuant to the Credit Agreements, the Indenture Documents, any agreement entered into pursuant thereto, any Hedging Obligation or any other agreement;

(2) any encumbrance or restriction with respect to a Subsidiary of the Company pursuant to an agreement relating to any Debt Issued by such Subsidiary or pursuant to an agreement or instrument governing the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary on or prior to the date on which such Subsidiary was acquired by the Company (other than Debt Issued as consideration in, or to provide all or any portion of the funds or credit support utilized to consummate, the transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to which such Subsidiary became a Subsidiary of the Company or was acquired by the Company) and outstanding on such date;

(3) any encumbrance or restriction pursuant to an agreement effecting an Issuance of Debt that does not materially and adversely affect the Company’s ability to make payments due with respect to the New Notes, as determined in good faith by an Officer of the Company, the determination of which shall be evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate;

(4) any such encumbrance or restriction consisting of customary nonassignment provisions in leases, contracts and licenses;

(5) encumbrances or restrictions contained in (i) agreements governing Liens permitted to be incurred under the provisions of the “— Limitation on Liens” covenant above, and (ii) provisions limiting the disposition or distribution of assets or property in joint venture agreements, asset sale agreements, stock sale agreements and other similar agreements, which limitation is in each case applicable only to the assets or interests that are the subject of such agreements but which may include customary restrictions with respect to a Subsidiary pursuant to an agreement that has been entered into for the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock or assets of such Subsidiary;

(6) any encumbrance or restriction binding on a Foreign Subsidiary contained in an agreement pursuant to which such Foreign Subsidiary has Issued Debt permitted under the covenant “— Limitation on Debt” above;

(7) any encumbrance or restriction relating to a Non-Recourse Subsidiary;

(8) purchase money obligations for property acquired in the ordinary course of business and Capital Lease Obligations that impose restrictions of the nature discussed in clause (iii) of the first paragraph above on the property so acquired;

(9) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(10) restrictions created in connection with any Receivables Facility; provided that in the case of Receivables Facilities established after the Issue Date, such restrictions are necessary or advisable, in the good faith determination of the Company, to effect such Receivables Facility;

(11) restrictions or conditions contained in any trading, netting, operating, construction, service, supply, purchase or other agreement to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) is a party entered into in the ordinary course of business; provided that such agreement prohibits the encumbrance of solely the property or assets of the Company or such Subsidiary that are the subject of such agreement, the payment rights arising thereunder or the proceeds thereof and does not extend to any other asset or property of the Company or such Subsidiary or the assets or property of any other Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary);

 

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(12) any instrument governing any Debt or Capital Stock of a Person that is a Non-Recourse Subsidiary as in effect on the date that such Person becomes a Subsidiary that is not a Non-Recourse Subsidiary, which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person who became a Subsidiary that is not a Non-Recourse Subsidiary, or the property or assets of the Person who became a Subsidiary that is not a Non-Recourse Subsidiary; provided that, in the case of Debt, the incurrence of such Debt as a result of such Person becoming a Subsidiary that is not a Non-Recourse Subsidiary was permitted by the terms of the Indenture; and

(13) any encumbrances or restrictions of the type referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of the first paragraph above imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (1) through (12) above; provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of the Company, not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, with respect to such encumbrance and other restrictions than those contained in such contracts, instruments or obligations as in effect prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing.

Limitation on Asset Sales

The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) to consummate any Asset Sale unless:

(a) the Company or such Subsidiary receives consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the assets subject to such Asset Sale; and

(b) at least 75% of the consideration paid to the Company or such Subsidiary in connection with such Asset Sale is in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents (or the foreign equivalent of Cash Equivalents) or the assumption by the purchaser of liabilities (including in the case of the sale of the Capital Stock of a Subsidiary of the Company, liabilities of the Company or such Subsidiary) of the Company or any Subsidiary (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) (other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the New Notes or any guarantee related thereto) as a result of which the Company and the Subsidiaries (other than Non-Recourse Subsidiaries) are no longer obligated with respect to such liabilities.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the 75% limitation referred to in clause (b) above shall not apply to any Asset Sale in which the cash or Cash Equivalents portion of the consideration received therefrom, determined on an after tax basis and in accordance with the foregoing provision, is equal to or greater than what the after-tax proceeds would have been had such Asset Sale complied with the aforementioned 75% limitation.

For purposes of the foregoing clause (b), each of the following shall be deemed to be cash:

(1) any securities, notes, other obligations or assets received by the Company or the Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) from a transferee that are converted by the Company or such Subsidiary into cash or Cash Equivalents (to the extent of the cash or Cash Equivalents received) within 180 days following the closing of such Asset Sale;

(2) any Designated Noncash Consideration received by the Company or the Subsidiary (other than Non-Recourse Subsidiaries) in such Asset Sale having an aggregate Fair Market Value (measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), taken together with all other Designated Noncash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (2) then outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (i) 4.0% of Consolidated Total Assets at the time such Designated Noncash Consideration is received and (ii) $50.0 million;

(3) any readily marketable securities which the Company intends, in good faith, to liquidate promptly after such Asset Sale; and

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The Net Available Cash (or any portion thereof) from Asset Sales may be applied by the Company or a Subsidiary (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary), to the extent the Company or such Subsidiary elects (or is required by the terms of any Debt):

(a) to prepay, repay, purchase, repurchase or defease Debt of the Company or any Subsidiary (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) secured by Liens (whose commitments shall be correspondingly reduced permanently upon such repayment or prepayment);

(b) to prepay, repay, purchase, repurchase or defease Pari Passu Debt of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor or any Debt of any other Subsidiary (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) (excluding, in any such case, any Debt owed to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Non-Recourse Subsidiary); provided that in connection with any such prepayment, repayment or purchase, repurchase of any Debt (other than the Revolving Credit Facility and any other revolving credit indebtedness) Issued pursuant to clause (1) of paragraph (b) of “— Limitation on Debt,” the Company or such Subsidiary shall be required to retire permanently such Debt in an amount equal to the principal so prepaid, repaid, purchased or repurchased; or

(c) to make a capital expenditure or reinvest in Additional Assets (including by means of an Investment in Additional Assets by a Subsidiary (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) with Net Available Cash received by the Company or Subsidiary); provided that in the case of an Asset Sale by the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor of Capital Stock of a Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor, the acquired Additional Assets may be held in a Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor.

Any Net Available Cash from an Asset Sale not applied in accordance with the preceding paragraph within 365 days from the date of the receipt of such Net Available Cash or reasonably necessary for investment in identified Additional Assets in respect of a project that shall have been commenced, and for which binding contractual commitments have been entered into, prior to the end of such 365-day period and that shall not have been completed or abandoned shall constitute “Excess Proceeds”; provided, however, that the amount of any Net Available Cash that becomes reasonably necessary as contemplated above and any Net Available Cash that had been reasonably necessary in respect of a project that is abandoned or completed shall also constitute “Excess Proceeds” at the time any such Net Available Cash ceases to be reasonably necessary or at the time the relevant project is so abandoned or completed, as applicable; provided, further, however, that the amount of any Net Available Cash that continues to be reasonably necessary for investment in identified Additional Assets and that is not actually so invested within twelve months from the date such Net Available Cash was determined to be reasonably necessary for investment in identified Additional Assets in respect of a project that shall have been commenced shall also constitute “Excess Proceeds.” Pending application of Net Available Cash pursuant to this covenant, such Net Available Cash shall be invested in Cash Equivalents (or the foreign equivalent of Cash Equivalents), applied to temporarily reduce revolving credit indebtedness or used for any other purpose permitted by the Indenture (other than to make any Restricted Payments).

When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $25.0 million, the Company will be required to make an offer to repurchase (the “Prepayment Offer”) the New Notes, which offer shall be in the amount of the Allocable Excess Proceeds (rounded to the nearest $1,000), on a pro rata basis according to principal amount, at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, to the repurchase date (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date), in accordance with the procedures (including prorating in the event of oversubscription) set forth in the Indenture. If the Company makes a Prepayment Offer prior to the 365-day deadline specified in the preceding paragraph of this covenant with respect to any Net Available Cash (treating such Net Available Cash as if it were Excess Proceeds), the Company’s obligations with respect to such Net Available Cash under this covenant shall be deemed satisfied after completion of such Prepayment Offer. To the extent that any portion of the amount of such Excess Proceeds remains after compliance with the preceding sentence and provided that all holders of New Notes have been given the opportunity to tender their New Notes for repurchase in accordance with the Indenture, the Company or such Subsidiary may use such remaining amount for any other purpose permitted by the Indenture, and the amount of Excess Proceeds will be reset to zero. The term “Allocable Excess Proceeds” shall mean the product of:

 

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(a) the Excess Proceeds and

(b) a fraction,

(1) the numerator of which is the aggregate principal amount of the New Notes outstanding on the date of the Prepayment Offer, and

(2) the denominator of which is the sum of the aggregate principal amount of the New Notes outstanding on the date of the Prepayment Offer and the aggregate principal amount of other Debt of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor outstanding on the date of the Prepayment Offer that is Pari Passu Debt and subject to terms and conditions in respect of Asset Sales that require the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor to make an offer to repurchase such Debt out of the proceeds of the Asset Sale which shall have caused the Company to make the Prepayment Offer.

Within five business days after the Company is obligated to make a Prepayment Offer as described in the preceding paragraph, the Company shall mail or otherwise provide notice to the holders of New Notes, accompanied by such information regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries as the Company in good faith believes will enable such holders to make an informed decision with respect to such Prepayment Offer. Such notice shall state, among other things, the purchase price and the repurchase date, which shall be, subject to any contrary requirements of applicable law, a business day no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed or otherwise provided.

The Company will comply, to the extent applicable, with the requirements of Section 14(e) of the Exchange Act and any other securities laws or regulations in connection with the repurchase of New Notes pursuant to this covenant. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with provisions of this covenant, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this covenant by virtue thereof.

Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates

(a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries (other than any Non-Recourse Subsidiary) to, conduct any business or enter into any transaction or series of similar transactions (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) with any Affiliate of the Company involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $10.0 million, unless:

(i) the terms of such business, transaction or series of transactions are not materially less favorable when taken as a whole to the Company or such Subsidiary as terms that would be obtainable at the time for a comparable transaction or series of similar transactions in arm’s-length dealings with an unrelated third Person, and

(ii) to the extent that such business, transaction or series of transactions (other than Debt Issued by the Company which is permitted under “— Limitation on Debt”) is known by the Board of Directors of the Company to involve an Affiliate of the Company, other than any purchase or sale of inventory in the ordinary course of business (an “Inventory Transaction”), involving aggregate payments or other consideration in excess of $20.0 million, such transaction or series of related transactions has been approved (and the value of any noncash consideration has been determined) by all of the independent members of the Board of Directors of the Company and the Company delivers to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate evidencing such approval (provided that if no member of the Board of Directors of the Company is independent, the Company may deliver to the Trustee a letter from a nationally recognized investment banking firm stating that the financial terms of such transaction are fair to the Company from a financial point of view or meets the requirements of clause (a)(i) of this covenant).

 

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(ii) any transaction among the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any Guarantors or any other entity (other than any such other entity that was an Affiliate of the Company prior to such transaction) that becomes a Subsidiary or a Guarantor as part of such transaction;

(iii) any transaction among Subsidiaries of the Company or the Guarantors or any other entity (other than any such other entity that was an Affiliate of the Company prior to such transaction) that becomes a Subsidiary or a Guarantor as part of such transaction;

(iv) any transaction between the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company and its own employee stock ownership plan and the issuance or transfer of Capital Stock (other than Redeemable Stock) of the Company to any Permitted Holder or to any director, manager, officer, employee or consultant of the Company, its Subsidiaries or any direct or indirect parent company thereof (or their estates, spouses or former spouses);

(v) any transaction with an officer, director, manager, employee or consultant of the Company, of its Parent or of any Subsidiary of the Company (including compensation or employee benefit arrangements with any such officer, director, manager, employee or consultant);

(vi) any business or transaction with a Qualified Joint Venture;

(vii) any transaction which is a Permitted Transaction;

(viii) any transaction pursuant to which a Parent or any Affiliate of the Company will provide the Company and its Subsidiaries at their request and at the cost to such Parent or Affiliate with certain allocated services, including services to be purchased from third party providers, such as legal and accounting services, tax, consulting, financial advisory, corporate governance, insurance coverage and other services;

(ix) payments by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company to a Parent or any Affiliate of the Company for any financial advisory, financing, underwriting or placement services or in respect of other investment banking activities, including in connection with acquisitions or divestitures, which payments are approved by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company in good faith;

(x) any merger, consolidation or reorganization of the Company with an Affiliate of the Company solely for the purpose of (a) reorganizing to facilitate an initial public offering of securities of the Company or a direct or indirect parent of the Company, (b) forming or collapsing a holding company structure or (c) reincorporating the Company in a new jurisdiction;

(xi) transactions in which the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary), as the case may be, delivers to the Trustee a letter from a nationally recognized investment banking firm stating that such transaction is fair to the Company or such Subsidiary from a financial point of view or meets the requirements of clause (a)(i) of this covenant;

(xii) transactions with customers, clients, suppliers, or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, in each case in the ordinary course of business and otherwise in compliance with the terms of the Indenture that are fair to the Company and the Subsidiaries of the Company (other than Non-Recourse Subsidiaries), in the good faith determination of the Board of Directors or the senior management of the Company, or are on terms at least as favorable as might reasonably have been obtained at such time from an unaffiliated party;

(xiii) the Transactions and the payment of all premiums, fees, expenses and other amounts related to the Transactions;

(xiv) investments by a Parent or any Affiliate of the Company in securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Non-Recourse Subsidiaries) so long as (i) the investment is being offered generally to other investors on the same or more favorable terms and (ii) the investment to be held by such Parent or Affiliate constitutes less than 5.0% of the proposed or outstanding issue amount of such class of securities;

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(xvi) any transaction with an Affiliate in which the consideration paid by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) consists only of Capital Stock of the Company (other than Redeemable Stock or Exchangeable Stock); and

(xvii) any transaction contemplated by clauses (viii) or (xiv) of paragraph (b) of the covenant entitled “— Limitation on Restricted Payments.”

Future Subsidiary Guarantors; Releases of Subsidiary Guarantees

The Company will not permit any of its Wholly-Owned Recourse Subsidiaries that is a Domestic Subsidiary (or Partially-Owned Recourse Subsidiary if such Partially-Owned Recourse Subsidiary is a Domestic Subsidiary and guarantees other capital markets debt securities or any Debt under the Credit Agreements of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor), other than a Subsidiary Guarantor or an Immaterial Subsidiary, to guarantee the payment of any capital markets debt securities or any Debt under the Credit Agreements of the Company or any other Subsidiary Guarantor unless:

(1) such Subsidiary within 30 days (or such later date as the Trustee may agree) executes and delivers a supplemental indenture to the Indenture providing for a Subsidiary Guarantee by such Subsidiary, except that with respect to a guarantee of capital markets debt securities or Debt under the Credit Agreements of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor that is by its express terms subordinated in right of payment to the New Notes or such Subsidiary Guarantor’s Subsidiary Guarantee, any such guarantee by such Subsidiary with respect to such capital markets debt securities or Debt under the Credit Agreements shall be subordinated in right of payment to such Subsidiary Guarantee substantially to the same extent as such capital markets debt securities or Debt under the Credit Agreements are subordinated to the New Notes; and

(2) such Subsidiary waives and will not in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any rights of reimbursement, indemnity or subrogation or any other rights against the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) as a result of any payment by such Subsidiary under its Subsidiary Guarantee prior to payment in full of the New Notes;

provided that this covenant shall not be applicable to (x) any guarantee of any Subsidiary of the Company that existed at the time such Person became a Subsidiary of the Company and was not incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such Person becoming a Subsidiary of the Company or (y) any guarantee of any Subsidiary of the Company that was incurred at the time such Person became a Subsidiary of the Company in connection with (A) Debt (other than Debt of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor) that existed at such time or the proceeds of which were used to make such acquisition or (B) Debt (other than Debt of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor) that is permitted to be secured by clauses (3) or (4) of the definition of Permitted Liens or clause (7) of the definition of Permitted Liens (but only to the extent relating to the refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement of the Liens permitted under any of the foregoing clauses).

Any Subsidiary Guarantee of a Subsidiary Guarantor provided under the Indenture shall be released:

(1) automatically and without any action required on the part of the Trustee or any holder of the New Notes, if all of the Capital Stock or all or substantially all of the assets of such Subsidiary is sold or otherwise disposed of (including by way of merger or consolidation) to a Person other than the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) and such sale or disposition does not violate the provisions under “— Limitation on Asset Sales”;

(2) upon request of the Company without consent unless, within 20 Business Days after written notice of the proposed release of such Subsidiary Guarantee is provided to the Trustee and the holders, holders of 25% of the outstanding principal amount of New Notes deliver to the Company a written objection to such release;

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(4) automatically and without any action required on the part of the Trustee or any holder of the New Notes, upon legal defeasance or satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture as provided under the captions “— Defeasance” and “— Satisfaction and Discharge”;

(5) automatically and without any action required on the part of the Trustee or any holder of the New Notes, upon a sale of Capital Stock or a dissolution which causes such Subsidiary Guarantor to cease to be a Subsidiary if such sale does not violate any of the provisions of the Indenture;

(6) automatically and without any action required on the part of the Trustee or any holder of the New Notes, if the Company has satisfied the conditions to covenant defeasance as provided under the caption “— Defeasance”;

(7) automatically and without any action required on the part of the Trustee or any holder of the New Notes, if such Subsidiary Guarantor no longer has any obligations under any Debt that would require it to become a guarantor pursuant to this covenant;

(8) with the consent of holders of a majority in principal amount of the New Notes then outstanding (provided, that if such Subsidiary Guarantor is a Significant Subsidiary, the consent of holders of 66.67% of the aggregate principal amount of New Notes then outstanding shall be required for such release); or

(9) automatically and without any action required on the part of the Trustee or any holder of the New Notes, upon request of the Company without consent if the Fair Market Value of the assets of the related Subsidiary Guarantor, together with the Fair Market Value of the assets of other Subsidiary Guarantors whose Subsidiary Guarantee was released under this clause (9) in the same calendar year, do not exceed $10.0 million (subject to a cumulative carryover for amounts not used in any prior calendar year).

At the request of the Company, the Trustee shall execute and deliver an instrument evidencing such release and any other document or instrument necessary for such release.

Commission Reports

Whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the Commission, so long as any New Notes are outstanding, the Company will furnish to the Trustee within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and regulations:

(1) all quarterly and annual reports that would be required to be filed or furnished with the Commission on Forms 10-Q and 10-K if the Company were required to file or furnish such reports; and

(2) all current reports that would be required to be filed with the Commission on Form 8-K if the Company were required to file such reports.

All such reports will be prepared in all material respects in accordance with all of the rules and regulations applicable to such reports. Each annual report on Form 10-K will include a report on the Company’s consolidated financial statements by the Company’s certified independent accountants. In addition, following the consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer, the Company will file or furnish, as applicable, a copy of each of the reports referred to in clauses (1) and (2) above with the Commission for public availability within the time periods specified in the rules and regulations (including Rules 12b-25 and 12h-5 under the Exchange Act) applicable to such reports (unless the Commission will not accept such a filing).

If, at any time after consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer, the Company is no longer subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act for any reason, the Company will nevertheless continue filing the reports specified in the preceding paragraphs of this covenant with the Commission within the time periods specified above unless the Commission will not accept such a filing (in which case the Company shall post such reports on a publicly available portion of its website). The Company will not take any action for the purpose of causing the Commission not to accept any such filings.

In addition, the Company shall, for so long as any New Notes remain outstanding, if at any time it is not required to file with the Commission the reports required by the preceding paragraphs, furnish to the holders of New Notes and prospective investors, upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.

 

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If at any time the New Notes are guaranteed by a direct or indirect parent of the Company, and such company has complied with the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, if applicable, and has filed with the Commission, the reports described herein with respect to such company, as applicable (including any financial information required by Regulation S-X under the Securities Act), the Company shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of this covenant. Any information filed with, or furnished to, the Commission shall be deemed to have been made available to the Trustee in accordance with this covenant. The subsequent filing or making available of any report required by this covenant shall be deemed automatically to cure any Default or Event of Default resulting from the failure to file or make available such report within the required time frame.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, such requirements shall be deemed satisfied prior to the commencement of the Registered Exchange Offer or the effectiveness of the shelf registration statement contemplated by the Registration Agreement by the filing with the Commission of the registration statement for such Registered Exchange Offer or the shelf registration statement contemplated by the Registration Agreement, and any amendments thereto, with such financial information that satisfies Regulation S-X of the Securities Act.

Any subsequent restatement of financial statements shall have no retroactive effect for purposes of calculations previously made pursuant to the covenants contained in the Indenture.

Successor Company

(a) The Company may not consolidate with or merge with or into, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all its assets to, any Person, unless: (i) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (if not the Company) is organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia and such Person expressly assumes by a supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, all the obligations of the Company under the Indenture and the New Notes; (ii) immediately after giving Pro Forma effect to such transaction and other related transactions (and treating any Debt which becomes an obligation of the resulting, surviving or transferee Person or any of its Subsidiaries as a result of such transaction as having been issued by such Person or such Subsidiary at the time of such transaction), no Default has occurred and is continuing; (iii) immediately after giving Pro Forma effect to such transaction and other related transactions, the resulting, surviving or transferee Person would either (A) be able to incur at least $1.00 of Debt pursuant to paragraph (a) of the “— Limitation on Debt” covenant or (B) have a Consolidated EBITDA Coverage Ratio for the most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which financial statements are available that is greater than or equal to that of the Company immediately prior to giving effect to such transaction; and (iv) the Company delivers to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger or transfer and such supplemental indenture (if any) comply with the Indenture; provided that, without complying with this clause (a), (A) a Subsidiary Guarantor may consolidate with or merge with or into, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all its assets to, the Company or another Subsidiary Guarantor, and (B) any Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor or a Non-Recourse Subsidiary may consolidate with or merge with or into, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all its assets to, the Company or another Subsidiary (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary), and (C) any Non-Recourse Subsidiary may consolidate with or merge with or into, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all its assets to any Person.

(b) The resulting, surviving or transferee Person will be the successor Company and shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the predecessor Company under the Indenture and thereafter, except in the case of a lease, the predecessor Company will be discharged from all obligations and covenants under the Indenture Documents.

(c) Unless the Subsidiary Guarantee of a Subsidiary Guarantor is being released as permitted by “— Future Subsidiary Guarantors; Releases of Subsidiary Guarantees” in connection with a merger, conveyance, transfer or lease, the Company will not permit such Subsidiary Guarantor to consolidate with or merge with or into, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its assets to, any Person (other than the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor) unless either:

 

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(i) (A) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (if not such Subsidiary Guarantor) is organized and existing under the laws of the jurisdiction under which such Subsidiary Guarantor was organized or under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia and such Person expressly assumes by a supplemental guarantee agreement, executed and delivered to the Trustee, all the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor under its Subsidiary Guarantee; (B) immediately after giving effect to such transaction (and treating any Debt which becomes an obligation of the resulting, surviving or transferee Person or any of its Subsidiaries as a result of such transaction as having been issued by such Person or such Subsidiary at the time of the transaction), no Default has occurred and is continuing; and (C) the Company delivers to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger or transfer and such supplemental guarantee agreement (if any) comply with the Indenture; or

(ii) such transaction is an Asset Sale (and is permitted by the covenant described under the caption “— Limitation on Asset Sales”) or is a transaction that is excluded from the definition thereof.

Defaults

An “Event of Default” is defined in the Indenture as:

(i) a default in the payment of interest on the New Notes when due, continued for 30 days;

(ii) a default in the payment of principal of any New Note when due at its Stated Maturity, upon redemption, upon required purchase, upon declaration or otherwise;

(iii) the failure by the Company to comply for 60 days after a Default Notice is given with the other agreements applicable to it contained in the Indenture or the New Notes (other than those referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) of this paragraph) (the “Covenant Compliance Provision”);

(iv) the principal amount of Debt of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary (other than Debt owed to the Company or a Subsidiary other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) is not paid within any applicable grace period after final maturity or is accelerated by the holders thereof because of a default and the total principal amount of the portion of such Debt that is unpaid or accelerated exceeds $25.0 million or its foreign currency equivalent and such default continues for 10 days after a Default Notice is given (the “Cross Acceleration Provision”);

(v) certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Company or a Significant Subsidiary (the “Bankruptcy Provisions”);

(vi) any judgment or decree that is not covered by insurance and is for the payment of money in excess of $25.0 million or its foreign currency equivalent is entered against the Company or a Significant Subsidiary and is not discharged and either (A) an enforcement proceeding has been commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or decree and is unstayed or (B) there is a period of 60 days following the entry of such judgment or decree during which such judgment or decree is not discharged, waived or the execution thereof stayed and, in the case of (B), such default continues for 10 days after a Default Notice is given (the “Judgment Default Provision”); or

(vii) a Subsidiary Guarantee of a Significant Subsidiary ceases to be in full force and effect (other than in accordance with the terms of the Indenture) and such default continues for 10 days after a Default Notice is given, or an Officer of a Subsidiary Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary denies or disaffirms its obligations under its Subsidiary Guarantee (the “Guarantee Provision”).

However, a default under clauses (iii), (iv), (vi)(B) or (vii) will not constitute an Event of Default until the Trustee or the holders of at least 30% in principal amount of the outstanding New Notes notify the Company of the default (a “Default Notice”) and the Company does not cure such default within the time specified after receipt of such Default Notice.

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accrued but unpaid interest on all the New Notes to be due and payable. Upon such a declaration, such principal and interest shall be due and payable immediately. If an Event of Default relating to certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Company occurs and is continuing, the principal of and interest on all the New Notes will by that very fact alone become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any holders of the New Notes. Under certain circumstances, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding New Notes may rescind any such acceleration with respect to the New Notes and its consequences.

Subject to the provisions of the Indenture relating to the duties of the Trustee, in case an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers under the Indenture at the request or direction of any of the holders of the New Notes unless such holders have offered to the Trustee reasonable indemnity or security satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense which might be incurred in compliance with such request or direction. Except to enforce the right to receive payment of principal or interest when due, no holder of a New Note may pursue any remedy with respect to the Indenture or the New Notes unless (i) such holder has previously given the Trustee notice that an Event of Default is continuing, (ii) holders of at least 30% in principal amount of the outstanding New Notes have requested in writing the Trustee to pursue the remedy, (iii) such holders have offered the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense which might be incurred in compliance with such request, (iv) the Trustee has not complied with such request within 60 days after the receipt thereof and the offer of security or indemnity and (v) the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding New Notes have not given the Trustee a direction inconsistent with such request within such 60-day period. Subject to certain restrictions, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding New Notes are given the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or of exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee. The Trustee, however, may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or the Indenture or that the Trustee determines is unduly prejudicial to the rights of any other holder of a New Note or that would involve the Trustee in personal liability.

The Indenture provides that if a Default occurs and is continuing and is known to the Trustee, the Trustee must mail or otherwise provide to each holder of the New Notes notice of the Default within 90 days after it occurs. Except in the case of a Default in the payment of principal of or interest on any New Note, the Trustee may withhold notice if and so long as a committee of its Trust Officers in good faith determines that withholding notice is in the interests of the holders of the New Notes. In addition, the Company is required to deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, a certificate (the “Annual Certificate”) indicating whether the signers thereof know of any Default that occurred during the previous year. The Company also is required to deliver to the Trustee, within 30 days after the occurrence thereof, written notice of any event which would constitute certain Defaults, their status and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take in respect thereof.

Amendment

Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture Documents may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount of the New Notes then outstanding and any past default or noncompliance with any provisions may be waived with the consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount of the New Notes then outstanding, and any existing Default or Event of Default or compliance with any provision of the Indenture Documents may be waived with the consent of the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding New Notes. However (a) without the consent of each holder of an outstanding New Note affected, no amendment, supplement or waiver may (with respect to any New Notes held by a non-consenting holder), among other things, (i) reduce the principal amount of New Notes whose holders must consent to an amendment, (ii) reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest on any New Note, (iii) reduce the principal of or extend the Stated Maturity of any New Note, (iv) reduce the premium payable upon the redemption of any New Note or change the time at which any New Note may be redeemed as described under “— Optional Redemption” above, (v) make any New Note payable in money other than that stated in the New Note, (vi) make any change to the provision which protects the right of any holder of the New Notes to receive payment of principal of and interest on such holder’s New Notes on or after the due dates

 

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therefor or to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to such holder’s New Notes, or (vii) make any change in the amendment provisions which require each holder’s consent or in the waiver provisions; and (b) with certain exceptions described under “— Certain Covenants — Future Subsidiary Guarantors; Releases of Subsidiary Guarantees” without the consent of holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the New Notes then outstanding, no amendment may release any Subsidiary Guarantor from its obligation under its Subsidiary Guarantee or change any Subsidiary Guarantee in any manner that materially adversely affects the rights of any holder of New Notes under such Subsidiary Guarantee.

Without the consent of or notice to any holder of the New Notes, the Company and the Trustee may amend the Indenture Documents, (i) to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency, (ii) to provide for the assumption by a successor Person of the obligations of the Company under the Indenture or obligations of a Guarantor under its Guarantee if in compliance with the provisions described under “— Certain Covenants — Successor Company” above, (iii) to provide for uncertificated New Notes in addition to or in place of certificated New Notes (provided that the uncertificated New Notes are issued in registered form for purposes of Section 163(f) of the Code), (iv) to add guarantees or additional obligors with respect to the New Notes (or to remove such guarantees or additional obligors, subject, in the case of the Subsidiary Guarantees, to the provisions of the preceding paragraph), (v) to release any Guarantor from its Guarantee pursuant to the Indenture when permitted or required by the Indenture, (vi) to add to the covenants of the Company or a Subsidiary for the benefit of the holders of the New Notes or to surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company or a Subsidiary, (vii) to provide for issuance of the New Notes under the Indenture (including to provide for treatment of the Old Notes and the New Notes as a single class of securities) in connection with the Registered Exchange Offer, (viii) to comply with any requirement of the Commission in connection with the qualification of the Indenture under the TIA or to otherwise comply with the TIA, (ix) to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the holders of the New Notes or that does not adversely affect the rights of any holder of the New Notes, (x) to conform the text of the Indenture Documents to any provision of this Description of the New Notes to the extent that such provision in this Description of the New Notes was intended to be a verbatim recitation of any provision of the Indenture Documents, (xi) to provide for the issuance of Additional Notes in accordance with the limitations set forth in the Indenture as of the Issue Date, (xii) to make any amendment to the provisions of the Indenture relating to the transfer and legending of New Notes, provided, however, that (a) compliance with the Indenture as so amended would not result in New Notes being transferred in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable securities law and (b) such amendment does not materially and adversely affect the rights of holders to transfer New Notes, (xiii) to evidence and provide the acceptance of the appointment of a successor trustee under the Indenture, or (xiv) to comply with the rules of any applicable securities depositary.

The consent of the holders of the New Notes is not necessary under the Indenture to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment. It is sufficient if such consent approves the substance of the proposed amendment.

After an amendment under the Indenture becomes effective, the Company is required to provide to holders of the New Notes a notice briefly describing such amendment. However, the failure to give such notice to all holders of the New Notes, or any defect therein, will not impair or affect the validity of the amendment.

A consent to any amendment or waiver under the Indenture by any holder of New Notes given in connection with a tender of such holder’s New Notes will not be rendered invalid by such tender.

Transfer

The New Notes will be issued in registered form and will be transferable only upon the surrender of the New Notes being transferred for registration of transfer. The Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, assessment or other governmental charge payable in connection with certain transfers and exchanges. See “— Book-Entry, Delivery and Form.”

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(1) either:

(a) all New Notes that have been theretofore authenticated and delivered, except lost, stolen or destroyed New Notes that have been replaced or paid and New Notes for whose payment money has been theretofore deposited in trust and thereafter repaid to the Company, have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or

(b) all New Notes that have not been theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation (i) have become due and payable by reason of the provision of a notice of redemption or otherwise or (ii) will become due and payable within one year, or are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense of, the Company, and the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor have irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of such holders, cash in U.S. Dollars, non-callable U.S. Government Obligations, or a combination of cash in U.S. Dollars and non-callable U.S. Government Obligations, in amounts as will be sufficient, without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire Debt on such New Notes not delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, including principal, premium and accrued interest to the date of maturity or redemption, as the case may be (for the avoidance of doubt, in the case of a discharge that occurs in connection with a redemption that is to occur on a redemption date, the amount to be deposited shall be the amount that, as of the date of such deposit, is deemed reasonably sufficient to make such payment and discharge on the redemption date, in the good faith determination of the Company pursuant to a resolution and as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate);

(2) no Default or Event of Default with respect to such New Notes has occurred and is continuing on the date of the deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit and the granting of Liens in connection therewith) with respect to the Indenture or the New Notes issued thereunder shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit or shall occur as a result of such deposit and such deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other instrument (other than the Indenture) to which the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor is a party or by which the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor is bound (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from any borrowing of funds to be applied to make such deposit and the granting of Liens in connection therewith);

(3) The Company has paid or caused to be paid all sums payable by the Company under the Indenture with respect to the New Notes; and

(4) The Company has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee under the Indenture to apply the deposited money toward the payment of such New Notes at maturity or on the redemption date, as the case may be.

In addition, the Company must deliver an Officer’s Certificate and an opinion of counsel to the Trustee stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge have been satisfied.

Defeasance

The Company at any time may terminate all of its and the Guarantors’ obligations under the New Notes and the Indenture Documents (“legal defeasance”), except for certain obligations, including those respecting the defeasance trust and obligations to register the transfer or exchange of the New Notes, to replace mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen New Notes and to maintain a registrar and paying agent in respect of the New Notes. The Company at any time may terminate certain of its obligations under the covenants described under “— Certain Covenants,” “— Defaults,” and “— Change of Control” above, the operation of the Cross Acceleration Provision, the Bankruptcy Provisions with respect to Significant Subsidiaries, or the Judgment Default Provision, the Guarantee Provision, the Covenant Compliance Provision (other than with respect to compliance with clause (a)(i) under “— Certain Covenants — Successor Company”) (“covenant defeasance”).

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Guarantee of a Guarantor provided under the Indenture or any other guarantee, if any, shall be released. If the Company exercises its legal defeasance option, payment of the New Notes may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default with respect thereto. If the Company exercises its covenant defeasance option, payment of the New Notes may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default specified in the Events of Default that were subject to the covenant defeasance.

In order to exercise either legal defeasance or covenant defeasance:

(1) the Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the holders of the series of New Notes being defeased, cash in U.S. Dollars, non-callable U.S. Government Obligations, or a combination of cash in U.S. Dollars and non-callable U.S. Government Obligations (“Funds in Trust”), in amounts as will be sufficient (with respect to any deposit other than one made entirely in the form of cash, in the opinion of or as certified by (i) a nationally-recognized firm of independent accountants, (ii) a reputable independent valuation consultant or (iii) a reputable independent investment bank) to pay the principal of, or interest and premium on, the outstanding New Notes of such series on the stated date for payment thereof or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be, and the Company must specify whether such New Notes are being defeased to such stated date for payment or to a particular redemption date;

(2) in the case of legal defeasance, the Company must deliver to the Trustee an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that (a) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling or (b) since the Issue Date, there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion of counsel will confirm that, the holders of the outstanding New Notes being defeased will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such legal defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such legal defeasance had not occurred;

(3) in the case of covenant defeasance, the Company must deliver to the Trustee an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that the holders of the outstanding New Notes being defeased will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such covenant defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such covenant defeasance had not occurred;

(4) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to the Funds in Trust);

(5) such legal defeasance or covenant defeasance will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any material agreement or instrument (other than the Indenture) to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Non-Recourse Subsidiaries) is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Non-Recourse Subsidiaries) is bound;

(6) the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Company with the intent of preferring the holders of the New Notes being defeased over the other creditors of the Company with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any creditors of the Company or others; and

(7) the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent relating to the legal defeasance or the covenant defeasance, as applicable, have been satisfied.

Concerning the Trustee

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Governing Law

The Indenture provides that it and the New Notes and the Guarantees will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

Certain Definitions

The following are certain definitions used in the Indenture and applicable to the description of the Indenture and the New Notes set forth herein.

“Additional Assets” means: (a) any one or more businesses primarily engaged in a Permitted Business; provided that the investment in any such business is in the form of (x) a merger with the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary), (y) the acquisition of Capital Stock of a Person that is a Subsidiary or becomes a Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) as a result of the acquisition of such Capital Stock by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) or (z) the acquisition of all or substantially all the assets of such business, (b) properties, (c) capital expenditures or (d) acquisitions of other assets, that in each of (a), (b), (c) and (d), are used or useful in a Permitted Business or replace the businesses, properties and assets that are the subject of an Asset Sale.

“Affiliate” of any specified Person means (i) any other Person which, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by or is under common control with such specified Person or (ii) any other Person who is a director or officer (A) of such specified Person, (B) of any Subsidiary of such specified Person or (C) of any Person described in clause (i) above. For purposes of this definition, control of a Person means the power, direct or indirect, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

“Asset Sale” means any sale, lease, transfer, issuance or other disposition (or series of related sales, leases, transfers, issuances or dispositions) by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary), including any disposition by means of a merger, consolidation or similar transaction (each referred to for the purposes of this definition as a “disposition”), of (a) any shares of Capital Stock of a Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) (other than directors’ qualifying shares or employee stock options), or (b) any other property of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) outside of the ordinary course of business of the Company or such Subsidiary, other than, in the case of clause (a) or (b) above,

(1)(A) any disposition by the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor to the Company or another Subsidiary Guarantor or (B) any disposition by a Subsidiary (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor to another Subsidiary (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) or the Company;

(2) any disposition (A) that constitutes a Restricted Payment permitted by the covenant described under “— Certain Covenants — Limitation on Restricted Payments” (or is not a Restricted Payment by virtue of the definition thereof) or (B) of all or substantially all the assets of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance with the provisions described under “— Certain Covenants — Successor Company”;

(3) any disposition in any single transaction or any series of related transactions of Capital Stock or other property for aggregate consideration of less than $10.0 million;

(4) the disposition of cash, Cash Equivalents, the foreign equivalent of Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities;

(5) any foreclosure upon any assets of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) in connection with the exercise of remedies by a secured lender pursuant to the terms of Debt otherwise permitted to be incurred under the Indenture;

(6) the sale of the Capital Stock, Debt or other securities of a Non-Recourse Subsidiary;

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(8) sales of accounts receivable, payment intangibles and related assets or participations therein, in connection with any Receivables Facility;

(9) the unwinding of any Hedging Obligations;

(10) creation or realization of Liens that are permitted to be incurred by the Indenture;

(11) any transfer of property or assets that represents a surrender or waiver of a contract right or a settlement, surrender or release of a contract or tort claim;

(12) dispositions of Investments in joint ventures to the extent required by, or made pursuant to customary buy/sell arrangements between, the joint venture parties set forth in joint venture agreements and similar binding agreements (provided that the proceeds of such a disposition, to the extent they would constitute Net Available Cash if such disposition were an Asset Sale, are applied in accordance with the covenant described under “— Certain Covenants — Limitation on Asset Sales” as if such disposition were an Asset Sale);

(13) the lease, assignment or sub-lease of any real or personal property or any swap of assets in the ordinary course of business;

(14) the sale or grant of licenses or sub-licenses of intellectual property entered into in the ordinary course of business; and

(15) a sale and leaseback transaction that is otherwise permitted by the Indenture with respect to any assets made subject to a sale and leaseback transaction within 180 days of the acquisition of such assets.

“Bank Debt” means any and all amounts payable by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under or in respect of the Credit Agreements or any Refinancing thereof, or any other agreements with lenders party to the foregoing, including principal, premium (if any), interest (including interest accruing on or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization relating to the Company), fees, charges, expenses, reimbursement obligations, guarantees and all other amounts payable thereunder or in respect thereof; provided, however, that nothing in this definition shall permit the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to Issue any Debt that is not permitted pursuant to “— Certain Covenants — Limitation on Debt” above.

“Bankruptcy Code” means title 11, United States Code.

“Bankruptcy Law” means the Bankruptcy Code, or any similar federal, state or foreign Requirement of Law for the relief of debtors or any arrangement, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium, assignment for the benefit of creditors, any other marshalling of the assets and liabilities of the Company or any Guarantor or any similar law relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally.

“Board of Directors” means:

(1) with respect to a corporation, the board of directors of the corporation or any committee thereof;

(2) with respect to a partnership the general partner of which is a corporation, the board of directors of the general partner of the partnership or any committee thereof;

(3) with respect to a limited liability company, any managing member thereof or, if managed by managers, the board of managers or any committee thereof; and

(4) with respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person (or such Person’s general partner, manager or equivalent) serving a similar function;

provided, that committees of any of the bodies described in clauses (1) through (4) above shall not constitute the Board of Directors for purposes of the definition of “Change of Control.”

“Business Day” means each day which is not a Legal Holiday.

“Capital Lease Obligations” of a Person means any obligation which is required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease on the face of a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP; the amount of such obligation shall be the capitalized principal amount thereof, determined in accordance with

 

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GAAP; and the Stated Maturity thereof shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon which such lease may be terminated by the lessee without payment of a penalty.

“Capital Stock” of any Person means any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) equity of such Person, including any Preferred Stock, but excluding any debt securities convertible into or exchangeable for such equity.

“Cash Equivalents” means (a) securities issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the United States federal government or any agency thereof, (b) certificates of deposit and time deposits with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition and overnight bank deposits of any commercial bank or any other financial institution having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000, (c) repurchase obligations of any commercial bank or any other financial institution satisfying the requirements of clause (b) of this definition, having a term of not more than 30 days with respect to securities issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the United States federal government or any agency thereof, (d) commercial paper of a domestic issuer rated (on the date of acquisition thereof) at least “A-2” by S&P or “P-2” by Moody’s, (e) securities with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States or by any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or by any foreign government, the securities of which state, commonwealth, territory, political subdivision, taxing authority or foreign government (as the case may be) are rated (on the date of acquisition thereof) at least “A” by S&P or “A” by Moody’s, (f) securities with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any commercial bank or any other financial institution satisfying the requirements of clause (b) of this definition, (g) shares of money market mutual or similar funds having an investment policy that requires substantially all of the invested assets of such fund to be invested in assets satisfying the requirements of clause (a) of this definition, (h) shares of money market mutual or similar funds having assets in excess of $500,000,000 and having an investment policy that requires substantially all of the invested assets of such fund to be invested in assets satisfying the requirements of any clause of this definition, (i) guaranteed investment contracts of any financial institution having long-term unsecured debt securities rated (on the date of acquisition thereof) at least “A” or “A2” or the equivalent by any Rating Agency and maturing one year or less from the date of acquisition thereof, (j) any other debt instruments of any Person (other than an Affiliate of the Company) which instruments are rated (on the date of acquisition thereof) at least “A,” “A2,” “A-1” or “P-1” or the equivalent by any Rating Agency and maturing one year or less from the date of acquisition thereof, (k) periodic auction reset securities which have final maturities between one and 30 years from the date of issuance and are repriced through a Dutch auction or other similar method every 35 days or (1) auction preferred shares which are senior securities of leveraged closed and municipal bond funds and are repriced pursuant to a variety of rate reset periods, in each case having a rating (on the date of acquisition thereof) of at least “A” or “A2” or the equivalent by any Rating Agency.

“Cash Management Obligations” means any obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Non-Recourse Subsidiaries) in respect of any arrangement for treasury, depository, overdraft or cash management services provided to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Non-Recourse Subsidiaries).

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

“Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Consolidated EBITDA Coverage Ratio” means, for any period, the ratio of (i) the aggregate amount of EBITDA for such period to (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period; provided, however, that (1) if the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company has Issued any Debt since the beginning of such period that remains outstanding or if the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated EBITDA Coverage Ratio is an Issuance of Debt, an issuance of equity or the receipt of a cash capital contribution which is used to reduce Debt or the receipt of a capital contribution in the form of Debt of the Company or any Subsidiary, EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense for such period shall be calculated after giving effect on a Pro Forma basis to such Debt as if such Debt had been Issued on the first day of such period and the discharge of any other Debt Refinanced or otherwise discharged with the proceeds of such new Debt, equity or capital contribution as if such

 

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discharge had occurred on the first day of such period, (2) if since the beginning of such period the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company shall have made any Asset Sale, EBITDA for such period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the EBITDA (if positive) directly attributable to the assets which are the subject of such Asset Sale for such period, or increased by an amount equal to the EBITDA (if negative), directly attributable thereto for such period and Consolidated Interest Expense for such period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Consolidated Interest Expense directly attributable to any Debt of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company Refinanced or otherwise discharged with respect to the Company and its continuing Subsidiaries in connection with such Asset Sales for such period (or if the Capital Stock of any Subsidiary of the Company is sold, the Consolidated Interest Expense for such period directly attributable to the Debt of such Subsidiary to the extent the Company and its continuing Subsidiaries are no longer liable for such Debt after such sale) or (3) if since the beginning of such period the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (by merger or otherwise) shall have made an Investment in any Subsidiary of the Company (or any Person which becomes a Subsidiary of the Company) or an acquisition of assets, including any acquisition of assets occurring in connection with a transaction causing a calculation to be made hereunder, which constitutes all of an operating unit of a business, or shall have Issued Debt, the net proceeds of which are intended to be used to make such an Investment or acquisition and prior thereto, such proceeds are placed in escrow for such purpose, EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense for such period shall be calculated after giving Pro Forma effect thereto (including the Issuance of any Debt), as if such Investment or acquisition occurred on the first day of such period. If any Debt bears a floating rate of interest and is being given Pro Forma effect, the interest on such Debt shall be calculated as if the rate in effect on the date of determination had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any Hedging Obligations applicable to such Debt).

For purposes of making the computation referred to above, Investments, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, consolidations, disposed or discontinued operations (as determined in accordance with GAAP), reductions in force and furloughs that have been made by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) since the beginning of such period shall be given Pro Forma effect assuming that all such actions (and the change in any associated Consolidated Interest Expense and the change in EBITDA resulting therefrom) had occurred on the first day of such period; provided that no such Pro Forma adjustment shall be required (but, for the avoidance of doubt, may be made, at the Company’s option) in respect of any such transaction to the extent the aggregate consideration in connection therewith was less than $10.0 million for such period. If since the beginning of such period any Person (that subsequently became a Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) or was merged with or into the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) since the beginning of such period) shall have made any Investment, acquisition, disposition, merger, consolidation, disposed or discontinued operation, reduction in force or furlough that would have required adjustment pursuant to this definition, then the Consolidated EBITDA Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving Pro Forma effect thereto for such period as if such actions had occurred at the beginning of such period (subject to the threshold specified in the previous sentence).

“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, for any period, the sum of (a) the interest expense, of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries (other than Non-Recourse Subsidiaries) for such period as determined in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, plus (b) Preferred Stock dividends in respect of Redeemable Stock or Exchangeable Stock of the Company or Preferred Stock of any Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) in each case held by Persons other than the Company or a Wholly Owned Recourse Subsidiary, plus (c) the cash contributions to an employee stock ownership plan of the Company and its Subsidiaries (other than Non-Recourse Subsidiaries) to the extent such contributions are used by an employee stock ownership plan to pay interest, minus (d) interest income of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries (other than Non-Recourse Subsidiaries), and minus (e) net receipts, if any, of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries (other than Non-Recourse Subsidiaries) pursuant to interest rate Hedging Obligations with respect to Debt. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Consolidated Interest Expense shall not include (1) amounts expensed, written off or amortized in respect of deferred financing and debt incurrence costs or (2) amounts recorded as interest expense with respect to dividends on Designated Preferred Stock or Preferred Stock of the Company that is not Redeemable Stock or Exchangeable Stock.

 

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“Consolidated Net Income” means with respect to any Person, for any period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of such Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries for such period as determined in accordance with GAAP, adjusted to the extent included in calculating such net income (or loss), by excluding:

(i) net after-tax extraordinary or non-recurring gains or losses (less all fees and expenses relating thereto) and any restructuring charges or expenses (including any severance expenses);

(ii) the portion of net income (or loss) of such Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries attributable to minority interests in unconsolidated Persons except to the extent that, in the case of net income, cash dividends or distributions have actually been received by such Person or one of its consolidated Subsidiaries (subject, in the case of a dividend or distribution received by a Subsidiary of such Person, to the limitations contained in clause (v) below) and, in the case of net loss, such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person has actually contributed, lent or transferred cash to such unconsolidated Person;

(iii) net income (or loss) of any other Person attributable to any period prior to the date of combination of such other Person with such Person or any of its Subsidiaries on a “pooling of interests” basis;

(iv) net gains or losses in respect of dispositions of assets of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries (including pursuant to a sale-and-leaseback arrangement) other than in the ordinary course of business and the net income (or loss) of any discontinued operations;

(v) the net income of any Subsidiary of such Person to the extent that the declaration of dividends or distributions by that Subsidiary of that income is not at the time permitted, directly or indirectly, by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulations applicable to that Subsidiary or its shareholders, unless such restriction with respect to the payment of dividends or similar distributions has been legally waived; provided that (A) Consolidated Net Income will be increased by the amount of dividends or other distributions or other payments actually paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) to such Person or a Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period, to the extent not already included therein, and (B) the exclusion in this clause (v) shall not apply to the net income of a Subsidiary Guarantor except in the determination of the amount available for Restricted Payments under clause (3)(a) of the first paragraph of “— Certain Covenants — Limitation on Restricted Payments”;

(vi) net income or loss of any Non-Recourse Subsidiary, except that such Person’s equity in the net income of any such Non-Recourse Subsidiary for such period shall be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash actually distributed by such Non-Recourse Subsidiary during such period to such Person as a dividend or other distribution;

(vii) the net after-tax cumulative effect of any change in accounting principles or change in accounting rules;

(viii) net after-tax gains and losses from Hedging Obligations, Cash Management Obligations or other derivative instruments or from early extinguishment of Debt;

(ix) any net after-tax impairment charge, asset write-off, in each case pursuant to GAAP;

(x) any net after-tax noncash compensation expense recorded from grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock or other rights to officers, directors, employees, managers or consultants;

(xi) increases in amortization or depreciation or other noncash charges (including, without limitation, any non-cash fair value adjustment of inventory) resulting from the application of purchase accounting in relation to any acquisition that is consummated at or after the RP Reference Date;

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(xiii) deferred financing costs amortized or written off, and premiums and prepayment penalties paid in connection with the Transactions, any expenses (including professional fees) to the extent not deferred and paid in connection with the Transactions or any other acquisition or disposition that is consummated after the RP Reference Date;

(xiv) net after-tax gain or loss resulting in such period from (a) currency transaction or translation gains or losses (or similar charges), (b) currency re-measurements of Debt or other liabilities or (c) currency fluctuations;

(xv) non-cash gains, losses, income and expenses resulting from fair value accounting required by the applicable standard under GAAP and related interpretations, together with the tax effects of such items;

(xvi) charges resulting from the application of ASC 805 “Business Combinations” or ASC 480 “Distinguishing Liability from Equity” together with the tax effects of such charges; and

(xvii) non-cash tax expense, except to the extent such tax expense has been or will later be paid by the Company or its Subsidiaries in cash.

“Consolidated Net Worth” of any Person means, at any date, all amounts which would, in conformity with GAAP, be included under shareholders’ equity on a consolidated balance sheet of such Person as at such date, less (x) any amounts attributable to Redeemable Stock and (y) any amounts attributable to Exchangeable Stock.

“Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio” as of any date of determination means the ratio of (x) Consolidated Total Debt of the Company and its Subsidiaries (other than Non-Recourse Subsidiaries) that is secured by a Lien, as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements are available immediately preceding the date on which such event for which such calculation is being made shall occur, to (y) the aggregate amount of EBITDA of the Company and its Subsidiaries (other than Non-Recourse Subsidiaries) for the period of the most recently ended consecutive four full fiscal quarters for which financial statements are available immediately preceding the date on which such event for which such calculation is being made, in each case of clauses (x) and (y), calculated on a Pro Forma basis, giving effect, without duplication and where applicable, to the events and transactions for which Pro Forma adjustments are to be made in the calculation of the Consolidated EBITDA Coverage Ratio.

“Consolidated Total Assets” means the total consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, as shown on the most recently consolidated balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) of the Company with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA Coverage Ratio.”

“Consolidated Total Debt” means, as at any date of determination, an amount equal to (x) the sum, without duplication, of the aggregate amount of all outstanding Debt of the Company and its Subsidiaries (other than Non-Recourse Subsidiaries) (and excluding (1) any undrawn letters of credit issued in the ordinary course of business and (2) all obligations relating to any Receivables Facility), less (y) the amount of any unrestricted cash or Cash Equivalents of the Company and its Subsidiaries (other than Non-Recourse Subsidiaries), in each case determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements are available immediately preceding the date of the event for which such calculation is being made.

“Contributed Existing Subordinated Loan” means the portion of the Debt under the Existing Subordinated Loan that is as of the Issue Date owed to and held by Revlon, Inc. or a Subsidiary thereof, including any Refinancing Debt Issued in respect thereof.

“Credit Agreements” means each of (i) the Revolving Credit Agreement and (ii) the Term Loan Agreement, including any related notes, guarantees, collateral documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith, in each case as such Credit Agreements, in whole or in part, in one or more instances, may be amended, restated, renewed, extended, substituted, refinanced, restructured, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (including, without limitation, any successive renewals, extensions, substitutions, refinancings, restructurings, replacements, supplementations or other modifications of the foregoing and including, without limitation, any amendment increasing the amount of Debt incurred or available

 

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to be borrowed thereunder, extending the maturity of any Debt incurred thereunder or contemplated thereby or deleting, adding or substituting one or more parties thereto (whether or not such added or substituted parties are banks or other institutional lenders)), including into one or more debt facilities, commercial paper facilities or other debt instruments, indentures or agreements (including by means of sales of debt securities (including Additional Notes) to institutional investors), providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, letters of credit or other debt obligations, whether any such extension, replacement or refinancing (1) occurs simultaneously or not with the termination or repayment of a prior credit agreement or (2) occurs on one or more separate occasions.

In order for any instrument, facility, indenture or agreement (other than the Revolving Credit Agreement in effect on the Issue Date, as amended from time to time, and the Term Loan Agreement in effect on the Issue Date, as amended from time to time) to be deemed to be a Credit Agreement for purposes of the Indenture, such instrument, facility, indenture or agreement must be designated as a “Credit Agreement” in writing by the Company.

“Debt” of any Person means, without duplication,

(i) the principal of and premium (if any) in respect of (A) indebtedness of such Person for money borrowed and (B) indebtedness evidenced by notes, debentures, bonds or other similar instruments for the payment of which such Person is responsible or liable;

(ii) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person;

(iii) all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property (but excluding trade accounts payable and other accrued current liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business);

if and to the extent that any of the foregoing Debt under clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP;

(iv) all obligations of such Person for the reimbursement of any obligor on any letter of credit, banker’s acceptance or similar credit transaction (other than obligations with respect to letters of credit securing obligations (other than obligations described in (i) through (iii) above) entered into in the ordinary course of business of such Person to the extent such letters of credit are not drawn upon or, if and to the extent drawn upon, such drawing is reimbursed no later than the third Business Day following receipt by such Person of a demand for reimbursement following payment on the letter of credit);

(v) the amount of all obligations of such Person with respect to the redemption, repayment (including liquidation preference) or other repurchase of, in the case of a Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Non-Recourse Subsidiary, any Preferred Stock and, in the case of any the Company, any Redeemable Stock (but excluding in each case any accrued dividends);

(vi) all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (i) through (v) of other Persons and all dividends of other Persons for the payment of which such Person, in either case, is responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, including guarantees of such obligations and dividends, other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business; and

(vii) all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (i) through (vi) of other Persons secured by any Lien on any property or asset of such Person (whether or not such obligation is assumed by such Person), the amount of such obligation being deemed to be the lesser of the value of such property or assets or the amount of the obligation so secured.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Debt will be deemed not to include contingent obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business or obligations under or in respect of Receivables Facilities.

“Default” means any event which is, or after notice or passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default.

“Defaulting Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) with respect to which an event described under clauses (iv), (v) or (vi) in “— Defaults” above has occurred and is continuing.

 

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“Designated Noncash Consideration” means any non-cash consideration received by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries (other than its Non-Recourse Subsidiaries) in connection with an Asset Sale that is designated as “Designated Noncash Consideration” pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate executed by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company or a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company, as applicable. Such Officer’s Certificate or resolution shall state the Fair Market Value of such non-cash consideration and the basis of such valuation. A particular item of Designated Noncash Consideration shall no longer be considered to be outstanding to the extent it has been sold or liquidated for cash (but only to the extent of the cash received).

“Designated Preferred Stock” means preferred stock of the Company or any direct or indirect parent thereof (in each case other than Redeemable Stock) that is issued for cash (other than to a Subsidiary (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary)) and is so designated as Designated Preferred Stock pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate, as the case may be, on the issuance date thereof.

“Domestic Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any Subsidiary (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) of such Person other than a Foreign Subsidiary.

“EBITDA” means, for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for such period, plus the following, without duplication, to the extent included in calculating such Consolidated Net Income: (i) income tax expense, plus franchise or similar taxes, (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense, (iii) depreciation expense, (iv) amortization expense, (v) all other write offs, write downs and noncash charges (excluding any noncash charge to the extent that it requires an accrual of or a reserve for cash disbursements for any future period), (vi) restructuring charges that appear in the Company’s financial statements for such period, including any redemption premium, prepayment penalty, premium and other related fee or reserve deducted in such period in computing Consolidated Net Income, including any one-time costs incurred in connection with (A) acquisitions after the Issue Date or (B) the closing or consolidation of production or other operating facilities, (vii) any expenses or charges related to any equity offering, permitted acquisition or other Investment, permitted disposition, recapitalization or the incurrence of Debt permitted to be incurred under the Indenture including a refinancing thereof (in each case, whether or not successful) and any amendment or modification to the terms of any such transactions, including such fees, expenses or charges related to the execution and delivery of the Indenture and the transactions contemplated thereby, (viii) the amount of management, monitoring, consulting and advisory fees and related expenses paid (or any accruals related to such fees or related expenses) (including by means of a dividend) to the Parent to the extent permitted under “— Certain Covenants — Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates,” (ix) the amount of cost savings, operational expense improvements and cost synergies projected by the Company in good faith to be realized as a result of actions taken during such period or expected to be taken (calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings, operational improvements and cost synergies had been realized on the first day of such period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions; provided that (A) such cost savings, operational expense improvements and cost synergies are reasonably identifiable, (B) such cost savings, operational expense improvements and synergies are expected to be realized within 12 months of the date thereof in connection with such actions and (C) the aggregate amount of cost savings, operational expense improvements and cost synergies added pursuant to this clause (ix) shall not exceed 10% of EBITDA (giving effect to pro forma adjustments made pursuant to the second paragraph of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA Coverage Ratio”) on a consolidated basis for the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which financial statements are available immediately preceding the date of determination (calculated excluding such cost savings, operational expense improvements and cost synergies to be added pursuant to this clause (ix), which adjustments pursuant to this clause (ix) may be incremental to Pro Forma adjustments made); and (x) other non-recurring one-time charges and miscellaneous expenses taken in such period to the extent that such other charges and expenses are associated with the Company’s growth plan and operating margin improvement initiatives, as determined in good faith by the Company’s principal financial officer or principal accounting officer in consultation with the Company’s certified independent auditors.

“Equity Interest” in any Person means any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) corporate stock or other equity participations, including, without limitation, partnership interests, whether general or limited, and membership interests in such Person, including, without limitation, any Preferred Stock.

 

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“Equity Offering” means any public or private offer and sale of Capital Stock (other than Redeemable Stock or Exchangeable Stock) other than:

(1) public offerings with respect to the Company’s or any direct or indirect parent company’s common stock registered on Form S-4 or Form S-8;

(2) any such public or private sale that constitutes an Restricted Contribution; and

(3) any such issuance to any Subsidiary of the Company.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

“Exchangeable Stock” means any Capital Stock of a Person which by its terms or by the terms of any security for which it is exchangeable at the option of the holder (other than Capital Stock of such Person which is neither Exchangeable Stock nor Redeemable Stock) or otherwise is convertible or exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof for Debt, Exchangeable Stock or Redeemable Stock on or prior to the date that is one year after the Stated Maturity of the New Notes; provided, however, that only the portion of the Capital Stock which so matures or is so convertible or exchangeable prior to such date, shall be deemed to be Exchangeable Stock; provided, further, however, that any Capital Stock that would constitute Exchangeable Stock solely because the holders thereof have the right to require the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) to exchange such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale (each defined in a substantially similar manner to the corresponding definitions in the indenture) shall not constitute Exchangeable Stock if the terms of such Capital Stock (and all such securities into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable) provide that the Company and the Subsidiaries (other than Non-Recourse Subsidiaries) may not exchange any such Capital Stock (and all such securities into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable) pursuant to such provision prior to compliance by the Company with the provisions of the Indenture described under the captions “— Change of Control” and “— Certain Covenants — Limitation on Asset Sales” and such repurchase or redemption complies with the covenant described under “— Certain Covenants — Limitation on Restricted Payments.”

“Existing Subordinated Loan” means the Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement between the Company and Affiliates of the Company, dated as of January 30, 2008 (as amended from time to time), including any Refinancing Debt Issued in respect thereof.

“Fair Market Value” means, with respect to any asset or property, the price which could be negotiated in an arm’s-length, free market transaction, for cash, between a willing seller and a willing and able buyer, neither of whom is under undue pressure or compulsion to complete the transaction, as determined in good faith by the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief accounting officer, controller or Board of Directors of the Company or its Subsidiary, as applicable; provided that a Fair Market Value equal to or in excess of $20.0 million shall be determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company, whose determination shall be conclusive and evidenced by a resolution of such Board of Directors (including as to the value of all non-cash consideration); provided, however, that in making any such determination the Board of Directors shall be entitled to rely on the advice it receives from the chief accounting officer and chief financial officer of the Company, and shall not be required to consult with any independent third party or have such determination approved by an independent third party. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood that, for purposes of any determinations of Fair Market Value, that the persons making such determination shall be entitled to consider all aspects of the transaction being considered, including whether the asset or property is subject to a sale and leaseback transaction, licensing, sublicensing or other arrangement.

“Foreign Subsidiary” means (x) any Subsidiary of the Company which (i) is organized under the laws of any jurisdiction outside of the United States, (ii) is organized under the laws of Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands, (iii) has substantially all its operations outside of the United States, or (iv) has substantially all its operations in Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands, (y) any Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary and (z) any foreign branch of a Domestic Subsidiary.

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, as in effect on December 31, 2012; except that if the Company notifies the Trustee in writing, GAAP shall mean IFRS (except where the context requires otherwise); provided that the Company shall not be entitled to make the foregoing election on

 

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more than one occasion. In the event the Company makes such election, (i) it shall present comparative financial statements also in accordance with IFRS for the fiscal year ending immediately prior to the first fiscal year for which financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IFRS; (ii) all accounting terms and references in the Indenture to accounting standards shall be deemed to be references to the most comparable terms or standards under IFRS; (iii) the reports filed under “— Certain Covenants — Commission Reports” may contain financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS, to the extent permitted by the rules and regulations of the Commission; and (iv) any calculation or determination in the Indenture that requires the application of GAAP for periods that include fiscal quarters ended prior to the Company’s election to apply IFRS shall remain as previously calculated or determined in accordance with GAAP.

“guarantee” means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Debt or other obligation of any other Person and any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Debt or other obligation of such other Person (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreement to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take-or-pay, or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise) or (ii) entered into for purposes of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such Debt or other obligation of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part); provided, however, that the term “guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The term “guarantee” used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

“Guarantees” means, collectively, the Subsidiary Guarantees.

“Guarantors” means, collectively, the Subsidiary Guarantors.

“Hedging Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person pursuant to any interest rate swap agreement, foreign currency exchange agreement, interest rate collar agreement, option or futures contract or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect such Person against changes in interest rates or foreign exchange rates.

“holder” or “Securityholder” means the Person in whose name a New Note is registered on the Registrar’s books.

“IFRS” means International Financial Reporting Standards, as promulgated by the International Accounting Standards Board, as in effect at the time of the Company’s election to use IFRS; provided that IFRS shall not include any provision of such standards that would require a lease that would be classified as an operating lease under GAAP to be classified as indebtedness or a finance or capital lease.

“Immaterial Subsidiary” means, at any date of determination, any Subsidiary (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) designated as such in writing by the Company that (i) contributed 2.5% or less of EBITDA of the Company and its Subsidiaries (other than Non-Recourse Subsidiaries) for the period of four fiscal quarters most recently ended more than forty-five (45) days prior to the date of determination and (ii) had consolidated assets representing 2.5% or less of Consolidated Total Assets on the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter ended more than forty-five (45) days prior to the date of determination.

“Indenture Documents” means the Indenture, the New Notes and the Guarantees.

“Investment” in any Person means any loan or advance to, any net payment on a guarantee of, any acquisition of Capital Stock, equity interest, obligation or other security of, or capital contribution or other investment in, such Person. Investments shall exclude advances to customers and suppliers in the ordinary course of business. The term “Invest” used as verb has a corresponding meaning. For purposes of the definitions of “Non-Recourse Subsidiary” and “Restricted Payment” and for purposes of “— Certain Covenants — Limitation on Restricted Payments” above, (i) “Investment” shall include a designation after the Issue Date of a Subsidiary of the Company as a Non-Recourse Subsidiary, and such Investment shall be valued at an amount equal to the portion (proportionate to the Company’s equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of such Subsidiary at the time that such Subsidiary is designated a Non-Recourse Subsidiary; and (ii) any property transferred to or from a Non-Recourse Subsidiary or other Person shall be valued at its Fair Market Value at the time of such transfer.

 

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“Investment Grade Rating” means a rating equal to or higher than BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P and a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s, or an equivalent rating by any other Rating Agency, in every case with no “negative” outlook.

“Investment Grade Securities” means:

(1) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the government of the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof (other than Cash Equivalents);

(2) debt securities or debt instruments with a rating of BBB- or higher by S&P or Baa3 or higher by Moody’s or the equivalent of such rating by such rating organization, or, if no rating of S&P or Moody’s then exists, the equivalent of such rating by any other nationally recognized securities rating agency, but excluding any debt securities or instruments constituting loans or advances among the Company and its Subsidiaries;

(3) investments in any fund that invests exclusively in investments of the type described in clauses (1) and (2), which fund may also hold immaterial amounts of cash pending investment or distribution; and

(4) corresponding instruments in countries other than the United States of America customarily utilized for high quality investments.

“Issue” means issue, assume, guarantee, incur or otherwise become liable for; provided, however, that any Debt or Capital Stock of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary of another Person (whether by merger, consolidation, acquisition or otherwise) shall be deemed to be issued by such Subsidiary at the time it becomes a Subsidiary of such other Person. The term “Issuance” or “Issued” has a corresponding meaning.

“Issue Date” means February 8, 2013.

“Legal Holiday” means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions are not required to be open in the State of New York or in the state where the principal office of the Trustee is located.

“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, conditional sale or other title retention agreement or other similar lien.

“MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings” means MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its successors.

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and any successor to its rating agency business.

“Net Available Cash” from an Asset Sale means cash payments received (including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received, but excluding any other consideration received in the form of assumption by the acquiring Person of Debt or other obligations relating to such properties or assets or received in any other noncash form) therefrom, in each case net of direct costs relating to such Asset Sale, including (i) all legal, title and recording tax expenses, commissions and other fees and expenses incurred, and all Federal, state, provincial, foreign and local taxes required or estimated in good faith to be required to be accrued as a liability under GAAP, as a consequence of such Asset Sale, (ii) all payments made on any Debt which is secured by any assets subject to such Asset Sale, in accordance with the terms of any Lien upon or other security agreement of any kind with respect to such assets, or which must by its terms, or in order to obtain a necessary consent to such Asset Sale, or by applicable law be repaid out of the proceeds from or in connection with such Asset Sale, (iii) all distributions and other payments required to be made to minority interest holders in Subsidiaries or joint ventures as a result of such Asset Sale, (iv) payments of or reserves for unassumed liabilities (not constituting Debt) relating to the properties or assets sold, including pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations associated with such transaction, (v) any relocation, restructuring or severance expenses incurred as a result of such Asset Sale and (vi) any deduction of appropriate amounts to be provided by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) as a reserve in accordance with GAAP in respect of the sale price of the assets that are the subject of such sale or other disposition (including in respect of working capital adjustments or any evaluation of

 

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such assets), provided that to the extent such amounts are received in cash by the Company or a Subsidiary and are released from such reserve, such amounts shall be deemed to be Net Available Cash received in respect of an Asset Sale as of the date of such release.

“Net Cash Proceeds,” with respect to any issuance or sale of Capital Stock, means the cash proceeds of such issuance or sale net of attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, underwriters’ or placement agents’ fees, discounts or commissions and brokerage, consultant and other fees actually incurred in connection with such issuance or sale and net of taxes paid or estimated in good faith to be payable as a result thereof.

“Non-Contributed Existing Subordinated Loan” means the portion of the Debt under the Existing Subordinated Loan that was owed to and held by MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings as of November 23, 2009 and was amended and assigned by MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings to unrelated third parties on April 30, 2012, including any Refinancing Debt Issued in respect thereof.

“Non-Convertible Capital Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock of such Person, other than any Redeemable Stock or Exchangeable Stock.

“Non-Recourse Debt” means Debt or that portion of Debt as to which neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) (A) provide credit support (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument which would constitute Debt), (B) is directly or indirectly liable or (C) constitute the lender. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Debt which otherwise constitutes Non-Recourse Debt will not lose its character as Non-Recourse Debt because there is recourse to the Company or its Subsidiaries (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) with respect to such Debt for or in respect of (a) environmental warranties and indemnities and (b) indemnities for and losses arising from fraud, misrepresentation, misapplication or nonpayment of rents, profits, insurance and condemnation proceeds and other sums actually received by the relevant borrower from secured assets to be paid to the lender, waste and mechanics liens.

“Non-Recourse Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of the Company (i) which has been designated as such by the Company, (ii) which has no Debt other than Non-Recourse Debt and (iii) which is in the same line of business as the Company and its Wholly Owned Recourse Subsidiaries existing on the Issue Date or in a Permitted Business.

“Note Obligations” means all obligations of the Company and the Guarantors under the Indenture Documents.

“Officer” means the Chairman of the Board, the President, any Vice President, the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company.

“Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by an Officer of the Company.

“Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion from legal counsel who is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company (or to Parent or one of its Subsidiaries or the Trustee), which opinion may be subject to customary qualifications, exclusions and assumptions.

“Parent” means Revlon, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any other Person which acquires or owns directly or indirectly 80% or more of the voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company.

“Pari Passu Debt” means, with respect to any Person, the following obligations, whether outstanding on the Issue Date or thereafter created, incurred or assumed, and whether at any time owing actually or contingent:

(i) all obligations of such Person consisting of the Bank Debt, the Senior Secured Notes, the Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees;

(ii) all obligations of such Person consisting of the principal of and premium (if any) and accrued and unpaid interest (including interest accruing on or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization relating to such Person), and all fees, expenses and other amounts in respect of (A) indebtedness of such Person for money borrowed and (B) indebtedness evidenced by notes, debentures, bonds or other similar instruments for the payment of which such Person is responsible or liable;

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(iv) all obligations of such Person (A) for the reimbursement of any obligor on any letter of credit, banker’s acceptance or similar credit transaction, (B) under interest rate swaps, caps, collars, options and similar arrangements and foreign currency hedges entered into in respect of any obligations described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) or (C) Issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property and all conditional sale obligations of such Person and all obligations of such Person under any title retention agreement;

(v) all obligations of other Persons of the type referred to in clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) and all dividends of other persons for the payment of which, in either case, such Person is responsible or liable as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, including by means of any agreement which has the economic effect of a guarantee; and

(vi) all obligations consisting of Refinancings of any obligation described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v); unless, in the case of any particular obligation, in the instrument creating or evidencing the same or pursuant to which the same is outstanding, it is provided that such obligations are subordinate in right of payment to the New Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees, as the case may be. However, Pari Passu Debt will not include (1) any obligation of such Person to any Subsidiary of the Company or any Qualified Affiliate Debt, (2) any liability for Federal, state, local or other taxes owed or owing by such Person, (3) any accounts payable or other liability to trade creditors arising in the ordinary course of business (including guarantees thereof or instruments evidencing such liabilities), (4) any indebtedness, guarantee or obligation of such Person that is subordinate or junior in right of payment to any other indebtedness, guarantee or obligation of such Person or (5) that portion of any Debt which at the time of Issuance is issued in violation of the Indenture; provided, however, that in the case of this clause (5), (A) any Debt Issued to any Person who had no actual knowledge that the Issuance of such Debt was not permitted under the Indenture and who received on the date of Issuance thereof a certificate from an officer of the Company to the effect that the Issuance of such Debt would not violate the Indenture shall constitute Pari Passu Debt and (B) any Debt arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument inadvertently (except in the case of daylight overdrafts) drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business shall constitute Pari Passu Debt provided that such Debt would normally be extinguished within three Business Days of Issuance.

“Permitted Affiliate” means any individual that is a director or officer of the Company, of Parent, of a Subsidiary of the Company or of a Qualified Joint Venture; provided, however, that such individual is not also a director or officer of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings or any Person that controls MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings.

“Permitted Business” means any business that is reasonably related, ancillary or complementary to the businesses of the Company and the Subsidiaries of the Company (other than the Non-Recourse Subsidiaries) on the Issue Date or other business that is a reasonable extension, development or expansion of such businesses.

“Permitted Existing Subordinated Loan Refinancing” means (a) a Refinancing of the Existing Subordinated Loan by exchange for or out of the proceeds of Refinancing Debt that is unsubordinated in right of payment, if at the time of Issuance of such Refinancing Debt, the Company would be able to Issue $1.00 of Debt pursuant to paragraph (a) under “Certain Covenants — Limitation on Debt” on a Pro Forma basis; and (b) a subsequent Refinancing of any Debt Issued in a Permitted Existing Subordinated Loan Refinancing.

“Permitted Holders” means (i) Ronald O. Perelman (or in the event of his incompetence or death, his estate, heirs, executor, administrator, committee or other personal representative (collectively, “heirs”)) and any Person controlled, directly or indirectly, by Ronald O. Perelman or his heirs, (ii) MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings and each Parent and (iii) the members of any group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, or any successor provision) of which any Person described in clause (i) or (ii) of this definition is a member, provided that, in the case of such group and without giving effect to the existence of such group or any other group, Persons who are either Persons described in clause (i) or (ii) of this definition have aggregate beneficial ownership of more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company or any of its direct or indirect parent companies. Any Person or group whose acquisition of beneficial ownership or assets constitutes a Change of Control in respect of which a Change of Control Offer is made in accordance

 

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with “— Change of Control” will thereafter, together with its Affiliates, constitute an additional Permitted Holder pursuant to clause (i) above.

“Permitted Investment” means any Investment by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) in:

(a) the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary);

(b) any Person that will, upon the making of such Investment, become a Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) and any Investment (other than an Investment made in contemplation of becoming a Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) held by such Person; provided, however, that such Subsidiary is engaged in a Permitted Business;

(c) any Person if as a result of such Investment such Person is merged or consolidated with or into, or transfers or conveys all or substantially all its property to, the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) and any Investment (other than an Investment made in contemplation of such transaction) held by such Person; provided, however, that such Person’s is engaged in a Permitted Business;

(d) cash, Cash Equivalents or the foreign equivalent of Cash Equivalents;

(e) receivables owing to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) and prepaid expenses, in each case, created or acquired in the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary trade terms; provided, however, that such trade terms may include such concessionary trade terms as the Company or such Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) deems reasonable under the circumstances;

(f) payroll, travel, moving and similar loans and advances to cover matters that are expected at the time of such advances ultimately to be treated as expenses for accounting purposes and that are made in the ordinary course of business;

(g) loans and advances to, and guarantees of Debt of, employees made in the ordinary course of business; provided, however, that such loans and advances do not exceed $10.0 million in the aggregate at any one time outstanding;

(h) Investments received in settlement, compromise, resolution or enforcement of (i) Investments acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) in exchange for any other Investment or accounts receivable held by the Company or any such Subsidiary in connection with or as a result of a bankruptcy, workout, reorganization or recapitalization of the Person in which such other Investment is made or which is the obligor with respect to such accounts receivable, (ii) debts created in the ordinary course of business and owing to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) or (iii) foreclosure proceedings, litigation, arbitration or other disputes with Persons;

(i) any Investment in securities or other assets not constituting cash, Cash Equivalents, Investment Grade Securities or the foreign equivalents thereof and received in connection with (A) an Asset Sale consummated in compliance with the covenant described under “— Certain Covenants — Limitation on Asset Sales,” or (B) any disposition of property not constituting an Asset Sale;

(j) any Investment acquired solely in exchange for the issuance of Capital Stock (other than Redeemable Stock and Exchangeable Stock) of the Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company;

(k) Investments existing on the Issue Date;

(l) any Hedging Obligation;

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(n) Investments consisting of purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, material or equipment or the licensing or contribution of intellectual property pursuant to joint marketing, joint development or similar arrangements with other persons;

(o) Investments made for Fair Market Value (measured on the date each such Investment is made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value) that do not exceed the greater of (i) $125.0 million and (ii) 10.0% of Consolidated Total Assets at the time of such Investment;

(p) Investments relating to a Receivables Facility; provided that in the case of Receivables Facilities established after the Issue Date, such Investments are necessary or advisable (in the good faith determination of the Company) to effect such Receivables Facility;

(q) advances, loans, promotions and extensions of credit to suppliers, customers and vendors in the ordinary course of business;

(r) Investments resulting from the acquisition of a Person that at the time of such acquisition held instruments constituting Investments that were not acquired in contemplation of the acquisition of such Person;

(s) Investments in prepaid expenses, negotiable instruments held for collection and lease and utility and worker’s compensation deposits provided to third parties in the ordinary course of business; and

(t) Investments in joint ventures or other entities engaged or to be engaged in a Permitted Business or in other Permitted Businesses made for Fair Market Value (measured on the date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value) that do not exceed the greater of (x) $75.0 million and (y) 6.0% of Consolidated Total Assets in the aggregate outstanding at any one time; and

in the case of each of the foregoing clauses (a) through (t) net of, with respect to the applicable Permitted Investment in any particular Person, the return of or on capital with respect to such Investment, up to the amount of such Permitted Investment.

“Permitted OID” means original issue discount which does not exceed 5% of the aggregate principal amount of the Debt Issued.

“Permitted Transactions” means (i) any transaction or series of similar transactions (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) between the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, on the one hand, and any Affiliate of the Company, on the other hand, existing on, or pursuant to an agreement in effect on, the Issue Date and any amendment thereto or replacement thereof (so long as any such amendment or replacement is not materially more disadvantageous to the holders of the New Notes when taken as a whole as compared to the applicable agreement as in effect on the Issue Date as reasonably determined in good faith by the Company) and (ii) any Tax Sharing Agreement.

“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.

“Preferred Stock,” as applied to the Capital Stock of any corporation, means Capital Stock of any class or classes (however designated) which is preferred as to the payment of dividends, or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or dissolution of such corporation, over shares of Capital Stock of any other class of such corporation.

“principal” of a New Note as of any date means the principal of the New Note as of such date.

“Pro Forma” means with respect to any calculation, a calculation made in good faith by the principal financial or principal accounting officer of the Company, which calculation to be made in connection with an Investment, an acquisition, a disposition, a merger, a consolidation, a disposition or discontinuation of a business or operations or a reduction in force or furlough may take into account any reduction in net costs and related adjustments that such officer reasonably determines to relate to or arise from such Investment, acquisition, disposition, merger, consolidation, disposition or discontinuation of a business or operations or reduction in force or furlough and is based on identified actions to be taken or initiated within 12 months of the date of Investment, acquisition, disposition, merger, consolidation, disposition or discontinuation of a business or operations or a

 

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reduction in force or furlough, as if such reductions and adjustments had been effected as of the beginning of the relevant period; provided, however that (i) if such calculation results in the Issuance of $50.0 million or greater of Debt, such calculation shall be approved in good faith by the Board of Directors, but that in making any such determination the Board of Directors shall be entitled to rely on the advice it receives from the chief accounting officer and chief financial officer of the Company, and shall not be required to consult with any independent third party or have such determination approved by an independent third party; and (ii) any Pro Forma calculation shall not give effect to (x) any Debt incurred on the calculation date pursuant to clause (b) of “Certain Covenants — Limitation on Debt” (or, in the case of the calculation of the Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio, any Permitted Liens incurred on the calculation date other than Secured Debt Ratio Liens) and (y) any discharge of Debt on such calculation date, to the extent such discharge of Debt results from the proceeds of any Debt incurred pursuant to clause (b) of “Certain Covenants — Limitation on Debt” (or, in the case of the calculation of the Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio, any discharge of Permitted Liens on such calculation date, to the extent such discharge of Permitted Liens results from the incurrence of Permitted Liens other than Secured Debt Ratio Liens).

“Pro Forma EBITDA” means, for any consecutive four fiscal quarter period, the aggregate amount of EBITDA for such period, calculated on a Pro Forma basis, giving effect, without duplication and where applicable, to the events and transactions for which Pro Forma adjustments are to be made in the calculation of the Consolidated EBITDA Coverage Ratio.

“Put Amount” as of any date means, with respect to each $1,000 principal amount of New Notes, 101% of the outstanding principal amount thereof as of the date of repurchase.

“Qualified Affiliate Debt” means unsecured Debt that is subordinated in right of payment to the New Notes and is issued by the Company to a Parent or an Affiliate of a Parent in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $75.0 million.

“Qualified Joint Venture” means a Person (other than a Subsidiary of the Company) controlled (as defined in the definition of an “Affiliate”) by the Company, in which no Affiliate of the Company (other than (x) a Wholly Owned Recourse Subsidiary of the Company, (y) a Permitted Affiliate and (z) another Qualified Joint Venture) has an Investment.

“Rating Agencies” means S&P and Moody’s or if S&P or Moody’s or both shall not make a rating on the New Notes publicly available, a nationally recognized statistical rating agency or agencies, as the case may be, selected by the Company which shall be substituted for S&P or Moody’s or both, as the case may be.

“Receivables Facility” means one or more receivables financing facilities, as amended, supplemented, modified, extended, renewed, restated, refunded, replaced or refinanced from time to time, the Debt of which is non-recourse (except for representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities made in connection with such facilities that the Company has determined in good faith to be customary in financings similar to a Receivables Facility, including those relating to servicing of the assets of a Receivables Subsidiary and those relating to any obligation of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) to repurchase the assets it sold thereunder as a result of a breach of a representation, warranty or covenant or otherwise) to the Company and its Subsidiaries (other than Non-Recourse Subsidiaries) pursuant to which the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) sells or transfers its accounts receivable, payment intangibles and related assets to either (x) a Person that is not a Subsidiary (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) or (y) a Receivables Subsidiary that in turn sells or transfers its accounts receivable, payment intangibles and related assets to a Person that is not a Subsidiary (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary).

“Receivables Fees” means distributions or payments made directly or by means of discounts with respect to any participation interest issued or sold in connection with, and other fees paid to a Person that is not a Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) in connection with, any Receivables Facility.

“Receivables Subsidiary” means any subsidiary formed solely for the purpose of engaging, and that engages only, in one or more Receivables Facilities and any Subsidiary of another Receivables Subsidiary.

 

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“Redeemable Stock” means any Capital Stock that by its terms or otherwise is required to be redeemed on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the Stated Maturity of the New Notes or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof at any time on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the Stated Maturity of the New Notes; provided, however, that only the portion of the Capital Stock which so matures or is so mandatorily redeemable or is so redeemable at the option of the holder thereof prior to such date, shall be deemed to be Redeemable Stock; provided, further, however, that any Capital Stock that would constitute Redeemable Stock solely because the holders thereof have the right to require the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) to repurchase such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale (each defined in a substantially similar manner to the corresponding definitions in the Indenture) shall not constitute Redeemable Stock if the terms of such Capital Stock provide that the Company and the Subsidiaries (other than Non-Recourse Subsidiaries) may not repurchase or redeem any such Capital Stock (and all such securities into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable) pursuant to such provision prior to compliance by the Company with the provisions of the Indenture described under the captions “— Change of Control” and “— Certain Covenants — Limitation on Asset Sales” and such repurchase or redemption complies with the covenant described under “— Certain Covenants — Limitation on Restricted Payments.”

“Refinance” means, in respect of any Debt, to refinance, extend, renew, refund, repay, prepay, redeem, defease, discharge or retire, or to issue Debt in exchange or replacement for, such Debt. “Refinanced” and “Refinancing” shall have correlative meanings.

“Refinancing Costs” means, with respect to any Debt being Refinanced, any premium actually paid thereon, accrued interest thereon and reasonable costs and expenses, including underwriting discounts, in connection with such Refinancing.

“Registered Exchange Offer” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Registration Agreement.

“Registration Agreement” means the Registration Agreement to be entered into by and among the Company and the Initial Purchasers concurrently with the consummation of this offering.

“Revolving Credit Facility” means the asset-based, multi-currency revolving credit facility under a third amended and restated revolving credit agreement dated as of June 16, 2011, among the Company, and certain of its foreign subsidiaries, as borrowers, and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (“CGMI”) and Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC (“WFCF”), as the joint lead arrangers; CGMI, WFCF, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“Merrill Lynch”), JPMorgan Securities LLC (“JPM Securities”) and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (“Credit Suisse”), as joint bookrunners; and Citicorp USA, Inc. (“CUSA”), as administrative agent and collateral agent as such facility may be amended, extended, renewed, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (in whole or in part, and without limitation as to amount, terms, conditions, covenants and other provisions) from time to time, and any other revolving credit facilities, and any agreement (and related document) governing Debt Issued to Refinance, in whole or in part, the borrowings and commitments then outstanding or permitted to be outstanding under such facility or successor Credit Agreements, whether by the same or any other lender or group of lenders and whether Issued simultaneously with or at any time after the discharge of such Debt.

“RP Reference Date” means November 23, 2009.

“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and any successor to its rating agency business.

“Secured Debt Ratio Liens” means Permitted Liens incurred pursuant to clause (5)(i) (to the extent such Liens relate to Debt incurred pursuant to clause (b)(1) of the covenant described under “Certain Covenants — Limitation on Debt”) or (5)(iv) of the definition thereof.

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

“Senior Secured Notes” means the Company’s 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due November 15, 2015.

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“Significant Subsidiary” means (i) any Subsidiary (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) of the Company which at the time of determination either (A) had assets which, as of the date of the Company’s most recent quarterly consolidated balance sheet, constituted at least 5% of the Company’s total assets on a consolidated basis as of such date, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP, or (B) had revenues for the 12-month period ending on the date of the Company’s most recent quarterly consolidated statement of income which constituted at least 5% of the Company’s total revenues on a consolidated basis for such period, or (ii) any Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) which, if merged with all Defaulting Subsidiaries of the Company, would at the time of determination either (A) have had assets which, as of the date of the Company’s most recent quarterly consolidated balance sheet, would have constituted at least 10% of the Company’s total assets on a consolidated basis as of such date or (B) have had revenues for the 12-month period ending on the date of the Company’s most recent quarterly consolidated statement of income which would have constituted at least 10% of the Company’s total revenues on a consolidated basis for such period (each such determination being made in accordance with GAAP).

“Stated Maturity” means, with respect to any security, the date specified in such security as the fixed date on which the principal of such security is due and payable, including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision (but excluding any provision providing for the repurchase of such security at the option of the holder thereof upon the happening of any contingency).

“Subordinated Obligation” means any Debt of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor (whether outstanding on the date hereof or hereafter Issued) which is subordinate or junior in right of payment to the New Notes or the applicable Subsidiary Guarantee.

“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, association, partnership or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock or other interests (including partnership interests) entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned, directly or indirectly, by (i) such Person, (ii) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or (iii) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.

“Subsidiary Guarantee” means a guarantee on the terms set forth in the Indenture by a Subsidiary Guarantor of the Company’s obligations with respect to the New Notes.

“Subsidiary Guarantors” means, collectively, any Subsidiary that issues a Subsidiary Guarantee on the Issue Date or, subsequent to the Issue Date, executes a Subsidiary Supplemental Indenture in the form attached to the Indenture.

“Tax Sharing Agreement” means (i) that certain Tax Sharing Agreement entered into as of March 26, 2004, among the Company, its Subsidiaries and Revlon, Inc., with respect to consolidated or combined tax returns including the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, but only to the extent that the amounts payable from time to time by the Company or any such Subsidiary do not exceed the corresponding tax payments the Company or such Subsidiary would have been required to make to any relevant taxing authority had the Company or such Subsidiary not joined in such consolidated or combined returns, but instead had filed returns including only the Company or its Subsidiaries, (ii) that certain agreement dated June 24, 1992, as amended, among the Company, certain of its Subsidiaries, Revlon Holdings LLC, Revlon, Inc. and MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings, and (iii) any other tax allocation agreement between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with any direct or indirect shareholder of the Company with respect to consolidated or combined tax returns including the Company or any of its Subsidiaries but only to the extent that amounts payable from time to time by the Company or any such Subsidiary under any such agreement do not exceed the corresponding tax payments that the Company or such Subsidiary would have been required to make to any relevant taxing authority had the Company or such Subsidiary not joined in such consolidated or combined returns, but instead had filed returns including only the Company or its Subsidiaries (provided that any such agreement may provide that, if the Company or any such Subsidiary ceases to be a member of the affiliated group of corporations of which MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings or any other Person is the common parent for purposes of filing a consolidated Federal income tax return (such cessation, a “Deconsolidation Event”), then the Company or such Subsidiary shall indemnify such direct or indirect shareholder with respect to any Federal, state or local income, franchise or other tax liability (including any related interest, additions or penalties) imposed on such shareholder as the result of an audit or

 

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other adjustment with respect to any period prior to such Deconsolidation Event that is attributable to the Company, such Subsidiary or any predecessor business thereof (computed as if the Company, such Subsidiary or such predecessor business, as the case may be, were a stand-alone entity that filed separate tax returns as an independent corporation), but only to the extent that any such tax liability exceeds any liability for taxes recorded on the books of the Company or such Subsidiary with respect to any such period).

“Term Loan Agreement” means the third amended and restated term loan agreement dated as of May 19, 2011 among the Company, as borrower, CGMI, JPM Securities, Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (“WFS”), as the joint lead arrangers; CGMI, JPM Securities, Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse, WFS and Natixis, New York Branch (“Natixis”), as joint bookrunners; JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Bank of America, N.A., as co-syndication agents; Credit Suisse, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and Natixis, as co-documentation agents; and CUSA as administrative agent and collateral agent, as amended, renewed, extended, substituted, refinanced, restructured, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, and any other Credit Agreements, to the extent that the Company designates any of the foregoing as a “Term Loan Credit Agreement.”

“Transactions” means the issuance of the Old Notes and the New Notes, the retirement of the Company’s outstanding Senior Secured Notes and all transactions contemplated by, incident to or related to any of the foregoing.

“Trust Officer” means any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee, including any vice president, assistant vice president, assistant secretary, assistant treasurer, trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such person’s knowledge of and familiarity with a particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of the Indenture.

“Trustee” means the party named in the Indenture until a successor replaces it and, thereafter, means the successor.

“Uniform Commercial Code” means the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the State of New York; provided, however, that, in the event that, by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any of the attachment, perfection or priority of the security interests in any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, the term “Uniform Commercial Code” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such attachment, perfection or priority and for purposes of definitions related to such provisions.

“U.S. Dollar Equivalent” means with respect to any monetary amount in a currency other than U.S. Dollars, at any time for determination thereof, the amount of U.S. Dollars obtained by converting such foreign currency involved in such computation into U.S. Dollars at the spot rate for the purchase of U.S. Dollars with the applicable foreign currency as published in The Wall Street Journal in the “Exchange Rates” column under the heading “Currency Trading” on the date two Business Days prior to such determination. Except as described under “— Certain Covenants — Limitation on Debt,” whenever it is necessary to determine whether the Company has complied with any covenant in the Indenture or a Default has occurred and an amount is expressed in a currency other than U.S. Dollars, such amount will be treated as the U.S. Dollar Equivalent determined as of the date such amount is initially determined in such currency.

“U.S. Government Obligations” means direct obligations (or certificates representing an ownership interest in such obligations) of the United States of America (including any agency or instrumentality thereof) for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged and which are not callable at the issuer’s option.

“Voting Stock” of a Person means all classes of Capital Stock of such Person then outstanding and normally entitled to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof.

“Wholly Owned Recourse Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) all the Capital Stock of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares) is owned by (i) the Company, (ii) the Company and one or more Wholly Owned Recourse Subsidiaries or (iii) one or more Wholly Owned Recourse Subsidiaries.

 

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Book-Entry, Delivery and Form

The New Notes initially will be represented by one or more global notes in registered form without interest coupons (collectively, the “Global Notes”). The Global Notes will be deposited upon issuance with the Trustee as custodian for The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), in New York, New York, and registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, in each case for credit to an account of a direct or indirect participant in DTC as described below.

Except as set forth below, the Global Notes may be transferred, in whole and not in part, only to another nominee of DTC or to a successor of DTC or its nominee. Beneficial interests in the Global Notes may not be exchanged for Notes in certificated form except in the limited circumstances described below. See “— Exchange of Global Notes for Certificated Notes.” Except in the limited circumstances described below, owners of beneficial interests in the Global Notes will not be entitled to receive physical delivery of New Notes in certificated form.

In addition, transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Notes will be subject to the applicable rules and procedures of DTC and its direct and indirect participants, which may change from time to time.

Depository Procedures

The following description of the operations and procedures of DTC is provided solely as a matter of convenience. These operations and procedures are solely within the control of the respective settlement systems and are subject to changes by them. We take no responsibility for these operations and procedures and urge investors to contact the system or their participants directly to discuss these matters.

DTC has advised us that DTC is a limited-purpose trust company organized under the laws of the State of New York, a “banking organization” within the meaning of the New York Banking Law, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a “clearing corporation” within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code and a “clearing agency” registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Exchange Act. DTC was created to hold securities for its participating organizations (collectively, the “Participants”) and to facilitate the clearance and settlement of transactions in those securities between Participants through electronic book-entry changes in accounts of its Participants. The Participants include securities brokers and dealers (including the initial purchasers), banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations. Access to DTC’s system is also available to other entities such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Participant, either directly or indirectly (collectively, the “Indirect Participants”). Persons who are not Participants may beneficially own securities held by or on behalf of DTC only through the Participants or the Indirect Participants. The ownership interests in, and transfers of ownership interests in, each security held by or on behalf of DTC are recorded on the records of the Participants and Indirect Participants. DTC has also advised us that, pursuant to procedures established by it:

(1) upon deposit of the Global Notes, DTC will credit the accounts of Participants designated by the Initial Purchasers with portions of the principal amount of the Global Notes; and

(2) ownership of these interests in the Global Notes will be shown on, and the transfer of ownership of these interests will be effected only through, records maintained by DTC (with respect to the Participants) or by the Participants and the Indirect Participants (with respect to other owners of beneficial interests in the Global Notes).

Investors in the Global Notes who are Participants in DTC’s system may hold their interests therein directly through DTC. Investors in the Global Notes who are not Participants may hold their interests therein indirectly through organizations which are Participants in such system. All interests in a Global Note may be subject to the procedures and requirements of DTC. The laws of some states require that certain Persons take physical delivery in definitive form of securities that they own. Consequently, the ability to transfer beneficial interests in a Global Note to such Persons will be limited to that extent. Because DTC can act only on behalf of Participants, which in turn act on behalf of Indirect Participants, the ability of a Person having beneficial interests in a Global Note to pledge such interests to Persons that do not participate in the DTC system, or otherwise take actions in respect of such interests, may be affected by the lack of a physical certificate evidencing such interests.

 

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Except as described below, owners of an interest in the Global Notes will not have New Notes registered in their names, will not receive physical delivery of New Notes in certificated form and will not be considered the registered owners or “Holders” thereof under the Indenture for any purpose.

Payments in respect of the principal of, and interest and premium and additional interest, if any, on a Global Note registered in the name of DTC or its nominee will be payable to DTC in its capacity as the registered Holder under the Indenture. Under the terms of the Indenture, the Company and the Trustee will treat the Persons in whose names the New Notes, including the Global Notes, are registered as the owners of the New Notes for the purpose of receiving payments and for all other purposes. Consequently, neither the Company, the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee has or will have any responsibility or liability for:

(1) any aspect of DTC’s records or any Participant’s or Indirect Participant’s records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in the Global Notes or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any of DTC’s records or any Participant’s or Indirect Participant’s records relating to the beneficial ownership interests in the Global Notes; or

(2) any other matter relating to the actions and practices of DTC or any of its Participants or Indirect Participants.

DTC has advised us that its current practice, upon receipt of any payment in respect of securities such as the New Notes (including principal and interest), is to credit the accounts of the relevant Participants with the payment on the payment date unless DTC has reason to believe it will not receive payment on such payment date. Each relevant Participant is credited with an amount proportionate to its beneficial ownership of an interest in the principal amount of the relevant security as shown on the records of DTC. Payments by the Participants and the Indirect Participants to the beneficial owners of New Notes will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices and will be the responsibility of the Participants or the Indirect Participants and will not be the responsibility of DTC, the Trustee or the Company. Neither the Company nor the Trustee will be liable for any delay by DTC or any of its Participants in identifying the beneficial owners of the New Notes, and the Company and the Trustee may conclusively rely on and will be protected in relying on instructions from DTC or its nominee for all purposes.

Subject to the transfer restrictions set forth under “Notice to Investors,” transfers between Participants in DTC will be effected in accordance with DTC’s procedures, and will be settled in same-day funds.

DTC has advised the Company that it will take any action permitted to be taken by a Holder of New Notes only at the direction of one or more Participants to whose account DTC has credited the interests in the Global Notes and only in respect of such portion of the aggregate principal amount of the New Notes as to which such Participant or Participants has or have given such direction. However, if there is an Event of Default under the New Notes, DTC reserves the right to exchange the Global Notes for New Notes in certificated form, and to distribute such New Notes to its Participants.

Although DTC has agreed to the foregoing procedures in order to facilitate transfers of interests in the Global Notes among participants, it is under no obligation to perform such procedures, and such procedures may be discontinued or changed at any time. Neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any of their respective agents will have any responsibility for the performance by DTC or its participants or indirect participants of their respective obligations under the rules and procedures governing their operations.

Exchange of Global Notes for Certificated Notes

A Global Note is exchangeable for Certificated Notes if:

(1) DTC (a) notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary for the Global Notes or (b) has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in each case, a successor depositary is not appointed;

(2) the Company, at its option, notifies the Trustee in writing that it elects to cause the issuance of the Certificated Notes; or

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In addition, beneficial interests in a Global Note may be exchanged for Certificated Notes upon prior written notice given to the Trustee by or on behalf of DTC in accordance with the Indenture. In all cases, Certificated Notes delivered in exchange for any Global Note or beneficial interests in Global Notes will be registered in the names, and issued in any approved denominations, requested by or on behalf of the depositary (in accordance with its customary procedures).

Same Day Settlement and Payment

The Company will make payments in respect of the New Notes represented by the Global Notes (including principal, premium, if any, interest and additional interest, if any) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the Global Note Holder. The Company will make all payments of principal, interest and premium and additional interest, if any, with respect to Certificated Notes by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the Holders of the Certificated Notes or, if no such account is specified, by mailing a check to each such Holder’s registered address. The New Notes represented by the Global Notes are expected to be eligible to trade in the PORTAL market and to trade in DTC’s Same-Day Funds Settlement System, and any permitted secondary market trading activity in such notes will, therefore, be required by DTC to be settled in immediately available funds. The Company expects that secondary trading in any Certificated Notes will also be settled in immediately available funds.

Registration Rights and Additional Interest

We have filed the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and are conducting the Exchange Offer in accordance with our obligations under a registration rights agreement between Products Corporation, the Guarantors and the initial purchasers of the Old Notes. Holders of the New Notes will not be entitled to any registration rights with respect to the New Notes.

Under some circumstances set forth in the registration rights agreement, holders of Old Notes, including holders who are not permitted to participate in the Exchange Offer or who may not freely sell New Notes received in the Exchange Offer, may require us to file and cause to become effective, a shelf registration statement covering resales of the Old Notes by these holders.

If we do not complete the Exchange Offer within 270 days of the Issue Date, the interest rate borne by the Old Notes will be increased at a rate of 0.25% per annum every 90 days (but shall not exceed 0.50% per annum) until the Exchange Offer is completed.

 

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CERTAIN U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

The following is a summary of the anticipated material U.S. federal income tax consequences to a holder of Old Notes relating to the exchange of Old Notes for New Notes. This summary is based upon existing U.S. federal income tax law, which is subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect. This summary does not discuss all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation which may be important to particular investors in light of their individual investment circumstances, such as notes held by investors subject to special tax rules (e.g., financial institutions, insurance companies, broker-dealers, tax-exempt organizations (including private foundations), and partnerships and their partners), or to persons that hold the Old Notes as part of a straddle, hedge, conversion, constructive sale, or other integrated security transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes or that have a functional currency other than the U.S. Dollar, all of whom may be subject to tax rules that differ significantly from those summarized below. In addition, this summary does not address any state, local, or non-U.S. tax considerations. Each prospective investor is urged to consult his or her tax advisor regarding the U.S. federal, state, local, and non-U.S. income and other tax considerations of the acquisition, ownership, and disposition of the New Notes.

The exchange of an Old Note for a New Note pursuant to the Exchange Offer will not constitute a “significant modification” of the Old Note for U.S. federal income tax purposes and, accordingly, the New Note received will be treated as a continuation of the Old Note in the hands of such holder. As a result, there will be no U.S. federal income tax consequences to a holder who exchanges an Old Note for a New Note pursuant to the Exchange Offer and any such holder will have the same adjusted tax basis and holding period in the New Note as it had in the Old Note immediately before the exchange. A holder who does not exchange its Old Notes for New Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer will not recognize any gain or loss, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, upon consummation of the Exchange Offer.

 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

Each broker-dealer that receives New Notes for its own account pursuant to the Exchange Offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such New Notes. This prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a broker-dealer in connection with resales of New Notes received in exchange for Old Notes where such Old Notes were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. We have agreed that for a period of 210 days after the expiration of the Exchange Offer, we will make this prospectus, as amended or supplemented, available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale. In addition, until        , 2013, all dealers effecting transactions in the New Notes may be required to deliver a prospectus.

We will not receive any proceeds from any sale of New Notes by broker-dealers. New Notes received by broker-dealers for their own account pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be sold from time to time in one or more transactions in the over-the-counter market, in negotiated transactions, through the writing of options on the New Notes or a combination of such methods of resale, at market prices prevailing at the time of resale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices or negotiated prices. Any such resale may be made directly to purchasers or to or through brokers or dealers who may receive compensation in the form of commissions or concessions from any such broker-dealer and/or the purchasers of any such New Notes. Any broker-dealer that resells New Notes that were received by it for its own account pursuant to the Exchange Offer and any broker or dealer that participates in a distribution of such New Notes may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and any profit on any such resale of New Notes and any commissions or concessions received by any such persons may be deemed to be underwriting compensation under the Securities Act. The letter of transmittal states that by acknowledging that it will deliver and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act.

Furthermore, any broker-dealer that acquired any of the Old Notes directly from us:

 

   

may not rely on the applicable interpretation of the staff of the SEC’s position contained in Exxon Capital Holdings Corp., SEC no-action letter (April 13, 1988), Morgan, Stanley & Co. Inc., SEC no-action letter (June 5, 1991) and Shearman & Sterling, SEC no-action letter (July 2, 1983); and

 

   

must also be named as a selling noteholder in connection with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act relating to any resale transaction.

For a period of 210 days after the expiration of the Exchange Offer, we will promptly send additional copies of this prospectus and any amendment or supplement to this prospectus to any broker-dealer that requests such documents in the letter of transmittal. We have agreed to pay all expenses incident to the Exchange Offer other than commissions or concessions of any brokers or dealers and will indemnify the holders of the Old Notes (including any broker-dealers) against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

Certain legal matters with respect to the validity of the issuance of the New Notes and the related guarantees will be passed upon for us by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, New York. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP has from time to time represented, and may continue to represent, MacAndrews & Forbes and certain of its affiliates (including us and Revlon) in connection with certain legal matters.

EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements of Revlon Consumer Products Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2012, have been included herein in reliance upon the report of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, appearing elsewhere herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

AVAILABLE INFORMATION

We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 under the Securities Act with respect to the New Notes being offered hereby. This prospectus, which forms a part of the registration statement, does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement. For further information with respect to us and the New Notes, reference is made to the registration statement. Statements contained in this prospectus as to the contents of any contract or other document are not necessarily complete. If a contract or document has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, we refer you to the copy of the contract or document that has been filed. Each statement in this prospectus relating to a contract or document filed as an exhibit is qualified in all respects by the filed exhibit.

We file and furnish annual, quarterly and current reports and other information with the SEC. In addition, Revlon, our parent company, is currently subject to the periodic reporting and other informational requirements of the Exchange Act and files annual, quarterly and current reports and other information with the SEC. Following the Exchange Offer, we and Revlon will continue to file periodic reports and other information with the SEC. The registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, such reports and other information can be inspected and copied at the Public Reference Room of the SEC located at Room 1580, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington D.C. 20549. Copies of such materials, including copies of all or any portion of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, can be obtained from the Public Reference Room of the SEC at prescribed rates. You can call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 to obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. Such materials may also be accessed electronically by means of the SEC’s home page on the Internet at http://www.sec.gov.

 

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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Consolidated Financial Statements)

     F-2   
Audited Financial Statements:   

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2012 and 2011

     F-3   

Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2012

     F-4   

Consolidated Statements of Stockholder’s Deficiency for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2012

     F-5   

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December  31, 2012

     F-6   

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

     F-7   
Financial Statement Schedule:   

Schedule II — Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

     F-67   
Unaudited Financial Statements:   

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2013 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2012

     F-68   

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

     F-69   

Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Stockholder’s Deficiency for the Three Months Ended March  31, 2013

     F-70   

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and  2012

     F-71   

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors and Stockholders

Revlon Consumer Products Corporation:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Revlon Consumer Products Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the related consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, stockholder’s deficiency and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2012. In connection with our audits of the consolidated financial statements, we also have audited the financial statement schedule as listed on the index on page F-1. These consolidated financial statements and the financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements and the financial statement schedule based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Revlon Consumer Products Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2012, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.

/s/ KPMG LLP

New York, New York

February 13, 2013

 

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(dollars in millions, except share and per share amounts)

 

      December 31,
2012
    December 31,
2011
 

ASSETS

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 116.3      $ 101.7   

Trade receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $3.5 and $3.2 as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively

     216.0        212.0   

Inventories

     114.7        111.0   

Deferred income taxes — current

     48.5        49.6   

Prepaid expenses and other

     120.5        107.6   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     616.0        581.9   

Property, plant and equipment, net

     99.5        98.9   

Deferred income taxes — noncurrent

     203.1        221.4   

Goodwill

     217.8        194.7   

Intangible assets, net

     68.8        29.2   

Other assets

     92.5        80.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,297.7      $ 1,206.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S DEFICIENCY

    

Current liabilities:

    

Short-term borrowings

   $ 5.0      $ 5.9   

Current portion of long-term debt

     21.5        8.0   

Current portion of long-term debt — affiliates

     48.6          

Accounts payable

     101.8        89.0   

Accrued expenses and other

     264.7        230.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     441.6        332.9   

Long-term debt

     1,145.8        1,107.0   

Long-term debt — affiliates

            107.0   

Long-term pension and other post-retirement plan liabilities

     233.7        245.5   

Other long-term liabilities

     53.3        55.3   

Commitments and contingencies

    

Stockholder’s deficiency:

    

RCPC Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share; 1,000 shares authorized; 546 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2012 and 2011

     54.6        54.6   

Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share; 10,000 shares authorized and 5,260 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2012 and 2011

              

Additional paid-in capital

     946.3        945.3   

Accumulated deficit

     (1,369.4     (1,440.6

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (208.2     (200.9
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholder’s deficiency

     (576.7     (641.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholder’s deficiency

   $ 1,297.7      $ 1,206.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(dollars in millions)

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2012     2011     2010  

Net sales

   $ 1,426.1      $ 1,381.4      $ 1,321.4   

Cost of sales

     506.5        492.6        455.3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     919.6        888.8        866.1   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     690.9        678.1        659.3   

Restructuring charges

     20.7               (0.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     208.0        210.7        207.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other expenses, net:

      

Interest expense

     85.3        91.1        96.7   

Amortization of debt issuance costs

     3.4        3.7        4.5   

Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net

            11.2        9.7   

Foreign currency losses, net

     2.7        4.4        6.3   

Miscellaneous, net

     1.0        1.5        1.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other expenses, net

     92.4        111.9        118.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

     115.6        98.8        88.7   

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

     44.8        35.4        (235.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations, net of taxes

     70.8        63.4        324.0   

Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes

     0.4        0.6        0.3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 71.2      $ 64.0      $ 324.3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive (loss) income:

      

Currency translation adjustment, net of tax(a)

     (1.5     (8.3     7.4   

Amortization of pension related costs, net of tax (b)

     9.4        3.6        5.4   

Pension re-measurement, net of tax(c)

     (15.4     (45.9     (8.4

Pension curtailment gain

     0.2               1.5   

Revaluation of derivative financial instruments

                   1.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive (loss) income

     (7.3     (50.6     7.6   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

   $ 63.9      $ 13.4      $ 331.9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Net of tax of $1.0 million, $1.8 million and nil for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

(b) Net of tax of $(1.0) million, $(2.0) million and nil for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

(c) Net of tax of $7.2 million, $30.1 million and nil for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDER’S DEFICIENCY

(dollars in millions)

 

    RCPC Preferred
Stock
    Additional Paid-
In-Capital
    Accumulated
Deficit
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
    Total Stockholder’s
Deficiency
 

Balance, January 1, 2010

  $ 54.6      $ 938.4      $ (1,828.9   $ (157.9   $ (993.8

Stock-based compensation amortization

      3.6            3.6   

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

      1.2            1.2   

Net income

        324.3          324.3   

Other comprehensive income(a)

          7.6        7.6   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2010

    54.6        943.2        (1,504.6     (150.3     (657.1

Stock-based compensation amortization

      1.9            1.9   

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

      0.2            0.2   

Net income

        64.0          64.0   

Other comprehensive loss, net(a)

          (50.6     (50.6
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2011

    54.6        945.3        (1,440.6     (200.9     (641.6

Stock-based compensation amortization

      0.3            0.3   

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

      0.7            0.7   

Net income

        71.2          71.2   

Other comprehensive loss, net(a)

          (7.3     (7.3
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2012

  $ 54.6      $ 946.3      $ (1,369.4   $ (208.2   $ (576.7
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) See Note 16, “Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss,” regarding the changes in the accumulated balances for each component of accumulated other comprehensive loss during the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010.

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(dollars in millions)

 

     December 31,  
     2012     2011     2010  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

      

Net income

   $ 71.2      $ 64.0      $ 324.3   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

      

Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes

     (0.4     (0.6     (0.3

Depreciation and amortization

     65.0        60.8        57.0   

Amortization of debt discount

     1.9        2.3        2.5   

Stock compensation amortization

     0.3        1.9        3.6   

Provision for (benefit from) deferred income taxes

     29.6        12.2        (247.3

Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net

            11.2        9.7   

Amortization of debt issuance costs

     3.4        3.7        4.5   

Loss on sale of certain assets

     0.4                 

Pension and other post-retirement costs

     4.0        5.2        9.5   

Change in assets and liabilities:

      

Increase in trade receivables

     (4.7     (18.3     (19.2

(Increase) decrease in inventories

     (4.4     3.6        7.0   

Increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets

     (14.4     (12.3     (15.4

Increase in accounts payable

     5.3        8.0        17.0   

Increase in accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     38.5        22.0        16.4   

Pension and other post-retirement plan contributions

     (29.8     (31.5     (25.8

Purchases of permanent displays

     (43.2     (41.3     (33.7

Other, net

     (18.6     (2.9     (13.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     104.1        88.0        96.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

      

Capital expenditures

     (20.9     (13.9     (15.2

Business acquisitions

     (66.2     (39.0       

Proceeds from the sale of certain assets

     0.8        0.3        0.3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (86.3     (52.6     (14.9
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

      

Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings and overdraft

     6.3        0.2        (10.6

Repayments under the 2006 Term Loan Facility

                   (815.0

Borrowings under the 2010 Term Loan Facility

                   786.0   

Repayments under the 2010 Term Loan Facility

            (794.0     (6.0

Borrowings under the 2011 Term Loan Facility

            796.0          

Repayments under the 2011 Term Loan Facility

     (8.0     (4.0       

Payment of financing costs

     (0.4     (4.3     (17.0

Other financing activities

     (1.3     (1.4     0.3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (3.4     (7.5     (62.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     0.2        (2.9     2.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

     14.6        25.0        22.2   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     101.7        76.7        54.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 116.3      $ 101.7      $ 76.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:

      

Cash paid during the period for:

      

Interest

   $ 84.8      $ 91.2      $ 83.5   

Income taxes, net of refunds

   $ 17.8      $ 20.3      $ 16.0   

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(all tabular amounts in millions, except share and per share amounts)

 

1.    SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation:

Revlon Consumer Products Corporation (“Products Corporation” and together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) operates in a single segment and manufactures, markets and sells an extensive array of cosmetics, women’s hair color, beauty tools, anti-perspirant deodorants, fragrances, skincare and other beauty care products. The Company’s vision is glamour, excitement and innovation through high-quality products at affordable prices. The Company’s principal customers include large mass volume retailers and chain drug and food stores in the U.S., as well as certain department stores and other specialty stores, such as perfumeries, outside the U.S. The Company also sells beauty products to U.S. military exchanges and commissaries and has a licensing business pursuant to which the Company licenses certain of its key brand names to third parties for the manufacture and sale of complementary beauty-related products and accessories in exchange for royalties.

Products Corporation is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Revlon, Inc., which is a direct and indirect majority-owned subsidiary of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc. (“MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings” and, together with certain of its affiliates other than Revlon, Inc. and the Company, “MacAndrews & Forbes”), a corporation wholly-owned by Ronald O. Perelman.

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company after the elimination of all material intercompany balances and transactions.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods presented. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically and the effects of revisions are reflected in the consolidated financial statements in the period they are determined to be necessary. Significant estimates made in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements include, but are not limited to, allowances for doubtful accounts, inventory valuation reserves, expected sales returns and allowances, trade support costs, certain assumptions related to the recoverability of intangible and long-lived assets, deferred tax valuation allowances, reserves for estimated tax liabilities, restructuring costs, certain estimates and assumptions used in the calculation of the net periodic benefit costs and the projected benefit obligations for the Company’s pension and other post-retirement plans, including the expected long-term return on pension plan assets and the discount rate used to value the Company’s year-end pension benefit obligations.

Effective beginning October 1, 2012, the Company is consolidating and reporting Latin America and Canada (previously reported separately) as the combined Latin America and Canada region. Certain prior year amounts in the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation.

Cash and Cash Equivalents:

Cash equivalents are primarily investments in high-quality, short-term money market instruments with original maturities of three months or less and are carried at cost, which approximates fair value. Cash equivalents were $3.4 million and $4.2 million as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Accounts payable includes $8.3 million and $1.0 million of outstanding checks not yet presented for payment at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Accounts Receivable:

Accounts receivable represent payments due to the Company for previously recognized net sales, reduced by an allowance for doubtful accounts for balances which are estimated to be uncollectible at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The Company grants credit terms in the normal course of business to its customers. Trade

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(all tabular amounts in millions, except share and per share amounts)

 

credit is extended based upon periodically updated evaluations of each customer’s ability to perform its payment obligations. The Company does not normally require collateral or other security to support credit sales. The allowance for doubtful accounts is determined based on historical experience and ongoing evaluations of the Company’s receivables and evaluations of the risks of payment. The allowance for doubtful accounts is recorded against accounts receivable balances when they are deemed uncollectible. Recoveries of accounts receivable previously reserved are recorded in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income when received. At December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company’s three largest customers accounted for an aggregate of approximately 31% and 35%, respectively, of outstanding accounts receivable.

Inventories:

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market value. Cost is principally determined by the first-in, first-out method. The Company records adjustments to the value of inventory based upon its forecasted plans to sell its inventories, as well as planned product discontinuances. The physical condition (e.g., age and quality) of the inventories is also considered in establishing the valuation.

Property, Plant and Equipment and Other Assets:

Property, plant and equipment is recorded at cost and is depreciated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of such assets as follows: land improvements, 20 years; buildings, 20 to 45 years; machinery and equipment, 3 to 10 years; office furniture and fixtures, 3 to 15 years; and capitalized software, 2 to 5 years. Leasehold improvements and building improvements are amortized over their estimated useful lives or the terms of the leases or remaining life of the original structure, respectively, whichever is shorter. Repairs and maintenance are charged to operations as incurred, and expenditures for additions and improvements are capitalized. See Note 6, “Property, Plant and Equipment, Net” for further discussion of the above.

Included in other assets are permanent wall displays amounting to $60.8 million and $53.5 million as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, which are amortized generally over a period of 1 to 3 years. In the event of product discontinuances, from time to time the Company may accelerate the amortization of related permanent wall displays based on the estimated remaining useful life of the asset. Amortization expense for permanent wall displays was $36 million for 2012 and $35.2 million for both 2011 and 2010. The Company has also included, in other assets, net deferred financing costs related to the issuance of the Company’s debt instruments amounting to $17.0 million and $23.4 million as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, which are amortized over the terms of the related debt instruments.

Long-lived assets, including fixed assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable. If events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable, the Company estimates the undiscounted future cash flows (excluding interest) resulting from the use of the asset and its ultimate disposition. If the sum of the undiscounted cash flows (excluding interest) is less than the carrying value, the Company recognizes an impairment loss, measured as the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the asset. There was no significant impairment of long-lived assets in the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010.

Goodwill:

Goodwill represents the excess purchase price for businesses acquired over the fair value of net assets acquired. The Company does not amortize its goodwill. The Company reviews its goodwill for impairment at least annually, or whenever events or changes in circumstances would indicate possible impairment. The Company operates in one operating segment and one reportable segment, which is also the only reporting unit for purposes of accounting for goodwill. Since the Company currently only has one reporting unit, all of its goodwill has been assigned to the enterprise as a whole. Goodwill is reviewed for impairment annually, using

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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September 30th carrying values. As the Company has a negative carrying value, the Company’s management performed an assessment of qualitative factors and concluded that it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment does not exist. The Company did not record any impairment of goodwill during the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 or 2010. In addition, the Company assesses potential impairments to goodwill when there is evidence that events or changes in circumstances indicate that the Company’s carrying amount may not be recovered. As of December 31, 2012, there have been no significant events since the timing of the Company’s annual impairment test that would have triggered additional impairment testing. See Note 7, “Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net” for further discussion of the above.

Intangible Assets, net:

Intangible Assets, net, include customer relationships, trademarks and patents. Intangible assets with finite useful lives are amortized over their respective estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values. Customer relationships are recorded at cost and amortized ratably over a weighted average period of approximately 18 years. Trademarks and patents are recorded at cost and amortized ratably over a weighted average period of approximately 10 years. Intangible assets are considered for impairment upon certain “triggering events” and an impairment is recognized if the carrying amount exceeds the fair value of the intangible asset. There was no impairment of intangible assets in the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010. See Note 7, “Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net” for further discussion of the above.

Revenue Recognition:

Sales are recognized when revenue is realized or realizable and has been earned. The Company’s policy is to recognize revenue when risk of loss and title to the product transfers to the customer. Net sales are comprised of gross revenues less expected returns, trade discounts and customer allowances, which include costs associated with off-invoice mark-downs and other price reductions, as well as trade promotions and coupons. These incentive costs are recognized at the later of the date on which the Company recognizes the related revenue or the date on which the Company offers the incentive. The Company allows customers to return their unsold products if and when they meet certain Company-established criteria as set forth in the Company’s trade terms. The Company regularly reviews and revises, when deemed necessary, its estimates of sales returns based primarily upon the historical rate of actual product returns, planned product discontinuances, new product launches and estimates of customer inventory and promotional sales. The Company records sales returns as a reduction to sales and cost of sales, and an increase to accrued liabilities and inventories. Returned products, which are recorded as inventories, are valued based upon the amount that the Company expects to realize upon their subsequent disposition. The physical condition and marketability of the returned products are the major factors considered by the Company in estimating their realizable value.

Revenues derived from licensing arrangements, including any pre-payments, are recognized in the period in which they are earned, but not before the initial license term commences.

Cost of Sales:

Cost of sales includes all of the costs to manufacture the Company’s products. For products manufactured in the Company’s own facilities, such costs include raw materials and supplies, direct labor and factory overhead. For products manufactured for the Company by third-party contractors, such cost represents the amounts invoiced by the contractors. Cost of sales also includes the cost of refurbishing products returned by customers that will be offered for resale and the cost of inventory write-downs associated with adjustments of held inventories to their net realizable value. These costs are reflected in the Company’s consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income when the product is sold and net sales revenues are recognized or, in the case of inventory write-downs, when circumstances indicate that the carrying value of inventories is in excess of their recoverable value. Additionally, cost of sales reflects the costs associated with any free products included as sales

 

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and promotional incentives. These incentive costs are recognized on the later of the date that the Company recognizes the related revenue or the date on which the Company offers the incentive.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses:

Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses include expenses to advertise the Company’s products, such as television advertising production costs and air-time costs, print advertising costs, promotional displays and consumer promotions. SG&A expenses also include the amortization of permanent wall displays and intangible assets, distribution costs (such as freight and handling), non-manufacturing overhead (principally personnel and related expenses), insurance and professional fees.

Advertising:

Advertising within SG&A expenses includes television, print, digital and other advertising production costs which are expensed the first time the advertising takes place. The costs of promotional displays are expensed in the period in which they are shipped to customers. Advertising expenses were $269.4 million, $271.4 million and $265.2 million for 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and were included in SG&A expenses in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income. The Company also has various arrangements with customers pursuant to its trade terms to reimburse them for a portion of their advertising costs, which provide advertising benefits to the Company. Additionally, from time to time the Company may pay fees to customers in order to expand or maintain shelf space for its products. The costs that the Company incurs for “cooperative” advertising programs, end cap placement, shelf placement costs, slotting fees and marketing development funds, if any, are expensed as incurred and are netted against revenues on the Company’s consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.

Distribution Costs:

Costs, such as freight and handling costs, associated with product distribution are expensed within SG&A expenses when incurred. Distribution costs were $62.1 million, $60.9 million and $58.7 million for 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Income Taxes:

Income taxes are calculated using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases, as well as for operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect of a change in income tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Valuation allowances are recorded to reduce deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized.

Research and Development:

Research and development expenditures are expensed as incurred. The amounts charged against earnings in 2012, 2011 and 2010 for research and development expenditures were $24.2 million, $23.8 million and $24.0 million, respectively.

Foreign Currency Translation:

Assets and liabilities of foreign operations are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange in effect at the balance sheet date. Income and expense items are translated at the weighted average exchange rates prevailing during each period presented. Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are

 

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included in the results of operations. Gains and losses resulting from translation of financial statements of foreign subsidiaries and branches operating in non-hyperinflationary economies are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss until either the sale or upon the complete or substantially complete liquidation by the Company of its investment in a foreign entity. To the extent that foreign subsidiaries and branches operate in hyperinflationary economies, non-monetary assets and liabilities are translated at historical rates and translation adjustments are included in the results of operations.

Venezuela

Highly-Inflationary Economy: Effective January 1, 2010, Venezuela was designated as a highly inflationary economy under U.S. GAAP. As a result, beginning January 1, 2010, the U.S. dollar is the functional currency for the Company’s subsidiary in Venezuela (“Revlon Venezuela”). Through December 31, 2009, prior to Venezuela being designated as highly inflationary, currency translation adjustments of Revlon Venezuela’s balance sheet were reflected in stockholder’s deficiency as part of other comprehensive income (loss); however, subsequent to January 1, 2010, such adjustments are reflected in earnings.

Currency Devaluation: On January 8, 2010, the Venezuelan government announced the devaluation of its local currency, Venezuelan Bolivars (“Bolivars”), relative to the U.S. dollar and the official exchange rate for non-essential goods changed from 2.15 to 4.30. Throughout 2010, the Company used Venezuela’s official rate to translate Revlon Venezuela’s financial statements. In 2010, the devaluation had the impact of reducing the Company’s reported net sales and operating income by $33.4 million and $8.4 million, respectively. Additionally, to reflect the impact of the currency devaluation, the Company recorded a one-time foreign currency loss of $2.8 million in January 2010 as a result of the required re-measurement of Revlon Venezuela’s balance sheet. As Venezuela was designated as a highly inflationary economy effective January 1, 2010, this foreign currency loss was reflected in earnings in the first quarter of 2010.

Currency Restrictions: Currency restrictions enacted by the Venezuelan government in 2003 have become more restrictive and have impacted Revlon Venezuela’s ability to obtain U.S. dollars in exchange for Bolivars at the official foreign exchange rates from the Venezuelan government and its foreign exchange commission, the Comisión de Administracion de Divisas (“CADIVI”). In May 2010, the Venezuelan government took control over the previously freely-traded foreign currency exchange market and in June 2010, replaced it with a new foreign currency exchange system, the Sistema de Transacciones en Moneda Extranjera (“SITME”). SITME provides a mechanism to exchange Bolivars into U.S. dollars. However, U.S. dollars accessed through SITME can only be used for product purchases and related services, such as freight, and are not available for other transactions, such as the payment of dividends. Also, SITME can only be used for amounts of up to $50,000 per day, subject to a monthly maximum of $350,000 per legal entity, and is generally only available to the extent the applicant has not exchanged and received U.S. dollars from CADIVI within the previous 90 days. In the second quarter of 2011, the Company began using a SITME rate of 5.5 Bolivars per U.S. dollar to translate Revlon Venezuela’s financial statements, as this was the rate at which the Company accessed U.S. dollars in the SITME market during this period (the “SITME Rate”). The Company had previously utilized Venezuela’s official exchange rate of 4.3 Bolivars per U.S. dollar to translate Revlon Venezuela’s financial statements from January 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011. Through December 31, 2012, the Company continued using the SITME Rate to translate Revlon Venezuela’s financial statements.

To reflect the impact of the change in exchange rates from Venezuela’s official exchange rate to the SITME Rate, a foreign currency loss of $1.7 million was recorded in the second quarter of 2011. As Venezuela was designated as a highly inflationary economy effective January 1, 2010, the Company reflected this foreign currency loss in earnings for the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

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Classes of Stock:

Products Corporation designated 1,000 shares of preferred stock as the “RCPC Preferred Stock”, of which 546 shares are outstanding and all of which are held by Revlon, Inc. The holder of the RCPC Preferred Stock is not entitled to receive any dividends. The RCPC Preferred Stock is entitled to a liquidation preference of $100,000 per share before any distribution is made to the holder of Products Corporation’s common stock. The holder of the RCPC Preferred Stock does not have any voting rights, except as required by law. The RCPC Preferred Stock may be redeemed at any time by Products Corporation, at its option, for $100,000 per share. However, the terms of Products Corporation’s various debt agreements currently restrict Products Corporation’s ability to effect such redemption.

Stock-Based Compensation:

The Company recognizes stock-based compensation costs for its stock options and restricted stock, measured at the fair value of each award at the time of grant, as an expense over the vesting period of the instrument. Upon the exercise of stock options or the vesting of restricted stock, any resulting tax benefits are recognized in additional paid-in-capital. Any resulting tax deficiencies are recognized in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income as tax expense to the extent that the tax deficiency amount exceeds any existing additional paid-in-capital resulting from previously realized excess tax benefits from previous awards. The Company reflects such excess tax benefits as cash flows from financing activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows.

Derivative Financial Instruments:

The Company is exposed to certain risks relating to its ongoing business operations. The primary risks managed by using derivative financial instruments are foreign currency exchange rate risk and interest rate risk. The Company uses derivative financial instruments, primarily foreign currency forward exchange contracts (“FX Contracts”) intended for the purpose of managing foreign currency exchange risk by reducing the effects of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates on the Company’s net cash flows. The Company may also enter into interest rate hedging transactions intended for the purpose of managing interest rate risk associated with Products Corporation’s variable rate indebtedness.

Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts

Products Corporation enters into FX Contracts primarily to hedge the anticipated net cash flows resulting from inventory purchases and intercompany payments denominated in currencies other than the local currencies of the Company’s foreign and domestic operations and generally have maturities of less than one year. The Company does not apply hedge accounting to its FX Contracts. The Company records FX Contracts in its consolidated balance sheet at fair value and changes in fair value are immediately recognized in earnings. Fair value of the Company’s FX Contracts is determined by using observable market transactions of spot and forward rates.

Interest Rate Swap

Products Corporation’s 2008 Interest Rate Swap (as hereinafter defined) expired in April 2010. As of December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, the Company did not have any outstanding interest rate swaps.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements:

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-04, “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”),” which amends Accounting Standards

 

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Codification (“ASC”) 820, “Fair Value Measurement.” ASU No. 2011-04 modifies ASC 820 to include disclosure of all transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 asset and liability fair value categories. In addition, ASU No. 2011-04 provides guidance on measuring the fair value of financial instruments managed within a portfolio and the application of premiums and discounts on fair value measurements. ASU No. 2011-04 requires additional disclosure for Level 3 measurements regarding the sensitivity of fair value to changes in unobservable inputs and any interrelationships between those inputs. The Company adopted ASU No. 2011-04 beginning January 1, 2012 and such adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition or disclosures.

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-05, “Presentation of Comprehensive Income.” ASU No. 2011-05 eliminates the option to report other comprehensive income and its components in the statement of changes in equity. Under ASU No. 2011-05, an entity can elect to present items of net income and other comprehensive income in one continuous statement or in two separate, but consecutive, statements. In addition, in December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-12, “Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05.” ASU No. 2011-12 defers the requirement to present components of reclassifications of comprehensive income by income statement line item on the statement of comprehensive income, with all other requirements of ASU No. 2011-05 unaffected. The Company adopted ASU No. 2011-05 and ASU No. 2011-12 beginning January 1, 2012 and has elected to present items of net income and other comprehensive income in one continuous statement.

Other Events

Fire at Revlon Venezuela Facility

On June 5, 2011, the Company’s facility in Venezuela was destroyed by fire. For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, Revlon Venezuela had net sales of approximately 2%, 2% and 3%, respectively, of the Company’s consolidated net sales. At December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, total assets of Revlon Venezuela were approximately 2%, 2% and 3%, respectively, of the Company’s total assets. Prior to the fire, approximately 50% of Revlon Venezuela’s net sales were comprised of products imported from the Company’s Oxford, North Carolina facility and approximately 50% were comprised of products locally manufactured at the Revlon Venezuela facility. Revlon Venezuela did not have any net sales from the date of the fire until August 12, 2011. The Company’s net sales in Venezuela since August 12, 2011 have been primarily comprised of (i) products imported from the Company’s Oxford, North Carolina facility; and (ii) commencing in the first quarter of 2012, certain products imported from third party manufacturers outside of Venezuela, which were locally manufactured at the Revlon Venezuela facility prior to the fire.

The Company maintains comprehensive property insurance, as well as business interruption insurance. Business interruption insurance is intended to reimburse for lost profits and other costs incurred, which are attributable to the loss, during the loss period, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable policies.

For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company incurred business interruption losses of $2.8 million and $9.7 million, respectively, related to the fire. Additionally, in June 2011, the Company recorded a $4.9 million impairment loss related to Revlon Venezuela’s net book value of inventory, property, plant and equipment destroyed by the fire, for total losses of $14.6 million incurred in the year ended December 31, 2011. The business interruption losses incurred in the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 include estimated profits lost as a result of the interruption of Revlon Venezuela’s business and costs incurred directly related to the fire. The Company’s insurance coverage provides for business interruption losses to be reimbursed, subject to the terms and conditions of such policy, for a period of time, which period for the coverage related to the Venezuela fire ended on October 2, 2012. The business interruption losses incurred through December 31, 2012 are not indicative of future expected profits for Revlon Venezuela.

 

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For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company received interim advances of $6.6 million and $19.7 million, respectively, from its insurance carrier in connection with the fire, for total cumulative receipts of $26.3 million received from the date of the fire through December 31, 2012. During the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company recognized $2.8 million and $14.6 million, respectively, of income from insurance recoveries, which entirely offset the business interruption losses and 2011 impairment loss noted above. The income from insurance recoveries is included within SG&A expenses in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011. The Company recorded deferred income related to the insurance proceeds received, but not yet recognized, of $8.9 million and $5.1 million as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, which is included in accrued expenses and other in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet.

The final amount and timing of the ultimate insurance recovery is currently unknown. See Note 22, “Subsequent Events –Insurance Settlement on Loss of Inventory,” for discussion related to the final settlement of the inventory portion of the total insurance claim.

2.    BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS

Pure Ice

On July 2, 2012, the Company acquired certain assets of Bari Cosmetics, Ltd., including trademarks and other intellectual property related to Pure Ice nail enamel and Bon Bons cosmetics brands (the “Pure Ice Acquisition”). The Company paid $66.2 million of total consideration for the Pure Ice Acquisition in cash, comprised of $45.0 million cash on hand and $21.2 million drawn under Products Corporation’s 2011 Revolving Credit Facility. The results of operations related to the Pure Ice Acquisition are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements commencing on the date of acquisition. Pro forma results of operations have not been presented, as the impact of the Pure Ice Acquisition on the Company’s consolidated financial results would not have been material. As of December 31, 2012, there were no outstanding borrowings under Products Corporation’s 2011 Revolving Credit Facility (excluding $10.4 million of outstanding undrawn letters of credit).

The Company accounted for the Pure Ice Acquisition as a business combination during the third quarter of 2012 and, accordingly, the total consideration of $66.2 million has been recorded based on the respective estimated fair values of the net assets acquired at July 2, 2012 as follows:

 

Intangible assets

   $ 43.1   

Goodwill

     23.1   
  

 

 

 

Total consideration

   $ 66.2   
  

 

 

 

Goodwill of $23.1 million represents the excess of cost over the fair value of intangible assets acquired. Factors contributing to the purchase price resulting in the recognition of goodwill include the strength of the Pure Ice brand in a key retailer in the U.S. Both the intangible assets acquired and goodwill are expected to be deductible for income tax purposes. The intangible assets acquired by major asset category are as follows:

 

     Fair Values
at July 2, 2012
     Weighted Average
Useful Life

(in years)
 

Customer Relationship

   $ 33.3         19   

Trademarks and Trade Names

     9.8         10   
  

 

 

    

Total

   $ 43.1      
  

 

 

    

 

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SinfulColors

On March 17, 2011, the Company acquired certain assets, including trademarks and other intellectual property, inventory, certain receivables and manufacturing equipment, related to SinfulColors cosmetics, Wild and Crazy cosmetics, freshMinerals cosmetics and freshcover cosmetics, which products are sold principally in the U.S. mass retail channel (the “SinfulColors Acquisition”). The Company also assumed certain liabilities of the acquired business. The Company paid $39.0 million of total consideration for the SinfulColors Acquisition in cash, which included the $38.0 million purchase price and a $1.0 million adjustment based on working capital at closing. The results of operations related to the SinfulColors Acquisition are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements commencing on the date of acquisition. Pro forma results of operations have not been presented, as the impact of the SinfulColors Acquisition on the Company’s consolidated financial results would not have been material.

The Company accounted for the SinfulColors Acquisition as a business combination during the first quarter of 2011 and, accordingly, the total consideration of $39.0 million has been recorded based on the respective estimated fair values of the net assets acquired at March 17, 2011 as follows:

 

Recognized amounts of assets acquired and liabilities assumed:

  

Trade receivables

   $ 2.7   

Inventories

     3.3   

Property, plant and equipment, net

     0.4   

Intangible assets

     22.8   

Accounts payable

     (0.9

Accrued expenses and other

     (1.4
  

 

 

 

Fair value of net assets acquired

     26.9   

Goodwill

     12.1   
  

 

 

 

Total consideration

   $ 39.0   
  

 

 

 

The allocation of the total consideration of $39.0 million includes intangible assets of $22.8 million and goodwill of $12.1 million, all of which is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes. The intangible assets acquired by major asset category are as follows:

 

     Fair Values at
March 17,
2011
     Weighted Average
Useful Life

(in years)
 

Trademarks and Trade Names

   $ 7.3         10   

Customer Relationships

     15.5         14   
  

 

 

    

Total

   $ 22.8      
  

 

 

    

3.    RESTRUCTURING CHARGES

September 2012 Program

For the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company recorded charges totaling $24.1 million related to the restructuring that the Company announced in September 2012 (the “September 2012 Program”), which primarily involved the Company exiting its owned manufacturing facility in France and its leased manufacturing facility in Maryland; rightsizing its organizations in France and Italy; and realigning its operations in Latin America, including consolidating Latin America and Canada into a single operating region, which became effective in the fourth quarter of 2012. Certain of the actions were subject to consultations with employees, works councils or

 

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unions, and government authorities, which have substantially been concluded as of December 31, 2012. Of the $24.1 million charge: (a) $20.7 million is recorded in restructuring charges; (b) $1.6 million is recorded as a reduction to net sales; (c) $1.2 million is recorded in cost of goods sold; and (d) $0.6 million is recorded in SG&A expenses. Included within the $20.7 million restructuring charges is a net pension curtailment gain of $1.5 million.

The Company expects to recognize approximately $1 million of additional charges in 2013 for a total of approximately $25 million in charges related to the September 2012 Program. The Company expects to pay cash of approximately $24 million related to the September 2012 Program, of which $3.8 million was paid in 2012 and the remainder is expected to be paid in 2013.

2009 Programs

In May 2009, the Company announced a worldwide restructuring (the “May 2009 Program”), which involved consolidating certain functions; reducing layers of management, where appropriate, to increase accountability and effectiveness; streamlining support functions to reflect the new organizational structure; and further consolidating the Company’s office facilities in New Jersey. In the first quarter of 2009, the Company also announced restructuring actions in the U.K., Mexico and Argentina (together with the May 2009 Program, the “2009 Programs”). The $0.3 million remaining balance under the 2009 Programs is expected to be paid out in 2013.

Details of the restructuring activity described above during 2012, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:

 

                         Utilized, Net        
     Balance
Beginning
of Year
     (Income)
Expenses,
Net
    Foreign
Currency
Translation
     Cash     Noncash     Balance
End of
Year
 

2012

              

Employee severance and other personnel benefits:

              

September 2012 Program

   $       $ 18.4      $ 0.4       $ (2.3   $ 1.5      $ 18.0   

Other:

              

September 2012 Program

             2.3                (0.6     (0.8     0.9   

Lease exit

     1.0                        (0.7            0.3   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total restructuring charges

   $ 1.0       $ 20.7      $ 0.4       $ (3.6   $ 0.7      $ 19.2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

2011

              

Employee severance and other personnel benefits:

              

2009 Programs

   $ 1.0       $      $       $ (1.0   $      $   

Lease exit

     1.6                        (0.6            1.0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total restructuring charges

   $ 2.6       $      $       $ (1.6   $      $ 1.0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

2010

              

Employee severance and other personnel benefits:

              

2008 Programs

   $ 0.3       $      $       $ (0.3   $      $   

2009 Programs

     7.6         (0.2             (6.4            1.0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     7.9         (0.2             (6.7            1.0   

Lease exit

     2.3         (0.1             (0.6            1.6   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total restructuring charges

   $ 10.2       $ (0.3   $       $ (7.3   $      $ 2.6   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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As of December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, the unpaid balance of the restructuring charges were included in “Accrued expenses and other” and “Other long-term liabilities” in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.

4.    INVENTORIES

 

     December 31,  
     2012      2011  

Raw materials and supplies

   $ 36.6       $ 37.9   

Work-in-process

     8.8         8.1   

Finished goods

     69.3         65.0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 114.7       $ 111.0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

5.    PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER

 

     December 31,  
     2012      2011  

Prepaid expenses

   $ 20.7       $ 18.2   

Receivable from Revlon, Inc.

     75.1         64.2   

Other

     24.7         25.2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 120.5       $ 107.6   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

6.    PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

 

     December 31,  
     2012     2011  

Land and improvements

   $ 1.9      $ 1.9   

Building and improvements

     62.3        63.1   

Machinery, equipment and capital leases

     142.7        139.7   

Office furniture, fixtures and capitalized software

     87.3        82.0   

Leasehold improvements

     12.5        12.3   

Construction-in-progress

     18.8        10.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     325.5        309.5   

Accumulated depreciation

     (226.0     (210.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 99.5      $ 98.9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 was $22.8 million, $21.5 million and $19.5 million, respectively.

 

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7.    GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

Goodwill

The following table presents the changes in goodwill during the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2012:

 

Balance at January 1, 2011

   $ 182.7   

Goodwill acquired

     12.1   

Foreign currency translation adjustment

     (0.1
  

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2011

     194.7   
  

 

 

 

Goodwill acquired

     23.1   

Foreign currency translation adjustment

       
  

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2012

   $ 217.8   
  

 

 

 

The goodwill acquired during the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 relate to the Pure Ice Acquisition and the SinfulColors Acquisition, respectively. See Note 2, “Business Acquisitions” for further discussion of the above.

Intangible Assets, Net

The following table presents details of the Company’s total purchased intangible assets:

 

     December 31, 2012  
     Gross
Carrying
Amount
     Accumulated
Amortization
    Net
Intangible
Assets
     Weighted
Average Useful
Life (in Years)
 

Finite-lived intangible assets:

          

Customer relationships

   $ 48.8       $ (2.9   $ 45.9         18   

Trademarks

     38.1         (16.3     21.8         10   

Patents

     11.6         (10.5     1.1         10   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    
   $ 98.5       $ (29.7   $ 68.8      
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

     December 31, 2011  
     Gross
Carrying
Amount
     Accumulated
Amortization
    Net
Intangible
Assets
     Weighted
Average Useful
Life (in Years)
 

Finite-lived intangible assets:

          

Customer relationships

   $ 15.5       $ (0.9   $ 14.6         14   

Trademarks

     27.4         (13.9     13.5         10   

Patents

     11.4         (10.3     1.1         10   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    
   $ 54.3       $ (25.1   $ 29.2      
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

Amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets was $4.6 million, $2.8 million and $1.4 million for 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

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The following table reflects the estimated future amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets as of December 31, 2012:

 

     Estimated
Amortization
Expense
 

2013

   $ 6.0   

2014

     5.8   

2015

     5.7   

2016

     5.5   

2017

     5.4   

Thereafter

     40.4   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 68.8   
  

 

 

 

8.    ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER

 

     December 31,  
     2012      2011  

Sales returns and allowances

   $ 87.0       $ 85.4   

Advertising and promotional costs

     38.6         32.2   

Compensation and related benefits

     56.4         52.0   

Restructuring costs

     19.2         0.6   

Interest

     13.7         15.1   

Taxes

     15.5         15.6   

Other

     34.3         29.1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 264.7       $ 230.0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

9.    SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS

Products Corporation had outstanding short-term bank borrowings (excluding borrowings under the 2011 Credit Agreements, which are reflected in Note 10, “Long-Term Debt”), aggregating $5.0 million and $5.9 million at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The weighted average interest rate on these short-term borrowings outstanding at December 31, 2012 and 2011 was 6.0% and 6.0%, respectively.

10.  LONG-TERM DEBT

 

     December 31,  
     2012      2011  

2011 Term Loan Facility due 2017, net of discounts (See (a) below)

   $ 780.9       $ 787.6   

2011 Revolving Credit Facility due 2016 (See (a) below)

               

9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2015, net of discounts (See (b) below)

     328.0         327.4   

Contributed Loan portion of the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan due 2013 (See (c) below)

     48.6           

Contributed Loan portion of the Senior Subordinated Term Loan due 2013 (See (c) below)

             48.6   

Non-Contributed Loan portion of the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan due 2014 (See (c) below)

     58.4           

 

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     December 31,  
     2012     2011  

Non-Contributed Loan portion of the Senior Subordinated Term Loan due 2014 (See (c) below)

            58.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     1,215.9        1,222.0   

Less current portion of long-term debt (*)

     (21.5     (8.0

Less current portion of long-term debt — affiliates (See (c) below)

     (48.6       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 1,145.8      $ 1,214.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (*) The Company classified $21.5 million of long-term debt as a current liability, which is comprised of the Company’s regularly scheduled $2.0 million principal repayment due on March 31, 2013 as well as the required “excess cash flow” payment (as defined under the 2011 Term Loan Agreement) to be made in 2013. (See below under “2011 Credit Agreements”).

The Company completed several debt transactions during 2012 and 2011.

2012 Transaction

Products Corporation was party to the Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement, consisting of (i) the $58.4 million Non-Contributed Loan (as hereinafter defined) which matures on October 8, 2014, and (ii) the $48.6 million Contributed Loan (as hereinafter defined) which matures on October 8, 2013. On April 30, 2012, MacAndrews & Forbes exercised its right to assign its interest in the Non-Contributed Loan to various third parties. In connection with such assignment, Products Corporation entered into an Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement with MacAndrews & Forbes (the “Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement”) to: (1) modify the interest rate on the Non-Contributed Loan from its prior 12% fixed rate to a floating rate of LIBOR plus 7%, with a 1.5% LIBOR floor, resulting in an interest rate of approximately 8.5% per annum (or a 3.5% reduction per annum) upon the effectiveness of the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement; (2) insert certain prepayment premiums; and (3) designate Citibank, N.A. as the administrative agent for the Non-Contributed Loan. Refer to “Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement” below for further discussion.

2011 Transactions

Refinancings of the 2010 Term Loan and 2010 Revolving Credit Facilities: During 2011, Products Corporation consummated the 2011 Refinancings (as hereinafter defined), reducing interest rates and extending maturities, consisting of the following transactions:

 

   

In May 2011, Products Corporation consummated a refinancing of the 2010 Term Loan Facility (the “2011 Term Loan Facility Refinancing”), which included replacing Products Corporation’s 2010 bank term loan facility, which was scheduled to mature on March 11, 2015 and had $794.0 million aggregate principal amount outstanding at December 31, 2010 (the “2010 Term Loan Facility”), with a 6.5-year, $800.0 million term loan facility due November 19, 2017 (the “2011 Term Loan Facility”) under a third amended and restated term loan agreement dated May 19, 2011 (the “2011 Term Loan Agreement”), among Products Corporation, as borrower, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (“CGMI”), J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (“JPM Securities”), Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“Merrill Lynch”), Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (“Credit Suisse”) and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (“WFS”), as the joint lead arrangers; CGMI, JPM Securities, Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse, WFS and Natixis, New York Branch (“Natixis”), as joint bookrunners; JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Bank of America, N.A., as co-syndication agents; Credit Suisse, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and Natixis, as co-documentation agents; and Citicorp USA, Inc. (“CUSA”) as administrative agent and collateral agent.

 

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    Products Corporation used $796 million of proceeds from the 2011 Term Loan Facility, which was drawn in full on the May 19, 2011 closing date and issued to lenders at 99.5% of par, to repay in full the $792.0 million of then outstanding indebtedness under its 2010 Term Loan Facility and to pay approximately $2 million of accrued interest. Products Corporation incurred $3.6 million of fees in connection with consummating the 2011 Term Loan Facility Refinancing, of which $1.9 million was capitalized.

 

   

In June 2011, Products Corporation consummated a refinancing of the 2010 Revolving Credit Facility (the “2011 Revolving Credit Facility Refinancing” and together with the 2011 Term Loan Facility Refinancing, the “2011 Refinancings”), which included refinancing Products Corporation’s 2010 revolving credit facility, which was scheduled to mature on March 11, 2014 and had nil outstanding borrowings at December 31, 2010 (the “2010 Revolving Credit Facility”), with a 5-year, $140.0 million asset-based, multi-currency revolving credit facility due June 16, 2016 (the “2011 Revolving Credit Facility”) under a third amended and restated revolving credit agreement dated June 16, 2011 (the “2011 Revolving Credit Agreement” and together with the 2011 Term Loan Agreement, the “2011 Credit Agreements”), among Products Corporation and certain of its foreign subsidiaries, as borrowers, and CGMI and Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC (“WFCF”), as the joint lead arrangers; CGMI, WFCF, Merrill Lynch, JPMorgan Securities and Credit Suisse, as joint bookrunners; and CUSA as administrative agent and collateral agent.

 

    Products Corporation incurred $0.7 million of fees in connection with consummating the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility Refinancing, all of which were capitalized.

As a result of the 2011 Refinancings, the Company recognized a loss on the early extinguishment of debt of $11.2 million during 2011, due to $1.7 million of fees which were expensed as incurred in connection with the 2011 Refinancings, as well as the write-off of $9.5 million of unamortized debt discount and deferred financing fees as a result of such refinancings.

(a) 2011 Credit Agreements

2011 Revolving Credit Facility

The following is a summary description of the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility. Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms have the meanings given to them in the 2011 Revolving Credit Agreement. This description is subject to a number of qualifications and exceptions which are specified in the 2011 Revolving Credit Agreement.

Availability under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility varies based on a borrowing base that is determined by the value of eligible accounts receivable and eligible inventory in the U.S. and the U.K. and eligible real property and equipment in the U.S. from time to time.

In each case subject to borrowing base availability, the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility is available to:

 

  (i) Products Corporation in revolving credit loans denominated in U.S. dollars;

 

  (ii) Products Corporation in swing line loans denominated in U.S. dollars up to $30.0 million;

 

  (iii) Products Corporation in standby and commercial letters of credit denominated in U.S. dollars and other currencies up to $60.0 million; and

 

  (iv) Products Corporation and certain of its international subsidiaries designated from time to time in revolving credit loans and bankers’ acceptances denominated in U.S. dollars and other currencies.

If the value of the eligible assets is not sufficient to support the $140.0 million borrowing base under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility, Products Corporation will not have full access to the 2011 Revolving Credit

 

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Facility. Products Corporation’s ability to borrow under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility is also conditioned upon the satisfaction of certain conditions precedent and Products Corporation’s compliance with other covenants in the 2011 Revolving Credit Agreement.

Under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility, borrowings (other than loans in foreign currencies) bear interest, if made as Eurodollar Loans, at the Eurodollar Rate, plus the applicable margin set forth in the grid below and, if made as Alternate Base Rate loans, at the Alternate Base Rate, plus the applicable margin set forth in the grid below:

 

Excess Availability

   Alternate Base
Rate Loans
    Eurodollar
Loans,
Eurocurrency
Loans or Local
Rate Loans
 

Greater than or equal to $92,000,000

     1.00     2.00

Less than $92,000,000 but greater than or equal to $46,000,000

     1.25     2.25

Less than $46,000,000

     1.50     2.50

Local Loans bear interest, if mutually acceptable to Products Corporation and the relevant foreign lenders, at the Local Rate, and otherwise (i) if in foreign currencies or in U.S. dollars at the Eurodollar Rate or the Eurocurrency Rate plus the applicable margin set forth in the grid above or (ii) if in U.S. dollars at the Alternate Base Rate plus the applicable margin set forth in the grid above.

Prior to the termination date of the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility, revolving loans are required to be prepaid (without any permanent reduction in commitment) with:

(i) the net cash proceeds from sales of Revolving Credit First Lien Collateral by Products Corporation or any of its subsidiary guarantors (other than dispositions in the ordinary course of business and certain other exceptions); and

(ii) the net proceeds from the issuance by Products Corporation or any of its subsidiaries of certain additional debt, to the extent there remains any such proceeds after satisfying Products Corporation’s repayment obligations under the 2011 Term Loan Facility.

Products Corporation pays to the lenders under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility a commitment fee of 0.375% of the average daily unused portion of the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility, which fee is payable quarterly in arrears. Under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility, Products Corporation also pays:

(i) to foreign lenders, a fronting fee of 0.25% per annum on the aggregate principal amount of specified Local Loans (which fee is retained by foreign lenders out of the portion of the Applicable Margin payable to such foreign lender);

(ii) to foreign lenders, an administrative fee of 0.25% per annum on the aggregate principal amount of specified Local Loans;

(iii) to the multi-currency lenders, a letter of credit commission equal to the product of (a) the Applicable Margin for revolving credit loans that are Eurodollar Rate loans (adjusted for the term that the letter of credit is outstanding) and (b) the aggregate undrawn face amount of letters of credit; and

(iv) to the issuing lender, a letter of credit fronting fee of 0.25% per annum of the aggregate undrawn face amount of letters of credit, which fee is a portion of the Applicable Margin.

Under certain circumstances, Products Corporation has the right to request that the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility be increased by up to $60.0 million, provided that the lenders are not committed to provide any such increase.

 

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Under certain circumstances, if and when the difference between (i) the borrowing base under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility and (ii) the amounts outstanding under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility is less than $20.0 million for a period of two consecutive days or more, and until such difference is equal to or greater than $20.0 million for a period of 30 consecutive business days, the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility requires Products Corporation to maintain a consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio (the ratio of EBITDA minus Capital Expenditures to Cash Interest Expense for such period) of a minimum of 1.0 to 1.0.

The 2011 Revolving Credit Facility matures on June 16, 2016; provided, however, it will mature on August 15, 2015, if Products Corporation’s 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes have not been refinanced, redeemed, repurchased, defeased or repaid in full on or before such date. See Note 22, “Subsequent Events – 2013 Senior Notes Refinancing,” for a discussion of the 2013 refinancing of the 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes.

2011 Term Loan Facility

The following is a summary description of the 2011 Term Loan Facility. Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms have the meanings given to them in the 2011 Term Loan Agreement. This description is subject to a number of qualifications and exceptions which are specified in the 2011 Term Loan Agreement.

Under the 2011 Term Loan Facility, Eurodollar Loans bear interest at the Eurodollar Rate plus 3.50% per annum (with the Eurodollar Rate not to be less than 1.25%) and Alternate Base Rate loans bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus 2.50% (with the Alternate Base Rate not to be less than 2.25%).

Prior to the November 2017 termination date of the 2011 Term Loan Facility, on September 30, December 31, March 31 and June 30 of each year, Products Corporation is required to repay $2 million of the principal amount of the term loans outstanding under the 2011 Term Loan Facility on each respective date. In addition, the term loans under the 2011 Term Loan Facility are required to be prepaid with:

(i) the net cash proceeds in excess of $10 million for each 12-month period ending on March 31 received during such period from sales of Term Loan First Lien Collateral by Products Corporation or any of its subsidiary guarantors with carryover of unused annual basket amounts up to a maximum of $25 million and with respect to certain specified dispositions, up to an additional $25 million in the aggregate (subject to a reinvestment right for 365 days, or 545 days if Products Corporation has within such 365-day period entered into a legally binding commitment to invest such funds);

(ii) the net proceeds from the issuance by Products Corporation or any of its subsidiaries of certain additional debt; and

(iii) 50% of Products Corporation’s “excess cash flow”, commencing with excess cash flow for the 2012 fiscal year payable in the first 100 days of 2013, which prepayments are applied to reduce Products Corporation’s future regularly scheduled term loan amortization payments in the direct order of maturities.

In addition to its regularly scheduled $2.0 million principal repayment due on March 31, 2013, prior to April 10, 2013, Products Corporation will also be required to repay approximately $19.5 million of indebtedness under the 2011 Term Loan Facility, representing 50% of its 2012 “excess cash flow” (as defined under the 2011 Term Loan Agreement), which repayment would satisfy Products Corporation’s future regularly scheduled term loan amortization payments in the direct order of maturities beginning in June 2013 through September 2015.

The 2011 Term Loan Facility contains a financial covenant limiting Products Corporation’s first lien senior secured leverage ratio (the ratio of Products Corporation’s Senior Secured Debt that has a lien on the collateral which secures the 2011 Term Loan Facility that is not junior or subordinated to the liens securing the 2011 Term Loan Facility (excluding debt outstanding under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility) to EBITDA), to no more than 4.0 to 1.0 for each period of four consecutive fiscal quarters through the November 2017 maturity date of the 2011 Term Loan Facility.

 

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Under certain circumstances, Products Corporation has the right to request the 2011 Term Loan Facility to be increased by up to $300 million, provided that the lenders are not committed to provide any such increase.

The 2011 Term Loan Facility matures on November 19, 2017; provided, however, it will mature on August 15, 2015, if Products Corporation’s 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes have not been refinanced, redeemed, repurchased, defeased or repaid in full on or before such date. See Note 22, “Subsequent Events — 2013 Senior Notes Refinancing,” for a discussion of the 2013 refinancing of the 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes.

Provisions Applicable to the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility and the 2011 Term Loan Facility

The 2011 Revolving Credit Facility and 2011 Term Loan Facility (herein referred to as the “2011 Credit Facilities”) are supported by, among other things, guarantees from Revlon, Inc. and, subject to certain limited exceptions, Products Corporation’s domestic subsidiaries. The obligations of Products Corporation under the 2011 Credit Facilities and the obligations under such guarantees are secured by, subject to certain limited exceptions, substantially all of the assets of Products Corporation and the guarantors, including:

(i) a mortgage on owned real property, including Products Corporation’s facility in Oxford, North Carolina;

(ii) the capital stock of Products Corporation and the subsidiary guarantors and 66% of the voting capital stock and 100% of the non-voting capital stock of Products Corporation’s and the subsidiary guarantors’ first-tier, non-U.S. subsidiaries;

(iii) intellectual property and other intangible property of Products Corporation and the subsidiary guarantors; and

(iv) inventory, accounts receivable, equipment, investment property and deposit accounts of Products Corporation and the subsidiary guarantors.

The liens on, among other things, inventory, accounts receivable, deposit accounts, investment property (other than the capital stock of Products Corporation and its subsidiaries), real property, equipment, fixtures and certain intangible property (the ‘‘Revolving Credit First Lien Collateral’’) secure the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility on a first priority basis, the 2011 Term Loan Facility on a second priority basis and Products Corporation’s 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes and the related guarantees on a third priority basis. The liens on the capital stock of Products Corporation and its subsidiaries and intellectual property and certain other intangible property (the ‘‘Term Loan First Lien Collateral’’) secure the 2011 Term Loan Facility on a first priority basis and the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility and the 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes and the related guarantees on a second priority basis. Such arrangements are set forth in the Third Amended and Restated Intercreditor and Collateral Agency Agreement, dated as of March 11, 2010, by and among Products Corporation and CUSA, as administrative agent and as collateral agent for the benefit of the secured parties for the 2011 Term Loan Facility, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility and the 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes (the ‘‘2010 Intercreditor Agreement’’). The 2010 Intercreditor Agreement also provides that the liens referred to above may be shared from time to time, subject to certain limitations, with specified types of other obligations incurred or guaranteed by Products Corporation, such as foreign exchange and interest rate hedging obligations and foreign working capital lines.

The 2011 Credit Facilities contain various restrictive covenants prohibiting Products Corporation and its subsidiaries from:

(i) incurring additional indebtedness or guarantees, with certain exceptions;

(ii) making dividend and other payments or loans to Revlon, Inc. or other affiliates, with certain exceptions, including among others:

(a) exceptions permitting Products Corporation to pay dividends or make other payments to Revlon, Inc. to enable it to, among other things, pay expenses incidental to being a public holding

 

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company, including, among other things, professional fees such as legal, accounting and insurance fees, regulatory fees, such as SEC filing fees and NYSE listing fees, and other expenses related to being a public holding company;

(b) subject to certain circumstances, to finance the purchase by Revlon, Inc. of its Class A Common Stock in connection with the delivery of such Class A Common Stock to grantees under the Third Amended and Restated Revlon, Inc. Stock Plan and/or the payment of withholding taxes in connection with the vesting of restricted stock awards under such plan;

(c) subject to certain limitations, to pay dividends or make other payments to finance the purchase, redemption or other retirement for value by Revlon, Inc. of stock or other equity interests or equivalents in Revlon, Inc. held by any current or former director, employee or consultant in his or her capacity as such; and

(d) subject to certain limitations, to make other restricted payments to affiliates of Products Corporation in an amount up to $10 million per year (plus $10 million for each calendar year commencing with 2011), other restricted payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $35 million and other restricted payments based upon certain financial tests.

(iii) creating liens or other encumbrances on Products Corporation’s or its subsidiaries’ assets or revenues, granting negative pledges or selling or transferring any of Products Corporation’s or its subsidiaries’ assets, all subject to certain limited exceptions;

(iv) with certain exceptions, engaging in merger or acquisition transactions;

(v) prepaying indebtedness and modifying the terms of certain indebtedness and specified material contractual obligations, subject to certain exceptions;

(vi) making investments, subject to certain exceptions; and

(vii) entering into transactions with affiliates of Products Corporation involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $10 million other than upon terms that are not materially less favorable when taken as a whole to Products Corporation or its subsidiaries as terms that would be obtainable at the time for a comparable transaction or series of similar transactions in arm’s length dealings with an unrelated third person and where such payments or consideration exceed $20 million, unless such transaction has been approved by all of the independent directors of Products Corporation, subject to certain exceptions.

The events of default under the 2011 Credit Facilities include customary events of default for such types of agreements, including, among others:

(i) nonpayment of any principal, interest or other fees when due, subject in the case of interest and fees to a grace period;

(ii) non-compliance with the covenants in such 2011 Credit Facilities or the ancillary security documents, subject in certain instances to grace periods;

(iii) the institution of any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceedings by or against Products Corporation, any of Products Corporation’s subsidiaries or Revlon, Inc., subject in certain instances to grace periods;

(iv) default by Revlon, Inc. or any of its subsidiaries (A) in the payment of certain indebtedness when due (whether at maturity or by acceleration) in excess of $25.0 million in aggregate principal amount or (B) in the observance or performance of any other agreement or condition relating to such debt, provided that the amount of debt involved is in excess of $25.0 million in aggregate principal amount, or the occurrence of any other event, the effect of which default referred to in this subclause (iv) is to cause or permit the holders of such debt to cause the acceleration of payment of such debt;

 

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(v) in the case of the 2011 Term Loan Facility, a cross default under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility, and in the case of the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility, a cross default under the 2011 Term Loan Facility;

(vi) the failure by Products Corporation, certain of Products Corporation’s subsidiaries or Revlon, Inc. to pay certain material judgments;

(vii) a change of control such that (A) Revlon, Inc. shall cease to be the beneficial and record owner of 100% of Products Corporation’s capital stock, (B) Ronald O. Perelman (or his estate, heirs, executors, administrator or other personal representative) and his or their controlled affiliates shall cease to ‘‘control’’ Products Corporation, and any other person or group of persons owns, directly or indirectly, more than 35% of the total voting power of Products Corporation, (C) any person or group of persons other than Ronald O. Perelman (or his estate, heirs, executors, administrator or other personal representative) and his or their controlled affiliates shall ‘‘control’’ Products Corporation or (D) during any period of two consecutive years, the directors serving on Products Corporation’s Board of Directors at the beginning of such period (or other directors nominated by at least a majority of such continuing directors) shall cease to be a majority of the directors;

(viii) Revlon, Inc. shall have any meaningful assets or indebtedness or shall conduct any meaningful business other than its ownership of Products Corporation and such activities as are customary for a publicly-traded holding company which is not itself an operating company, in each case subject to limited exceptions; and

(ix) the failure of certain of Products Corporation’s affiliates which hold Products Corporation’s or its subsidiaries’ indebtedness to be party to a valid and enforceable agreement prohibiting such affiliate from demanding or retaining payments in respect of such indebtedness, subject to certain exceptions, including as to Products Corporation’s Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan.

If Products Corporation is in default under the senior secured leverage ratio under the 2011 Term Loan Facility or the consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio under the 2011 Revolving Credit Agreement, Products Corporation may cure such default by issuing certain equity securities to, or receiving capital contributions from, Revlon, Inc. and applying such cash which is deemed to increase EBITDA for the purpose of calculating the applicable ratio. Products Corporation may exercise this cure right two times in any four-quarter period.

Products Corporation was in compliance with all applicable covenants under the 2011 Term Loan Agreement and 2011 Revolving Credit Agreement upon closing the respective 2011 Refinancings and as of December 31, 2012 and 2011. At December 31, 2012, the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the 2011 Term Loan Facility was $788 million and availability under the $140.0 million 2011 Revolving Credit Facility, based upon the calculated borrowing base less $10.4 million of outstanding undrawn letters of credit and nil then drawn on the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility, was $129.6 million.

(b) 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2015

In November 2009, Products Corporation issued and sold $330.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due November 15, 2015 (the “9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes”) in a private placement which was priced at 98.9% of par, receiving net proceeds (net of original issue discount and underwriters fees) of $319.8 million. Including the amortization of the original issue discount, the effective interest rate on the 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes is 10%. In connection with and prior to the issuance of the 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes, Products Corporation entered into amendments to its 2006 bank credit agreements to permit the issuance of the 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes on a secured basis and incurred $4.7 million of related fees and expenses. The Company capitalized $4.5 million of such fees and expenses which was expensed upon such refinancing in March 2010. In connection with consummating such refinancing, the Company incurred

 

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$10.5 million of fees and expenses related to the issuance of the 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes, all of which the Company capitalized and which is being amortized over the remaining life of the 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes.

The $319.8 million of net proceeds, together with $42.6 million of other cash and borrowings under Products Corporation’s 2006 bank revolving credit facility (prior to its complete refinancing in March 2010), were used to repay or redeem all of the $340.5 million aggregate principal amount outstanding of Products Corporation’s 9 1/2% Senior Notes due April 1, 2011, plus an aggregate of $21.9 million for accrued interest, applicable redemption and tender premiums and fees and expenses related to refinancing the 9 1/2% Senior Notes, as well as the amendments to Products Corporation’s 2006 bank credit agreements (prior to their complete refinancing in March 2010) required to permit such refinancing to be conducted on a secured basis. Pursuant to a registration rights agreement, in July 2010, all of the original privately-placed 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes were exchanged for new 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2015 that were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), which new notes have substantially identical terms as the original notes, except that the new notes are registered with the SEC under the Securities Act and the transfer restrictions and registration rights applicable to the original notes do not apply to the new notes.

The 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of November 23, 2009 (the “9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes Indenture”), among Products Corporation, Revlon, Inc. and Products Corporation’s domestic subsidiaries (subject to certain limited exceptions) (the “Subsidiary Guarantors” and, collectively with Revlon, Inc., the “Guarantors”), which Guarantors also currently guarantee Products Corporation’s 2011 Credit Agreements, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. The 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes are supported by guarantees from the Guarantors.

The 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes and the related guarantees are secured, subject to certain permitted liens:

 

   

together with the obligations under the 2011 Revolving Credit Agreement (on an equal and ratable basis), by a second-priority lien on the collateral that is subject to a first-priority lien securing Products Corporation’s obligations under the 2011 Term Loan Agreement (i.e., substantially all of Products Corporation’s and the Subsidiary Guarantors’ intellectual property and intangibles, all of the capital stock of Products Corporation and the Subsidiary Guarantors and 66% of the capital stock of Products Corporation’s and the Subsidiary Guarantors’ first-tier foreign subsidiaries and certain other assets of Products Corporation and the Subsidiary Guarantors (excluding the assets described below)), subject to certain limited exceptions; and

 

   

by a third-priority lien on the collateral that is subject to a first-priority lien securing Products Corporation’s obligations under the 2011 Revolving Credit Agreement (i.e., substantially all of Products Corporation’s and the Subsidiary Guarantors’ inventory, accounts receivable, equipment, investment property, deposit accounts and certain real estate), which collateral is also subject to a second-priority lien securing Products Corporation’s obligations under the 2011 Term Loan Agreement, subject to certain limited exceptions.

The liens securing the 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes and the related guarantees are subject to the provisions of the 2010 Intercreditor Agreement, which, among other things, governs the priority of the liens on the collateral securing the 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes and provides different rights as to enforcement, procedural provisions and other similar matters for holders of liens securing Products Corporation’s obligations under the 2011 Credit Agreements.

The 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes are senior secured obligations of Products Corporation and rank pari passu in right of payment with all existing and future senior indebtedness of Products Corporation and the Guarantors, including the indebtedness under the 2011 Credit Agreements, and are senior in right of payment to all of Products Corporation’s and the Guarantors’ present and future indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment (including the Contributed Loan and the Non-Contributed Loan). The 9 3/4% Senior Secured

 

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Notes are effectively subordinated to the outstanding indebtedness and other liabilities of Products Corporation’s non-guarantor subsidiaries. The 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes mature on November 15, 2015. Interest is payable on May 15 and November 15 of each year.

The 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes may be redeemed at the option of Products Corporation in whole or in part at any time after November 15, 2012 at various fixed prices specified in the 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes Indenture.

Upon a Change in Control (as defined in the 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes Indenture), subject to certain conditions, each holder of the 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes will have the right to require Products Corporation to repurchase all or a portion of such holder’s 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of repurchase.

The 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes Indenture contains covenants that, among other things, limit (i) the issuance of additional debt and redeemable stock by Products Corporation; (ii) the incurrence of liens; (iii) the issuance of debt and preferred stock by Products Corporation’s subsidiaries; (iv) the payment of dividends on capital stock of Products Corporation and its subsidiaries and the redemption of capital stock of Products Corporation and certain subordinated obligations; (v) the sale of assets and subsidiary stock by Products Corporation; (vi) transactions with affiliates of Products Corporation; (vii) consolidations, mergers and transfers of all or substantially all of Products Corporation’s assets; and (viii) certain restrictions on transfers of assets by or distributions from subsidiaries of Products Corporation. All of these limitations and prohibitions, however, are subject to a number of qualifications and exceptions, which are specified in the 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes Indenture.

The 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes Indenture contains customary events of default for debt instruments of such type and includes a cross acceleration provision which provides that it shall be an event of default if any debt (as defined in such indenture) of Products Corporation or any of its significant subsidiaries (as defined in such indenture) is not paid within any applicable grace period after final maturity or is accelerated by the holders of such debt because of a default and the total principal amount of the portion of such debt that is unpaid or accelerated exceeds $25.0 million and such default continues for 10 days after notice from the trustee under such indenture. If any such event of default occurs, the trustee under such indenture or the holders of at least 30% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding notes under such indenture may declare all such notes to be due and payable immediately, provided that the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding notes under such indenture may, by notice to the trustee, waive any such default or event of default and its consequences under such indenture.

See Note 22, “Subsequent Events — 2013 Senior Notes Refinancing,” for a discussion of the 2013 refinancing of the 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes.

(c) Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement

In January 2008, Products Corporation entered into the Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement with MacAndrews & Forbes and on February 1, 2008 used the $170.0 million of proceeds from such loan to repay in full the $167.4 million remaining aggregate principal amount of Products Corporation’s 8 5/8% Senior Subordinated Notes, which matured on February 1, 2008, and to pay $2.55 million of related fees and expenses. In connection with such repayment, Products Corporation also used cash on hand to pay $7.2 million of accrued and unpaid interest due on the 8 5/8% Senior Subordinated Notes up to, but not including, the February 1, 2008 maturity date.

In September 2008, Products Corporation used $63.0 million of the net proceeds from the July 2008 sale of the Company’s Bozzano business in Brazil to partially repay $63.0 million of the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Senior Subordinated Term Loan. Following such partial repayment, there remained outstanding

 

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$107.0 million in aggregate principal amount under such loan. In October 2009, Revlon, Inc. consummated a voluntary exchange offer transaction (the “2009 Exchange Offer”), in which MacAndrews & Forbes contributed to Revlon, Inc. $48.6 million of the $107.0 million aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Senior Subordinated Term Loan made by MacAndrews & Forbes to Products Corporation (the “Contributed Loan”) and the terms of the Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement were amended to extend the maturity date of the Contributed Loan which remains owing from Products Corporation to Revlon, Inc. from August 2010 to October 8, 2013 and to change the annual interest rate on the Contributed Loan from 11% to 12.75%. The $48.6 million Contributed Loan represented $5.21 of outstanding principal amount under the Senior Subordinated Term Loan for each of the 9,336,905 shares of Class A Common Stock exchanged in the 2009 Exchange Offer, in which Revlon, Inc. issued to MacAndrews & Forbes 9,336,905 shares of Class A Common Stock at a ratio of one share of Class A Common Stock for each $5.21 of outstanding principal amount of the Senior Subordinated Term Loan contributed to Revlon, Inc. Upon consummation of the 2009 Exchange Offer, the terms of the Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement were also amended to extend the maturity date of the $58.4 million principal amount of the Senior Subordinated Term Loan which, at December 31, 2011, remained owing from Products Corporation to MacAndrews & Forbes (the “Non-Contributed Loan”) from August 2010 to October 8, 2014 and to change the annual interest rate on the Non-Contributed Loan from 11% to 12%.

On April 30, 2012, MacAndrews & Forbes exercised its right to assign its interest in the Non-Contributed Loan. In connection with such assignment, Products Corporation entered into an Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement with MacAndrews & Forbes and a related Administrative Letter was entered into with Citibank, N.A. and MacAndrews & Forbes, to among other things:

(i) modify the interest rate on the Non-Contributed Loan from its prior 12% fixed rate to a floating rate of LIBOR plus 7%, with a 1.5% LIBOR floor, resulting in an interest rate of approximately 8.5% per annum through December 31, 2012 (or a 3.5% reduction per annum) upon the effectiveness of the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement. Interest under the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement is payable quarterly in arrears in cash;

(ii) insert prepayment premiums such that Products Corporation may optionally prepay the Non-Contributed Loan (i) through October 31, 2013 with a prepayment premium based on a formula designed to provide the assignees of the Non-Contributed Loan with the present value, using a discount rate of 75 basis points over U.S. Treasuries, of the principal, premium and interest that would have accrued on the Non-Contributed Loan from any such prepayment date through October 31, 2013 (provided that, pursuant to the loan’s terms (both before and after giving effect to these amendments), no portion of the principal amount of the Non-Contributed Loan may be repaid prior to its October 8, 2014 maturity date unless and until all shares of Revlon, Inc.’s Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock”) have been or are being concurrently redeemed and all payments due thereon are paid in full or are concurrently being paid in full), (ii) from November 1, 2013 through April 30, 2014 with a 2% prepayment premium on the aggregate principal amount of the Non-Contributed Loan being prepaid, and (iii) from May 1, 2014 through maturity on October 8, 2014 with no prepayment premium; and

(iii) designate Citibank, N.A. as the administrative agent for the Non-Contributed Loan.

Concurrent with the effectiveness of the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement, MacAndrews & Forbes assigned its entire interest in the Non-Contributed Loan to several third parties.

Pursuant to the terms of the Contributed Loan, Products Corporation may, at its option, prepay such loan, in whole or in part (together with accrued and unpaid interest), at any time prior to its maturity date without premium or penalty, provided that prior to such loan’s maturity date all shares of Revlon, Inc.’s Preferred Stock have been or are being concurrently redeemed and all payments due thereon are paid in full or are concurrently being paid in full.

 

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The Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan is an unsecured obligation of Products Corporation and is subordinated in right of payment to all existing and future senior debt of Products Corporation, currently including indebtedness under Products Corporation’s 2011 Credit Agreements and its 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes. The Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan has the right to payment equal in right of payment with any present and future senior subordinated indebtedness of Products Corporation.

The Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement contains covenants (other than the subordination provisions discussed above) that limit the ability of Products Corporation and its subsidiaries to, among other things, incur additional indebtedness, pay dividends on or redeem or repurchase stock, engage in certain asset sales, make certain types of investments and other restricted payments, engage in certain transactions with affiliates, restrict dividends or payments from subsidiaries and create liens on their assets. All of these limitations and prohibitions, however, are subject to a number of important qualifications and exceptions.

The Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement includes a cross acceleration provision which provides that it shall be an event of default under such agreement if any debt (as defined in such agreement) of Products Corporation or any of its significant subsidiaries (as defined in such agreement) is not paid within any applicable grace period after final maturity or is accelerated by the holders of such debt because of a default and the total principal amount of the portion of such debt that is unpaid or accelerated exceeds $25.0 million and such default continues for 10 days after notice from the holders of a majority of the outstanding principal amount of the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan (provided that if Revlon, Inc. or Products Corporation held such majority, notice would be required from the holders of a majority of the outstanding principal amount of the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan not held by Revlon, Inc. or Products Corporation at the time of any such decision). If any such event of default occurs, such requisite holders of the Non-Contributed and Contributed Loans may declare the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan to be due and payable immediately.

The Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement also contains other customary events of default for loan agreements of such type, including, subject to applicable grace periods, nonpayment of any principal or interest when due under such agreement, non-compliance with any of the material covenants in such agreement, any representation or warranty being incorrect, false or misleading in any material respect, or the occurrence of certain bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceedings by or against Products Corporation or any of its significant subsidiaries.

Upon any change of control (as defined in the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement), Products Corporation is required to repay the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan in full, provided that prior to such loan’s respective maturity dates all shares of Revlon, Inc.’s Preferred Stock have been or are being concurrently redeemed and all payments due thereon are paid in full or are concurrently being paid in full, after fulfilling an offer to repay Products Corporation’s 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes and to the extent permitted by Products Corporation’s 2011 Credit Agreements.

 

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(all tabular amounts in millions, except share and per share amounts)

 

Long-Term Debt Maturities

The aggregate amounts of contractual long-term debt maturities at December 31, 2012 in the years 2013 through 2017 and thereafter are as follows:

 

Years ended December 31,

   Long-term
debt
maturities
 

2013

     70.1 (a) 

2014

     58.4 (b) 

2015

     332.5 (c) 

2016

     8.0 (d) 

2017

     756.0 (e) 

Thereafter

       
  

 

 

 

Total long-term debt

   $ 1,225.0   
  

 

 

 

Discounts

     (9.1
  

 

 

 

Total long-term debt, net of discounts

   $ 1,215.9   
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) Amount refers to (i) a $2.0 million principal repayment on March 31, 2013, as well as the approximately $19.5 million “excess cash flow” payment (as defined under the 2011 Term Loan Agreement), to be made under the 2011 Term Loan Facility prior to April 10, 2013. Such repayment would satisfy Products Corporation’s future regularly scheduled term loan amortization payments in the direct order of maturities beginning in June 2013 through September 2015 and (ii) the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the Contributed Loan. Pursuant to the terms of the 2009 Exchange Offer, the maturity date on the Contributed Loan which remains owing from Products Corporation to Revlon, Inc. was extended from August 2010 to October 8, 2013.

 

  (b) Amount refers to the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the Non-Contributed Loan which matures on October 8, 2014.

 

  (c)

Amount refers to $2.5 million of quarterly amortization payments required under the 2011 Term Loan Facility and the principal balance due on the 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes which mature on November 15, 2015. The difference between this amount and the carrying amount of the 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes is due to the issuance of the $330.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes at a discount, which was priced at 98.9% of par.

 

  (d) Amount refers to the quarterly amortization payments required under the 2011 Term Loan Facility. Amount excludes amounts available under the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility which matures on June 16, 2016, and which was undrawn as of December 31, 2012.

 

  (e) Amount refers to the aggregate principal amount expected to be outstanding under the 2011 Term Loan Facility on its November 19, 2017 maturity date. The difference between this amount and the carrying amounts of the 2011 Term Loan Facility is due to the issuance of the $800.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2011 Term Loan Facility at a discount, which was priced at 99.5% of par.

11.    FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Assets and liabilities are required to be categorized into three levels of fair value based upon the assumptions used to price the assets or liabilities. Level 1 provides the most reliable measure of fair value,

 

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whereas Level 3, if applicable, generally would require significant management judgment. The three levels for categorizing the fair value measurement of assets and liabilities are as follows:

 

   

Level 1: Fair valuing the asset or liability using observable inputs, such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

   

Level 2: Fair valuing the asset or liability using inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the applicable asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar (as opposed to identical) assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; and

 

   

Level 3: Fair valuing the asset or liability using unobservable inputs that reflect the Company’s own assumptions regarding the applicable asset or liability.

As of December 31, 2012, the fair values of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities, namely its FX Contracts are categorized in the table below:

 

     Total      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Assets

           

Derivatives:

           

FX Contracts(a)

   $ 0.1       $       $ 0.1       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets at fair value

   $ 0.1       $       $ 0.1       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

           

Derivatives:

           

FX Contracts(a)

   $ 0.4       $       $ 0.4       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities at fair value

   $ 0.4       $       $ 0.4       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2011, the fair values of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities, namely its FX Contracts are categorized in the table below:

 

     Total      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Assets

           

Derivatives:

           

FX Contracts(a)

   $ 0.2       $       $ 0.2       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets at fair value

   $ 0.2       $       $ 0.2       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

           

Derivatives:

           

FX Contracts(a)

   $ 0.8       $       $ 0.8       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities at fair value

   $ 0.8       $       $ 0.8       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) The fair value of the Company’s FX Contracts was measured based on observable market transactions of spot and forward rates at December 31, 2012 and 2011. (See Note 12, “Financial Instruments.”)

 

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As of December 31, 2012, the fair values and carrying values of the Company’s long-term debt, including the current portion of long-term debt, are categorized in the table below:

 

     Fair Value      Carrying
Value
 
      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total     

Liabilities:

              

Long-term debt, including current portion

   $       $ 1,245.9       $       $ 1,245.9       $ 1,215.9   

The fair value of the Company’s long-term debt, including the current portion of long-term debt, is based on the quoted market prices for the same issues or on the current rates offered for debt of similar remaining maturities. The estimated fair value of the Company’s debt at December 31, 2011 was $1,240.4 million, which was more than the carrying values of such debt at December 31, 2011 of $1,222.0 million.

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities, trade receivables, notes receivable, accounts payable and short-term borrowings approximate their fair values.

12.    FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Products Corporation maintains standby and trade letters of credit for various corporate purposes under which Products Corporation is obligated, of which $10.4 million and $11.1 million (including amounts available under credit agreements in effect at that time) were maintained at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Included in these amounts is $8.7 million and $9.1 million at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, in standby letters of credit which support Products Corporation’s self-insurance programs. The estimated liability under such programs is accrued by Products Corporation.

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company uses derivative financial instruments, primarily FX Contracts, intended for the purpose of managing foreign currency exchange risk by reducing the effects of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates on the Company’s net cash flows. The Company may also enter into interest rate hedging transactions intended for the purpose of managing interest rate risk associated with Products Corporation’s variable rate indebtedness.

Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts

The FX Contracts are entered into primarily to hedge the anticipated net cash flows resulting from inventory purchases and intercompany payments denominated in currencies other than the local currencies of the Company’s foreign and domestic operations and generally have maturities of less than one year.

The U.S. dollar notional amount of the FX Contracts outstanding at December 31, 2012 and 2011 was $43.9 million and $58.4 million, respectively.

While the Company may be exposed to credit loss in the event of the counterparty’s non-performance, the Company’s exposure is limited to the net amount that Products Corporation would have received, if any, from the counterparty over the remaining balance of the terms of the FX Contracts. The Company does not anticipate any non-performance and, furthermore, even in the case of any non-performance by the counterparty, the Company expects that any such loss would not be material.

Interest Rate Swap

Prior to its expiration in April 2010, the Company’s floating-to-fixed interest rate swap had a notional amount of $150.0 million initially relating to indebtedness under Products Corporation’s former 2006 bank term loan facility (prior to its complete refinancing in March 2010) and which also related, through such swap’s

 

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expiration in April 2010, to a notional amount of $150.0 million relating to indebtedness under Products Corporation’s 2010 Term Loan Facility (the “2008 Interest Rate Swap”). Under the terms of the 2008 Interest Rate Swap, Products Corporation was required to pay to the counterparty a quarterly fixed interest rate of 2.66% on the $150.0 million notional amount under the 2008 Interest Rate Swap (which, based upon the 4.0% applicable margin, effectively fixed the interest rate on such notional amounts at 6.66% for the 2-year term of such swap), commencing in July 2008, while receiving a variable interest rate payment from the counterparty equal to three-month U.S. dollar LIBOR.

The 2008 Interest Rate Swap was initially designated as a cash flow hedge of the variable interest rate payments on Products Corporation’s former 2006 bank term loan facility (prior to its complete refinancing in March 2010). However, as a result of the 2010 refinancing of the 2006 bank term loan facility, effective March 11, 2010 (the closing date of such refinancing), the 2008 Interest Rate Swap no longer met the criteria to allow for the deferral of the effective portion of unrecognized hedging gains or losses in other comprehensive income, as the scheduled variable interest payment specified on the date originally documented at the inception of the hedge were not to occur. As a result, as of March 11, 2010, the Company reclassified an unrecognized loss of $0.8 million from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss into earnings.

Quantitative Information — Derivative Financial Instruments

The effects of the Company’s derivative instruments on its consolidated financial statements were as follows:

(a) Fair Value of Derivative Financial Instruments in the Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2012 and 2011:

 

     Fair Values of Derivative Instruments as of December 31,  
     Assets      Liabilities  

Derivatives:

   Balance Sheet
Classification
     2012
Fair
Value
     2011
Fair
Value
     Balance Sheet
Classification
     2012
Fair
Value
     2011
Fair
Value
 

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:

                 

FX contracts(a)

     Prepaid expenses       $ 0.1       $ 0.2         Accrued expenses       $ 0.4       $ 0.8   
     

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) The fair values of the FX Contracts at December 31, 2012 and 2011 were determined by using observable market transactions of spot and forward rates at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

 

(b) Effects of Derivative Financial Instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income for 2012, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Derivative Instruments Gain (Loss) Effect on Consolidated Statements of Income and
Comprehensive Income for the year ended December 31,
 
     Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized
in Other Comprehensive Income
(“OCI”)
(Effective Portion)
     Income
Statement
Classification of
Gain (Loss)
Reclassified
from OCI to
Income
     Amount of Gain (Loss)
Reclassified from OCI to Income
(Effective Portion)
 
     2012      2011      2010         2012      2011      2010  

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:

                    

2008 Interest Rate Swap(a)

   $       $  —       $  —         Interest Expense       $  —       $  —       $ (0.9
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     Derivative Instruments Gain (Loss) Effect on Consolidated Statements of Income
and Comprehensive Income for the year ended December 31,
 
     Amount of Gain (Loss)
Recognized in Foreign Currency
(Gains) Losses, Net
    Income
Statement
Classification of
Gain (Loss)
Reclassified
from OCI to
Income
     Amount of Gain (Loss)
Reclassified from OCI to Income
(Ineffective Portion)
 
     2012     2011     2010        2012      2011      2010  

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:

                 

FX Contracts

   $ (1.9   $ (1.1   $ (3.1           

2008 Interest Rate Swap(a)

                         
 
Interest
Expense
  
  
   $       $
 
 
  
  
   $ (0.8
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ (1.9   $ (1.1   $ (3.1      $
 
 
  
  
   $
 
 
  
  
   $ (0.8
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) Effective March 11, 2010 (the closing date of the 2010 refinancing of the 2006 bank term loan facility), the 2008 Interest Rate Swap, which expired in April 2010, was no longer designated as a cash flow hedge. (See “Interest Rate Swap” in this Note 12).

13.    INCOME TAXES

The Company’s income before income taxes and the applicable provision for (benefit from) income taxes are as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
      2012     2011     2010  

Income from continuing operations before income taxes:

      

United States

   $ 108.4      $ 58.1      $ 40.2   

Foreign

     7.2        40.7        48.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 115.6      $ 98.8      $ 88.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes:

      

United States federal

   $ 43.1      $ 33.2      $ (209.2

State and local

     (9.8     (3.8     (42.8

Foreign

     11.5        6.0        16.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 44.8      $ 35.4      $ (235.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Current:

      

United States federal

   $ 2.3      $ 0.8      $ 1.0   

State and local

     2.2        0.7        (4.5

Foreign

     10.7        21.7        15.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     15.2        23.2        12.0   

 

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     Year Ended December 31,  
      2012     2011     2010  

Deferred:

      

United States federal

     76.0        60.1        (197.5

State and local

     (5.2     (1.4     (35.8

Foreign

     3.0        (14.4     4.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     73.8        44.3        (228.9

Benefits of operating loss carryforwards:

      

United States federal

     (35.2     (27.7     (12.7

State and local

     (6.8     (3.1     (2.5

Foreign

     (2.2     (1.3     (3.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (44.2     (32.1     (18.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 44.8      $ 35.4      $ (235.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The actual tax on income before income taxes is reconciled to the applicable statutory federal income tax rate as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2012     2011     2010  

Computed expected tax expense

   $ 40.5      $ 34.6      $ 31.0   

State and local taxes, net of U.S. federal income tax benefit

     3.9        (2.5     0.1   

Foreign and U.S. tax effects attributable to operations outside the U.S.

     (3.8     3.8        (5.1

Reduction in valuation allowance

     (15.8     (16.9     (283.7

Foreign dividends and earnings taxable in the U.S.

     12.7        15.2        14.5   

Restructuring charges for which there is no tax benefit

     7.2                 

Other

     0.1        1.2        7.9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Tax expense

   $ 44.8      $ 35.4      $ (235.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Deferred taxes are the result of temporary differences between the bases of assets and liabilities for financial reporting and income tax purposes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31, 2012 and 2011 were comprised of the following:

 

     December 31,  
      2012     2011  

Deferred tax assets:

    

Inventories

   $ 3.6      $ 3.5   

Net operating loss carryforwards — U.S.

     143.1        176.8   

Net operating loss carryforwards — foreign

     51.1        82.8   

Employee benefits

     98.9        101.1   

State and local taxes

     2.3        2.2   

Sales related reserves

     31.4        32.9   

Other

     30.7        33.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total gross deferred tax assets

     361.1        432.3   

Less valuation allowance

     (70.6     (120.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance

     290.5        312.3   

Deferred tax liabilities:

    

Plant, equipment and other assets

     (17.0     (17.6

Foreign currency translation adjustment

     (1.1     (1.8

Other

     (21.0     (20.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total gross deferred tax liabilities

     (39.1     (39.8
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net deferred tax assets

   $ 251.4      $ 272.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

As previously disclosed, in assessing the recoverability of its deferred tax assets, management regularly considers whether some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized based on the recognition threshold and measurement of a tax position. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is generally dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment.

Based on the level of historical losses for certain jurisdictions within the U.S., the Company had maintained a deferred tax valuation allowance against certain of its deferred tax assets. As of December 31, 2012, the Company had experienced improved earnings trends and had cumulative taxable income in such jurisdictions. As a result of such earnings trends and the Company’s tax position, and based upon the Company’s projections for future taxable income over the periods in which the deferred tax assets are recoverable, management concluded that it was more likely than not that the Company would realize the benefits of certain of its net deferred tax assets existing at December 31, 2012 in those jurisdictions. Therefore, at December 31, 2012, the Company realized a non-cash benefit of $15.8 million related to a reduction of the Company’s deferred tax valuation allowance on certain of its net deferred tax assets for certain jurisdictions within the U.S. The Company reflected this benefit in the tax provision and this non-cash benefit increased net income at December 31, 2012.

Based upon the level of historical taxable losses for certain jurisdictions outside the U.S., the Company had maintained a deferred tax valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets. As of December 31, 2011, the Company experienced improved earnings trends and had cumulative taxable income in such jurisdictions. As a result of such earnings trends and the Company’s tax position, and based upon the Company’s projections for

 

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future taxable income over the periods in which the deferred tax assets are recoverable, management concluded that it was more likely than not that the Company would realize the benefits of the net deferred tax assets existing at December 31, 2011 in such jurisdictions. Therefore, at December 31, 2011, the Company realized a non-cash benefit of $16.9 million related to a reduction of the Company’s deferred tax valuation allowance on its net deferred tax assets for certain jurisdictions outside the U.S. The Company reflected this benefit in the tax provision and this non-cash benefit increased net income at December 31, 2011.

Based upon the level of historical taxable losses for the U.S., the Company maintained a deferred tax valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets in the U.S. As of December 31, 2010, the Company experienced improved earnings trends and had cumulative taxable income. As a result of such earnings trends and the Company’s tax position, and based upon the Company’s projections for future taxable income over the periods in which the deferred tax assets were recoverable, management believed that it was more likely than not that the Company would realize the benefits of the net deferred tax assets existing at December 31, 2010. Therefore, at December 31, 2010, the Company realized a non-cash benefit of $248.5 million related to a reduction of the Company’s deferred tax valuation allowance on its net U.S. deferred tax assets at December 31, 2010. The Company reflected this benefit in the tax provision and this non-cash benefit increased net income at December 31, 2010.

A valuation allowance has been provided for those deferred tax assets for which, in the opinion of management, it is more-likely-than-not that the deferred tax assets will not be realized. At December 31, 2012, the deferred tax valuation allowance primarily represents amounts for foreign tax loss carryforwards and certain U.S. state and local tax loss carryforwards. The deferred tax valuation allowance decreased by $49.4 million and increased by $7.1 million during 2012 and 2011, respectively. The decrease in the deferred tax valuation allowance during 2012 was primarily driven by the reduction in tax loss carryforwards in certain foreign markets and the reduction in the valuation allowance with respect to net deferred tax assets in certain jurisdictions within the U.S., as noted above. The increase in the deferred tax valuation allowance during 2011 was primarily driven by certain state and local tax loss carryforwards in the U.S., partially offset by the reduction of the valuation allowance with respect to the net deferred tax assets for certain jurisdictions outside the U.S., as noted above.

After December 31, 2012, the Company has tax loss carryforwards of approximately $469.8 million, of which $204.8 million are foreign and $265.0 million are domestic (federal). The losses expire in future years as follows: 2013-$14.7 million; 2014-$8.6 million; 2015-$3.4 million; 2016 and beyond-$337.7 million; and unlimited-$105.4 million. The Company could receive the benefit of such tax loss carryforwards only to the extent it has taxable income during the carryforward periods in the applicable tax jurisdictions. As of December 31, 2012, there were no consolidated federal net operating losses available from the MacAndrews & Forbes Group (as hereinafter defined) from periods prior to the March 25, 2004 deconsolidation (as described below).

Revlon, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including Products Corporation, remain subject to examination of their respective income tax returns in various jurisdictions including, without limitation, South Africa for tax years ended December 31, 2009 through December 31, 2011, Australia for tax years ended December 31, 2008 through December 31, 2011 and the U.S. (federal) for tax years ended December 31, 2009 through December 31, 2011. The Company classifies interest and penalties as a component of the provision for income taxes in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. During the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income an increase of $0.6 million and $1.0 million, respectively, in accrued interest and penalties.

At December 31, 2012 and 2011, Revlon, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including Products Corporation, had unrecognized tax benefits of $49.9 million and $46.0 million, respectively, including $13.5 million and $12.7 million, respectively, of accrued interest and penalties. All of the unrecognized tax benefits, to the extent

 

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reduced and unutilized in future periods, would affect the Company’s effective tax rate. A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of the unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

 

Balance at January 1, 2011

   $ 44.1   

Increase based on tax positions taken in a prior year

     5.1   

Decrease based on tax positions taken in a prior year

     (3.7

Increase based on tax positions taken in the current year

     6.3   

Decrease related to settlements with taxing authorities and changes in law

     (1.0

Decrease resulting from the lapse of statutes of limitations

     (4.8
  

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2011

   $ 46.0   

Increase based on tax positions taken in a prior year

     8.5   

Decrease based on tax positions taken in a prior year

     (4.8

Increase based on tax positions taken in the current year

     6.0   

Decrease resulting from the lapse of statutes of limitations

     (5.8
  

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2012

   $ 49.9   
  

 

 

 

In addition, the Company believes that it is reasonably possible that its unrecognized tax benefits during 2013 will increase by approximately $1.6 million as a result of changes in various tax positions, each of which is individually insignificant.

The Company has not provided for U.S. federal income taxes and foreign withholding taxes on $74.5 million of foreign subsidiaries’ cumulative undistributed earnings as of December 31, 2012 because such earnings are intended to be indefinitely reinvested overseas. If these future earnings are repatriated to the United States, or if the Company determines that such earnings will be remitted in the foreseeable future, additional tax provisions may be required. Due to the complexities in the tax laws and the assumptions that would have to be made, it is not practicable to estimate the amounts of income tax provisions that may be required.

As a result of the closing of the 2004 Revlon Exchange Transactions (as hereinafter defined in Note 18, “Related Party Transactions — Tax Sharing Agreements”), as of March 25, 2004, Revlon, Inc., Products Corporation and their U.S. subsidiaries were no longer included in the affiliated group of which MacAndrews & Forbes was the common parent (the “MacAndrews & Forbes Group”) for federal income tax purposes. Revlon Holdings (as hereinafter defined in Note 18, “Related Party Transactions — Transfer Agreements”), Revlon, Inc., Products Corporation and certain of its subsidiaries, and MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings entered into a tax sharing agreement (as subsequently amended and restated, the “MacAndrews & Forbes Tax Sharing Agreement”), for taxable periods beginning on or after January 1, 1992 through and including March 25, 2004, during which Revlon, Inc. and Products Corporation or a subsidiary of Products Corporation was a member of the MacAndrews & Forbes Group. In these taxable periods, Revlon, Inc.’s and Products Corporation’s federal taxable income and loss were included in such group’s consolidated tax return filed by MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings. Revlon, Inc. and Products Corporation were also included in certain state and local tax returns of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings or its subsidiaries. Revlon, Inc. and Products Corporation remain liable under the MacAndrews & Forbes Tax Sharing Agreement for all such taxable periods through and including March 25, 2004 for amounts determined to be due as a result of a redetermination arising from an audit or otherwise, equal to the taxes that Revlon, Inc. or Products Corporation would otherwise have had to pay if it were to have filed separate federal, state or local income tax returns for such periods.

Following the closing of the 2004 Revlon Exchange Transactions, Revlon, Inc. became the parent of a new consolidated group for federal income tax purposes and Products Corporation’s federal taxable income and loss are included in such group’s consolidated tax returns. Accordingly, Revlon, Inc. and Products Corporation

 

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entered into a tax sharing agreement (the “Revlon Tax Sharing Agreement”) pursuant to which Products Corporation is required to pay to Revlon, Inc. amounts equal to the taxes that Products Corporation would otherwise have had to pay if Products Corporation were to file separate federal, state or local income tax returns, limited to the amount, and payable only at such times, as Revlon, Inc. will be required to make payments to the applicable taxing authorities.

There were no federal tax payments or payments in lieu of taxes from Revlon, Inc. to Revlon Holdings pursuant to the MacAndrews & Forbes Tax Sharing Agreement in 2012 or 2011 with respect to periods covered by the MacAndrews & Forbes Tax Sharing Agreement, and the Company expects that there will not be any such payments in 2013. During 2012, there was $0.3 million in federal tax payments from Products Corporation to Revlon, Inc. pursuant to the Revlon Tax Sharing Agreement with respect to 2011 and $1.8 million with respect to 2012. The Company expects that there will be $0.1 million in federal tax payments from Products Corporation to Revlon, Inc. pursuant to the Revlon Tax Sharing Agreement during 2013 with respect to 2012. During 2011, there were no federal tax payments from Products Corporation to Revlon, Inc. pursuant to the Revlon Tax Sharing Agreement with respect to 2010 and $0.6 million with respect to 2011.

Pursuant to the asset transfer agreement referred to in Note 18, “Related Party Transactions – Transfer Agreements,” Products Corporation assumed all tax liabilities of Revlon Holdings other than (i) certain income tax liabilities arising prior to January 1, 1992 to the extent such liabilities exceeded the reserves on Revlon Holdings’ books as of January 1, 1992 or were not of the nature reserved for and (ii) other tax liabilities to the extent such liabilities are related to the business and assets retained by Revlon Holdings.

14.    SAVINGS PLAN, PENSION AND POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS

Savings Plan:

The Company offers a qualified defined contribution plan for its U.S.-based employees, the Revlon Employees’ Savings, Investment and Profit Sharing Plan (as amended, the “Savings Plan”), which allows eligible participants to contribute up to 25%, and highly compensated participants to contribute up to 6%, of eligible compensation through payroll deductions, subject to certain annual dollar limitations imposed by the Internal Revenue Service. The Company matches employee contributions at fifty cents for each dollar contributed up to the first 6% of eligible compensation (i.e., for a total match of 3% of employee contributions). In 2012, 2011 and 2010, the Company made cash matching contributions to the Savings Plan of $2.4 million, $2.4 million and $2.3 million, respectively.

The Company’s qualified and non-qualified defined contribution savings plans for its U.S.-based employees, contain a discretionary profit sharing component that enable the Company, should it elect to do so, to make discretionary profit sharing contributions. The Company determines in the fourth quarter of each year whether and, if so, to what extent, discretionary profit sharing contributions would be made for the following year. For 2012, the Company made discretionary profit sharing contributions to the Savings Plan and non-qualified defined contribution savings plan of $3.9 million (of which $3.0 million was paid in 2012 and $0.9 million was paid in January 2013), or 3% of eligible compensation, which was credited on a quarterly basis. For 2011, the Company made discretionary profit sharing contributions to the Savings Plan and non-qualified defined contribution savings plan of $3.9 million (of which $3.0 million was paid in 2011 and $0.9 million was paid in January 2012), or 3% of eligible compensation, which was credited on a quarterly basis. In December 2012, the Company determined that the discretionary profit sharing contribution during 2013 would be 3% of eligible compensation, to be credited on a quarterly basis.

Pension Benefits:

Effective December 31, 2012, the Company merged two of its qualified defined benefit pension plans; therefore, as of December 31, 2012, the Company sponsors two qualified defined benefit pension plans covering a substantial portion of the Company’s employees in the U.S. The Company also has non-qualified pension plans

 

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which provide benefits for certain U.S. and non-U.S. employees, and for U.S. employees in excess of IRS limitations in the U.S. and in certain limited cases contractual benefits for designated officers of the Company. These non-qualified plans are funded from the general assets of the Company.

In 2009, Products Corporation’s U.S. qualified defined benefit pension plan (the Revlon Employees’ Retirement Plan) and its non-qualified pension plan (the Revlon Pension Equalization Plan) were amended to cease future benefit accruals under such plan after December 31, 2009. No additional benefits have accrued since December 31, 2009, other than interest credits on participant account balances under the cash balance program of the Company’s U.S. pension plans. Also, service credits for vesting and early retirement eligibility will continue to accrue in accordance with the terms of the respective plans.

In 2010, Products Corporation amended its Canadian defined benefit pension plan (the Affiliated Revlon Companies Employment Plan) to cease future benefit accruals under such plan after December 31, 2010. As a result, in 2010, the Company recorded a $1.1 million decrease in its pension liabilities, which was comprised of a curtailment gain of $1.1 million recorded as an offset against the net actuarial losses previously reported within Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss.

During 2012, the Company announced plans to exit its owned manufacturing facility in France and rightsize its organization in France as part of the September 2012 Program (as defined in Note 3, “Restructuring Charges”). As a result of the September 2012 Program discussed above, the Company recognized a curtailment gain of $1.7 million, partially offset by $0.2 million of prior service costs and accumulated actuarial losses previously reported within accumulated other comprehensive loss, for a net gain of $1.5 million, which was recorded within restructuring charges for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Other Post-retirement Benefits:

The Company previously sponsored an unfunded retiree benefit plan, which provides death benefits payable to beneficiaries of a very limited number of former employees. Participation in this plan was limited to participants enrolled as of December 31, 1993. The Company also administers an unfunded medical insurance plan on behalf of Revlon Holdings, certain costs of which have been apportioned to Revlon Holdings under the transfer agreements among Revlon, Inc., Products Corporation and MacAndrews & Forbes. (See Note 18, “Related Party Transactions – Transfer Agreements”).

The following table provides an aggregate reconciliation of the projected benefit obligations, plan assets, funded status and amounts recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements related to the Company’s significant pension and other post-retirement plans.

 

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     Pension Plans     Other
Post-retirement
Benefit Plans
 
     2012     2011     2012     2011  

Change in Benefit Obligation:

        

Benefit obligation — beginning of year

   $ (700.5   $ (642.3   $ (16.1   $ (16.1

Service cost

     (1.6     (1.2              

Interest cost

     (30.0     (32.4     (0.7     (0.9

Actuarial loss

     (51.1     (62.0     (0.5     (0.6

Curtailment gain

     1.7                        

Settlement gain

     0.2        0.3                 

Benefits paid

     39.0        36.8        0.8        0.9   

Currency translation adjustments

     (2.3     0.3               0.6   

Plan participant contributions

                            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Benefit obligation — end of year

   $ (744.6   $ (700.5   $ (16.5   $ (16.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Plan Assets:

        

Fair value of plan assets — beginning of year

   $ 463.8      $ 449.5      $      $   

Actual return on plan assets

     64.2        21.3                 

Employer contributions

     29.0        30.6        0.8        0.9   

Plan participant contributions

                            

Benefits paid

     (39.0     (36.8     (0.8     (0.9

Settlement gain

     (0.2     (0.3              

Currency translation adjustments

     2.4        (0.5              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fair value of plan assets — end of year

   $ 520.2      $ 463.8      $      $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unfunded status of plans at December 31,

   $ (224.4   $ (236.7   $ (16.5   $ (16.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

In respect of the Company’s pension plans and other post-retirement benefit plans, amounts recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2012 and 2011 consist of the following:

 

     Pension Plans     Other
Post-retirement
Benefit Plans
 
     December 31,  
     2012     2011     2012     2011  

Accrued expenses and other

   $ (6.4   $ (6.5   $ (0.8   $ (0.8

Pension and other post-retirement benefit liabilities

     (218.0     (230.2     (15.7     (15.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (224.4     (236.7     (16.5     (16.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     264.2        250.4        4.6        4.4   

Income tax benefit

     (35.9     (28.0     (0.5     (0.2

Portion allocated to Revlon Holdings

     (0.9     (0.7            (0.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 227.4      $ 221.7      $ 4.1      $ 4.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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With respect to the above accrued expenses and other, the Company has recorded receivables from affiliates of $2.9 million and $3.0 million at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, relating to pension plan liabilities retained by such affiliates.

The projected benefit obligation, accumulated benefit obligation, and fair value of plan assets for the Company’s pension plans are as follows:

 

     December 31,  
     2012      2011  

Projected benefit obligation

   $ 744.6       $ 700.5   

Accumulated benefit obligation

     743.6         698.8   

Fair value of plan assets

     520.2         463.8   

Net Periodic Benefit Cost:

During 2012, excluding the curtailment gain described above, net periodic benefit costs were flat compared to 2011, driven primarily by a decrease in the weighted-average discount rate, partially offset by the increase in the fair value of pension plan assets at December 31, 2011.

During 2011, the Company recognized $4.3 million of lower net periodic benefit cost, compared to 2010, driven primarily by the increase in the fair value of pension plan assets at December 31, 2010.

The components of net periodic benefit cost for the pension plans and other post-retirement benefit plans are as follows:

 

     Pension Plans     Other
Post-retirement
Benefit Plans
 
     Years Ended December 31,  
     2012     2011     2010     2012      2011     2010  

Net periodic benefit cost:

             

Service cost

   $ 1.6      $ 1.2      $ 1.5      $       $      $   

Interest cost

     30.0        32.4        33.8        0.7         0.9        0.9   

Expected return on plan assets

     (35.2     (35.0     (32.1                      

Amortization of prior service cost (credit)

            0.1        0.1                         

Amortization of actuarial loss

     8.1        5.3        5.1        0.3         0.3        0.2   

Curtailment gain

     (1.5                                    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     3.0        4.0        8.4        1.0         1.2        1.1   

Portion allocated to Revlon Holdings

     (0.1     (0.1     (0.1             (0.1     (0.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 2.9      $ 3.9      $ 8.3      $ 1.0       $ 1.1      $ 1.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss at December 31, 2012 in respect of the Company’s pension plans and other post-retirement plans, which have not yet been recognized as a component of net periodic benefit cost, are as follows:

 

     Pension Benefits     Post-retirement
Benefits
    Total  

Net actuarial loss

   $ 264.2      $ 4.6      $ 268.8   

Prior service cost

                     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     264.2        4.6        268.8   

Income tax benefit

     (35.9     (0.5     (36.4

Portion allocated to Revlon Holdings

     (0.9            (0.9
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 227.4      $ 4.1      $ 231.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The total actuarial losses and prior service costs in respect of the Company’s pension plans and other post-retirement plans included in accumulated other comprehensive loss at December 31, 2012 and expected to be recognized in net periodic benefit cost during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, is $8.5 million and $0.4 million, respectively.

Pension Plan Assumptions:

The following weighted-average assumptions were used to determine the Company’s projected benefit obligation of the Company’s U.S. and International pension plans at the end of the respective years:

 

     U.S. Plans     International Plans  
     2012     2011     2012     2011  

Discount rate

     3.78     4.38     4.33     4.77

Rate of future compensation increases

     3.00     3.50     2.97     3.05

The following weighted-average assumptions were used to determine the Company’s net periodic benefit cost of the Company’s U.S. and International pension plans during the respective years:

 

     U.S. Plans     International Plans  
     2012     2011     2010     2012     2011     2010  

Discount rate

     4.38     5.17     5.68     4.77     5.32     5.63

Expected long-term return on plan assets

     7.75     8.00     8.25     6.22     6.25     6.50

Rate of future compensation increases

     3.50     3.50     3.50     3.05     3.53     4.39

The 3.78% weighted-average discount rate used to determine the Company’s projected benefit obligation of the Company’s U.S. plans at the end of 2012 was derived by reference to appropriate benchmark yields on high quality corporate bonds, with terms which approximate the duration of the benefit payments and the relevant benchmark bond indices considering the individual plan’s characteristics. The rate selected approximates the rate at which the Company believes the U.S. pension benefits could have been effectively settled. The discount rates used to determine the Company’s projected benefit obligation of the Company’s primary international plans at the end of 2012 were derived from similar local studies, in conjunction with local actuarial consultants and asset managers.

During the first quarter of each year, the Company selects an expected long-term rate of return on its pension plan assets. The Company considers a number of factors to determine its expected long-term rate of return on plan assets assumption, including, without limitation, recent and historical performance of plan assets, asset allocation and other third-party studies and surveys. The Company considered the pension plan portfolios’

 

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asset allocations over a variety of time periods and compared them with third-party studies and reviewed the performance of the capital markets in recent years and other factors and advice from various third parties, such as the pension plans’ advisors, investment managers and actuaries. While the Company considered both the recent performance and the historical performance of pension plan assets, the Company’s assumptions are based primarily on its estimates of long-term, prospective rates of return. Using the aforementioned methodologies, the Company selected a 7.75% and 6.22% weighted-average long-term rate of return on plan assets assumption during 2012 for the U.S and International pension plans, respectively. Differences between actual and expected asset returns are recognized in the net periodic benefit cost over the remaining service period of the active participating employees.

The rate of future compensation increases is an assumption used by the actuarial consultants for pension accounting and is determined based on the Company’s current expectation for such increases.

Investment Policy:

The Investment Committee for the Company’s U.S. pension plans (the “Investment Committee”) has adopted (and revises from time to time) an investment policy for the U.S. pension plans with the objective of meeting or exceeding, over time, the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets assumption, weighed against a reasonable risk level. In connection with this objective, the Investment Committee retains a professional investment advisor who recommends investment managers that invest plan assets in the following asset classes: common and preferred stock, mutual funds, fixed income securities, common and collective funds, hedge funds, group annuity contracts and cash and other investments. The Company’s international plans follow a similar methodology in conjunction with local actuarial consultants and asset managers.

The investment policy adopted by the Investment Committee provides for investments in a broad range of publicly-traded securities, among other things. The investments are in domestic and international stocks, ranging from small to large capitalization stocks, debt securities ranging from domestic and international treasury issues, corporate debt securities, mortgages and asset-backed issues. Other investments may include cash and cash equivalents and hedge funds. The investment policy also allows for private equity, not covered in investments described above, provided that such investment is approved by the Investment Committee prior to their selection. Also, global balanced strategies are utilized to provide for investments in a broad range of publicly traded stocks and bonds in both domestic and international markets as described above. In addition, the global balanced strategies can include commodities, provided that such investments are approved by the Investment Committee prior to their selection.

The Investment Committee’s investment policy does not allow the use of derivatives for speculative purposes, but such policy does allow its investment managers to use derivatives for the purpose of reducing risk exposures or to replicate exposures of a particular asset class.

The Company’s U.S. and international pension plans have target ranges which are intended to be flexible guidelines for allocating the plans’ assets among various classes of assets. These target ranges are reviewed periodically and considered for readjustment when an asset class weighting is outside of its target range (recognizing that these are flexible target ranges that may vary from time to time) with the objective of achieving

 

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the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets assumption, weighed against a reasonable risk level. The target ranges per asset class are as follows:

 

     Target Ranges  
     U.S. Plans     International Plans  

Asset Class:

    

Common and preferred stock

     0% —10       

Mutual funds

     20% —30       

Fixed income securities

     10% —30       

Common and collective funds

     25% —55     100

Hedge funds

     0% —15       

Group annuity contract

     0% —5       

Cash and other investments

     0% —10       

Fair Value of Pension Plan Assets:

The following table presents information on the fair value of the U.S. and international pension plan assets at December 31, 2012 and 2011:

 

     U.S. Plans      International Plans  
     2012      2011      2012      2011  

Fair value of plan assets

   $ 461.9       $ 413.7       $ 58.3       $ 50.1   

The Company determines the fair values of the Company’s U.S. and international pension plan assets as follows:

 

   

Common and preferred stock: The fair values of the investments included in the common and preferred stock asset class generally reflect the closing price reported on the major market where the individual securities are traded. The Company classifies common and preferred stock investments within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

   

Mutual funds: The fair values of the investments included in the mutual funds asset class are determined using net asset value (“NAV”) provided by the administrator of the funds. The NAV is based on the closing price reported on the major market where the individual securities within the mutual fund are traded. The Company classifies mutual fund investments within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

   

Fixed income securities: The fair values of the investments included in the fixed income securities asset class are based on a compilation of primarily observable market information and/or broker quotes. The Company classifies fixed income securities investments primarily within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

   

Common and collective funds: The fair values of the investments included in the common and collective funds asset class are determined using NAV provided by the administrator of the funds. The NAV is based on the value of the underlying assets owned by the common and collective fund, minus its liabilities, and then divided by the number of shares outstanding. The Company classifies common and collective fund investments within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

   

Hedge funds: The hedge fund asset class includes hedge funds that primarily invest in a grouping of equities, fixed income instruments, currencies, derivatives and/or commodities. The fair value of investments included in the hedge funds class are determined using NAV provided by the administrator of the funds. The NAV is based on securities listed or quoted on a national securities exchange or market, or traded in the over-the-counter market, and is valued at the closing quotation posted by that exchange or

 

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trading system. Securities not listed or quoted on a national securities exchange or market are valued primarily through observable market information or broker quotes. The hedge fund investments generally can be sold on a quarterly or monthly basis and may employ leverage. The Company classifies hedge fund investments within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

   

Group annuity contract: The group annuity contract asset class primarily invests in equities, corporate bonds and government bonds. The fair value of securities listed or quoted on a national securities exchange or market, or traded in the over-the-counter market, are valued at the closing quotation posted by that exchange or trading system. Securities not listed or quoted on a national securities exchange or market are valued primarily through observable market information or broker quotes. The Company classifies group annuity contract investments within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

   

Cash and cash equivalents: Cash and cash equivalents are measured at cost, which approximates fair value. The Company classifies cash and cash equivalents within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

The fair values of the U.S. and International pension plan assets at December 31, 2012, by asset categories were as follows:

 

     Total      Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets (Level 1)
     Significant
Observable
Inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)
 

Common and Preferred Stock:

           

U.S. small/mid cap equity

   $ 18.9       $ 18.9       $       $   

Mutual Funds(a):

           

Corporate bonds

     19.4         19.4                   

Government bonds

     16.0         16.0                   

U.S. large cap equity

     63.2         63.2                   

International equities

     4.6         4.6                   

Emerging markets international equity

     5.0         5.0                   

Other

     3.6         3.6                   

Fixed Income Securities:

           

Corporate bonds

     49.8                 49.2         0.6   

Government bonds

     9.9                 9.9           

Common and Collective Funds(a) :

           

Corporate bonds

     57.0                 57.0           

Government bonds

     70.2                 70.2           

U.S. large cap equity

     27.0                 27.0           

U.S. small/mid cap equity

     17.7                 17.7           

International equities

     74.3                 74.3           

Emerging markets international equity

     17.7                 17.7           

Cash and Cash Equivalents

     3.0                 3.0           

Other

     1.1                 1.1           

 

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     Total      Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets (Level 1)
     Significant
Observable
Inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)
 

Hedge Funds(a):

           

Corporate bonds

     4.2                 4.2           

Government bonds

     30.9                 30.9           

U.S. large cap equity

     4.6                 4.6           

International equities

     3.1                 3.1           

Foreign exchange contracts

                               

Cash and Cash Equivalents

     6.0                 6.0           

Other

     3.8                 3.8           

Group Annuity Contract

     2.3                 2.3           

Cash and Cash Equivalents

     6.9         6.9                   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fair value of plan assets at December 31, 2012

   $ 520.2       $ 137.6       $ 382.0       $ 0.6   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The fair values of the U.S. and International pension plan assets at December 31, 2011, by asset categories were as follows:

 

     Total      Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets (Level 1)
     Significant
Observable
Inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)
 

Common and Preferred Stock:

           

U.S. small/mid cap equity

   $ 15.7       $ 15.7       $       $   

Mutual Funds(a):

           

Corporate bonds

     23.1         23.1                   

Government bonds

     10.1         10.1                   

U.S. large cap equity

     53.9         53.9                   

International equities

     1.6         1.6                   

Emerging markets international equity

     3.8         3.8                   

Other

     3.7         3.7                   

Fixed Income Securities:

           

Corporate bonds

     86.1                 86.1           

Government bonds

     30.4                 30.4           

Common and Collective Funds(a) :

           

Corporate bonds

     31.7                 31.7           

Government bonds

     28.5                 28.5           

U.S. large cap equity

     18.7                 18.7           

U.S. small/mid cap equity

     14.5                 14.5           

International equities

     64.3                 64.3           

Emerging markets international equity

     15.2                 15.2           

Cash and Cash Equivalents

     0.8                 0.8           

Other

     4.5                 4.5           

 

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     Total      Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets (Level 1)
     Significant
Observable
Inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)
 

Hedge Funds(a):

           

Government bonds

     23.9                 23.9           

U.S. large cap equity

     1.9                 1.9           

International equities

     3.5                 3.5           

Foreign exchange contracts

     5.0                 5.0           

Cash and Cash Equivalents

     0.7         0.7                   

Other

     4.3                 4.3           

Group Annuity Contract

     2.1                 2.1           

Cash and Cash Equivalents

     15.8         15.8                   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fair value of plan assets at December 31, 2011

   $ 463.8       $ 128.4       $ 335.4       $         —   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) The investments in mutual funds, common and collective funds and hedge funds are disclosed above within the respective underlying investments’ class (i.e., various equities, corporate bonds, government bonds and other investment classes), while the fair value hierarchy levels of the investments are based on the Company’s direct ownership unit of account.

The following table sets forth a summary of changes in the fair values of the U.S. and International pension plans’ Level 3 assets for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011:

 

     Total     Fixed
Income
Securities
    Hedge
Funds
 

Balance, January 1, 2011

   $ 13.5      $ 0.1      $ 13.4   

Actual return on plan assets sold during the year

     (0.1            (0.1

Purchases, sales, and settlements, net

     (13.4     (0.1     (13.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2011

   $      $      $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Purchases, sales, and settlements, net

     0.6        0.6          
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2012

   $ 0.6      $ 0.6      $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Contributions:

The Company’s intent is to fund at least the minimum contributions required to meet applicable federal employee benefit and local laws, or to directly pay benefit payments where appropriate. During 2012, the Company contributed $29.0 million to its pension plans and $0.8 million to its other post-retirement benefit plans. During 2013, the Company expects to contribute approximately $20 million to its pension and other post-retirement benefit plans.

 

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Estimated Future Benefit Payments:

The following benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate, are expected to be paid out of the Company’s pension and other post-retirement benefit plans:

 

     Total
Pension Benefits
     Total
Other Benefits
 

2013

   $ 39.9       $ 1.3   

2014

     40.9         1.3   

2015

     41.6         1.3   

2016

     42.4         1.3   

2017

     43.1         1.3   

Years 2018 to 2022

     226.3         6.1   

15.    STOCK COMPENSATION PLAN

Revlon, Inc. maintains the Stock Plan, which provides for awards of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted or unrestricted stock and restricted stock units to eligible employees and directors of Revlon, Inc. and its affiliates, including Products Corporation.

Stock options:

Non-qualified stock options granted under the Stock Plan are granted at prices that equal or exceed the fair market value of Revlon, Inc.’s Class A Common Stock on the grant date and have a term of 7 years (option grants under the Stock Plan prior to June 4, 2004 have a term of 10 years). Option grants generally vest over service periods that range from 1 year to 4 years.

Total net stock option compensation expense includes amounts attributable to the granting of, and the remaining requisite service period of, stock options issued under the Stock Plan, which awards were unvested at January 1, 2006 or granted on or after such date. All stock options were fully vested as of December 31, 2009.

At December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, there were 8,105; 264,509; and 987,886 stock options exercisable under the Stock Plan, respectively.

A summary of stock option activity for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 is presented below:

 

     Stock
Options

(000’s)
    Weighted
Average

Exercise
Price
 

Outstanding at January 1, 2010

     1,231.3      $ 33.17   

Forfeited and expired

     (243.4     39.22   
  

 

 

   

Outstanding at December 31, 2010

     987.9        31.68   

Forfeited and expired

     (723.4     31.92   
  

 

 

   

Outstanding at December 31, 2011

     264.5        31.02   

Forfeited and expired

     (256.4     31.06   
  

 

 

   

Outstanding at December 31, 2012

     8.1        29.91   
  

 

 

   

 

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The following table summarizes significant ranges of the Stock Plan’s stock options outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2012:

 

     Outstanding and Exercisable  

Range of Exercise Prices

   Number
of
Options

(000’s)
   Weighted
Average
Years
Remaining
     Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
     Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 

$27.50 to $30.60

   8.1      0.50       $ 29.91           

Restricted stock awards and restricted stock units:

The Stock Plan allows for awards of restricted stock and restricted stock units to employees and directors of Revlon, Inc. and its affiliates, including Products Corporation. The restricted stock awards granted under the Stock Plan vest over service periods that generally range from 1.5 years to 3 years. There have not been any restricted stock awards granted since 2009.

A summary of the restricted stock and restricted stock units activity for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 is presented below:

 

     Restricted
Stock

(000’s)
    Weighted
Average

Grant
Date Fair
Value
 

Outstanding at January 1, 2010

     1,141.4      $ 8.48   

Vested(a)

     (430.2     8.94   

Forfeited

     (20.5     8.13   
  

 

 

   

Outstanding at December 31, 2010

     690.7        8.20   

Vested(a)

     (419.5     8.95   

Forfeited

     (13.8     7.15   
  

 

 

   

Outstanding at December 31, 2011

     257.4        7.04   

Vested(a)

     (257.4     7.04   
  

 

 

   

Outstanding at December 31, 2012

         
  

 

 

   

 

  (a) Of the amounts vested during 2012, 2011 and 2010, 83,582; 138,433; and 147,161 shares, respectively, were withheld by the Company to satisfy certain grantees’ minimum withholding tax requirements, which withheld shares became Revlon, Inc. treasury stock and are not sold on the open market.

The Company recognizes non-cash compensation expense related to restricted stock awards and restricted stock units under the Stock Plan using the straight-line method over the remaining service period. The Company recorded compensation expense related to restricted stock awards under the Stock Plan of $0.3 million, $1.9 million and $3.6 million during 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The deferred stock-based compensation related to restricted stock awards was nil and $0.3 million at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The total fair value of restricted stock and restricted stock units that vested during the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 was $3.7 million and $4.2 million, respectively.

 

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16.    ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss as of December 31 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively, are as follows:

 

     Foreign
Currency
Translation
    Actuarial
(Loss) Gain
on Post-
retirement
Benefits
    Prior Service
Cost on Post-
retirement
Benefits
    Deferred
Loss -
Hedging
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 

Balance January 1, 2010

   $ 25.7      $ (181.6   $ (0.3   $ (1.7   $ (157.9

Unrealized gains (losses)

     7.4                             7.4   

Reclassifications into net income(b)

                          1.7        1.7   

Amortization of pension related costs(a)

            5.3        0.1               5.4   

Pension re-measurement

            (8.4                   (8.4

Pension curtailment gain(c)

            1.5                      1.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance December 31, 2010

     33.1        (183.2     (0.2            (150.3

Unrealized gains (losses), net of tax of $1.8 million

     (8.3                          (8.3

Amortization of pension related costs, net of tax of $(2.0) million(a)

            3.5        0.1               3.6   

Pension re-measurement, net of tax of $30.1 million

            (45.9                   (45.9
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance December 31, 2011

     24.8        (225.6     (0.1            (200.9

Unrealized gains (losses), net of tax of $1.0 million

     (1.5                          (1.5

Amortization of pension related costs, net of tax of $(1.0) million(a)(e)

            9.4                      9.4   

Pension re-measurement, net of tax of $7.2 million

            (15.4                   (15.4

Pension curtailment gain(d)

            0.1        0.1               0.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance December 31, 2012

   $ 23.3      $ (231.5   $      $      $ (208.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Amounts represent the change in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss as a result of the amortization of unrecognized prior service costs and actuarial losses (gains) arising during each year related to the Company’s pension and other post-retirement plans. (See Note 14, “Savings Plan, Pension and Post-retirement Benefits”).

 

(b) Amounts related to “Deferred Loss – Hedging” in 2010 represent (1) the reclassification of an unrecognized loss of $0.8 million on the 2008 Interest Rate Swap prior to its expiration in April 2010 from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss into earnings due to the discontinuance of hedge accounting as a result of the 2010 refinancing of the 2006 bank term loan facility (see Note 12, “Financial Instruments”) and (2) the reversal of amounts recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss pertaining to the net settlement payment of $0.9 million on the 2008 Interest Rate Swap.

 

(c) The Company recognized a $1.5 million curtailment gain in 2010, primarily in connection with the amendments to its Canadian defined benefit pension plan in 2010, which reduced pension liability and was recorded as an offset against the net actuarial losses previously reported within Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss. (See Note 14, “Savings Plan, Pension and Post-retirement Benefits”).

 

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(d) As a result of the September 2012 Program, the Company recognized a curtailment gain of $1.7 million, partially offset by $0.1 million of accumulated actuarial losses and $0.1 million of prior service costs previously reported within Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, for a net gain of $1.5 million, which was recorded within restructuring charges for the year ended December 31, 2012. (See Note 14, “Savings Plan, Pension and Post-retirement Benefits”).

 

(e) Included in this amount is a $2.0 million reclassification adjustment recorded in the first quarter of 2012 related to deferred taxes on the amortization of actuarial losses.

17.    COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Products Corporation currently leases manufacturing, executive, research and development, and sales facilities and various types of equipment under operating and capital lease agreements. Rental expense was $16.7 million, $17.7 million and $16.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Minimum rental commitments under all noncancelable leases, including those pertaining to idled facilities, are presented below.

 

Minimum Rental Commitments

   Total      2013      2014      2015      2016      2017      Thereafter  

Capital leases

   $ 5.6       $ 2.5       $ 1.9       $ 0.9       $ 0.3       $       $   

Operating leases

     62.8         18.1         13.5         6.6         5.9         3.4         15.3   

The Company is involved in various routine legal proceedings incident to the ordinary course of its business. The Company believes that the outcome of all pending legal proceedings in the aggregate is unlikely to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and/or its results of operations. However, in light of the uncertainties involved in legal proceedings generally, the ultimate outcome of a particular matter could be material to the Company’s operating results for a particular period depending on, among other things, the size of the loss or the nature of the liability imposed and the level of the Company’s income for that particular period.

18.    RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

As of December 31, 2012, MacAndrews & Forbes beneficially owned shares of Revlon, Inc.’s Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock having approximately 77% of the combined voting power of all of Revlon, Inc.’s outstanding shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock. Revlon, Inc. in turn directly owns all 5,260 outstanding shares of Products Corporation’s common stock. As a result, MacAndrews & Forbes is able to elect the entire Board of Directors of Revlon, Inc. and Products Corporation and control the vote on all matters submitted to a vote of Revlon, Inc.’s and Products Corporation’s stockholders. MacAndrews & Forbes is wholly-owned by Ronald O. Perelman, Chairman of Revlon, Inc.’s and Products Corporation’s Board of Directors.

Transfer Agreements

In June 1992, Revlon, Inc. and Products Corporation entered into an asset transfer agreement with Revlon Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and formerly a Delaware corporation known as Revlon Holdings Inc. (“Revlon Holdings”), and which is an affiliate and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of MacAndrews & Forbes, and certain of Revlon Holdings’ wholly-owned subsidiaries. Revlon, Inc. and Products Corporation also entered into a real property asset transfer agreement with Revlon Holdings. Pursuant to such agreements, on June 24, 1992, Revlon Holdings transferred certain assets to Products Corporation and Products Corporation assumed all of the liabilities of Revlon Holdings, other than certain specifically excluded assets and liabilities (the liabilities excluded are referred to as the “Excluded Liabilities”). Certain consumer products lines sold in demonstrator-assisted distribution channels considered not integral to the Company’s business and that historically had not been profitable and certain other assets and liabilities were retained by Revlon Holdings. Revlon Holdings agreed to indemnify Revlon, Inc. and Products Corporation against losses arising from the

 

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Excluded Liabilities, and Revlon, Inc. and Products Corporation agreed to indemnify Revlon Holdings against losses arising from the liabilities assumed by Products Corporation. The amounts reimbursed by Revlon Holdings to Products Corporation for the Excluded Liabilities was $0.3 million for 2012 and $0.3 million for each of 2011 and 2010. As of both December 31, 2012 and 2011, a $0.1 million receivable from MacAndrews & Forbes was included within prepaid expenses and other in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets for transactions subject to the Transfer Agreements.

Reimbursement Agreements

Revlon, Inc., Products Corporation and MacAndrews & Forbes Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings) have entered into reimbursement agreements (the “Reimbursement Agreements”) pursuant to which (i) MacAndrews & Forbes Inc. is obligated to provide (directly or through its affiliates) certain professional and administrative services, including, without limitation, employees, to Revlon, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including, without limitation, Products Corporation, and to purchase services from third party providers, such as insurance, legal, accounting and air transportation services, on behalf of Revlon, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including Products Corporation, to the extent requested by Products Corporation, and (ii) Products Corporation is obligated to provide certain professional and administrative services, including, without limitation, employees, to MacAndrews & Forbes and to purchase services from third party providers, such as insurance, legal and accounting services, on behalf of MacAndrews & Forbes to the extent requested by MacAndrews & Forbes, provided that in each case the performance of such services does not cause an unreasonable burden to MacAndrews & Forbes or Products Corporation, as the case may be.

The Company reimburses MacAndrews & Forbes for the allocable costs of the services purchased for or provided by MacAndrews & Forbes to the Company and its subsidiaries and for the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by MacAndrews & Forbes in connection with the provision of such services. MacAndrews & Forbes reimburses Products Corporation for the allocable costs of the services purchased for or provided by Products Corporation to MacAndrews & Forbes and for the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the purchase or provision of such services. Each of the Company, on the one hand, and MacAndrews & Forbes Inc., on the other, has agreed to indemnify the other party for losses arising out of the services provided by it under the Reimbursement Agreements, other than losses resulting from its willful misconduct or gross negligence.

The Reimbursement Agreements may be terminated by either party on 90 days’ notice. The Company does not intend to request services under the Reimbursement Agreements unless their costs would be at least as favorable to the Company as could be obtained from unaffiliated third parties.

Revlon, Inc. and the Company participate in MacAndrews & Forbes’ directors and officers liability insurance program (the “D&O Insurance Program”), as well as its other insurance coverages, such as property damage, business interruption, liability and other coverages, which cover Revlon, Inc. and the Company, as well as MacAndrews & Forbes and its subsidiaries. The limits of coverage for certain of the policies are available on an aggregate basis for losses to any or all of the participating companies and their respective directors and officers. The Company reimburses MacAndrews & Forbes from time to time for its allocable portion of the premiums for such coverage or the Company pays the insurers directly, which premiums the Company believes are more favorable than the premiums the Company would pay were it to secure stand-alone coverage. Any amounts paid by the Company directly to MacAndrews & Forbes in respect of premiums are included in the amounts paid under the Reimbursement Agreements.

The net activity related to services provided and/or purchased under the Reimbursement Agreements during the year ended December 31, 2012 was $14.9 million, which primarily includes a $14.6 million partial pre-payment made by the Company to MacAndrews & Forbes during the first quarter of 2012 for premiums related to Revlon, Inc.’s and the Company’s allocable portion of the 5-year renewal of the D&O Insurance Program (for the period from January 31, 2012 through January 31, 2017). The net activity related to services provided and/or

 

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purchased under the Reimbursement Agreements for 2011 and 2010 were $(0.5) million and $0.1 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, a receivable balance of $0.1 million and nil, respectively, from MacAndrews & Forbes was included within prepaid expenses and other in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets for transactions subject to the Reimbursement Agreements.

Tax Sharing Agreements

As a result of a debt-for-equity exchange transaction completed in March 2004 (the “2004 Revlon Exchange Transactions”), as of March 25, 2004, Revlon, Inc., Products Corporation and their U.S. subsidiaries were no longer included in the MacAndrews & Forbes Group for U.S. federal income tax purposes. See Note 13, “Income Taxes,” for further discussion on these agreements and related transactions in 2012, 2011 and 2010.

Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan

For a description of transactions with MacAndrews & Forbes in 2009 and 2012 in connection with the Senior Subordinated Term Loan and the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan, including, without limitation, the extension of the maturity date and the change in the annual interest rate on the Contributed Loan and the Non-Contributed Loan portions of the Senior Subordinated Term Loan in 2009 and MacAndrews & Forbes assigning its interest in the Non-Contributed Loan to various third parties in 2012, see Note 10, “Long-Term Debt — Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement.”

Other

Pursuant to a lease dated April 2, 1993 (the “Edison Lease”), Revlon Holdings leased to Products Corporation the Edison, N.J. research and development facility for a term of up to 10 years with an annual rent of $1.4 million and certain shared operating expenses payable by Products Corporation which, together with the annual rent, were not to exceed $2.0 million per year. In August 1998, Revlon Holdings sold the Edison facility to an unrelated third party, which assumed substantially all liability for environmental claims and compliance costs relating to the Edison facility, and in connection with such sale Products Corporation terminated the Edison Lease and entered into a new lease with the new owner. Revlon Holdings agreed to indemnify Products Corporation through September 1, 2013 (the original term of the new lease) to the extent that rent under the new lease exceeds the rent that would have been payable under the terminated Edison Lease had it not been terminated. Effective October 2010, Products Corporation entered into a renewal of the lease with the owner through September 2025. The Revlon Holdings indemnification obligation will terminate on September 1, 2013. The net amounts reimbursed by Revlon Holdings to Products Corporation with respect to the Edison facility for 2012, 2011 and 2010 were $0.1 million, $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively.

Certain of Products Corporation’s debt obligations, including the 2011 Credit Agreements and Products Corporation’s 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes, have been, and may in the future be, supported by, among other things, guarantees from Revlon, Inc. and, subject to certain limited exceptions, all of the domestic subsidiaries of Products Corporation. The obligations under such guarantees are secured by, among other things, the capital stock of Products Corporation and, subject to certain limited exceptions, the capital stock of all of Products Corporation’s domestic subsidiaries and 66% of the capital stock of Products Corporation’s and its domestic subsidiaries’ first-tier foreign subsidiaries. See Note 22, “Subsequent Events – 2013 Senior Notes Refinancing,” for a discussion of the 2013 refinancing of the 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes.

 

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19.    QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

The following is a summary of the Company’s unaudited quarterly results of operations:

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2012  
     1st
Quarter
     2nd
Quarter
     3rd
Quarter
    4th
Quarter
 

Net sales

   $ 330.7       $ 357.1       $ 347.0      $ 391.3   

Gross profit

     215.0         232.7         220.0        251.9   

Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of taxes(a)(b)

     10.0         20.1         (10.0     50.7   

Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes

             0.4                  

Net income (loss)(a)(b)

     10.0         20.5         (10.0     50.7   

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2011  
     1st
Quarter
     2nd
Quarter
     3rd
Quarter
     4th
Quarter
 

Net sales

   $ 333.2       $ 351.2       $ 337.2       $ 359.8   

Gross profit

     219.9         229.3         214.1         225.5   

Income from continuing operations, net of taxes(c)

     12.0         7.2         5.3         38.9   

Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes

             0.6                   

Net income(c)

     12.0         7.8         5.3         38.9   

 

(a) Loss from continuing operations and net loss for the third quarter of 2012 were unfavorably impacted by $24.1 million in restructuring and related charges recorded as a result of the September 2012 Program (See Note 3, “Restructuring Charges”).

 

(b) Income from continuing operations and net income for the fourth quarter of 2012 were favorably impacted by an increase in net income driven by a non-cash benefit of $15.8 million related to the reduction of the Company’s deferred tax valuation allowance on its net deferred tax assets for certain jurisdictions in the U.S. at December 31, 2012, as a result of the Company’s improved earnings trends and cumulative taxable income in those jurisdictions, which is reflected in the provision for income taxes (See Note 13, “Income Taxes”).

 

(c) Income from continuing operations and net income for the fourth quarter of 2011 were favorably impacted by an increase in net income driven by a non-cash benefit of $16.9 million related to the reduction of the Company’s deferred tax valuation allowance on its net deferred tax assets for certain jurisdictions outside the U.S. at December 31, 2011 as a result of the Company’s improved earnings trends and cumulative taxable income in those jurisdictions. (See Note 13, “Income Taxes”).

20.    GEOGRAPHIC, FINANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION

The Company manages its business on the basis of one reportable operating segment. (See Note 1, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”, for a brief description of the Company’s business). As of December 31, 2012, the Company had operations established in 14 countries outside of the U.S. and its products are sold throughout the world. Generally, net sales by geographic area are presented by attributing revenues from external customers on the basis of where the products are sold. Walmart and its affiliates worldwide accounted for approximately 22% of the Company’s worldwide net sales in each of 2012, 2011 and 2010. The Company expects that Walmart and a small number of other customers will, in the aggregate, continue to account for a large portion of the Company’s net sales. As is customary in the consumer products industry, none of the Company’s customers is under an obligation to continue purchasing products from the Company in the future.

 

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In the tables below, certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period’s presentation.

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
      2012            2011            2010         

Geographic area:

               

Net sales:

               

United States

   $ 800.0         56   $ 757.4         55   $ 729.1         55

Outside of the United States

     626.1         44     624.0         45     592.3         45
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    
   $ 1,426.1         $ 1,381.4         $ 1,321.4      
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

     December 31,  
     2012            2011         

Long-lived assets — net:

          

United States

   $ 430.1         90   $ 354.3         88

Outside of the United States

     48.5         10     48.5         12
  

 

 

      

 

 

    
   $ 478.6         $ 402.8      
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
      2012            2011            2010         

Classes of similar products:

               

Net sales:

               

Color cosmetics

   $ 940.0         66   $ 880.4         64   $ 816.1         62

Beauty care and fragrance

     486.1         34     501.0         36     505.3         38
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    
   $ 1,426.1         $ 1,381.4         $ 1,321.4      
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    

21.    GUARANTOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Products Corporation’s 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior secured basis by Revlon, Inc. and Products Corporation’s domestic subsidiaries (other than certain immaterial subsidiaries) that guarantee Products Corporation’s obligations under its 2011 Credit Agreements (the “Guarantor Subsidiaries”). See Note 22, “Subsequent Events — 2013 Senior Notes Refinancing,” for a discussion of the 2013 refinancing of the 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes.

The following Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements present the financial information as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 for (i) Products Corporation on a stand-alone basis; (ii) the Guarantor Subsidiaries on a stand-alone basis; (iii) the subsidiaries of Products Corporation that do not guarantee Products Corporation’s 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes (the “Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries”) on a stand-alone basis; and (iv) Products Corporation, the Guarantor Subsidiaries and the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. The Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements are presented on the equity method, under which the investments in subsidiaries are recorded at cost and adjusted for the applicable share of the subsidiary’s cumulative results of operations, capital contributions, distributions and other equity changes. The principal elimination entries eliminate investments in subsidiaries and intercompany balances and transactions.

 

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets

As of December 31, 2012

 

     Products
Corporation
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

ASSETS

          

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 59.1      $      $ 57.2      $      $ 116.3   

Trade receivables, less allowances for doubtful accounts

     96.2        23.1        96.7               216.0   

Inventories

     74.1        6.1        34.5               114.7   

Deferred income taxes — current

     38.2               10.3               48.5   

Prepaid expenses and other

     92.1        4.7        23.7               120.5   

Intercompany receivables

     947.9        488.2        408.0        (1,844.1       

Investment in subsidiaries

     (94.6     (190.0            284.6          

Property, plant and equipment, net

     86.9        0.5        12.1               99.5   

Deferred income taxes — noncurrent

     189.9               13.2               203.1   

Goodwill

     150.6        65.2        2.0               217.8   

Intangible assets, net

     0.9        61.3        6.6          68.8   

Other assets

     63.5        3.5        25.5               92.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,704.8      $ 462.6      $ 689.8      $ (1,559.5   $ 1,297.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S DEFICIENCY

  

     

Short-term borrowings

   $      $ 5.0      $      $      $ 5.0   

Current portion of long-term debt

     21.5                             21.5   

Current portion of long-term debt —affiliates

     48.6                             48.6   

Accounts payable

     62.2        5.1        34.5               101.8   

Accrued expenses and other

     155.7        13.8        95.2               264.7   

Intercompany payables

     614.6        650.7        578.8        (1,844.1       

Long-term debt

     1,145.8                             1,145.8   

Other long-term liabilities

     233.1        6.2        47.7               287.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     2,281.5        680.8        756.2        (1,844.1     1,874.4   

Stockholder’s deficiency

     (576.7     (218.2     (66.4     284.6        (576.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholder’s deficiency

   $ 1,704.8      $ 462.6      $ 689.8      $ (1,559.5   $ 1,297.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets

As of December 31, 2011

 

     Products
Corporation
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

ASSETS

          

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 57.7      $ 0.1      $ 43.9      $      $ 101.7   

Trade receivables, less allowances for doubtful accounts

     107.1        18.2        86.7               212.0   

Inventories

     68.3        8.4        34.3               111.0   

Deferred income taxes — current

     40.0               9.6               49.6   

Prepaid expenses and other

     78.3        4.2        25.1               107.6   

Intercompany receivables

     907.6        445.5        362.4        (1,715.5       

Investment in subsidiaries

     (164.2     (193.0            357.2          

Property, plant and equipment, net

     85.2        0.9        12.8               98.9   

Deferred income taxes — noncurrent

     206.9               14.5               221.4   

Goodwill

     150.6        42.2        1.9               194.7   

Intangible assets, net

     0.9        21.7        6.6               29.2   

Other assets

     52.7        2.8        24.5               80.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,591.1      $ 351.0      $ 622.3      $ (1,358.3   $ 1,206.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S DEFICIENCY

  

   

Short-term borrowings

   $      $ 3.6      $ 2.3      $      $ 5.9   

Current portion of long-term debt

     8.0                             8.0   

Accounts payable

     56.0        3.9        29.1               89.0   

Accrued expenses and other

     150.8        10.8        68.4               230.0   

Intercompany payables

     559.0        609.9        546.6        (1,715.5       

Long-term debt

     1,107.0                             1,107.0   

Long-term debt — affiliates

     107.0                             107.0   

Other long-term liabilities

     244.9        5.3        50.6               300.8   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     2,232.7        633.5        697.0        (1,715.5     1,847.7   

Stockholder’s deficiency

     (641.6     (282.5     (74.7     357.2        (641.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholder’s deficiency

   $ 1,591.1      $ 351.0      $ 622.3      $ (1,358.3   $ 1,206.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income

For the Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

    Products
Corporation
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Net sales

  $ 929.9      $ 113.6      $ 576.1      $ (193.5   $ 1,426.1   

Cost of sales

    418.6        53.7        227.7        (193.5     506.5   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

    511.3        59.9        348.4               919.6   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

    397.2        47.3        246.4               690.9   

Restructuring charges

    1.2        0.7        18.8               20.7   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

    112.9        11.9        83.2               208.0   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other expenses, net:

         

Intercompany interest, net

    0.8        (0.8     6.2               6.2   

Interest expense

    78.4        0.3        0.4               79.1   

Amortization of debt issuance costs

    3.4                             3.4   

Foreign currency (gains) losses, net

    (0.4     0.5        2.6               2.7   

Miscellaneous, net

    (70.1     6.8        64.3               1.0   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other expenses, net

    12.1        6.8        73.5               92.4   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

    100.8        5.1        9.7               115.6   

Provision for income taxes

    25.0        8.9        10.9               44.8   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of taxes

    75.8        (3.8     (1.2            70.8   

Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes

    0.4                             0.4   

Equity in loss of subsidiaries

    (5.0     (11.9            16.9          
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

  $ 71.2      $ (15.7   $ (1.2   $ 16.9      $ 71.2   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive (loss) income

    (7.3     10.6        12.8        (23.4     (7.3
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income (loss)

  $ 63.9      $ (5.1   $ 11.6      $ (6.5   $ 63.9   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income

For the Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

    Products
Corporation
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Net sales

  $ 883.7      $ 95.2      $ 574.9      $ (172.4   $ 1,381.4   

Cost of sales

    399.8        45.0        220.2        (172.4     492.6   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

    483.9        50.2        354.7               888.8   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

    391.9        40.6        245.6               678.1   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

    92.0        9.6        109.1               210.7   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other expenses, net:

         

Intercompany interest, net

    0.1        (1.0     7.1               6.2   

Interest expense

    84.2        0.3        0.4               84.9   

Amortization of debt issuance costs

    3.7                             3.7   

Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net

    11.2                             11.2   

Foreign currency (gains) losses, net

    (1.5     0.5        5.4               4.4   

Miscellaneous, net

    (47.9     (1.9     51.3               1.5   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other expenses, net

    49.8        (2.1     64.2               111.9   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

    42.2        11.7        44.9               98.8   

Provision for income taxes

    26.8        3.2        5.4               35.4   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations, net of taxes

    15.4        8.5        39.5               63.4   

Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes

    0.6                             0.6   

Equity in income of subsidiaries

    48.0        10.8               (58.8       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

  $ 64.0      $ 19.3      $ 39.5      $ (58.8   $ 64.0   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive loss

    (50.6     (6.3     (14.3     20.6        (50.6
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

  $ 13.4      $ 13.0      $ 25.2      $ (38.2   $ 13.4   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(all tabular amounts in millions, except share and per share amounts)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income

For the Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

    Products
Corporation
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Net sales

  $ 854.2      $ 69.4      $ 546.1      $ (148.3   $ 1,321.4   

Cost of sales

    367.8        32.0        203.8        (148.3     455.3   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

    486.4        37.4        342.3               866.1   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

    399.6        32.5        227.2               659.3   

Restructuring charges

    (0.2            (0.1            (0.3
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

    87.0        4.9        115.2               207.1   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other expenses, net:

         

Intercompany interest, net

    (0.1     (1.1     7.4               6.2   

Interest expense

    89.9        0.3        0.3               90.5   

Amortization of debt issuance costs

    4.5                             4.5   

Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net

    9.7                             9.7   

Foreign currency (gains) losses, net

    (4.6     (0.3     11.2               6.3   

Miscellaneous, net

    (46.9     2.9        45.2               1.2   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other expenses, net

    52.5        1.8        64.1               118.4   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

    34.5        3.1        51.1               88.7   

(Benefit from) provision for income taxes

    (255.8     4.1        16.4               (235.3
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of taxes

    290.3        (1.0     34.7               324.0   

Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes

    0.3                             0.3   

Equity in income of subsidiaries

    33.7        18.5               (52.2       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

  $ 324.3      $ 17.5      $ 34.7      $ (52.2   $ 324.3   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

    7.6        (7.9     (7.7     15.6        7.6   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

  $ 331.9      $ 9.6      $ 27.0      $ (36.6   $ 331.9   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(all tabular amounts in millions, except share and per share amounts)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows

For the Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

    Products
Corporation
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

  

     

Net cash provided by operating activities

  $ 21.3      $ 64.9      $ 17.9      $      $ 104.1   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

  

     

Capital expenditures

    (18.1     (0.4     (2.4            (20.9

Business acquisition

           (66.2                   (66.2

Proceeds from sales of certain assets

    0.1        0.4        0.3               0.8   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

    (18.0     (66.2     (2.1            (86.3
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

  

     

Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings and overdraft

    7.4        1.2        (2.3            6.3   

Repayments under the 2011 Term Loan Facility

    (8.0                          (8.0

Payment of financing costs

    (0.4                          (0.4

Other financing activities

    (0.9            (0.4            (1.3
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

    (1.9     1.2        (2.7            (3.4
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

                  0.2               0.2   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

    1.4        (0.1     13.3               14.6   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

    57.7        0.1        43.9               101.7   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $ 59.1      $      $ 57.2      $      $ 116.3   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(all tabular amounts in millions, except share and per share amounts)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows

For the Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

    Products
Corporation
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

  

       

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

  $ 58.2      $ 37.4      $ (7.6   $      $ 88.0   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

         

Capital expenditures

    (11.7     (0.4     (1.8            (13.9

Business acquisition

           (39.0                   (39.0

Proceeds from sales of certain assets

    0.1               0.2               0.3   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

    (11.6     (39.4     (1.6            (52.6
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

         

Net increase in short-term borrowings and overdraft

    (2.5     2.0        0.7               0.2   

Repayments under the 2010 Term Loan Facility

    (794.0                          (794.0

Borrowings under the 2011 Term Loan Facility

    796.0                             796.0   

Repayments under the 2011 Term Loan Facility

    (4.0                          (4.0

Payment of financing costs

    (4.3                          (4.3

Other financing activities

    (0.6            (0.8            (1.4
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

    (9.4     2.0        (0.1            (7.5
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

                  (2.9            (2.9
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

    37.2               (12.2            25.0   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

    20.5        0.1        56.1               76.7   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $ 57.7      $ 0.1      $ 43.9      $      $ 101.7   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(all tabular amounts in millions, except share and per share amounts)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows

For the Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

    Products
Corporation
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

         

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

  $ 70.8      $ (0.9   $ 26.8      $         —      $ 96.7   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

         

Capital expenditures

    (13.7     (0.1     (1.4            (15.2

Proceeds from sales of certain assets

                  0.3               0.3   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

    (13.7     (0.1     (1.1            (14.9
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

         

Net (decrease) increase in short-term borrowings and overdraft

    (12.8     0.7        1.5               (10.6

Repayments under the 2006 Term Loan Facility

    (815.0                          (815.0

Borrowings under the 2010 Term Loan Facility

    786.0                             786.0   

Repayments under the 2010 Term Loan Facility

    (6.0                          (6.0

Payment of financing costs

    (17.0                          (17.0

Other financing activities

    0.8               (0.5            0.3   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

    (64.0     0.7        1.0               (62.3
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

                  2.7               2.7   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

    (6.9     (0.3     29.4               22.2   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

    27.4        0.4        26.7               54.5   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $ 20.5      $ 0.1      $ 56.1      $      $ 76.7   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(all tabular amounts in millions, except share and per share amounts)

 

22.    SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Insurance Settlement on Loss of Inventory

In January 2013, the Company received additional insurance proceeds of $3.4 million from its insurers in connection with the June 5, 2011 fire at the Company’s facility in Venezuela. These additional proceeds relate to the settlement of the Company’s claim for the loss of inventory. The $3.4 million of proceeds were in addition to $3.7 million received in 2012 and $4.7 million received in 2011, for a total settlement amount of $11.8 million for the loss of inventory, of which $3.5 million was recognized as income from insurance recoveries in the second quarter of 2011. As a result of the final settlement of the claim for the loss of inventory, the Company will recognize a gain from insurance proceeds of $8.3 million in the first quarter of 2013.

The final amount and timing of the remaining insurance recovery is still currently unknown. For further discussion, see Note 1, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – Other Events—Fire at Revlon Venezuela Facility.”

2013 Senior Notes Refinancing

5 3/4% Senior Notes

On February 8, 2013, Products Corporation successfully completed its previously-announced offering, pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act, of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 5 3/4% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “5 3/4% Senior Notes”). The 5 3/4% Senior Notes are unsecured, were issued to investors at par and mature on February 15, 2021.

The 5 3/4% Senior Notes were issued pursuant to an Indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of February 8, 2013 (the “Closing Date”), by and among Products Corporation, Products Corporation’s domestic subsidiaries (the “Guarantors”), which also currently guarantee Products Corporation’s 2011 Term Loan Facility and 2011 Revolving Credit Facility, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. The Guarantors have issued guarantees (the “Guarantees”) of Products Corporation’s obligations under the 5 3/4% Senior Notes and the Indenture on a senior unsecured basis. The holders of the 5 3/4% Senior Notes and the Guarantees will have certain registration rights pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among Products Corporation, the Guarantors and the representatives of the several initial purchasers of the 5 3/4% Senior Notes.

Products Corporation used the net proceeds from the offering to: (i) pay the tender offer consideration, including applicable consent payments, in connection with Products Corporation’s previously-announced cash tender offer to purchase any and all of the $330 million outstanding aggregate principal amount of its 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due November 2015; (ii) pay the applicable premium and accrued interest, along with related fees and expenses, on the 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes that are subsequently redeemed by Products Corporation following the tender offer; and (iii) pay applicable fees and expenses incurred in connection with the offering, the tender offer and any redemption. Products Corporation expects to use the remaining balance available for general corporate purposes, including debt reduction transactions such as repaying a portion of its 2011 Term Loan Facility due November 2017 and repaying the Contributed Loan Portion of its Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan at maturity in October 2013.

 

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Schedule II

REVLON CONSUMER PRODUCTS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

Years Ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010

(dollars in millions)

 

     Balance at
Beginning
of Year
     Charged to
Cost and
Expenses
    Other
Deductions
    Balance at
End  of
Year
 

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts(a):

         

2012

   $ 3.2       $ 0.6      $ (0.3   $ 3.5   

2011

     3.1         (0.1     0.2        3.2   

2010

     3.8         (0.6     (0.1     3.1   

Allowance for Volume and Early Payment Discounts(b):

         

2012

   $ 15.7       $ 58.4      $ (59.5   $ 14.6   

2011

     15.2         54.4        (53.9     15.7   

2010

     14.4         60.9        (60.1     15.2   

Allowance for Sales Returns(c):

         

2012

   $ 57.8       $ 73.7      $ (77.0   $ 54.5   

2011

     59.9         77.0        (79.1     57.8   

2010

     65.5         75.4        (81.0     59.9   

 

(a) Includes doubtful accounts written off, less recoveries, as well as reclassifications and foreign currency translation adjustments.
(b) Includes discounts taken, reclassifications and foreign currency translation adjustments.
(c) Includes sales returns as a reduction to sales and cost of sales, and an increase to accrued liabilities and inventories.

 

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(dollars in millions, except share and per share amounts)

 

     March 31,
2013
    December 31,
2012
 
     (Unaudited)        

ASSETS

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 120.8      $ 116.3   

Trade receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $3.5 as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012

     185.9        216.0   

Inventories

     128.2        114.7   

Deferred income taxes — current

     49.4        48.5   

Receivable from Revlon, Inc.

     77.7        75.1   

Prepaid expenses and other

     54.8        45.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     616.8        616.0   

Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $228.9 and $226.0 as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively

     100.3        99.5   

Deferred income taxes – noncurrent

     202.7        203.1   

Goodwill

     217.8        217.8   

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $31.2 and $29.7 as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively

     67.6        68.8   

Other assets

     100.3        92.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,305.5      $ 1,297.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S DEFICIENCY

    

Current liabilities:

    

Short-term borrowings

   $ 5.0      $ 5.0   

Current portion of long-term debt

            21.5   

Current portion of long-term debt — affiliates

     48.6        48.6   

Accounts payable

     111.9        101.8   

Accrued expenses and other

     209.4        264.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     374.9        441.6   

Long-term debt

     1,227.6        1,145.8   

Long-term pension and other post-retirement plan liabilities

     228.2        233.7   

Other long-term liabilities

     54.7        53.3   

Commitments and contingencies

    

Stockholder’s deficiency:

    

RCPC Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share; 1,000 shares authorized; 546 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012

     54.6        54.6   

Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share; 10,000 shares authorized; 5,260 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012

              

Additional paid-in capital

     946.3        946.3   

Accumulated deficit

     (1,373.7     (1,369.4

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (207.1     (208.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholder’s deficiency

     (579.9     (576.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholder’s deficiency

   $ 1,305.5      $ 1,297.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND

COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME

(dollars in millions)

 

     Three Months Ended
March  31,
 
             2013                     2012          

Net sales

   $ 331.9      $ 330.7   

Cost of sales

     116.9        115.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     215.0        215.0   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     164.9        169.3   

Restructuring charges

     0.2          
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     49.9        45.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other expenses, net:

    

Interest expense

     20.3        21.6   

Amortization of debt issuance costs

     0.8        0.8   

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

     27.9          

Foreign currency losses, net

     3.3        1.7   

Miscellaneous, net

     0.1        0.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other expenses, net

     52.4        24.3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income before income taxes

     (2.5     21.4   

Provision for income taxes

     1.8        11.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

   $ (4.3   $ 10.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income:

    

Currency translation adjustment, net of tax(a)

     (0.8     1.2   

Amortization of pension related costs, net of tax(b)(c)

     1.9        3.8   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income

     1.1        5.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive (loss) income

   $ (3.2   $ 15.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Net of tax of $0.3 million and $(0.7) million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
(b) Net of tax of $(0.3) million for each of the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012.
(c) This other comprehensive income component is included in the computation of net periodic benefit (income) costs. See Note 2, “Pension and Post-Retirement Benefits,” for additional information regarding net periodic benefit (income) costs.

See Accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDER’S DEFICIENCY

(dollars in millions)

 

    RCPC
Preferred Stock
    Additional Paid-
In-Capital
    Accumulated
Deficit
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
    Total
Stockholder’s
Deficiency
 

Balance, January 1, 2013

  $ 54.6      $ 946.3      $ (1,369.4   $ (208.2   $ (576.7

Net loss

        (4.3       (4.3

Other comprehensive income(a)

          1.1        1.1   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, March 31, 2013

  $ 54.6      $ 946.3      $ (1,373.7   $ (207.1   $ (579.9
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) See Note 7, “Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss,” regarding the changes in the accumulated balances for each component of other comprehensive income during the first three months of 2013.

See Accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(dollars in millions)

 

 

     Three Months Ended
March  31,
 
         2013             2012      

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

    

Net (loss) income

   $ (4.3   $ 10.0   

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash used in operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     17.0        15.4   

Amortization of debt discount

     0.4        0.4   

Stock compensation amortization

            0.3   

(Benefit from) provision for deferred income taxes

     (1.1     6.6   

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

     27.9          

Amortization of debt issuance costs

     0.8        0.8   

(Gain) loss on sale of certain assets

     (0.4     0.1   

Pension and other post-retirement (income) costs

     (0.1     1.4   

Change in assets and liabilities:

    

Decrease in trade receivables

     26.9        23.8   

Increase in inventories

     (15.4     (16.7

Increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets

     (13.1     (14.6

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable

     11.0        (6.5

Decrease in accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     (48.2     (12.6

Pension and other post-retirement plan contributions

     (2.7     (6.2

Purchases of permanent displays

     (11.1     (8.5

Other, net

     (4.5     (14.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

     (16.9     (20.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

    

Capital expenditures

     (5.5     (3.5

Proceeds from the sale of certain assets

     0.4          
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (5.1     (3.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

    

Net increase in short-term borrowings and overdraft

     0.2        10.9   

Proceeds from the issuance of the 5 3/4% Senior Notes

     500.0          

Repayment of the 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes

     (330.0       

Repayments under the 2011 Term Loan Facility

     (113.0     (2.0

Payment of financing costs

     (27.9       

Other financing activities

     (0.6     0.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

     28.7        9.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     (2.2     0.6   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     4.5        (14.2

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     116.3        101.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 120.8      $ 87.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental schedule of cash flow information:

    

Cash paid during the period for:

    

Interest

   $ 25.8      $ 13.7   

Income taxes, net of refunds

     2.6        3.1   

See Accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Revlon Consumer Products Corporation (“Products Corporation” and together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”), operates in a single segment and manufactures, markets and sells an extensive array of cosmetics, women’s hair color, beauty tools, anti-perspirant deodorants, fragrances, skincare and other beauty care products. The Company’s vision is glamour, excitement and innovation through high-quality products at affordable prices. The Company’s principal customers include large mass volume retailers and chain drug and food stores in the U.S., as well as certain department stores and other specialty stores, such as perfumeries, outside the U.S. The Company also sells beauty products to U.S. military exchanges and commissaries and has a licensing business pursuant to which the Company licenses certain of its key brand names to third parties for the manufacture and sale of complementary beauty-related products and accessories in exchange for royalties.

Products Corporation is a direct wholly-owned operating subsidiary of Revlon, Inc., which is a direct and indirect majority-owned subsidiary of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc. (“MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings” and, together with certain of its affiliates other than Revlon, Inc. and the Company, “MacAndrews & Forbes”), a corporation wholly-owned by Ronald O. Perelman.

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements are unaudited. In management’s opinion, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation have been made. The Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company after the elimination of all material intercompany balances and transactions.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods presented. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically and the effects of revisions are reflected in the consolidated financial statements in the period they are determined to be necessary. Significant estimates made in the accompanying Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements include, but are not limited to, allowances for doubtful accounts, inventory valuation reserves, expected sales returns and allowances, trade support costs, certain assumptions related to the recoverability of intangible and long-lived assets, deferred tax valuation allowances, reserves for estimated tax liabilities, restructuring costs, certain estimates and assumptions used in the calculation of the net periodic benefit costs and the projected benefit obligations for the Company’s pension and other post-retirement plans, including the expected long-term return on pension plan assets and the discount rate used to value the Company’s pension benefit obligations. The Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 13, 2013 (the “2012 Form 10-K”).

The Company’s results of operations and financial position for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of those to be expected for a full year.

Effective beginning October 1, 2012, the Company is consolidating and reporting Latin America and Canada (previously reported separately) as the combined Latin America and Canada region.

Certain prior year amounts in the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements have been reclassified to conform to the current period’s presentation.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2013-02, “Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income,” which amends Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 220, “Comprehensive Income.” The amendments require an entity to disclose the impact of amounts reclassified out of accumulated other

 

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comprehensive income and into net income, by the respective line items of net income, if the amounts reclassified are reclassified to net income in their entirety in the same reporting period. The disclosure is required either on the face of the statement where net income is presented or in the notes. For amounts that are not reclassified in their entirety to net income, an entity is required to cross-reference to other disclosures required under U.S. GAAP that provide additional detail about those amounts. The Company prospectively adopted ASU No. 2013-02 beginning January 1, 2013, and has provided the required disclosures.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-04, “Accounting for Obligations Resulting from Joint and Several Liability Arrangements for Which the Total Amount of the Obligation is Fixed at the Reporting Date”, which will require an entity to record an obligation resulting from joint and several liability arrangements at the greater of the amount that the entity has agreed to pay or the amount the entity expects to pay. Additional disclosures about joint and several liability arrangements will also be required. This guidance is effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2013, and is to be applied retrospectively for obligations that exist at the beginning of an entity’s fiscal year of adoption, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect such adoption will have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements or financial statement disclosures.

Other Events

Fire at Revlon Venezuela Facility

On June 5, 2011, the Company’s facility in Venezuela was destroyed by fire. For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, the Company’s subsidiary in Venezuela (“Revlon Venezuela”) had net sales of approximately 2%, 2% and 3%, respectively, of the Company’s consolidated net sales. At December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, total assets of Revlon Venezuela were approximately 2%, 2% and 3%, respectively, of the Company’s total assets. Prior to the fire, approximately 50% of Revlon Venezuela’s net sales were comprised of products imported from the Company’s Oxford, North Carolina facility and approximately 50% were comprised of products locally manufactured at the Revlon Venezuela facility. Revlon Venezuela did not have any net sales from the date of the fire until August 12, 2011. The Company’s net sales in Venezuela since August 12, 2011 have been primarily comprised of (i) products imported from the Company’s Oxford, North Carolina facility; and (ii) commencing in the first quarter of 2012, certain products imported from third party manufacturers outside of Venezuela, which were locally manufactured at the Revlon Venezuela facility prior to the fire.

The Company maintains comprehensive property insurance, as well as business interruption insurance. Business interruption insurance is intended to reimburse for lost profits and other costs incurred, which are attributable to the loss, during the loss period, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable policies. The Company’s insurance coverage provides for business interruption losses to be reimbursed, subject to the terms and conditions of such policy, for a period of time, which period for the coverage related to the fire ended on October 2, 2012.

The Company’s business interruption losses include estimated profits lost as a result of the interruption of Revlon Venezuela’s business and costs incurred directly related to the fire. The Company recognizes income from insurance recoveries under the business interruption policy only to the extent it has recorded business interruption losses.

In January 2013, the Company received additional insurance proceeds of $3.4 million from its insurers related to the settlement of the Company’s claim for the loss of inventory. The $3.4 million of proceeds were in addition to $8.4 million of insurance proceeds received prior to December 31, 2012, for a total settlement amount of $11.8 million for the loss of inventory, of which $3.5 million was previously recognized as income from insurance recoveries in 2011. As a result of the final settlement of the claim for the loss of inventory, the Company recognized a gain from insurance proceeds of $8.3 million in the first quarter of 2013.

 

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(except where otherwise noted, all tabular amounts in millions)

 

The table below details the proceeds received and the income recognized to date for the inventory and business interruption and property claims:

 

     Inventory     Business
Interruption
and Property
    Total  

Insurance proceeds received in 2011

   $ 4.7      $ 15.0      $ 19.7   

Insurance proceeds received in 2012

     3.7        2.9        6.6   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total proceeds received as of December 31, 2012

     8.4        17.9        26.3   

Income from insurance recoveries recognized in 2011 and 2012(a)

     (3.5     (13.9     (17.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred income balance as of December 31, 2012

     4.9        4.0        8.9   

Insurance proceeds received in 2013

     3.4               3.4   

Gain from insurance proceeds in the first quarter of 2013(a)

     (8.3            (8.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred income balance as of March 31, 2013

   $      $ 4.0      $ 4.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) The gain from insurance proceeds and income from insurance recoveries is included within selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income in the respective periods.

The final amount and timing of the property and business interruption insurance recovery settlement is currently unknown.

Impact of Foreign Currency Translation — Venezuela Currency Devaluation

On February 8, 2013, the Venezuelan government announced the devaluation of its local currency Venezuelan Bolivars (“Bolivars”) relative to the U.S. Dollar, effective beginning February 13, 2013. The devaluation changed the official exchange rate to 6.30 Bolivars per U.S. Dollar (the “Official Rate”). The Venezuelan government also announced that the currency market administered by the central bank known as the Sistema de Transacciones en Moneda Extranjera (“SITME”) would be eliminated. As previously disclosed in the Company’s 2012 Form 10-K, the Company was using the SITME rate to translate the financial statements of Revlon Venezuela beginning in April 2011.

As a result of the elimination of the SITME market, the Company began using the Official Rate of 6.30 Bolivars per U.S. Dollar to translate Revlon Venezuela’s financial statements beginning in the first quarter of 2013. The devaluation of the local currency had the impact of reducing reported net sales and operating income by $0.5 million and $0.4 million, respectively, in the first quarter of 2013. Additionally, to reflect the impact of the currency devaluation, a one-time foreign currency loss of $0.6 million was recorded in the first quarter of 2013 as a result of the required re-measurement of Revlon Venezuela’s balance sheet. As Venezuela was designated as a highly inflationary economy effective January 1, 2010, the Company reflected this foreign currency loss in earnings.

 

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2. PENSION AND POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS

The components of net periodic benefit (income) costs for the Company’s pension and the other post-retirement benefit plans for the first quarter of 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

 

     Pension Plans     Other
Post-retirement
Benefit Plans
 
     Three Months Ended
March  31,
    Three Months Ended
March  31,
 
         2013             2012             2013              2012      

Net periodic benefit (income) costs:

         

Service cost

   $ 0.2      $ 0.4        $—         $—   

Interest cost

     6.9        7.5        0.1         0.2   

Expected return on plan assets

     (9.5     (8.8               

Amortization of actuarial loss

     2.1        2.0        0.1         0.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ (0.3   $ 1.1        $0.2         $0.3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

In the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Company recognized net periodic benefit income of $(0.1) million compared to net periodic benefit costs of $1.4 million in the three months ended March 31, 2012, primarily due to an increase in the fair value of pension plan assets at December 31, 2012, as well as the impact of the decrease in the weighted-average discount rate. Of the total net periodic benefit income of $(0.1) million for the three months ended March 31, 2013, $(0.4) million is recorded in cost of sales, $0.6 million is recorded in SG&A expenses and $(0.3) million is capitalized in inventory. The Company expects that it will have net periodic benefit income of approximately $(0.5) million for its pension and other post-retirement benefit plans for all of 2013, compared with net periodic benefit costs of $3.9 million in 2012.

During the first quarter of 2013, $2.5 million and $0.2 million were contributed to the Company’s pension plans and other post-retirement benefit plans, respectively. The Company currently expects to contribute approximately $20 million in the aggregate to its pension and other post-retirement benefit plans in 2013.

Relevant aspects of the qualified defined benefit pension plans, nonqualified pension plans and other post-retirement benefit plans sponsored by Products Corporation are disclosed in the Company’s 2012 Form 10-K.

3. RESTRUCTURING CHARGES

September 2012 Program

In September 2012, the Company announced a worldwide restructuring (the “September 2012 Program”), which primarily involved the Company exiting its owned manufacturing facility in France and its leased manufacturing facility in Maryland; rightsizing its organizations in France and Italy; and realigning its operations in Latin America, including consolidating Latin America and Canada into a single operating region, which became effective in the fourth quarter of 2012.

 

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A summary of the restructuring and related charges incurred through March 31, 2013 and expected to be incurred for the September 2012 Program, are as follows:

 

     Restructuring Charges                              
     Employee
Severance
and Other
Personnel
Benefits
    Other      Total
Restructuring
Charges
     Returns(a)      Inventory
Write-offs(b)
     Other
Charges(c)
     Total
Restructuring
and Related
Charges
 

Charges incurred through December 31, 2012(d)

   $ 18.4      $ 2.3       $ 20.7       $ 1.6       $ 1.2       $ 0.6       $ 24.1   

Charges (benefits) incurred for three months ended March 31, 2013

     (0.5     0.7         0.2                         0.1         0.3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cumulative charges incurred through March 31, 2013

   $ 17.9      $ 3.0       $ 20.9       $ 1.6       $ 1.2       $ 0.7       $ 24.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expected charges(e)

   $ 17.9      $ 3.6       $ 21.5       $ 1.6       $ 1.2       $ 0.8       $ 25.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) Returns are recorded as a reduction to net sales in the Company’s Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income.
(b) Inventory write-offs are recorded within cost of sales in the Company’s Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income.
(c) Other charges are recorded within SG&A expenses within the Company’s Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income.
(d) Included within the $20.7 million restructuring charges is a net pension curtailment gain of $1.5 million.
(e) Additional charges of approximately $1.0 million are expected to be incurred in 2013.

The Company expects to pay cash of approximately $24 million related to the September 2012 Program, of which $3.8 million was paid in 2012, $4.5 million was paid during the three months ended March 31, 2013, and the remainder is expected to be paid during the remaining nine months of 2013.

Details of the movements in the restructuring reserve during the first quarter of 2013 are as follows:

 

     Balance
as of  January 1,
2013
     (Income)
Expense,  Net
    Foreign
Currency
Translation
    Utilized, Net      Balance
as of  March 31,
2013
 
            Cash     Noncash     

September 2012 Program:

              

Employee severance and other personnel benefits

   $ 18.0       $ (0.5   $ (0.6   $ (3.5   $       $ 13.4   

Other

     0.9         0.7               (0.9             0.7   

Lease exit

     0.3                       (0.1             0.2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total restructuring charges

   $ 19.2       $ 0.2      $ (0.6   $ (4.5   $       $ 14.3   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the restructuring reserve balance was included in “Accrued expenses and other” in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.

4. INVENTORIES

 

     March 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 

Raw materials and supplies

   $ 37.4       $ 36.6   

Work-in-process

     10.4         8.8   

Finished goods

     80.4         69.3   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 128.2       $ 114.7   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

5. ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER

 

     March 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 

Sales returns and allowances

   $ 67.3       $ 87.0   

Advertising and promotional costs

     42.7         38.6   

Compensation and related benefits

     30.4         56.4   

Restructuring reserve

     14.3         19.2   

Interest

     7.9         13.7   

Taxes

     13.4         15.5   

Other

     33.4         34.3   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 209.4       $ 264.7   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

6. LONG-TERM DEBT

 

     March 31,
2013
    December 31,
2012
 

2011 Term Loan Facility due 2017, net of discounts(a)

   $ 669.2      $ 780.9   

2011 Revolving Credit Facility due 2016

              

5 3/4% Senior Notes due 2021(b)

     500.0          

9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2015, net of discounts(b)

            328.0   

Contributed Loan portion of the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan due 2013(c)

     48.6        48.6   

Non-Contributed Loan portion of the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan due 2014(c)

     58.4        58.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     1,276.2        1,215.9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less current portion of long term debt(a)

            (21.5

Less current portion of long-term debt — affiliates(c)

     (48.6     (48.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 1,227.6      $ 1,145.8   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

On February 21, 2013, Products Corporation consummated an amendment (the “2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments”) to its third amended and restated term loan agreement dated as of May 19, 2011 (as amended, the “2011 Term Loan Agreement”) for its 6.5 year term loan facility due November 19, 2017 (the

 

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  “2011 Term Loan Facility”), to among other things: (i) reduce the total aggregate principal amount outstanding under the 2011 Term Loan Facility from $788.0 million to $675.0 million; (ii) reduce the minimum Eurodollar Rate on Eurodollar Loans from 1.25% to 1.00%; and (iii) reduce the Applicable Margin on Eurodollar Loans from 3.50% to 3.00%. Refer to “Recent Debt Transactions — 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments to the 2011 Term Loan Agreement” below for further discussion. Additionally, see Note 10, “Long-Term Debt,” to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s 2012 Form 10-K for additional details regarding Products Corporation’s 2011 Term Loan Facility prior to the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments.
(b)

On February 8, 2013, Products Corporation issued $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5 3/4% Senior Notes due February 15, 2021 (the “5 3/4% Senior Notes”) to investors at par. Products Corporation used $491.2 million of net proceeds (net of underwriters’ fees) from the issuance of the 5 3/4% Senior Notes to repay or redeem all of the $330 million outstanding aggregate principal amount of its 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due November 2015 (the “9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes”), as well as to pay an aggregate of $27.5 million for the applicable redemption and tender offer premiums, accrued interest and related fees and expenses. Products Corporation used a portion of the remaining proceeds, together with existing cash, to pay approximately $113.0 million of principal on its 2011 Term Loan Facility in conjunction with the consummation of the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments. Products Corporation expects to use the remaining balance available from the issuance of the 5 3/4% Senior Notes for general corporate purposes, including, without limitation, debt reduction transactions, such as repaying to Revlon, Inc. at maturity in October 2013 the Contributed Loan (as defined below). Refer to “Recent Debt Transactions — 2013 Senior Notes Refinancing” below for further discussion.

(c) For detail regarding Products Corporation’s Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan (the “Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan”), consisting of (i) the $58.4 million principal amount which remains owing from Products Corporation to various third parties (the “Non-Contributed Loan”), which matures on October 8, 2014 and (ii) the $48.6 million principal amount due from Products Corporation to Revlon, Inc. (the “Contributed Loan”), which matures on October 8, 2013, see Note 10, “Long-Term Debt,” to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s 2012 Form 10-K. The Contributed Loan is presented as a current liability on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

Recent Debt Transactions

2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments to the 2011 Term Loan Agreement

On February 21, 2013, Products Corporation consummated the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments, among Products Corporation, as borrower, a syndicate of lenders and Citicorp, USA, Inc. (“CUSA”), as administrative agent and collateral agent.

Pursuant to the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments, Products Corporation reduced the total aggregate principal amount outstanding under the 2011 Term Loan Facility from $788.0 million to $675.0 million, using a portion of the proceeds from Products Corporation’s issuance of its 5 3/4% Senior Notes (see “2013 Senior Notes Refinancing” below), together with cash on hand. The 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments also reduced the interest rates on the 2011 Term Loan Facility such that Eurodollar Loans bear interest at the Eurodollar Rate plus 3.00% per annum, with the Eurodollar Rate not to be less than 1.00% (compared to 3.50% and 1.25%, respectively, prior to the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments), while Alternate Base Rate loans bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus 2.00%, with the Alternate Base Rate not to be less than 2.00% (compared to 2.50% and 2.25%, respectively, prior to the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments) (and as each such term is defined in the 2011 Term Loan Agreement).

Pursuant to the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments, Products Corporation, under certain circumstances, also has the right to request the 2011 Term Loan Facility be increased by up to the greater of (i) $300 million and

 

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(ii) an amount such that Products Corporation’s First Lien Secured Leverage Ratio (as defined in the 2011 Term Loan Agreement) does not exceed 3.50:1.00 (compared to $300 million prior to the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments), provided that the lenders are not committed to provide any such increase.

Products Corporation’s existing 5-year, $140.0 million asset-based, multi-currency revolving credit facility due June 16, 2016 (the “2011 Revolving Credit Facility”) under a third amended and restated revolving credit agreement dated June 16, 2011 (the “2011 Revolving Credit Agreement”) remains unchanged.

For the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Company incurred approximately $1.2 million of fees and expenses in connection with the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments, of which, $0.2 million was capitalized. The Company expensed the remaining $1.0 million of fees and expenses and wrote-off $1.5 million of unamortized debt discount and deferred financing costs. These amounts, totaling $2.5 million, were recognized within loss on early extinguishment of debt in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income for the three months ended March 31, 2013.

2013 Senior Notes Refinancing

On February 8, 2013, Products Corporation successfully completed its offering (the “2013 Senior Notes Refinancing”), pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (as amended, the “Securities Act”), of $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of the 5 3/4% Senior Notes. The 5 3/4% Senior Notes are unsecured and were issued to investors at par. The 5 3/4% Senior Notes mature on February 15, 2021. Interest on the 5 3/4% Senior Notes accrues at 5 3/4% per annum, paid every six months on February 15th and August 15th, with the first interest payment due on August 15, 2013.

The 5 3/4% Senior Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture (the “5 3/4% Senior Notes Indenture”), dated as of February 8, 2013 (the “Closing Date”), by and among Products Corporation, Products Corporation’s domestic subsidiaries (the “Guarantors”), which also currently guarantee Products Corporation’s 2011 Term Loan Facility and 2011 Revolving Credit Facility, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. The Guarantors issued guarantees (the “Guarantees”) of Products Corporation’s obligations under the 5 3/4% Senior Notes and the 5 3/4% Senior Notes Indenture on a senior unsecured basis.

Products Corporation used a portion of the $491.2 million of net proceeds from the issuance of the 5 3/4% Senior Notes (net of underwriters’ fees), to repay and redeem all of the $330 million outstanding aggregate principal amount of its 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes, as well as to pay $8.6 million of accrued interest. Products Corporation incurred an aggregate of $18.9 million of fees for the applicable redemption and tender offer premiums, related fees and expenses in connection with redemption and repayment of the 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes and other fees and expenses in connection with the issuance of the 5 3/4% Senior Notes. Products Corporation used a portion of the remaining proceeds from the issuance of the 5 3/4% Senior Notes, together with existing cash, to pay approximately $113.0 million of principal on its 2011 Term Loan Facility in conjunction with the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments. Products Corporation expects to use the remaining balance available from the issuance of the 5 3/4% Senior Notes for general corporate purposes, including, without limitation, debt reduction transactions, such as repaying to Revlon, Inc. at maturity in October 2013 the Contributed Loan.

In connection with these refinancing transactions, the Company capitalized $10.1 million of fees and expenses incurred related to the issuance of the 5 3/4% Senior Notes, which will be amortized over the term of such notes. The Company also recognized a loss on the early extinguishment of debt of $25.4 million during the first quarter of 2013, comprised of $17.6 million of redemption and tender offer premiums, as well as fees and expenses which were expensed as incurred in connection with the redemption and repayment of the 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes, as well as the write-off of $7.8 million of unamortized debt discount and deferred financing costs associated with the 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes.

 

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Ranking

The 5 3/4% Senior Notes are Products Corporation’s unsubordinated, unsecured obligations and rank senior in right of payment to any future subordinated obligations of Products Corporation and rank pari passu in right of payment with all existing and future senior debt of Products Corporation. Similarly, each Guarantee is the relevant Guarantor’s unsubordinated, unsecured obligation and ranks senior in right of payment to any future subordinated obligations of such Guarantor and ranks pari passu in right of payment with all existing and future senior debt of such Guarantor.

The 5 3/4% Senior Notes and the Guarantees rank effectively junior to Products Corporation’s 2011 Term Loan Facility and 2011 Revolving Credit Facility, which are secured, as well as indebtedness and preferred stock of Products Corporation’s foreign and immaterial subsidiaries (the “Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries”), none of which guarantee the 5 3/4% Senior Notes.

Optional Redemption

On and after February 15, 2016, the 5 3/4% Senior Notes may be redeemed at Products Corporation’s option, at any time as a whole, or from time to time in part, at the following redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount), plus accrued interest to the date of redemption, if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning on February 15th of the years indicated below:

 

Year

   Percentage  

2016

     104.313

2017

     102.875

2018

     101.438

2019 and thereafter

     100.000

Products Corporation may redeem the 5 3/4% Senior Notes at its option at any time or from time to time prior to February 15, 2016, as a whole or in part, at a redemption price per 5 3/4% Senior Note equal to the sum of (1) the then outstanding principal amount thereof, plus (2) accrued and unpaid interest (if any) to the date of redemption, plus (3) the applicable premium based on the applicable treasury rate plus 75 basis points.

Prior to February 15, 2016, Products Corporation may, from time to time, redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the 5 3/4% Senior Notes and any additional notes with, and to the extent Products Corporation actually receives, the net proceeds of one or more equity offerings from time to time, at 105.75% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued interest to the date of redemption.

Change of Control

Upon the occurrence of specified change of control events, Products Corporation is required to make an offer to purchase all of the 5 3/4% Senior Notes at a purchase price of 101% of the outstanding principal amount of the 5 3/4% Senior Notes as of the date of any such repurchase, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of repurchase.

Certain Covenants

The 5 3/4% Senior Notes Indenture limits Products Corporation’s and the Guarantors’ ability, and the ability of certain other subsidiaries, to:

 

   

incur or guarantee additional indebtedness (“Limitation on Debt”);

 

   

pay dividends, make repayments on indebtedness that is subordinated in right of payment to the 5 3/4% Senior Notes and make other “restricted payments” (“Limitation on Restricted Payments”);

 

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make certain investments;

 

   

create liens on their assets to secure debt;

 

   

enter into transactions with affiliates;

 

   

merge, consolidate or amalgamate with another company (“Successor Company”);

 

   

transfer and sell assets (“Limitation on Asset Sales”); and

 

   

permit restrictions on the payment of dividends by Products Corporation’s subsidiaries (“Limitation on Dividends from Subsidiaries”).

These covenants are subject to important qualifications and exceptions. The 5 3/4% Senior Notes Indenture also contains customary affirmative covenants and events of default.

In addition, if during any period of time the 5 3/4% Senior Notes receive investment grade ratings from both Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s Investors Services, Inc. and no default or event of default has occurred and is continuing under the 5 3/4% Senior Notes Indenture, Products Corporation and its subsidiaries will not be subject to the covenants on Limitation on Debt, Limitation on Restricted Payments, Limitation on Asset Sales, Limitation on Dividends from Subsidiaries and certain provisions of the Successor Company covenant.

Registration Rights

On the Closing Date, Products Corporation, the Guarantors and the representatives of the initial purchasers of the 5 3/4% Senior Notes entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, pursuant to which Products Corporation and the Guarantors agreed with the representatives of the initial purchasers, for the benefit of the holders of the 5 3/4% Senior Notes, that Products Corporation will, at its cost, among other things: (i) file a registration statement with respect to the 5 3/4% Senior Notes within 150 days after the Closing Date to be used in connection with the exchange of the 5 3/4% Senior Notes and related guarantees for publicly registered notes and related guarantees with substantially identical terms in all material respects (except for the transfer restrictions relating to the 5 3/4% Senior Notes and interest rate increases as described below); (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to cause the applicable registration statement to become effective under the Securities Act within 210 days after the Closing Date; and (iii) use its reasonable best efforts to effect an exchange offer of the 5 3/4% Senior Notes and the related guarantees for registered notes and related guarantees within 270 days after the Closing Date. In addition, under certain circumstances, Products Corporation may be required to file a shelf registration statement to cover resales of the 5 3/4% Senior Notes. If Products Corporation fails to satisfy such obligations, it will be obligated to pay additional interest to each holder of the 5 3/4% Senior Notes that are subject to transfer restrictions, with respect to the first 90-day period immediately following any such failure, at a rate of 0.25% per annum on the principal amount of the 5 3/4% Senior Notes that are subject to transfer restrictions held by such holder. The amount of additional interest will increase by an additional 0.25% per annum with respect to each subsequent 90-day period until all registration requirements have been satisfied, up to a maximum amount of additional interest of 0.50% per annum on the principal amount of the 5 3/4% Senior Notes that are subject to transfer restrictions.

Covenants

Products Corporation was in compliance with all applicable covenants under the 2011 Term Loan Agreement and 2011 Revolving Credit Agreement (together, the “2011 Credit Agreements”) as of March 31, 2013. At March 31, 2013, the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the 2011 Term Loan Facility was $675.0 million and availability under the $140.0 million 2011 Revolving Credit Facility, based upon the calculated borrowing base less $10.3 million of outstanding undrawn letters of credit and nil then drawn on the 2011 Revolving Credit Facility, was $129.7 million.

Products Corporation was in compliance with all applicable covenants under its 5 3/4% Senior Notes Indenture as of March 31, 2013 and its 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes Indenture as of December 31, 2012.

 

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7. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss as of March 31, 2013 are as follows:

 

     Foreign Currency
Translation
    Actuarial (Loss)
Gain on Post-
retirement
Benefits
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 

Balance January 1, 2013

   $ 23.3      $ (231.5   $ (208.2

Currency translation adjustment, net of tax of $0.3

     (0.8            (0.8

Amortization of pension related costs, net of tax of $(0.3)

            1.9        1.9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive (loss) income

     (0.8     1.9        1.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance March 31, 2013

   $ 22.5      $ (229.6   $ (207.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

8. GEOGRAPHIC, FINANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION

The Company manages its business on the basis of one reportable operating segment. As of March 31, 2013, the Company had operations established in 14 countries outside of the U.S. and its products are sold throughout the world. Generally, net sales by geographic area are presented by attributing revenues from external customers on the basis of where the products are sold.

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2013      2012  

Geographic area:

           

Net sales:

           

United States

   $ 192.1         58    $ 184.7         56

Outside of the United States

     139.8         42      146.0         44
  

 

 

       

 

 

    
   $ 331.9          $ 330.7      
  

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

     March 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 

Long-lived assets, net:

           

United States

   $ 436.6         90    $ 430.1         90

Outside of the United States

     49.4         10      48.5         10
  

 

 

       

 

 

    
   $ 486.0          $ 478.6      
  

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2013      2012  

Classes of similar products:

           

Net sales:

           

Color cosmetics

   $ 224.6         68    $ 218.3         66

Beauty care and fragrance

     107.3         32      112.4         34
  

 

 

       

 

 

    
   $ 331.9          $ 330.7      
  

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

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9. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Assets and liabilities are required to be categorized into three levels of fair value based upon the assumptions used to price the assets or liabilities. Level 1 provides the most reliable measure of fair value, whereas Level 3, if applicable, generally would require significant management judgment. The three levels for categorizing the fair value measurement of assets and liabilities are as follows:

 

   

Level 1: Fair valuing the asset or liability using observable inputs, such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

   

Level 2: Fair valuing the asset or liability using inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the applicable asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar (as opposed to identical) assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; and

 

   

Level 3: Fair valuing the asset or liability using unobservable inputs that reflect the Company’s own assumptions regarding the applicable asset or liability.

As of March 31, 2013, the fair values of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that are required to be measured at fair value, namely its foreign currency forward exchange contracts (“FX Contracts”), are categorized in the table below:

 

     Total      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Assets:

        

Derivatives:

        

FX Contracts(a)

   $ 0.5       $       $ 0.5       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets at fair value

   $ 0.5       $       $ 0.5       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

        

Derivatives:

        

FX Contracts(a)

   $ 0.3       $       $ 0.3       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities at fair value

   $ 0.3       $       $ 0.3       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2012, the fair values of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that are required to be measured at fair value, namely its FX Contracts, are categorized in the table below:

 

     Total      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Assets:

           

Derivatives:

           

FX Contracts(a)

   $ 0.1       $       $ 0.1       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets at fair value

   $ 0.1       $       $ 0.1       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

           

Derivatives:

           

FX Contracts(a)

   $ 0.4       $       $ 0.4       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities at fair value

   $ 0.4       $       $ 0.4       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) The fair value of the Company’s FX Contracts was measured based on observable market transactions of spot and forward rates at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012. (See Note 10, “Financial Instruments.”)

 

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As of March 31, 2013, the fair values and carrying values of the Company’s long-term debt, including the current portion of long-term debt, are categorized in the table below:

 

     Fair Value      Carrying
Value
 
      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total     

Liabilities:

              

Long-term debt, including current portion

   $       $ 1,296.4       $       $ 1,296.4       $ 1,276.2   

As of December 31, 2012, the fair values and carrying values of the Company’s long-term debt, including the current portion of long-term debt, are categorized in the table below:

 

     Fair Value      Carrying
Value
 
      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total     

Liabilities:

              

Long-term debt, including current portion

   $       $ 1,245.9       $       $ 1,245.9       $ 1,215.9   

The fair value of the Company’s long-term debt, including the current portion of long-term debt, is based on the quoted market prices for the same issues or on the current rates offered for debt of similar remaining maturities.

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities, trade receivables, notes receivable, accounts payable and short-term borrowings approximate their fair values.

10. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Products Corporation maintains standby and trade letters of credit for various corporate purposes under which Products Corporation is obligated, of which $10.3 million and $10.4 million (including amounts available under credit agreements in effect at that time) were maintained at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. Included in these amounts is approximately $8.7 million at both March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 in standby letters of credit which support Products Corporation’s self-insurance programs. The estimated liability under such programs is accrued by Products Corporation.

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company uses derivative financial instruments, primarily FX Contracts, intended for the purpose of managing foreign currency exchange risk by reducing the effects of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates on the Company’s net cash flows. The Company may also enter into interest rate hedging transactions intended for the purpose of managing interest rate risk associated with Products Corporation’s variable rate indebtedness.

Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts

The FX Contracts are entered into primarily to hedge the anticipated net cash flows resulting from inventory purchases and intercompany payments denominated in currencies other than the local currencies of the Company’s foreign and domestic operations and generally have maturities of less than one year.

The U.S. Dollar notional amount of the FX Contracts outstanding at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was $46.1 million and $43.9 million, respectively.

While the Company may be exposed to credit loss in the event of the counterparty’s non-performance, the Company’s exposure is limited to the net amount that Products Corporation would have received, if any, from the counterparty over the remaining balance of the terms of the FX Contracts. The Company does not anticipate any non-performance and, furthermore, even in the case of any non-performance by the counterparty, the Company expects that any such loss would not be material.

 

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Quantitative Information — Derivative Financial Instruments

The effects of the Company’s derivative instruments on its consolidated financial statements were as follows:

 

  (a) Fair Value of Derivative Financial Instruments in Consolidated Balance Sheets:

 

     Fair Values of Derivative Instruments  
      Assets      Liabilities  
      Balance
Sheet
Classification
   March 31,
2013
Fair Value
     December 31,
2012
Fair Value
     Balance
Sheet
Classification
   March 31,
2013
Fair Value
     December 31,
2012
Fair Value
 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:                  

FX Contracts(i)

   Prepaid expenses
and other
   $ 0.5       $ 0.1       Accrued
Expenses
   $ 0.3       $ 0.4   

 

(i) The fair values of the FX Contracts at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were determined by using observable market transactions of spot and forward rates at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

 

(b) Effects of Derivative Financial Instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012:

 

       Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized  
in Foreign Currency Losses, Net
 
      Three months ended,
March 31,
 
      2013      2012  
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:      

FX Contracts

   $ 0.5       $ (1.6

11. INCOME TAXES

The provision for income taxes represents federal, foreign, state and local income taxes. The effective tax rate differs from the applicable federal statutory rate due to the effect of state and local income taxes, tax rates and income in foreign jurisdictions, utilization of tax loss carry-forwards, foreign earnings taxable in the U.S., nondeductible expenses and other items. The Company’s tax provision changes quarterly based on various factors including, but not limited to, the geographical mix of earnings, enacted tax legislation, foreign, state and local income taxes, tax audit settlements and the interaction of various global tax strategies. In addition, changes in judgment from the evaluation of new information resulting in the recognition, derecognition and/or re-measurement of a tax position taken in a prior period are recognized in the quarter in which any such change occurs.

For the first quarter of 2013 and 2012, the Company recorded a provision for income taxes of $1.8 million and $11.4 million, respectively. The $9.6 million decrease in the provision for income taxes was primarily attributable to the loss on early extinguishment of debt recognized in the first quarter of 2013 related to the 2013 Senior Notes Refinancing and the 2013 Bank Term Loan Amendments.

The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2013 differs from the federal statutory rate of 35% due principally to: (i) foreign and U.S. tax effects attributable to operations outside the U.S., including pre-tax losses in a number of jurisdictions outside the U.S. for which there is no tax benefit recognized in the period; and (ii) foreign dividends and earnings taxable in the U.S.

 

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The Company remains subject to examination of its income tax returns in various jurisdictions including, without limitation, the U.S. (federal) and South Africa for tax years ended December 31, 2009 through December 31, 2011 and Australia for tax years ended December 31, 2008 through December 31, 2011.

12. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Reimbursement Agreements

As previously disclosed in the Company’s 2012 Form 10-K, Revlon, Inc., Products Corporation and MacAndrews & Forbes Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings) have entered into reimbursement agreements (the “Reimbursement Agreements”) pursuant to which (i) MacAndrews & Forbes Inc. is obligated to provide (directly or through its affiliates) certain professional and administrative services, including, without limitation, employees, to Revlon, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including, without limitation, Products Corporation, and to purchase services from third party providers, such as insurance, legal, accounting and air transportation services, on behalf of Revlon, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including Products Corporation, to the extent requested by Products Corporation, and (ii) Products Corporation is obligated to provide certain professional and administrative services, including, without limitation, employees, to MacAndrews & Forbes and to purchase services from third party providers, such as insurance, legal and accounting services, on behalf of MacAndrews & Forbes to the extent requested by MacAndrews & Forbes, provided that in each case the performance of such services does not cause an unreasonable burden to MacAndrews & Forbes or Products Corporation, as the case may be.

The Company reimburses MacAndrews & Forbes for the allocable costs of the services purchased for or provided by MacAndrews & Forbes to the Company and its subsidiaries and for the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by MacAndrews & Forbes in connection with the provision of such services. MacAndrews & Forbes reimburses Products Corporation for the allocable costs of the services purchased for or provided by Products Corporation to MacAndrews & Forbes and for the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the purchase or provision of such services. Each of the Company, on the one hand, and MacAndrews & Forbes Inc., on the other, has agreed to indemnify the other party for losses arising out of the services provided by it under the Reimbursement Agreements, other than losses resulting from its willful misconduct or gross negligence.

The Reimbursement Agreements may be terminated by either party on 90 days’ notice. The Company does not intend to request services under the Reimbursement Agreements unless their costs would be at least as favorable to the Company as could be obtained from unaffiliated third parties.

Revlon, Inc. and the Company participate in MacAndrews & Forbes’ directors and officers liability insurance program (the “D&O Insurance Program”), as well as its other insurance coverages, such as property damage, business interruption, liability and other coverages, which cover Revlon, Inc. and the Company, as well as MacAndrews & Forbes and its subsidiaries. The limits of coverage for certain of the policies are available on an aggregate basis for losses to any or all of the participating companies and their respective directors and officers. The Company reimburses MacAndrews & Forbes from time to time for their allocable portion of the premiums for such coverage or the Company pays the insurers directly, which premiums the Company believes are more favorable than the premiums the Company would pay were it to secure stand-alone coverage. Any amounts paid by the Company directly to MacAndrews & Forbes in respect of premiums are included in the amounts paid under the Reimbursement Agreements.

The net activity related to services provided and/or purchased under the Reimbursement Agreements during the three months ended March 31, 2013 was $6.1 million, which relates to a partial payment made by the Company to MacAndrews & Forbes during the first quarter of 2013 for premiums related to the Revlon, Inc.’s and the Company’s allocable portion of the 5-year renewal of the D&O Insurance Program for the period from January 31, 2012 through January 31, 2017. The net activity related to services provided and/or purchased under

 

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the Reimbursement Agreements during the three months ended March 31, 2012 was $14.6 million, which included the initial $14.6 million partial pre-payment made by the Company to MacAndrews & Forbes during the first quarter of 2012 for premiums related to Revlon, Inc.’s and the Company’s allocable portion of the D&O Insurance Program. As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, a receivable balance of nil and $0.1 million, respectively, from MacAndrews & Forbes was included within prepaid expenses and other in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets for transactions subject to the Reimbursement Agreements.

13. GUARANTOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Products Corporation’s 5 3/4% Senior Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior basis by Products Corporation’s domestic subsidiaries (other than certain immaterial subsidiaries) that guarantee Products Corporation’s obligations under its 2011 Credit Agreements (the “Guarantor Subsidiaries”).

The following Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements present the financial information as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, and for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 for (i) Products Corporation on a stand-alone basis; (ii) the Guarantor Subsidiaries on a stand-alone basis; (iii) the subsidiaries of Products Corporation that do not guarantee Products Corporation’s 5 3/4% Senior Notes (the “Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries”) on a stand-alone basis; and (iv) Products Corporation, the Guarantor Subsidiaries and the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. The Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements are presented on the equity method, under which the investments in subsidiaries are recorded at cost and adjusted for the applicable share of the subsidiary’s cumulative results of operations, capital contributions, distributions and other equity changes. The principal elimination entries eliminate investments in subsidiaries and intercompany balances and transactions.

 

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other equity changes. The principal elimination entries eliminate investments in subsidiaries and intercompany balances and transactions.

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets

As of March 31, 2013

 

     Products
Corporation
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

ASSETS

          

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 78.1      $ 0.2      $ 42.5      $      $ 120.8   

Trade receivables, less allowances for doubtful accounts

     85.8        15.0        85.1               185.9   

Inventories

     85.9        6.0        36.3               128.2   

Deferred income taxes — current

     38.8               10.6               49.4   

Prepaid expenses and other

     102.0        5.4        25.1               132.5   

Intercompany receivables

     962.7        536.1        415.1        (1,913.9       

Investment in subsidiaries

     (89.5     (174.0            263.5          

Property, plant and equipment, net

     88.3        0.6        11.4               100.3   

Deferred income taxes — noncurrent

     190.5               12.2               202.7   

Goodwill

     162.8        53.0        2.0               217.8   

Intangible assets, net

     19.8        41.3        6.5               67.6   

Other assets

     71.3        2.1        26.9               100.3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,796.5      $ 485.7      $ 673.7      $ (1,650.4   $ 1,305.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S DEFICIENCY

          

Short-term borrowings

   $      $ 5.0      $      $      $ 5.0   

Current portion of long-term debt

                                   

Current portion of long-term debt — affiliates

     48.6                             48.6   

Accounts payable

     78.2        4.2        29.5               111.9   

Accrued expenses and other

     126.5        10.4        72.5               209.4   

Intercompany payables

     665.0        671.7        577.2        (1,913.9       

Long-term debt

     1,227.6                             1,227.6   

Other long-term liabilities

     230.5        5.1        47.3               282.9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     2,376.4        696.4        726.5        (1,913.9     1,885.4   

Stockholder’s deficiency

     (579.9     (210.7     (52.8     263.5        (579.9
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholder’s deficiency

   $ 1,796.5      $ 485.7      $ 673.7      $ (1,650.4   $ 1,305.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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(except where otherwise noted, all tabular amounts in millions)

 

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets

As of December 31, 2012

 

     Products
Corporation
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

ASSETS

          

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 59.1      $      $ 57.2      $      $ 116.3   

Trade receivables, less allowances for doubtful accounts

     96.2        23.1        96.7               216.0   

Inventories

     74.1        6.1        34.5               114.7   

Deferred income taxes — current

     38.2               10.3               48.5   

Prepaid expenses and other

     92.1        4.7        23.7               120.5   

Intercompany receivables

     947.9        488.2        408.0        (1,844.1       

Investment in subsidiaries

     (94.6     (190.0            284.6          

Property, plant and equipment, net

     86.9        0.5        12.1               99.5   

Deferred income taxes — noncurrent

     189.9               13.2               203.1   

Goodwill

     150.6        65.2        2.0               217.8   

Intangible assets, net

     0.9        61.3        6.6               68.8   

Other assets

     63.5        3.5        25.5               92.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,704.8      $ 462.6      $ 689.8      $ (1,559.5   $ 1,297.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S DEFICIENCY

          

Short-term borrowings

   $      $ 5.0      $      $      $ 5.0   

Current portion of long-term debt

     21.5                             21.5   

Current portion of long-term debt — affiliates

     48.6                             48.6   

Accounts payable

     62.2        5.1        34.5               101.8   

Accrued expenses and other

     155.7        13.8        95.2               264.7   

Intercompany payables

     614.6        650.7        578.8        (1,844.1       

Long-term debt

     1,145.8                             1,145.8   

Other long-term liabilities

     233.1        6.2        47.7               287.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     2,281.5        680.8        756.2        (1,844.1     1,874.4   

Stockholder’s deficiency

     (576.7     (218.2     (66.4     284.6        (576.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholder’s deficiency

   $ 1,704.8      $ 462.6      $ 689.8      $ (1,559.5   $ 1,297.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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(except where otherwise noted, all tabular amounts in millions)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013

 

     Products
Corporation
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
     Eliminations     Consolidated  

Net Sales

   $ 227.2      $ 21.6      $ 127.2       $ (44.1   $ 331.9   

Cost of sales

     100.9        9.7        50.4         (44.1     116.9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     126.3        11.9        76.8                215.0   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     104.6        11.0        49.3                164.9   

Restructuring charges

            0.2                       0.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     21.7        0.7        27.5                49.9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other expenses, net:

           

Intercompany interest, net

     0.3        (0.2     1.4                1.5   

Interest expense

     18.6        0.1        0.1                18.8   

Amortization of debt issuance costs

     0.8                              0.8   

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

     27.9                              27.9   

Foreign currency losses (gains), net

     2.7        (0.4     1.0                3.3   

Miscellaneous, net

     (26.5     12.7        13.9                0.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other expenses, net

     23.8        12.2        16.4                52.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes

     (2.1     (11.5     11.1                (2.5

(Benefit from) provision for income taxes

     (1.4     0.2        3.0                1.8   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income from continuing operations

     (0.7     (11.7     8.1                (4.3

Equity in (loss) income of subsidiaries

     (3.6     7.5                (3.9       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

   $ (4.3   $ (4.2   $ 8.1       $ (3.9   $ (4.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income

     1.1        10.7        7.2         (17.9     1.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive (loss) income

   $ (3.2   $ 6.5      $ 15.3       $ (21.8   $ (3.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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(except where otherwise noted, all tabular amounts in millions)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012

 

     Products
Corporation
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
     Eliminations     Consolidated  

Net Sales

   $ 218.5      $ 23.0      $ 134.3       $ (45.1   $ 330.7   

Cost of sales

     99.0        10.3        51.5         (45.1     115.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     119.5        12.7        82.8                215.0   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     99.7        9.9        59.7                169.3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     19.8        2.8        23.1                45.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other expenses, net:

           

Intercompany interest, net

     0.3        (0.2     1.5                1.6   

Interest expense

     19.8        0.1        0.1                20.0   

Amortization of debt issuance costs

     0.8                              0.8   

Foreign currency losses, net

     0.5        0.3        0.9                1.7   

Miscellaneous, net

     (12.3     (1.0     13.5                0.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other expenses, net

     9.1        (0.8     16.0                24.3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

     10.7        3.6        7.1                21.4   

Provision for income taxes

     7.8        0.5        3.1                11.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

     2.9        3.1        4.0                10.0   

Equity in income of subsidiaries

     7.1        0.5                (7.6       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 10.0      $ 3.6      $ 4.0       $ (7.6   $ 10.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income

     5.0        10.1        11.7         (21.8     5.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

   $ 15.0      $ 13.7      $ 15.7       $ (29.4   $ 15.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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(except where otherwise noted, all tabular amounts in millions)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013

 

     Products
Corporation
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations      Consolidated  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

           

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

   $ (4.3   $ 0.3      $ (12.9   $       $ (16.9
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

           

Capital expenditures

     (4.9     (0.4     (0.2             (5.5

Proceeds from the sale of certain assets

     0.3               0.1                0.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (4.6     (0.4     (0.1             (5.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

           

Net (decrease) increase in short-term borrowings and overdraft

     (0.7     0.3        0.6                0.2   

Proceeds from the issuance of the 5 3/4% Senior Notes

     500.0                              500.0   

Repayment of the 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes

     (330.0                           (330.0

Repayment under the 2011 Term Loan Facility

     (113.0                           (113.0

Payment of financing costs

     (27.9                           (27.9

Other financing activities

     (0.5            (0.1             (0.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

     27.9        0.3        0.5                28.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

                   (2.2             (2.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     19.0        0.2        (14.7             4.5   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     59.1               57.2                116.3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 78.1      $ 0.2      $ 42.5      $       $ 120.8   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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(except where otherwise noted, all tabular amounts in millions)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012

 

     Products
Corporation
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations      Consolidated  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

        

Net cash used in operating activities

   $ (10.6   $ (0.8   $ (9.0   $       $ (20.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

        

Capital expenditures

     (3.0            (0.5             (3.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (3.0            (0.5             (3.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

        

Net increase in short-term borrowings and overdraft

     8.6        0.8        1.5                10.9   

Repayment under the 2011 Term Loan Facility

     (2.0                           (2.0

Other financing activities

     0.2                              0.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

     6.8        0.8        1.5                9.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

                   0.6                0.6   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (6.8            (7.4             (14.2

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     57.7        0.1        43.9                101.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 50.9      $ 0.1      $ 36.5      $       $ 87.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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$500,000,000

 

LOGO

Revlon Consumer Products Corporation

Offer to Exchange

$500,000,000 5.75% Senior Notes due 2021

(CUSIP Nos. 761519BC0 and U8000EAH2)

for

$500,000,000 5.75% Senior Notes due 2021

(CUSIP No. 761519BD8)

that have been registered under the Securities Act

PROSPECTUS

Each broker-dealer that receives New Notes for its own account pursuant to the Exchange Offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such New Notes. The letter of transmittal states that by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act. This prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a broker-dealer in connection with resales of New Notes received in exchange for Old Notes where such Old Notes were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. We have agreed that, for a period of 210 days after the expiration of the Exchange Offer, we will make this prospectus available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale. See “Plan of Distribution.” In addition, until                 , 2013, all dealers that effect transactions in the New Notes, whether or not participating in the Exchange Offer, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the dealers’ obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as underwriters and with respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions.

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PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item 20. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

Indemnification of Directors and Officers of Revlon Consumer Products Corporation

Under Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”), a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding (i) if such person acted in good faith and in a manner that such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and (ii) with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, if he or she had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful. In actions or suits brought by or in the right of the corporation, a corporation may indemnify such person against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in a manner that such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification may be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which that person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all circumstances of the case, such person in fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or other such court shall deem proper. To the extent that a present or former director or officer of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defending any such action, suit or proceeding referred to above or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he or she is entitled to indemnification for expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith. A corporation may pay expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an officer or director in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation. Such expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by former directors and officers or other employees and agents may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the corporation deems appropriate. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by or granted pursuant to Section 145 of the DGCL is not exclusive of any other rights of indemnification or advancement of expenses to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled, and a corporation may purchase and maintain insurance against liabilities asserted against any former or current, director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or a person who is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, in such capacity, and incurred or arising out of such persons’ status as such, whether or not the power to indemnify is provided by the statute.

Pursuant to Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL, Article Sixth of the Certificate of Incorporation of Revlon Consumer Products Corporation (“Products Corporation”) provides that no director of Products Corporation shall be personally liable to Products Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of his fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (1) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to Products Corporation or its stockholders, (2) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of the law, (3) pursuant to Section 174 of the DGCL, or (4) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.

 

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Article X of the By-laws of Products Corporation allows Products Corporation to purchase and maintain director and officer liability insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of Products Corporation or such person who serves or served as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership or other enterprise at the request of Products Corporation. Article X of the Products Corporation’s By-laws provides for indemnification of the officers and directors of Products Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

Indemnification of Directors and Officers of the Guarantors

The provisions of the By-laws of Products Corporation described above provide for indemnification for directors and officers of Products Corporation serving at the request of Products Corporation as director or officer of, or in other specified capacities in respect of, the Guarantors. In addition, the following indemnification provisions are applicable.

The Delaware Guarantors

Almay, Inc., Bari Cosmetics, Ltd., OPP Products, Inc., PPI Two Corporation, Revlon Consumer Corp., Revlon Development Corp., Revlon Government Sales, Inc., Revlon International Corporation, Revlon Real Estate Corporation, RIROS Group Inc. and SinfulColors Inc. (collectively, the “Delaware Guarantors”) are organized under the laws of the state of Delaware.

The indemnification provisions of the DGCL described in “Indemnification of Directors and Officers of Revlon Consumer Products Corporation” above also relate to the directors and officers of each Delaware Guarantor.

Certificates of Incorporation.    The Certificates of Incorporation of Bari Cosmetics, Ltd., OPP Products, Inc., PPI Two Corporation, Revlon Development Corp., Revlon Government Sales, Inc., Revlon International Corporation, Revlon Real Estate Corporation, RIROS Group Inc. and SinfulColors Inc. provide that no director shall be personally liable to the applicable corporation or any of its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (1) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the applicable corporation or its stockholders, (2) for acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3) pursuant to Section 174 of the DGCL, or (4) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. In addition, the Certificates of Incorporation of Bari Cosmetics, Ltd., OPP Products, Inc., Revlon Development Corp., Revlon Real Estate Corporation, RIROS Group Inc. and SinfulColors Inc. provide that if the DGCL is amended to authorize the further elimination or limitation of liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the applicable corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL, as amended. In addition, the Certificate of Incorporation of Revlon Government Sales, Inc. provides that the corporation shall, to the full extent permitted by Section 145 of the DGCL, indemnify all persons whom it may indemnify pursuant thereto. The Certificates of Incorporation of Almay, Inc. and Revlon Consumer Corp. provide that no director shall be personally liable to the corporation or any of its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent provided by applicable law (1) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (2) for acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of the law, (3) pursuant to Section 174 of the DGCL, or (4) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.

By-laws.    Article X of the By-laws of each Delaware Guarantor allows the applicable corporation to purchase and maintain director and officer liability insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of the applicable corporation or such person who serves or served as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership or other entity or enterprise at the request of the applicable corporation. Article X of the By-laws of each Delaware Guarantor provides for indemnification of the officers and directors of the applicable corporation to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

 

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The New York Guarantors

Charles Revson Inc., North America Revsale Inc. and RIROS Corporation (collectively, the “New York Guarantors”) are organized under the laws of the State of New York.

Section 722(a) of the New York Business Corporation Law (“NYBCL”) provides that a corporation may indemnify any officer or director made, or threatened to be made, a party to an action or proceeding (other than one by or in the right of the corporation to procure judgment in its favor), whether civil or criminal, including an action by or in the right of any other corporation, or other enterprise, which any director or officer of the corporation served in any capacity at the request of the corporation, by reason of the fact that he was a director or officer of the corporation, or served such other corporation or other enterprise in any capacity, against judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees actually and necessarily incurred as a result of such action or proceeding, or any appeal therein, if such director or officer acted, in good faith, for a purpose which he reasonably believed to be in, or, in the case of service for any other corporation or other enterprise, not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation and, in criminal actions or proceedings, had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.

Section 722(c) of the NYBCL provides that a corporation may indemnify any officer or director made, or threatened to be made, a party to an action by or in the right of the corporation to procure judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he 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 any other corporation of any type or kind, or other enterprise, against amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually and necessarily incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action, or in connection with an appeal therein, if such director or officer acted, in good faith, for a purpose which he reasonably believed to be in, or, in the case of service for another corporation or other enterprise, not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation. The corporation may not, however, indemnify any officer or director pursuant to Section 722(c) in respect of (1) a threatened action, or a pending action which is settled or otherwise disposed of, or (2) any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the court in which the action was brought or, if no action was brought, any court of competent jurisdiction, determines upon application, that the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such portion of the settlement and expenses as the court deems proper.

Section 723 of the NYBCL provides that an officer or director who has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of a civil or criminal action or proceeding of the character set forth in Section 722 is entitled to indemnification as permitted in such section. Section 724 of the NYBCL permits a court to award the indemnification required by Section 722.

Section 721 of the NYBCL provides that, in addition to indemnification provided in Article 7 of the NYBCL, a corporation may indemnify a director or officer by a provision contained in the certificate of incorporation or by-laws or by a duly authorized resolution of its shareholders or directors or by agreement, provided that no indemnification may be made to or on behalf of any director or officer if a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to the director or officer establishes that his acts were committed in bad faith or were the result of active and deliberate dishonesty and were material to the cause of action so adjudicated, or that such director or officer personally gained in fact a financial profit or other advantage to which he was not legally entitled.

Section 402(b) of the NYBCL provides that a corporation’s certificate of incorporation may include a provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of its directors to the corporation or its shareholders for damages for any breach of duty in such capacity, except (i) liability of a director if a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to such director establishes that the director’s acts or omissions were in bad faith or involved intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law or that he personally gained in fact a financial profit or other advantage to which he was not legally entitled or that his acts violated Section 719 of the NYBCL or (ii) liability of any director for any act or omission prior to the adoption of a provision authorized by Section 402(b) of the NYBCL.

 

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The Certificates of Incorporation of Charles Revson Inc. and North America Revsale Inc. provide that the personal liability of the directors is eliminated to the fullest extent permitted by Section 402(b) of the NYBCL. The Certificate of Incorporation of RIROS Corporation provides that the liability of any director and/or officer is limited to the fullest extent permitted by Section 402(b) of the NYBCL.

The By-laws of each of the New York Guarantors contain provisions that provide for indemnification of its officers and directors in accordance with the NYBCL. The New York Guarantors are also each authorized under its By-laws and the NYBCL to advance expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action or proceeding to a director or officer upon receipt of an undertaking by him to repay such expenses if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification.

Section 726 of the NYBCL permits, and the By-laws of the New York Guarantors authorize, the purchase and maintenance of insurance to indemnify (1) the corporation for any obligation which it incurs as a result of the indemnification of directors and officers under the Sections of the NYBCL outlined above, (2) directors and officers in instances in which they may be indemnified by the corporation under such Sections, and (3) directors and officers in instances in which they may not otherwise be indemnified by the corporation under such Sections, provided the contract of insurance covering such directors and officers provides, in a manner acceptable to the New York State superintendent of insurance, for a retention amount and for co-insurance.

 

Item 21. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

  

Incorporated by Reference to

3.1    Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Products Corporation, dated May 13, 2004    Exhibit 3.1 to Products Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2004 filed with the SEC on May 17, 2004
3.2    Certificate of Incorporation of Almay, Inc.    Filed herewith
3.3    Certificate of Incorporation of Bari Cosmetics, Ltd.    Filed herewith
3.4    Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Charles Revson Inc.    Filed herewith
3.5    Restated Certificate of Incorporation of North America Revsale, Inc.    Filed herewith
3.6    Certificate of Incorporation of OPP Products, Inc.    Filed herewith
3.7    Restated Certificate of Incorporation of PPI Two Corporation    Filed herewith
3.8    Certificate of Incorporation of Revlon Consumer Corp.    Filed herewith
3.9    Certificate of Incorporation of Revlon Development Corp.    Filed herewith
3.10    Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Revlon Government Sales, Inc.    Filed herewith
3.11    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Revlon International Corporation    Filed herewith
3.12    Certificate of Incorporation of Revlon Real Estate Corporation    Filed herewith
3.13    Certificate of Incorporation of RIROS Corporation    Filed herewith
3.14    Certificate of Incorporation of RIROS Group Inc.    Filed herewith
3.15    Certificate of Incorporation of SinfulColors Inc.    Filed herewith

 

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Exhibit
Number

  

Description

  

Incorporated by Reference to

3.16    Amended and Restated By-Laws of Products Corporation, dated as of May 1, 2009    Exhibit 3.1 to Products Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 29, 2009
3.17    By-Laws of Almay, Inc.    Filed herewith
3.18    By-Laws of Bari Cosmetics, Ltd.    Filed herewith
3.19    By-Laws of Charles Revson Inc.    Filed herewith
3.20    By-Laws of North America Revsale, Inc.    Filed herewith
3.21    By-Laws of OPP Products, Inc.    Filed herewith
3.22    By-Laws of PPI Two Corporation    Filed herewith
3.23    By-Laws of Revlon Consumer Corp.    Filed herewith
3.24    By-Laws of Revlon Development Corp.    Filed herewith
3.25    By-Laws of Revlon Government Sales, Inc.    Filed herewith
3.26    By-Laws of Revlon International Corporation    Filed herewith
3.27    By-Laws of Revlon Real Estate Corporation    Filed herewith
3.28    By-Laws of RIROS Corporation    Filed herewith
3.29    By-Laws of RIROS Group Inc.    Filed herewith
3.30    By-Laws of SinfulColors Inc.    Filed herewith
4.1    Third Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement dated as of May 19, 2011 (the “2011 Term Loan Agreement”), among Products Corporation, as borrower, the lenders party thereto, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (“CGMI”), J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (“JPM Securities”), Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“Merrill Lynch”), Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (“Credit Suisse”) and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (“WFS”), as the joint lead arrangers; CGMI, JPM Securities, Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse, WFS and Natixis, New York Branch (“Natixis”), as joint bookrunners; JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Bank of America, N.A., as co-syndication agents; Credit Suisse, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and Natixis, as co-documentation agents; and Citicorp USA, Inc. (“CUSA”), as administrative agent and collateral agent    Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Products Corporation filed with the SEC on May 20, 2011 (the “Products Corporation May 20, 2011 Form 8-K”)
4.2    Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement, dated as of February 21, 2013, to the 2011 Term Loan Agreement, among Revlon Consumer Products Corporation, as borrower, Citicorp USA, Inc., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and each lender thereunder.    Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Products Corporation filed with the SEC on February 21, 2013

 

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Exhibit
Number

  

Description

  

Incorporated by Reference to

4.3    Third Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of June 16, 2011 (the “2011 Revolving Credit Agreement”), among Products Corporation and certain of its foreign subsidiaries, as borrowers, and CGMI and Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC (“WFCF”), as the joint lead arrangers; CGMI, WFCF, Merrill Lynch, JPM Securities and Credit Suisse, as joint bookrunners; and CUSA, as administrative agent and collateral agent    Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Products Corporation filed with the SEC on June 17, 2011 (the “Products Corporation June 17, 2011 Form 8-K”)
4.4    Third Amended and Restated Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of March 11, 2010 among Revlon, Products Corporation and certain domestic subsidiaries of Products Corporation in favor of CUSA, as collateral agent for the secured parties    Exhibit 4.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Products Corporation filed with the SEC on March 16, 2010 (the “Products Corporation March 16, 2010 Form 8-K”)
4.5    Third Amended and Restated Intercreditor and Collateral Agency Agreement, dated as of March 11, 2010, among CUSA, as administrative agent for certain bank lenders, U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee for certain noteholders, CUSA, as collateral agent for the secured parties, Revlon, Products Corporation and certain domestic subsidiaries of Products Corporation    Exhibit 4.4 to the Products Corporation March 16, 2010 Form 8-K
4.6    Amended and Restated Guaranty, dated as of March 11, 2010, by and among Revlon, Products Corporation and certain domestic subsidiaries of Products Corporation, in favor of CUSA, as collateral agent for the secured parties    Exhibit 4.5 to the Products Corporation March 16, 2010 Form 8-K
4.7    Form of Revolving Credit Note under the 2011 Revolving Credit Agreement    Exhibit 4.3 to the Products Corporation June 17, 2011 Form 8-K
4.8    Third Amended and Restated Copyright Security Agreement, dated as of March 11, 2010, among Products Corporation and CUSA, as collateral agent for the secured parties    Exhibit 4.8 to the Products Corporation March 16, 2010 Form 8-K
4.9    Third Amended and Restated Copyright Security Agreement, dated as of March 11, 2010, among Almay, Inc. and CUSA, as collateral agent for the secured parties    Exhibit 4.9 to the Products Corporation March 16, 2010 Form 8-K
4.10    Third Amended and Restated Patent Security Agreement, dated as of March 11, 2010, among Products Corporation and CUSA, as collateral agent for the secured parties    Exhibit 4.10 to the Products Corporation March 16, 2010 Form 8-K
4.11    Third Amended and Restated Trademark Security Agreement, dated as of March 11, 2010, among Products Corporation and CUSA, as collateral agent for the secured parties    Exhibit 4.11 to the Products Corporation March 16, 2010 Form 8-K
4.12    Third Amended and Restated Trademark Security Agreement, dated as of March 11, 2010, among Charles Revson Inc. and CUSA, as collateral agent for the secured parties    Exhibit 4.12 to the Products Corporation March 16, 2010 Form 8-K

 

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Exhibit
Number

  

Description

  

Incorporated by Reference to

4.13    Form of Term Loan Note under the 2011 Term Loan Agreement    Exhibit 4.4 to the Products Corporation May 20, 2011 Form 8-K
4.14    Amended and Restated Term Loan Guaranty, dated as of March 11, 2010, by Revlon, Products Corporation and certain domestic subsidiaries of Products Corporation in favor of CUSA, as collateral agent for the secured parties    Exhibit 4.14 to the Products Corporation March 16, 2010 Form 8-K
4.15    Reaffirmation Agreement, dated as of June 16, 2011 made by Revlon, Products Corporation and certain of its domestic subsidiaries and acknowledged by CUSA, as collateral agent for the secured parties    Exhibit 4.2 to the Products Corporation June 17, 2011 Form 8-K
4.16    Reaffirmation Agreement, dated as of May 19, 2011 made by Revlon, Products Corporation and certain of its domestic subsidiaries and acknowledged by CUSA, as collateral agent for the secured parties    Exhibit 4.2 to the Products Corporation May 20, 2011 Form 8-K
4.17    Master Assignment and Acceptance, dated as of May 19, 2011 among certain lenders and Citibank, N.A.    Exhibit 4.3 to the Products Corporation May 20, 2011 Form 8-K
4.18    Reaffirmation Agreement, dated as of February 21, 2013 made by Revlon, Products Corporation and certain of its domestic subsidiaries and acknowledged by CUSA, as collateral agent for the secured parties    Exhibit 4.2 to Products Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2013 filed with the SEC on April 25, 2013 (the “Products Corporation 2013 First Quarter Form 10-Q”)
4.19    Indenture, dated as of February 8, 2013, among Products Corporation, certain subsidiaries of Products Corporation as guarantors thereto, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, relating to Products Corporation’s 5.75% Senior Notes due 2021    Exhibit 4.3 to the Products Corporation 2013 First Quarter Form 10-Q
4.20    Form of 5.75% Senior Notes due 2021 (included in Exhibit 4.19)    Exhibit 4.4 to the Products Corporation 2013 First Quarter Form 10-Q
4.21    Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of February 8, 2013, among Products Corporation, certain subsidiaries of Products Corporation, and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as representative of the several initial purchases of the 5.75% Senior Notes due 2021    Exhibit 4.5 to the Products Corporation 2013 First Quarter Form 10-Q
4.22    Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 8, 2013, among Products Corporation, Revlon and certain subsidiaries of Products Corporation, as guarantors thereto, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee    Exhibit 4.6 to the Products Corporation 2013 First Quarter Form 10-Q
5    Opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP    Filed herewith
10.1    Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement, dated as of April 30, 2012, by and between Products Corporation, as the borrower, and MacAndrews & Forbes, as the initial lender    Exhibit 10.1 to Products Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 1, 2012

 

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Exhibit
Number

  

Description

  

Incorporated by Reference to

10.2    Administrative Letter Agreement in connection with the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement, dated as of April 30, 2012, by and among Products Corporation, as the borrower, MacAndrews & Forbes, as the initial lender and Citibank, N.A., as the administrative agent for the Non-Contributed Loan    Exhibit 10.2 to Products Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 1, 2012
10.3    Tax Sharing Agreement, dated as of June 24, 1992, among MacAndrews & Forbes, Revlon, Products Corporation and certain subsidiaries of Products Corporation, as amended and restated as of January 1, 2001    Exhibit 10.2 to Products Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001 filed with the SEC on February 25, 2002
10.4    Tax Sharing Agreement, dated as of March 26, 2004, by and among Revlon, Products Corporation and certain subsidiaries of Products Corporation    Exhibit 10.25 to Products Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2004 filed with the SEC on May 17, 2004
10.5    Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of April 24, 2012, between Products Corporation and David L. Kennedy    Exhibit 10.1 to Revlon’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2012 filed with the SEC on April 26, 2012
10.6    Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2009, between Products Corporation and Alan T. Ennis    Exhibit 10.2 to Revlon’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2009 filed with the SEC on July 30, 2009 (the “Revlon 2009 Second Quarter Form 10-Q”)
10.7    Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2011, between Products Corporation and Robert K. Kretzman    Exhibit 10.5 to Revlon’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 filed with the SEC on February 17, 2011
10.8    Employment Agreement, dated as of April 29, 2009, between Products Corporation and Steven Berns    Exhibit 10.4 to the Revlon 2009 Second Quarter Form 10-Q
10.9    Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2009, between Products Corporation and Chris Elshaw    Exhibit 10.7 to Revlon’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 filed with the SEC on February 25, 2010 (the “Revlon 2009 Form 10-K”)
10.10    Third Amended and Restated Revlon Stock Plan    Exhibit 4.1 to Revlon’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the SEC on December 10, 2007
10.11    Revlon Executive Incentive Compensation Plan    Annex C to Revlon’s Annual Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on April 21, 2010
10.12    Amended and Restated Revlon Pension Equalization Plan, amended and restated as of December 14, 1998 (the “PEP”)    Exhibit 10.15 to Revlon’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 filed with the SEC on March 3, 1999

 

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Exhibit
Number

  

Description

  

Incorporated by Reference to

10.13    Amendment to the PEP, dated as of May 28, 2009    Exhibit 10.13 to the Revlon 2009 Form 10-K
10.14    Executive Supplemental Medical Expense Plan Summary, dated July 2000    Exhibit 10.10 to Revlon’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002 filed with the SEC on March 21, 2003
10.15    Benefit Plans Assumption Agreement, dated as of July 1, 1992, by and among Revlon Holdings, Revlon and Products Corporation    Exhibit 10.25 to Products Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1992 filed with the SEC on March 12, 1993
10.16    Revlon Executive Severance Pay Plan    Exhibit 10.2 to Revlon’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2009 filed with the SEC on April 30, 2009
12    Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges    Filed herewith
21.1    Subsidiaries of Products Corporation    Exhibit 21.1 to Products Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 filed with the SEC on February 13, 2013
23.1    Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm    Filed herewith
23.2    Consent of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP    Included in Exhibit 5
25    Statement of Eligibility of Trustee on Form T-1    Filed herewith
99.1    Form of Letter of Transmittal    Filed herewith
99.2    Form of Letter to Clients    Filed herewith
99.3    Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees    Filed herewith

 

Item 22. Undertakings

(a) The undersigned registrants hereby undertake:

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of

 

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prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement.

(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(b) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrants have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

(c) The undersigned registrants hereby undertake that:

(1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b) (1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.

(2) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on May 20, 2013.

 

REVLON CONSUMER PRODUCTS

CORPORATION

By:   /s/    Steven Berns
 

Name: Steven Berns

Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/    Ronald O. Perelman        

Ronald O. Perelman

  

Chairman of the Board of Directors

  May 20, 2013

/s/    David L. Kennedy        

David L. Kennedy

  

Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors

  May 20, 2013

/s/    Alan T. Ennis        

Alan T. Ennis

  

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

  May 20, 2013

/s/    Steven Berns        

Steven Berns

  

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

  May 20, 2013

/s/    Jessica Graziano        

Jessica Graziano

  

Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

(Principal Accounting Officer)

  May 20, 2013

/s/    Alan S. Bernikow        

Alan S. Bernikow

  

Director

  May 20, 2013

/s/    Paul J. Bohan        

Paul J. Bohan

  

Director

  May 20, 2013

/s/    Barry F. Schwartz        

Barry F. Schwartz

  

Director

  May 20, 2013

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on May 20, 2013.

ALMAY, INC.

BARI COSMETICS, LTD.

CHARLES REVSON INC.

NORTH AMERICA REVSALE INC.

OPP PRODUCTS, INC.

PPI TWO CORPORATION

REVLON CONSUMER CORP.

REVLON DEVELOPMENT CORP.

REVLON GOVERNMENT SALES, INC.

REVLON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

REVLON REAL ESTATE CORPORATION

RIROS CORPORATION

RIROS GROUP INC.

SINFULCOLORS INC.

 

By:   /s/    Steven Berns        
  Name: Steven Berns
  Title: Vice President

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/    Alan T. Ennis        

Alan T. Ennis

  

President and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

  May 20, 2013

/s/    Steven Berns        

Steven Berns

  

Vice President

(Principal Financial Officer)

  May 20, 2013

/s/    Jessica Graziano        

Jessica Graziano

  

Vice President and Controller

(Principal Accounting Officer)

  May 20, 2013

/s/    Lauren R. Goldberg        

Lauren R. Goldberg

  

Director

  May 20, 2013

/s/    Michael T. Sheehan        

Michael T. Sheehan

  

Director

  May 20, 2013

 

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EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

  

Incorporated by Reference to

3.1    Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Products Corporation, dated May 13, 2004    Exhibit 3.1 to Products Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2004 filed with the SEC on May 17, 2004
3.2    Certificate of Incorporation of Almay, Inc.    Filed herewith
3.3    Certificate of Incorporation of Bari Cosmetics, Ltd.    Filed herewith
3.4    Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Charles Revson Inc.    Filed herewith
3.5    Restated Certificate of Incorporation of North America Revsale, Inc.    Filed herewith
3.6    Certificate of Incorporation of OPP Products, Inc.    Filed herewith
3.7    Restated Certificate of Incorporation of PPI Two Corporation    Filed herewith
3.8    Certificate of Incorporation of Revlon Consumer Corp.    Filed herewith
3.9    Certificate of Incorporation of Revlon Development Corp.    Filed herewith
3.10    Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Revlon Government Sales, Inc.    Filed herewith
3.11    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Revlon International Corporation    Filed herewith
3.12    Certificate of Incorporation of Revlon Real Estate Corporation    Filed herewith
3.13    Certificate of Incorporation of RIROS Corporation    Filed herewith
3.14    Certificate of Incorporation of RIROS Group Inc.    Filed herewith
3.15    Certificate of Incorporation of SinfulColors Inc.    Filed herewith
3.16    Amended and Restated By-Laws of Products Corporation, dated as of May 1, 2009    Exhibit 3.1 to Products Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 29, 2009
3.17    By-Laws of Almay, Inc.    Filed herewith
3.18    By-Laws of Bari Cosmetics, Ltd.    Filed herewith
3.19    By-Laws of Charles Revson Inc.    Filed herewith
3.20    By-Laws of North America Revsale, Inc.    Filed herewith
3.21    By-Laws of OPP Products, Inc.    Filed herewith

 

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Exhibit
Number

  

Description

  

Incorporated by Reference to

3.22    By-Laws of PPI Two Corporation    Filed herewith
3.23    By-Laws of Revlon Consumer Corp.    Filed herewith
3.24    By-Laws of Revlon Development Corp.    Filed herewith
3.25    By-Laws of Revlon Government Sales, Inc.    Filed herewith
3.26    By-Laws of Revlon International Corporation    Filed herewith
3.27    By-Laws of Revlon Real Estate Corporation    Filed herewith
3.28    By-Laws of RIROS Corporation    Filed herewith
3.29    By-Laws of RIROS Group Inc.    Filed herewith
3.30    By-Laws of SinfulColors Inc.    Filed herewith
4.1    Third Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement dated as of May 19, 2011 (the “2011 Term Loan Agreement”), among Products Corporation, as borrower, the lenders party thereto, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (“CGMI”), J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (“JPM Securities”), Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“Merrill Lynch”), Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (“Credit Suisse”) and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (“WFS”), as the joint lead arrangers; CGMI, JPM Securities, Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse, WFS and Natixis, New York Branch (“Natixis”), as joint bookrunners; JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Bank of America, N.A., as co-syndication agents; Credit Suisse, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and Natixis, as co-documentation agents; and Citicorp USA, Inc. (“CUSA”), as administrative agent and collateral agent    Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Products Corporation filed with the SEC on May 20, 2011 (the “Products Corporation May 20, 2011 Form 8-K”)
4.2    Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement, dated as of February 21, 2013, to the 2011 Term Loan Agreement, among Revlon Consumer Products Corporation, as borrower, Citicorp USA, Inc., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and each lender thereunder.    Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Products Corporation filed with the SEC on February 21, 2013
4.3    Third Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of June 16, 2011 (the “2011 Revolving Credit Agreement”), among Products Corporation and certain of its foreign subsidiaries, as borrowers, and CGMI and Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC (“WFCF”), as the joint lead arrangers; CGMI, WFCF, Merrill Lynch, JPM Securities and Credit Suisse, as joint bookrunners; and CUSA, as administrative agent and collateral agent    Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Products Corporation filed with the SEC on June 17, 2011 (the “Products Corporation June 17, 2011 Form 8-K”)

 

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Exhibit
Number

  

Description

  

Incorporated by Reference to

4.4    Third Amended and Restated Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of March 11, 2010 among Revlon, Products Corporation and certain domestic subsidiaries of Products Corporation in favor of CUSA, as collateral agent for the secured parties    Exhibit 4.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Products Corporation filed with the SEC on March 16, 2010 (the “Products Corporation March 16, 2010 Form 8-K”)
4.5    Third Amended and Restated Intercreditor and Collateral Agency Agreement, dated as of March 11, 2010, among CUSA, as administrative agent for certain bank lenders, U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee for certain noteholders, CUSA, as collateral agent for the secured parties, Revlon, Products Corporation and certain domestic subsidiaries of Products Corporation    Exhibit 4.4 to the Products Corporation March 16, 2010 Form 8-K
4.6    Amended and Restated Guaranty, dated as of March 11, 2010, by and among Revlon, Products Corporation and certain domestic subsidiaries of Products Corporation, in favor of CUSA, as collateral agent for the secured parties    Exhibit 4.5 to the Products Corporation March 16, 2010 Form 8-K
4.7    Form of Revolving Credit Note under the 2011 Revolving Credit Agreement    Exhibit 4.3 to the Products Corporation June 17, 2011 Form 8-K
4.8    Third Amended and Restated Copyright Security Agreement, dated as of March 11, 2010, among Products Corporation and CUSA, as collateral agent for the secured parties    Exhibit 4.8 to the Products Corporation March 16, 2010 Form 8-K
4.9    Third Amended and Restated Copyright Security Agreement, dated as of March 11, 2010, among Almay, Inc. and CUSA, as collateral agent for the secured parties    Exhibit 4.9 to the Products Corporation March 16, 2010 Form 8-K
4.10    Third Amended and Restated Patent Security Agreement, dated as of March 11, 2010, among Products Corporation and CUSA, as collateral agent for the secured parties    Exhibit 4.10 to the Products Corporation March 16, 2010 Form 8-K
4.11    Third Amended and Restated Trademark Security Agreement, dated as of March 11, 2010, among Products Corporation and CUSA, as collateral agent for the secured parties    Exhibit 4.11 to the Products Corporation March 16, 2010 Form 8-K
4.12    Third Amended and Restated Trademark Security Agreement, dated as of March 11, 2010, among Charles Revson Inc. and CUSA, as collateral agent for the secured parties    Exhibit 4.12 to the Products Corporation March 16, 2010 Form 8-K
4.13    Form of Term Loan Note under the 2011 Term Loan Agreement    Exhibit 4.4 to the Products Corporation May 20, 2011 Form 8-K

 

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Exhibit
Number

  

Description

  

Incorporated by Reference to

4.14    Amended and Restated Term Loan Guaranty, dated as of March 11, 2010, by Revlon, Products Corporation and certain domestic subsidiaries of Products Corporation in favor of CUSA, as collateral agent for the secured parties    Exhibit 4.14 to the Products Corporation March 16, 2010 Form 8-K
4.15    Reaffirmation Agreement, dated as of June 16, 2011 made by Revlon, Products Corporation and certain of its domestic subsidiaries and acknowledged by CUSA, as collateral agent for the secured parties    Exhibit 4.2 to the Products Corporation June 17, 2011 Form 8-K
4.16    Reaffirmation Agreement, dated as of May 19, 2011 made by Revlon, Products Corporation and certain of its domestic subsidiaries and acknowledged by CUSA, as collateral agent for the secured parties    Exhibit 4.2 to the Products Corporation May 20, 2011 Form 8-K
4.17    Master Assignment and Acceptance, dated as of May 19, 2011 among certain lenders and Citibank, N.A.    Exhibit 4.3 to the Products Corporation May 20, 2011 Form 8-K
4.18    Reaffirmation Agreement, dated as of February 21, 2013 made by Revlon, Products Corporation and certain of its domestic subsidiaries and acknowledged by CUSA, as collateral agent for the secured parties    Exhibit 4.2 to Products Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2013 filed with the SEC on April 25, 2013 (the “Products Corporation 2013 First Quarter Form 10-Q”)
4.19    Indenture, dated as of February 8, 2013, among Products Corporation, certain subsidiaries of Products Corporation as guarantors thereto, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, relating to Products Corporation’s 5.75% Senior Notes due 2021    Exhibit 4.3 to the Products Corporation 2013 First Quarter Form 10-Q
4.20    Form of 5.75% Senior Notes due 2021 (included in Exhibit 4.19)    Exhibit 4.4 to the Products Corporation 2013 First Quarter Form 10-Q
4.21    Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of February 8, 2013, among Products Corporation, certain subsidiaries of Products Corporation, and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as representative of the several initial purchases of the 5.75% Senior Notes due 2021    Exhibit 4.5 to the Products Corporation 2013 First Quarter Form 10-Q
4.22    Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 8, 2013, among Products Corporation, Revlon and certain subsidiaries of Products Corporation, as guarantors thereto, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee    Exhibit 4.6 to the Products Corporation 2013 First Quarter Form 10-Q
5    Opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP    Filed herewith

 

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Exhibit
Number

  

Description

  

Incorporated by Reference to

10.1    Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement, dated as of April 30, 2012, by and between Products Corporation, as the borrower, and MacAndrews & Forbes, as the initial lender    Exhibit 10.1 to Products Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 1, 2012
10.2    Administrative Letter Agreement in connection with the Amended and Restated Senior Subordinated Term Loan Agreement, dated as of April 30, 2012, by and among Products Corporation, as the borrower, MacAndrews & Forbes, as the initial lender and Citibank, N.A., as the administrative agent for the Non-Contributed Loan    Exhibit 10.2 to Products Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 1, 2012
10.3    Tax Sharing Agreement, dated as of June 24, 1992, among MacAndrews & Forbes, Revlon, Products Corporation and certain subsidiaries of Products Corporation, as amended and restated as of January 1, 2001    Exhibit 10.2 to Products Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001 filed with the SEC on February 25, 2002
10.4    Tax Sharing Agreement, dated as of March 26, 2004, by and among Revlon, Products Corporation and certain subsidiaries of Products Corporation    Exhibit 10.25 to Products Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2004 filed with the SEC on May 17, 2004
10.5    Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of April 24, 2012, between Products Corporation and David L. Kennedy    Exhibit 10.1 to Revlon’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2012 filed with the SEC on April 26, 2012
10.6    Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2009, between Products Corporation and Alan T. Ennis    Exhibit 10.2 to Revlon’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2009 filed with the SEC on July 30, 2009 (the “Revlon 2009 Second Quarter Form 10-Q”)
10.7    Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2011, between Products Corporation and Robert K. Kretzman    Exhibit 10.5 to Revlon’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 filed with the SEC on February 17, 2011
10.8    Employment Agreement, dated as of April 29, 2009, between Products Corporation and Steven Berns    Exhibit 10.4 to the Revlon 2009 Second Quarter Form 10-Q
10.9    Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2009, between Products Corporation and Chris Elshaw    Exhibit 10.7 to Revlon’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 filed with the SEC on February 25, 2010 (the “Revlon 2009 Form 10-K”)
10.10    Third Amended and Restated Revlon Stock Plan    Exhibit 4.1 to Revlon’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the SEC on December 10, 2007

 

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Exhibit
Number

  

Description

  

Incorporated by Reference to

10.11    Revlon Executive Incentive Compensation Plan    Annex C to Revlon’s Annual Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on April 21, 2010
10.12    Amended and Restated Revlon Pension Equalization Plan, amended and restated as of December 14, 1998 (the “PEP”)    Exhibit 10.15 to Revlon’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 filed with the SEC on March 3, 1999
10.13    Amendment to the PEP, dated as of May 28, 2009    Exhibit 10.13 to the Revlon 2009 Form 10-K
10.14    Executive Supplemental Medical Expense Plan Summary, dated July 2000    Exhibit 10.10 to Revlon’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002 filed with the SEC on March 21, 2003
10.15    Benefit Plans Assumption Agreement, dated as of July 1, 1992, by and among Revlon Holdings, Revlon and Products Corporation    Exhibit 10.25 to Products Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1992 filed with the SEC on March 12, 1993
10.16    Revlon Executive Severance Pay Plan    Exhibit 10.2 to Revlon’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2009 filed with the SEC on April 30, 2009
12    Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges    Filed herewith
21.1    Subsidiaries of Products Corporation    Exhibit 21.1 to Products Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 filed with the SEC on February 13, 2013
23.1    Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm    Filed herewith
23.2    Consent of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP    Included in Exhibit 5
25    Statement of Eligibility of Trustee on Form T-1    Filed herewith
99.1    Form of Letter of Transmittal    Filed herewith
99.2    Form of Letter to Clients    Filed herewith
99.3    Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees    Filed herewith

 

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EX-3.2 2 d538541dex32.htm EX-3.2 EX-3.2

Exhibit 3.2

 

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

ALMAY, INC.

FIRST:          The name of the Corporation is Almay, Inc. (hereinafter the “Corporation”).

SECOND:     The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is 32 Loockerman Square, Suite L-100, in the City of Dover, County of Kent. The name of its registered agent at that address is The Prentice-Hall Corporation System, Inc.

THIRD:         The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as set forth in Title 8 of the Delaware Code (the “GCL”).

FOURTH:     The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 1,000 shares of Common Stock, $1.00 par value.

FIFTH:          The name and mailing address of the Sole Incorporator is as follows:

 

Name

       

Mailing Address

Annamarie DellaFave      625 Madison Avenue
     New York, NY 10022

SIXTH:          The following provisions are inserted for the management of the business and the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation, and for further definition, limitation and regulation of the powers of the Corporation and of its directors and stockholders:

(1)  The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors.

(2)  The directors shall have concurrent power with the stockholders to make, alter, amend, change, add to or repeal the By-Laws of the Corporation.

(3)      The number of directors of the Corporation shall be as from time to time fixed by, or in the manner provided in, the By-Laws of the Corporation. Election of directors need not be by written ballot unless the By-Laws so provide.

(4)  No director shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty by such director as a director.


Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, a director shall be liable to the extent provided by applicable law (i) for breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) fur acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) pursuant to Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. No amendment to or repeal of this Subsection (4) to Article SIXTH shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any director of the Corporation for or with respect to any acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to such amendment.

(5)  In addition to the powers and authority hereinbefore or by statute expressly conferred upon them, the directors are hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation, subject, nevertheless, to the provisions of the GCL, this Certificate of Incorporation, and any By-Laws adopted by the stockholders; provided, however, that no By-Laws hereafter adopted by the stockholders shall invalidate any prior act of the directors which would have been valid if such By-Laws had not been adopted.

SEVENTH:    Meetings of stockholders may be held within or without the State of Delaware, as the By-Laws may provide. The books of the Corporation may be kept (subject to any provisions contained in the GCL) outside the State of Delaware at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors or in the By-Laws of the Corporation.

EIGHTH: Whenever a compromise or arrangement is proposed between this Corporation and its creditors or any class of them and/or between this Corporation and its stockholders or any class of them, any court of equitable jurisdiction within the State of Delaware may, on the application in a summary way of this Corporation or of any creditor or stockholder thereof or on the application of any receiver or receivers appointed for this Corporation under the provisions of Section 279 of the GCL, order a meeting of the creditors or class of creditors, and/or of the stockholders or class of stockholders, as the case may be, to be summoned in such manner as the said court directs. If a majority in number representing three-fourths in value of the creditors or class of creditors, and/or of the stockholders or class of stockholders of this Corporation, as the case may be, agree to any compromise or arrangement and to any reorganization of this Corporation as a consequence of such compromise or arrangement, the said compromise or arrangement and the said reorganization shall, if sanctioned by the court to which the said application has been made, be binding on all the creditors or class of creditors, and/or on all the stockholders or class of stockholders, of this Corporation, as the case may be and also on this Corporation.

 

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NINTH:    The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.

I, THE UNDERSIGNED, being the sole Incorporator hereinbefore named, for the purpose of forming a corporation pursuant to the GCL, do make this Certificate, hereby declaring and certifying that this is my act and deed and the facts herein stated are true, and accordingly have hereunto set my hand this 1st day of July, 1993.

 

LOGO
Annamarie DellaFave
Sole Incorporator

 

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EX-3.3 3 d538541dex33.htm EX-3.3 EX-3.3

Exhibit 3.3

 

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

BC PRODUCTS INC.

FIRST:    The name of the Corporation is BC Products Inc. (hereinafter the “Corporation”).

SECOND:  The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle. The name of its registered agent at that address is Corporation Service Company. Zip code is 19808.

THIRD: The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as set forth in Title 8 of the Delaware Code (the “GCL”).

FOURTH:  The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 1,000 shares of Common Stock, each having a par value of one dollar ($1.00).

FIFTH:  The name and mailing address of the Sole Incorporator is as follows:

 

Name:    Address:
  

c/o Revlon Consumer Products Corporation

Marc R. Esterman

  

237 Park Avenue

  

New York, NY 10017

SIXTH:      The following provisions are inserted for the management of the business and the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation, and for further definition, limitation and regulation of the powers of the Corporation and of its directors and stockholders:

(1)  The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors.

(2)  The directors shall have concurrent power with the stockholders to make, alter, amend, change, add to or repeal the By-Laws of the Corporation.

(3) The number of directors of the Corporation shall be as from time to time fixed by, or in the manner provided in, the By-Laws of the Corporation. Election of directors need not be by written ballot unless the By-Laws so provide.

(4)  No director shall be personally liable to the Corporation or any of its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the


Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) pursuant to Section 174 of the GCL, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit If the GCL is amended hereafter to authorize the farther elimination or limitation of liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent authorized by the GCL, as so amended. Any repeal or modification of this Article SIXTH by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.

(5)  In addition to the powers and authority hereinbefore or by statute expressly conferred upon them, the directors are hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation, subject, nevertheless, to the provisions of the GCL, this Certificate of Incorporation, and any By-Laws adopted by the stockholders; provided, however, that no By-Laws hereafter adopted by the stockholders shall invalidate any prior act of the directors which would have been valid if such By-Laws had not been adopted.

SEVENTH:  Meetings of stockholders may be held within or without the State of Delaware, as the By-Laws may provide. The books of the Corporation may be kept (subject to any provision contained in the GCL) outside the State of Delaware at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors or in the By-Laws of the Corporation.

EIGHTH:    The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.

I, THE UNDERSIGNED, being the Sole Incorporator hereinbefore named, for the purpose of forming a corporation pursuant to the GCL, do make this Certificate, hereby declaring and certifying that this is my act and deed and that the facts herein stated are true, and accordingly have hereunto set my hand as of this 12 day of June, 2012.

 

LOGO

Marc R. Esterman,

Sole Incorporator


CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

OF

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

BC Products Inc., a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “Company”), does hereby certify as follows:

FIRST: That the Company’s Board of Directors, by the unanimous written consent of its members, filed with the minutes of said Board of Directors, has adopted resolutions proposing and declaring advisable the following amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation:

RESOLVED, that, subject to receipt of stockholder approval, the Certificate of Incorporation of BC Products Inc. be amended by changing the Article thereof numbered “FIRST” so that, as amended, said Article shall be and read as follows:

“FIRST: The name of the Corporation is BARI COSMETICS, LTD.

SECOND:  That the sole stockholder of the Company has given its written consent to the above amendment in accordance with the provisions of Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

THIRD:  That the aforesaid amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the applicable provisions of Sections 242 and 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

FOURTH:  That this Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation shall be effective immediately.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this certificate to be signed by Michael T. Sheehan, its Vice President and Secretary, this 6 day of July, 2012.

 

BC PRODUCTS INC.

By:

 

LOGO

Name:

 

Michael T. Sheehan

Title:

 

Vice President and Secretary

EX-3.4 4 d538541dex34.htm EX-3.4 EX-3.4

Exhibit 3.4

RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

CHARLES REVSON INC.

 

 

Under Section 807 of the Business Corporation

Law of the State of New York

 

 

The undersigned, Michael T. Sheehan, certifies that he is an Authorized Officer of Charles Revson Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, and does hereby further certify as follows:

(1)      The name of the corporation is Charles Revson Inc.

(2)      The original Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York on August 10, 1966.

(3)      The Certificate of Incorporation, as now in full force and effect, is hereby amended by adding a new Article SIXTH which reads as follows:

SIXTH: The personal liability of the directors of the corporation is hereby eliminated to the fullest extent permitted by the provisions of paragraph (b) of Section 402 of the Business Corporation Law of the State of New York, as the same may be amended and supplemented.”

(4)      This Restated Certificate of Incorporation was duly authorized by a vote of the Board of Directors followed by the unanimous written consent of the sole stockholder of the outstanding common stock of the corporation.

(5)      The text of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation as amended hereby is restated to read in its entirety, as follows:

FIRST: The name of the corporation is

CHARLES REVSON INC.

hereinafter sometimes called the “corporation”.


SECOND: The purposes for which it is formed are as follows:

To prepare, compound, manufacture, purchase or otherwise acquire, sell or otherwise dispose of, import, export and trade in generally all kinds of cosmetics, toilet articles and grooming aids, lotions, creams, tonics, soaps, shampoos, fragrances and general merchandise of every kind, nature and description.

To purchase, manufacture, produce, assemble, receive, lease or in any manner acquire, hold, own, use, operate, install, maintain, service, repair, process, alter, improve, import, export, sell, lease, assign, transfer and generally to trade and deal in and with, raw materials, natural or manufactured articles or products, machinery, equipment, devices, systems, parts, supplies, apparatus and personal property of every kind, nature or description, tangible or intangible, used or capable of being used for any purpose whatsoever and to engage and participate in any mercantile, manufacturing or trading business of any kind or character.

To purchase, receive, lease or otherwise acquire and to manage, hold, own, use, improve, convey, sell, mortgage, or otherwise deal in and with lands, buildings and real property of every description, or any interest therein.

To adopt, apply for, obtain, register, purchase, lease or otherwise acquire and to maintain, protect, hold, use, own, exercise, develop, manufacture under, operate and introduce, and to sell and grant licenses or other rights in respect of, assign or otherwise dispose of, turn to account, or in any manner deal with and contract with reference to, any trade marks, trade names, patents, patent rights, concessions, franchises, designs, copyrights and distinctive marks and rights analogous thereto, and inventions, devices, improvements, processes, recipes, formulae and the like, including such thereof as may be covered by, used in connection with, or secured or received under, Letters Patent of the United States of America or elsewhere or otherwise, and any licenses in respect thereof and any or all rights connected therewith or appertaining thereto.

In furtherance of its corporate business and subject to the limitations prescribed by statute, to acquire by purchase, exchange or otherwise, all or any part of, or any interest in, the properties, assets, business and good-will of any one or more corporations, associations, partnerships, firms, syndicates or individuals and to pay for the same in cash, property or its own or other securities; to hold, operate, reorganize, liquidate, mortgage, pledge, sell, exchange, or in any manner dispose of the whole or any part thereof; and in connection therewith, to assume or guarantee performance of any liabilities, obligations or contracts of corporations, associations, partnerships, firms, syndicates or individuals, and to conduct in any lawful manner the whole or any part of any similar business thus acquired.

To acquire or become interested in, whether by subscription, purchase, underwriting, loan, participation in syndicates or otherwise, to own, hold, to sell, assign or otherwise dispose of, or in any manner to deal in or with, stocks,

 

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bonds, debentures, warrants, rights, scrip, notes, evidences of indebtedness, or other securities or obligations of any kind by whomsoever issued, to exercise in respect thereof all powers and privileges of individual ownership or interest therein, including the right to vote thereon for any and all purposes; to consent, or otherwise act with respect thereto, without limitations; and to issue in exchange therefor the corporation’s stock, bonds, debentures, warrants, rights, scrip, notes, evidences of indebtedness or other securities or obligations of any kind.

To borrow money for its corporate purposes, and to make, accept, endorse, execute and issue promissory notes, bills of exchange, bonds, debentures or other obligations from time to time, for the purchase of property, or for any purpose relating to the business of the company, and if deemed proper, to secure the payment of any such obligations by mortgage, pledge, guarantee, deed of trust or otherwise.

To lend its uninvested funds from time to time to such extent, on such terms and on such security, if any, as the Board of Directors of the corporation may determine.

In furtherance of its corporate business and subject to the limitations prescribed by statute, to be a promoter, partner, member, associate or manager of other business enterprises or ventures, or to the extent permitted in any other jurisdiction to be an incorporator of other corporations of any type or kind and to organize, or in any way participate in the organization, reorganization, merger or liquidation of any corporation, association or venture and the management thereof.

Subject to the limitations prescribed by statute and in furtherance of its corporate business, to pay pensions, establish and carry out pension, profit sharing, share bonus, share purchase, share option, savings, thrift and other retirement, incentive and benefit plans, trusts and provisions for any or all of its directors, officers and employees.

To conduct its business in all or any of its branches, so far as permitted by law, in the State of New York and in all other states of the United States of America, in the territories and the District of Columbia and in any or all dependencies or possessions of the United States of America, and in foreign countries; and to hold, possess, purchase, lease, mortgage and convey real and personal property and to maintain offices and agencies either within or outside the State of New York.

To carry out all or any part of the foregoing purposes as principal, factor, agent, broker, contractor or otherwise, either alone or in conjunction with any persons, firms, associations, corporations, or others in any part of the world; and in carrying on its business and for the purpose of attaining or furthering any of its purposes, to make and perform contracts of any kind and description, and to do anything and everything necessary, suitable, convenient or proper for the accomplishment of any of the purposes herein enumerated.

 

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For the accomplishment of the aforesaid purposes, and in furtherance thereof, the corporation shall have and may exercise all of the powers conferred by the Business Corporation Law upon corporations formed thereunder, subject to any limitations contained in Article 2 of said law or in accordance with the provisions of any other statute of the State of New York.

THIRD: The office of the corporation in the State of New York is to be located in the City and County of New York.

FOURTH: The aggregate number of shares which the corporation shall have authority to issue is two hundred (200), all of which are without par value.

FIFTH: The Secretary of State is designated as the agent of the corporation upon whom process against the corporation may be served, and the post office address within the State of New York to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the corporation served upon him is c/o Revlon Consumer Products Corporation., 625 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022, Attention: Secretary.

SIXTH: The personal liability of the directors of the corporation is hereby eliminated to the fullest extent permitted by the provisions of paragraph (b) of Section 402 of the Business Corporation Law of the State of New York, as the same may be amended and supplemented.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto sign my name and affirm that the statements made herein are true under the penalties of perjury, this 19th day of February, 2002.

 

 

    /s/ Michael T. Sheehan

 
Name:   Michael T. Sheehan
Title:   Vice President and Assistant Secretary

 

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EX-3.5 5 d538541dex35.htm EX-3.5 EX-3.5

Exhibit 3.5

RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

NORTH AMERICA REVSALE INC.

 

 

Under Section 807 of the Business

Corporation Law of the State of New York

 

 

The undersigned, Michael T. Sheehan, certifies that he is an Authorized Officer of North America Revsale Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, and does hereby further certify as follows:

(1)      The name of the corporation is North America Revsale Inc.

(2)      The name under which the corporation was originally incorporated was Revlon Service, Inc. and the original Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York on October 30, 1961.

(3)      The Certificate of Incorporation, as now in full force and effect, is hereby amended by amending Article SEVENTH to read as follows:

“SEVENTH: The personal liability of the directors of the corporation is hereby eliminated to the fullest extent permitted by the provisions of paragraph (b) of Section 402 of the Business Corporation Law of the State of New York, as the same may be amended and supplemented.”

(4)      This Restated Certificate of Incorporation was duly authorized by a vote of the Board of Directors followed by the unanimous written consent of the sole stockholder of the outstanding common stock of the corporation.

(5)      The text of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation as amended hereby is restated to read in its entirety, as follows:

FIRST:          The name of the corporation is North America Revsale Inc.


SECOND:     The purposes for which the said corporation is to be formed are as follows:

(1)      To conduct the business of rendering research, promotional, informational and developmental services for and on behalf of individuals, partnerships and corporations, domestic and foreign, engaged in the business of manufacture and/or sale of cosmetics, lipsticks, rouges, lotions, tonics, creams, perfumes, toilet preparations, powders, soaps, shampoos, hair dressings, hair bleaches and dyes, nail enamels, manicure and pedicure products and implements and other similar and related beauty products and supplies; men’s toiletries and toilet supplies; drugs, medicines, pharmaceutical products and supplies and kindred products; and in connection therewith to maintain and conduct one or more laboratories for research purposes, and to engage in programs of instruction in the benefits and proper use of any or all of the aforesaid products and for such instructional purposes to maintain and conduct one or more schools or other places of instruction.

(2)      To purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire, to own, hold, use, operate, manage, improve, maintain, sell, assign, transfer, convey, exchange, lease or otherwise dispose of, to mortgage or otherwise encumber real property, whether improved or unimproved, or structures, buildings or other improvements thereon, or leaseholds or any interests therein; and to construct, improve, alter or remove structures, buildings or other improvements upon real property.

(3)      To buy, lease or otherwise acquire the whole or any part of the business, property, good will, franchises and assets of any person, firm or corporation (domestic or foreign), engaged in the business of the same general character for which this corporation is organized and to conduct in any lawful manner the business so acquired and to exercise all the powers necessary or convenient in and about the conduct, management and carrying on of such business.

(4)      To buy or to otherwise acquire any inventions, improvements, processes, trade marks and copyrights and any letters patent, licenses, issued by the United States or other countries and to use, exercise, develop, sell and grant licenses and all rights in respect to the same or any of them so far as they apply to the business to be conducted by the said corporation.

(5)      To hold, purchase or otherwise acquire, to sell, assign, transfer, mortgage, pledge or otherwise dispose of shares, of the capital stock and bonds, debentures or evidences of indebtedness of any corporation, domestic or foreign; to issue in exchange therefor stock, bonds, or other obligations of this corporation; and to exercise all the rights, privileges and powers of holders of shares of stock, including the right to vote said stock and to receive and distribute as profits the dividends and interest on such stocks or securities.

(6)      To carry on a general trading and merchandising business, to manufacture, purchase, sell and deal with goods, wares and merchandise of every kind and description.

 

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(7)     To borrow money; to draw, make, accept, endorse, transfer, assign, execute and issue bonds, debentures, promissory notes and other evidences of indebtedness and for the purpose of securing any of its obligations or contracts to convey, transfer, assign, deliver, mortgage and/or pledge all or any part of the property or assets at any time owned or held by this corporation upon such terms and conditions as the Board of Directors shall authorize and as may be permitted by law.

(8)     To enter into and make and perform and carry out contracts of any kind and description in connection with the business of the corporation made for any lawful purpose without limit as to amount, with any person, firm, association or corporation, either public or private or with any territory or government or agency thereof.

(9)     To have and to exercise any and all powers and privileges now or hereafter conferred by the laws of the State of New York upon corporations formed under the Stock Corporation Law or under any act, amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto or substituted therefor.

(10)   To do or carry on or engaged in any or all of the foregoing in the State of New York, in any other state or territory of the United States, or in any foreign country.

It is hereby expressly provided that the enumeration herein of specific objects and powers shall not be held to limit or restrict in any manner the general powers of the corporation; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize or permit the corporation to carry on any business or to exercise any power or to do any act which a corporation formed under the Stock Corporation Law or any amendment thereof or supplementary thereto or substitute therefor may not at all times lawfully carry on or do.

THIRD:        The total number of shares that may be issued is Two Hundred (200), all of which are to be of one class and without par value. The capital of the corporation shall be at least equal to the sum of the aggregate par value of all issued shares having par value, plus the aggregate amount of consideration received by the corporation for the issuance of shares without par value, plus such amounts as, from time to time, by resolution of the Board of Directors may be transferred thereto.

FOURTH:    The principal place of business of the corporation shall be located in the City of New York, County of New York, State of New York and the post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the corporation served upon him, is c/o REVLON, INC., 625 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022, Attention: Secretary.

FIFTH:         The duration of the corporation shall be perpetual.

 

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SIXTH:          The number of directors shall be not less than three nor more than seven. Directors need not be stockholders.

SEVENTH:    The personal liability of the directors of the corporation is hereby eliminated to the fullest extent permitted by the provisions of paragraph (b) of Section 402 of the Business Corporation Law of the State of New York, as the same may be amended and supplemented.

EIGHTH:        The Secretary of State of the State of New York is hereby designated as the agent of the corporation upon whom process in any action or proceeding against it may be served within the State of New York.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this 19th day of February, 2002.

 

 

    /s/ Michael T. Sheehan

 
Name:   Michael T. Sheehan
Title:   Vice President and Assistant Secretary

 

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EX-3.6 6 d538541dex36.htm EX-3.6 EX-3.6

Exhibit 3.6

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

OPP PRODUCTS, INC.

FIRST:    The name of the Corporation is OPP Products, Inc. (hereinafter the “Corporation”).

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

THIRD:    The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as set forth in Title 8 of the Delaware Code (the “GCL”).

FOURTH:  The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 1,000 shares of Common Stock, each having a par value of one dollar ($1.00).

FIFTH:  The name and mailing address of the Sole Incorporator is as follows:

 

Name:    Address:
  

c/o Revlon Consumer Products Corporation

Marc R. Esterman

  

237 Park Avenue

  

New York, NY 10017

SIXTH:    The following provisions are inserted for the management of the business and the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation, and for further definition, limitation and regulation of the powers of the Corporation and of its directors and stockholders:

(1)  The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors.

(2)  The directors shall have concurrent power with the stockholders to make, alter, amend, change, add to or repeal the By-Laws of the Corporation.

(3)  The number of directors of the Corporation shall be as from time to time fixed by, or in the manner provided in, the By-Laws of the Corporation. Election of directors need not be by written ballot unless the By-Laws so provide.

(4)  No director shall be personally liable to the Corporation or any of its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director,


except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) pursuant to Section 174 of the GCL, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. If the GCL is amended hereafter to authorize the further elimination or limitation of liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent authorized by the GCL, as so amended. Any repeal or modification of this Article SIXTH by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.

(5)  In addition to the powers and authority hereinbefore or by statute expressly conferred upon them, the directors are hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation, subject, nevertheless, to the provisions of the GCL, this Certificate of Incorporation, and any By-Laws adopted by the stockholders; provided, however, that no By-Laws hereafter adopted by the stockholders shall invalidate any prior act of the directors which would have been valid if such By-Laws had not been adopted.

SEVENTH:  Meetings of stockholders may be held within or without the State of Delaware, as the By-Laws may provide. The books of the Corporation may be kept (subject to any provision contained in the GCL) outside the State of Delaware at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors or in the By-Laws of the Corporation.

EIGHTH:  The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.

I, THE UNDERSIGNED, being the Sole Incorporator hereinbefore named, for the purpose of forming a corporation pursuant to the GCL, do make this Certificate, hereby declaring and certifying that this is my act and deed and that the facts herein stated are true, and accordingly have hereunto set my hand as of this 9th day of December, 2010.

 

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Marc R. Esterman,

Sole Incorporator

 

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EX-3.7 7 d538541dex37.htm EX-3.7 EX-3.7

Exhibit 3.7

RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

PPI TWO CORPORATION

 

 

Pursuant to Sections 242 and 245

of the General Corporation Law

of the State of Delaware

 

 

The undersigned, Michael T. Sheehan, certifies that he is an Authorized Officer of PPI Two Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), and does hereby further certify as follows:

(1)      The name of the Corporation is PPI Two Corporation.

(2)      The original Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on August 15, 1985.

(3)      This Restated Certificate of Incorporation restates and integrates and further amends the Certificate of Incorporation.

(4)      This Restated Certificate of Incorporation was duly adopted by the stockholders of the corporation in accordance with the provisions of Sections 242, 245 and 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

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

FIRST: The name of the Corporation is PPI Two Corporation (hereinafter, the “Corporation”).

SECOND: The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle. The name of its registered agent at that address is United States Corporation Company.

THIRD: The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as set forth in Title 8 of the Delaware Code (the “GCL”).


FOURTH: The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 1000 shares of Common Stock, each having a par value of one dollar ($1.00).

FIFTH: The following provisions are inserted for the management of the business and the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation, and for further definition, limitation and regulation of the powers of the Corporation and of its directors and stockholders:

(1)      The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors.

(2)      The directors shall have concurrent power with the stockholders to make, alter, amend, change, add to or repeal the By-Laws of the Corporation.

(3)      The number of directors of the Corporation shall be as from time to time fixed by, or in the manner provided in, the By-Laws of the Corporation. Election of directors need not be by written ballot unless the By-Laws so provide.

(4)      No director shall be personally liable to the Corporation or any of its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) pursuant to Section 174 of the GCL or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. Any repeal or modification of this Article FIFTH by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.

(5)      In addition to the powers and authority hereinbefore or by statute expressly conferred upon them, the directors are hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation, subject, nevertheless, to the provisions of the GCL, this Certificate of Incorporation, and any By-Laws adopted by the stockholders; provided, however, that no By-Laws hereafter adopted by the stockholders shall invalidate any prior act of the directors which would have been valid if such By-Laws had not been adopted.

SIXTH: Meetings of stockholders may be held within or without the State of Delaware, as the By-Laws may provide. The books of the Corporation may be kept (subject to any provision contained in the GCL) outside the State of Delaware at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors or in the By-Laws of the Corporation.

SEVENTH: Whenever a compromise or arrangement is proposed between this Corporation and its creditors or any class of them and/or between this Corporation and its stockholders or any class of them, any court of equitable jurisdiction within the State of Delaware may, on the application in a summary way of this

 

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Corporation or of any creditor or stockholder thereof or on the application of any receiver or receivers appointed for this Corporation under the provisions of Section 291 of the GCL or on the application of trustees in dissolution or of any receiver or receivers appointed for this Corporation under the provisions of Section 279 of the GCL, order a meeting of the creditors or class of creditors, and/or of the stockholders or class of stockholders of this Corporation, as the case may be, to be summoned in such manner as the said court directs. If a majority in number representing three-fourths in value of the creditors or class of creditors, and/or of the stockholders or class of stockholders of this Corporation, as the case may be, agree to any compromise or arrangement and to any reorganization of this Corporation as a consequence of such compromise or arrangement, the said compromise or arrangement and the said reorganization shall, if sanctioned by the court to which the said application has been made, be binding on all the creditors or class of creditors, and/or on all the stockholders or class of stockholders, of this Corporation, as the case may be, and also on this Corporation.

EIGHTH: The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, the 19th day of February, 2002.

 

 

    /s/ Michael T. Sheehan

Name:   Michael T. Sheehan
Title:   Vice President and Assistant Secretary

 

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EX-3.8 8 d538541dex38.htm EX-3.8 EX-3.8

Exhibit 3.8

 

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

INSPIRATIONS INC.

  FIRST:            The name of the Corporation Is Inspirations Inc. (hereinafter the “Corporation”).

  SECOND:       The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is 32 Loockerman Square, Suite L-100, in the City of Dover, County of Kent. The name of its registered agent at that address is The Prentice-Hall Corporation System, Inc.

  THIRD:           The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as set forth in Title 8 of the Delaware Code (the “GCL”).

  FOURTH:       The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 1,000 shares of Common Stock, $1.00 par value.

  FIFTH:            The name and mailing address of the Sole Incorporator is as follows:

 

    

Name

 

Mailing Address

    
  Annamarie DellaFave  

625 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10022

 

  SIXTH:           The following provisions are inserted for the management of the business and the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation, and for further definition, limitation and regulation of the powers of the Corporation and of its directors and stockholders:

  (1)        The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors.

  (2)        The directors shall have concurrent power with the stockholders to make, alter, amend, change, add to or repeal the By-Laws of the Corporation.

  (3)        The number of directors of the Corporation shall be as from time to time fixed by, or in the manner provided in, the By-Laws of the Corporation. Election of directors need not be by written ballot unless the By-Laws so provide.

  (4)        No director shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty by such director as a director. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, a director shall be liable to the extent provided by applicable law i) for breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, iii) pursuant to Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law or iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. No amendment to or repeal of this Subsection (4) to Article SIXTH shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any director of the Corporation for or with respect to any acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to such amendment.


(5)  In addition to the powers and authority hereinbefore or by statute expressly conferred upon them, the directors are hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation, subject, nevertheless, to the provisions of the GCL, this Certificate of Incorporation, and any By-Laws adopted by the stockholders; provided, however, that no By-Laws hereafter adopted by the stockholders shall invalidate any prior act of the directors which would have been valid if such By-Laws had not been adopted.

  SEVENTH:    Meetings of stockholders may be held within or without the State of Delaware, as the By-Laws may provide. The books of the Corporation may be kept (subject to any provisions contained in the GCL) outside the State of Delaware at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors or in the By-Laws of the Corporation.

  EIGHTH:    Whenever a compromise or arrangement is proposed between this Corporation and its creditors or any class of them and/or between this Corporation and its stockholders or any class of them, any court of equitable jurisdiction within the State of Delaware may, on the application in a summary way of this Corporation or of any creditor or stockholder thereof or on the application of any receiver or receivers appointed for this Corporation under the provisions of Section 279 of the GCL, order a meeting of the creditors or class of creditors, and/or of the stockholders or class of stockholders, as the case may be, to be summoned in such manner as the said court directs. If a majority in number representing three-fourths in value of the creditors or class of creditors, and/or of the stockholders or class of stockholders of this Corporation, as the case may be, agree to any compromise or arrangement and to any reorganization of this Corporation as a consequence of such compromise or arrangement, the said compromise or arrangement and the said reorganization shall, if sanctioned by the court to which the said application has been made, be binding on all the creditors or class of creditors, and/or on all the stockholders or class of stockholders, of this Corporation, as the case may be and also on this Corporation.

  NINTH:    The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.

  I, THE UNDERSIGNED, being the Sole Incorporator hereinbefore named, for the purpose of forming a corporation pursuant to the GCL, do make this Certificate, hereby declaring and certifying that this is my act and deed and the facts herein stated are true, and accordingly have hereunto set my hand this 15th day of December, 1993.

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Annamarie DellaFave
Sole Incorporator


CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMEN

OF

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

INSPIRATIONS INC.

It is hereby certified that:

  1.    The name of the corporation is INSPIRATIONS INC. (the “Corporation”).

  2.    The Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby amended by striking out Article FIRST thereof and substituting in lieu of said Article FIRST the following new Article:

  FIRST:    The name of the Corporation is REVLON CONSUMER CORP. (the “Corporation”).

  3.    The amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation herein certified has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 228 and 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware

  The effective time of the amendment herein certified shall be October 3, 1995.

Dated:  October 3, 1995.

 

INSPIRATIONS INC.

 

By:

 

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    Robert K. Kretzman

 
 

    Vice President and Secretary

 

 

Attest:

 

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Annamarie DellaFave

Assistant Secretary

EX-3.9 9 d538541dex39.htm EX-3.9 EX-3.9

Exhibit 3.9

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

REVLON DEVELOPMENT CORP.

FIRST:            The name of the Corporation is REVLON DEVELOPMENT CORP. (hereinafter the “Corporation”).

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

THIRD:           The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as set forth in Title 8 of the Delaware Code (the “GCL”).

FOURTH:       The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 1,000 shares of Common Stock, each having a par value of one dollar ($1.00).

FIFTH:  The name and mailing address of the Sole Incorporator is as follows:

 

Name      Address   
Annamarie DellaFave     

625 Madison Avenue

New York, NY  10022

  

SIXTH:    The following provisions are inserted for the management of the business and the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation, and for further definition, limitation and regulation of the powers of the Corporation and of its directors and stockholders:

(1)      The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors.

(2)      The directors shall have concurrent power with the stockholders to make, alter, amend, change, add to or repeal the By-Laws of the Corporation.

(3)      The number of directors of the Corporation shall be as from time to time fixed by, or in the manner provided in, the By-Laws of the Corporation. Election of directors need not be by written ballot unless the By-Laws so provide.

(4)      No directors shall be personally liable to the Corporation or any of its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its


stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) pursuant to Section 174 of the GCL or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. If the GCL is amended hereafter to authorize the further elimination or limitation of liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent authorized by the GCL, as so amended. Any repeal or modification of this Article SIXTH by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.

(5)      In addition to the powers and authority hereinbefore or by statute expressly conferred upon them, the directors are hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation, subject, nevertheless, to the provisions of the GCL, this Certificate of Incorporation, and any By-Laws adopted by the stockholders; provided, however, that no By-Laws hereafter adopted by the stockholders shall invalidate any prior act of the directors which would have been valid if such By-Laws had not been adopted.

SEVENTH:    Meeting of stockholders may be held within or without the State of Delaware, as the By-Laws may provide. The books of the Corporation may be kept (subject to any provision contained in the GCL) outside the State of Delaware at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors or in the By-Laws of the Corporation.

EIGHTH:    The Corporation reserves the tight to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.

I, THE UNDERSIGNED, being the Sole Incorporator hereinbefore named, for the purpose of forming a corporation pursuant to the GCL, do make this Certificate, hereby declaring and certifying that this is my act and deed and the facts herein stated are true, and accordingly have hereunto set my hand this 1st day of November, 2002.

 

LOGO

 

 

 
 

Annamarie DellaFave

 
 

Sole Incorporator

 
EX-3.10 10 d538541dex310.htm EX-3.10 EX-3.10

Exhibit 3.10

 

 

RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

REVLON GOVERNMENT SALES, INC.

 

 

Pursuant to Sections 242 and 245

of the General Corporation Law

of the State of Delaware

 

 

The undersigned, Michael T. Sheehan, certifies that he is an Authorized Officer of Revlon Government Sales, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and does hereby further certify as follows:

(1) The name of the corporation is Revlon Government Sales, Inc.

(2) The name under which the corporation was originally incorporated was Revlon Exchange Sales, Inc. and the original Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on April 29, 1977.

(3) This Restated Certificate of Incorporation was duly adopted by in accordance with the provisions of Sections 242, 245 and 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

(4) The text of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation as amended hereby is restated to read in its entirety, as follows:

FIRST: The name of the corporation is

REVLON GOVERNMENT SALES, INC.

SECOND:  The registered office of the corporation is to be located at 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, in the State of Delaware. The name of its registered agent at that address is the United States Corporation Company.

THIRD:  The purpose of the corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware.


Without limiting in any manner the scope and generality of the foregoing, it is hereby provided that the corporation shall have the following purposes, objects and powers:

To purchase, manufacture, produce, assemble, receive, lease or in any manner acquire, hold, own, use, operate, install, maintain, service, repair, process, alter, improve, import, export, sell, lease, assign, transfer and generally to trade and deal in and with raw materials, natural or manufactured articles or products, machinery, equipment, devices, systems, parts, supplies, apparatus, goods, wares, merchandise and personal property of every kind, nature or description, tangible or intangible, used or capable of being used for any purpose whatsoever; and to engage and participate in any mercantile, manufacturing or trading business of any kind or character.

To improve, manage, develop, sell, assign, transfer, lease, mortgage, pledge or otherwise dispose of or turn to account or deal with all or any part of the property of the corporation and from time to time to vary any investment or employment of capital of the corporation.

To borrow money, and to make and issue notes, bonds, debentures, obligations and evidences of indebtedness of all kinds, whether secured by mortgage, pledge or otherwise, without limit as to amount, and to secure the same by mortgage, pledge or otherwise; and generally to make and perform agreements and contracts of every kind and description, including contracts of guaranty and suretyship.

To lend money for its corporate purposes, invest and reinvest its funds, and take, hold and deal with real and personal property as security for the payment of funds so loaned or invested.

To the same extent at natural persons might or could do, to purchase or otherwise acquire, and to hold, own, maintain, work, develop, sell, lease, exchange, hire, convey, mortgage or otherwise dispose of and deal in lands and leaseholds, and any interest, estate and rights in real property, and any personal or mixed property, and any franchises, rights, licenses or privileges necessary, convenient or appropriate for any of the purposes herein expressed.

To apply for, obtain, register, purchase, lease or otherwise to acquire and to hold, own, use, develop, operate and introduce and to sell, assign, grant licenses or territorial rights in respect to, or otherwise to turn to account or dispose of, any copyrights, trade marks, trade names, brands, labels, patent rights, letters patent of

 

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the United States or of any other country or government, inventions, improvements and processes, whether used in connection with or secured under letters patent or otherwise.

To participate with others in any corporation, partnership, limited partnership, joint venture, or other association of any kind, or in any transaction, undertaking or arrangement which the participating corporation would have power to conduct by itself, whether or not such participation involves sharing or delegation of control with or to others; and to be an incorporator, promoter or manager of other corporations of any type or kind.

To pay pensions and establish and carry out pension, profit sharing, stock option, stock purchase, stock bonus, retirement, benefit, incentive and commission plans, trusts and provisions for any or all of its directors, officers and employees, and for any or all of the directors, officers and employees of its subsidiaries; and to provide insurance for its benefit on the life of any of its directors, officers or employees, or on the life of any stockholder for the purpose of acquiring at his death shares of its stock owned by such stockholders.

To acquire by purchase, subscription or otherwise, and to hold for investment or otherwise and to use, sell, assign, transfer, mortgage, pledge or otherwise deal with or dispose of stocks, bonds or any other obligations or securities of any corporation or corporations; to merge or consolidate with any corporation in such manner as may be permitted by law; to aid in any manner any corporation whose stocks, bonds or other obligations are held or in any manner guaranteed by this corporation, or in which this corporation is in any way interested; and to do any other acts or things for the preservation, protection, improvement or enhancement of the value of any such stock, bonds or other obligations; and while owner of any such stock, bonds or other obligations to exercise all the rights, powers and privileges of ownership thereof, and to exercise any and all voting powers thereon; and to guarantee the payment of dividends upon any stock, the principal or interest or both, of any bonds or other obligations, and the performance of any contracts.

To do all and everything necessary, suitable and proper for the accomplishment of any of the purposes or the attainment of any of the objects or the furtherance of any of the powers hereinbefore set forth, either alone or in association with other corporations, firms or individuals, and to do every other act or acts, thing or things incidental or appurtenant to or growing out of or connected with the aforesaid business or powers or any part or parts thereof, provided the same be not inconsistent with the laws under which this corporation is organized.

 

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The business or purpose of the corporation is from time to time to do any one or more of the acts and things hereinabove set forth, and it shall have power to conduct and carry on its said business, or any part thereof, and to have one or more offices, and to exercise any or all of its corporate powers and rights, in the State of Delaware, and in the various other states, territories, colonies and dependencies of the United States, in the District of Columbia, and in all or any foreign countries.

The enumeration herein of the objects and purposes of the corporation shall be construed as powers as well as objects and purposes and shall not be deemed to exclude by inference any powers, objects or purposes which the corporation is empowered to exercise, whether expressly by force of the laws of the State of Delaware now or hereafter in effect, or impliedly by the reasonable construction of the said laws.

FOURTH:  The total number of shares of stock which the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares, all of which shall be without par value.

FIFTH:   The following provisions are inserted for the management of the business and the conduct of the affairs of the corporation, and for further definition, limitation and regulation of the powers of the corporation and of its directors and stockholders:

(1)      The number of directors of the corporation shall be such as from time to time shall be fixed by, or in the manner provided in the by-laws. Election of directors need not be by ballot unless the by-laws so provide.

(2)      The Board of Directors shall have power without the assent or vote of the stockholders

(a)      To make, alter, amend, change, add to or repeal the By-Laws of the corporation; to fix and vary the amount to be reserved for any proper purpose; to authorize and cause to be executed mortgages and liens upon all or any part of the property of the corporation; to determine the use and disposition of any surplus or net profits; and to fix the times for the declaration and payment of dividends.

(b)      To determine from time to time whether, and to what extent, and at what times and places, and under what conditions and regulations, the accounts and books of the corporation (other than the stock ledger) or any of them, shall be open to the inspection of the stockholders.

 

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(3)      The directors in their discretion may submit any contract or act for approval or ratification at any annual meeting of the stockholders or at any meeting of the stockholders called for the purpose of considering any such act or contract, and any contract or act that shall be approved or be ratified by the vote of the holders of a majority of the stock of the corporation which is represented in person or by proxy at such meeting and entitled to vote thereat (provided that a lawful quorum of stockholders be there represented in person or by proxy) shall be as valid and as binding upon the corporation and upon all the stockholders as though it had been approved or ratified by every stockholder of the corporation, whether or not the contract or act would otherwise be open to legal attack because of directors’ interest, or for any other reason.

(4)      No director shall be personally liable to the corporation or any of its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) pursuant to Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. Any repeal or modification of this Article FIFTH by the stockholders of the corporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.

(5)      In addition to the powers and authorities hereinbefore or by statute expressly conferred upon them, the directors are hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the corporation; subject, nevertheless, to the provisions of the statutes of Delaware, of this certificate, and to any by-laws from time to time made by the stockholders; provided, however, that no by-laws so made shall invalidate any prior act of the directors which would have been valid if such by-law had not been made.

SIXTH:          The corporation shall, to the full extent permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended from time to time, indemnify all persons whom it may indemnify pursuant thereto.

SEVENTH:    Whenever a compromise or arrangement is proposed between this corporation and its creditors or any class of them and/or between this corporation and its stockholders or any class of them, any court of equitable jurisdiction within the State of Delaware may, on the application in a summary way of this corporation or of any creditor or stockholder thereof or on the application of any receiver or receivers appointed for this corporation under the provisions of Section 291 of Title 8 of the Delaware Code or on the application of trustees in dissolution or of any receiver or receivers appointed for this

 

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corporation under the provisions of Section 279 of Title 8 of the Delaware Code, order a meeting of the creditors or class of creditors, and/or of the stockholders or class of stockholders of this corporation, as the case may be, to be summoned in such manner as the said court directs. If a majority in number representing three-fourths in value of the creditors or class of creditors, and/or of the stockholders or class of stockholders of this corporation, as the case may be, agree to any compromise or arrangement and to any reorganization of this corporation as consequence of such compromise or arrangement, the said compromise or arrangement and the said reorganization shall, if sanctioned by the court to which the said application has been made, be binding on all the creditors or class of creditors, and/or on all the stockholders or class of stockholders, of this corporation, as the case may be, and also on this corporation.

EIGHTH:       The corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this certificate of incorporation in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by law, and all rights and powers conferred herein on stockholders, directors and officers are subject to this reserved power.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, the 19th day of February, 2002.

 

 

    /s/ Michael T. Sheehan

Name: Michael T. Sheehan
Title:  Vice President and Assistant Secretary
EX-3.11 11 d538541dex311.htm EX-3.11 EX-3.11

Exhibit 3.11

AMENDED AND RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

REVLON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

Revlon International Corporation (the “Corporation”), a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “GCL”), does hereby certify as follows:

(1)      The present name of the Corporation is Revlon International Corporation. The Corporation was originally incorporated under the name “C-R Trading Corporation”, and its original certificate of incorporation was filed with the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on August 23, 1963.

(2)      This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was duly adopted in accordance with Sections 228, 242, and 245 of the GCL.

(3)      This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation restates and integrates and further amends the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, as heretofore amended, supplemented and/or restated (the “Certificate of Incorporation”).

(4)      The text of the Certificate of Incorporation is amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

FIRST:           The name of the Corporation is REVLON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION.

SECOND:      The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is 1013 Centre Road, Wilmington, Delaware, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle. The name of its registered agent at that address is The Prentice-Hall Corporation System, Inc.

THIRD:          The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the GCL as set forth in Title 8 of the GCL.

FOURTH:      The total number of shares of capital stock that the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 2,400 shares of Common Stock, no par value.


FIFTH:          The following provisions are inserted for the management of the business and the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation, and for further definition, limitation and regulation of the powers of the Corporation and of its directors and stockholders:

(1)      The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors.

(2)      The directors shall have concurrent power with the stockholders to adopt, amend, or repeal the By-Laws of the Corporation.

(3)      The number of directors of the Corporation shall be as from time to time fixed by, or in the manner provided in, the By-Laws of the Corporation. Election of directors need not be by written ballot unless the By-Laws so provide.

(4)      No director shall be personally liable to the Corporation or any of its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) pursuant to Section 174 of the GCL, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. Any repeal or modification of this subsection (4) to Article FIFTH by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.

(5)      In addition to the powers and authority hereinbefore or by statute expressly conferred upon them, the directors are hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation, subject nevertheless, to the provisions of the GCL, this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, and any By-Laws adopted by the stockholders; provided, however, that no By-Laws hereafter adopted by the stockholders shall invalidate any prior act of the directors that would have been valid if such By-Laws had not been adopted.

SIXTH:          The Corporation shall not be governed by Section 203 of the GCL.

SEVENTH:    Meetings of stockholders may be held within or without the State of Delaware, as the By-Laws may provide. The books of the Corporation may be kept (subject to any provisions contained in the GCL) outside the State of Delaware at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the Board or in the By-Laws of the Corporation.

EIGHTH:       Whenever a compromise or arrangement is proposed between this Corporation and its creditors or any class of them and/or between this Corporation and its stockholders or any class of them, any court of equitable jurisdiction within the State of Delaware may, on the application in a summary way of this Corporation or of any creditor or stockholder thereof or on the application of any receiver or receivers appointed for this Corporation under the


provisions of Section 291 of Title 8 of the GCL, or on the application of trustees in dissolution or of any receiver or receivers appointed for this Corporation under the provisions of Section 279 of Title 8 of the GCL, order a meeting of the creditors or class of creditors of this Corporation, and/or of the stockholders or class of stockholders of this Corporation, as the case may be, to be summoned in such manner as the said court directs. If a majority in number representing three- fourths (3/4) in value of the creditors or class of creditors, and/or of the stockholders or class of stockholders of this Corporation, as the case may be, agree to any compromise or arrangement and to any reorganization of this Corporation as a consequence of such compromise or arrangement, the said compromise or arrangement and the said reorganization shall, if sanctioned by the court to which the said application has been made, be binding on all the creditors or class of creditors, and/or on all the stockholders or class of stockholders, of this Corporation, as the case may be, and also on this Corporation.

NINTH:        The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the By-Laws or the laws of the State of Delaware, and all rights herein conferred upon stockholders, directors and officers arc granted subject to such reservation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be duly executed this 12th day of June, 1996.

 

REVLON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION  
BY:   LOGO                     
 

 

 
  Name:   Robert K. Kretzman  
  Title:   Vice President and Secretary  

 

ATTEST  
BY:   LOGO
 

 

 
  Name:   Annamarie DellaFave
  Title:   Assistant Secretary


CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP AND MERGER

Of

RIT INC.

(A Delaware corporation)

Into

REVLON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

(A Delaware corporation)

Pursuant to Section 253

of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware

IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED THAT:

1.  REVLON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (herein the “Company”) is a corporation of the State of Delaware.

2.  RIT INC. (herein the “Subsidiary”) is a corporation of the State of Delaware.

3.  The Company is the owner of all of the outstanding shares of stock of the Subsidiary.

4.  The Company hereby merges the Subsidiary into the Company.

5.  The following is a copy of the resolutions adopted by unanimous written consent of the Board of Directors of the Company as of June 30, 2005 to merge the Subsidiary into the Company:

 

WHEREAS, REVLON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (herein the “Company”) is the owner of all of the outstanding shares of stock of RIT INC. (herein the “Subsidiary”); and

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company, having deemed the merger advisable, desires to merge the Subsidiary into the Company pursuant to the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “Merger”).

NOW THEREFORE BE IT

RESOLVED THAT the Subsidiary be merged into the Company and that all of the estate, property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Subsidiary be vested in and held and enjoyed by the Company as fully and entirely and without change or diminution as the same were before held and enjoyed by the Subsidiary in its name.

RESOLVED THAT the Company assumes all of the obligations and liabilities of the Subsidiary, including, without limitation, any liability of the Subsidiary for franchise taxes due to the State of Delaware.


RESOLVED THAT any officer of the Company be, and each of them is, hereby authorized and directed to make and execute a certificate of ownership and merger setting forth a copy of the resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company relating to the Merger and the date of adoption thereof, and to file the same in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

RESOLVED THAT the effective date of the Certificate of Ownership and Merger setting forth a copy of these resolutions shall be July 1, 2005, and that, insofar as the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware shall govern the same, said date shall he the effective date of the Merger.

RESOLVED THAT the proper officers of the Company are hereby authorized, empowered and directed to do any and all acts, and to make, execute, file and/or record any and all instruments, papers and documents which shall be or become necessary, proper or convenient to carry out or put into effect the Merger.

Executed on June 30, 2005

REVLON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

 

By:   LOGO  
 

 

 
  Michael T. Sheehan
   Vice President and Assistant Secretary
EX-3.12 12 d538541dex312.htm EX-3.12 EX-3.12

Exhibit 3.12

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

REVLON REAL ESTATE CORPORATION

 

FIRST:    The name of the Corporation is Revlon Real Estate Corporation (hereinafter the “Corporation”).

SECOND:  The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is 1013 Centre Road, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle. The name of its registered agent at that address is Corporation Service Company.

THIRD:  The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity, including but not limited to real estate brokerage activities, for which a corporation may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as set forth in Title 8 of the Delaware Code (the “GCL”).

FOURTH:  The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 1,000 shares of Common Stock, each having a par value of one dollar ($1.00).

FIFTH:  The name and mailing address of the Sole Incorporator is as follows:

 

Name        Address     

Annamarie DellaFave

     625 Madison Avenue   
     New York, NY 10022   

SIXTH:    The following provisions are inserted for the management of the business and the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation, and for further definition, limitation and regulation of the powers of the Corporation and of its directors and stockholders:

(1)      The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors.

(2)      The directors shall have concurrent power with the stockholders to make, alter, amend, change, add to or repeal the By-Laws of the Corporation.

(3)      The number of directors of the Corporation shall be as from time to time fixed by, or in the manner provided in, the By-Laws of the Corporation. Election of directors need not be by written ballot unless the By-Laws so provide.


(4)      No directors shall be personally liable to the Corporation or any of its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) pursuant to Section 174 of the GCL or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. If the GCL is amended hereafter to authorize the further elimination or limitation of liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent authorized by the GCL, as so amended. Any repeal or modification of this Article SIXTH by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.

(5)      In addition to the powers and authority hereinbefore or by statute expressly conferred upon them, the directors are hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation, subject, nevertheless, to the provisions of the GCL, this Certificate of Incorporation, and any By-Laws adopted by the stockholders; provided, however, that no By-Laws hereafter adopted by the stockholders shall invalidate any prior act of the directors which would have been valid if such By-Laws had not been adopted.

SEVENTH:  Meeting of stockholders may be held within or without the State of Delaware, as the By-Laws may provide. The books of the Corporation may be kept (subject to any provision contained in the GCL) outside the State of Delaware at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors or in the By-Laws of the Corporation.

EIGHTH:   The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.

I, THE UNDERSIGNED, being the Sole Incorporator hereinbefore named, for the purpose of forming a corporation pursuant to the GCL, do make this Certificate, hereby declaring and certifying that this is my act and deed and the facts herein stated are true, and accordingly have hereunto set my hand this 12th day of June, 1998.

 

LOGO

 

 

 

Annamarie DellaFave

 

Sole Incorporator

 
EX-3.13 13 d538541dex313.htm EX-3.13 EX-3.13

Exhibit 3.13

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

NEW RIROS CORPORATION

Under Section 402 of the Business Corporation Law

The undersigned, being a natural person of at least eighteen years of age and acting as the incorporator of the Corporation hereby being formed under the Business Corporation Law, certifies that:

FIRST:         The name of the Corporation is New Riros Corporation (hereinafter called the “Corporation”).

SECOND:    The Corporation is formed for the following purpose:

To engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the Business Corporation Law, provided, however, that the Corporation is not formed to engage in any act or activity requiring the consent or approval of any state official, department, board, agency or other body without such consent or approval first being obtained.

THIRD:        The county in which the Corporation is to be located is New York County.

FOURTH:    The aggregate number of shares which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is two hundred (200) shares, no par value, all of which are of the same class and all of which are to designated as common shares.

FIFTH:         The Secretary of State is designated as the agent of the Corporation upon whom process against the Corporation may be served. The post office address within or without the State of New York to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the Corporation served upon him is:

 

 

c/o  Revlon Consumer Products Corporation

       625 Madison Avenue

       New York, New York 10022

       Attention: Corporate Secretary

 

SIXTH:         The duration of the Corporation is to be perpetual.

SEVENTH:  No holder of any of the shares of any class of the Corporation shall be entitled as of right to subscribe for purchase, or otherwise acquire, any shares of any class of the Corporation which the Corporation proposes to issue, or any rights or options which the Corporation proposes to gram for the purchase of shares of any class of the Corporation or for the purchase of any shares, bonds, securities or obligations of the Corporation which carry any


rights to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire, shares of any class of the Corporation; and any and all of such shares, bonds, securities or obligations of the Corporation, whether now or hereafter authorized or created, may be issued, or may be reissued or transferred if the same have been reacquired and have treasury status, and any and all of such rights and options may be granted by the Board of Directors to such persons, firms, corporations, and associations, and for such lawful consideration, and on such terms, as the Board of Directors in its discretion may determine, without first offering the same, or any portion thereof to any said holder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing stated denial of any and all preemptive rights, no holder of shares of any class of the Corporation shall have any preemptive rights in respect of the matters, proceedings or transactions specified in subparagraphs (1) to (6), inclusive, of paragraphs (e) of section 622 of the Business Corporation Law.

EIGHTH:      The liability of any director and/or officer of the Corporation shall be limited to the fullest extent permitted by Section 402(b) of the Business Corporation Law, as it is now in effect and as it may from time to time be amended.

NINTH:         Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Certificate of Incorporation, no provision of this Certificate of Incorporation is intended to be construed as limiting, prohibiting, denying or abrogating any of the general or specific powers or rights conferred under the Business Corporation Law upon the Corporation, upon its shareholders, bondholders and security holders, and upon its directors, officers and other corporate personnel, including, in particular, the power of the Corporation to furnish indemnification, as the same are conferred by the Business Corporation Law.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this certificate this 27th day of October, 1998 affirming that the statements made herein are true under the penalties of perjury.

 

LOGO
Annamarie DellaFave
Sole Incorporator
625 Madison Avenue
16th Floor
New York, NY 10022

 

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CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

OF

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF

New Riros Corporation

Under Section 805 of the

Business Corporation Law

 

The undersigned, Robert K. Kretzman, Vice President and Secretary and Annamarie DellaFave, Assistant Secretary of New Riros Corporation, hereby certify:

FIRST:          The name of the corporation is New Riros Corporation. The name under which the corporation was formed is New Riros Corporation.

SECOND:     The Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation was filed by the Department of State of the State of New York on October 28, 1998.

THIRD:         (a)      The Certificate of Incorporation is amended to change the name of the corporation to RIROS Corporation;

        (b)      To effect the foregoing, Article “FIRST” of the Certificate of Incorporation relating to the corporate name of the corporation is hereby amended to read as follows:

        “FIRST:    The name of the corporation is RIROS Corporation.”

FOURTH:      This amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation was authorized by the unanimous written consent of the Board of Directors of the Corporation followed by the written consent of the sole stockholder of the Corporation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have signed this Certificate on the 31st day of December, 1998 and we affirm the statements contained therein as true under penalties of perjury.

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Robert K. Kretzman
Vice President and Secretary
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Annamarie DellaFave
Assistant Secretary


New York State

Department of State

Division of Corporations, State Records

and Uniform Commercial Code

41 State Street

Albany, NY 12231

CERTIFICATE OF CHANGE

OF

  

RIROS CORPORATION                                  

  
   (Insert Name of Domestic Corporation)   

Under Section 805-A of the Business Corporation Law

 

FIRST: The name of the corporation  is:  

            RIROS CORPORATION

 

If the name of the corporation has been changed, the name under which it was formed is:  

 

            NEW RIROS CORPORATION

 

SECOND: The certificate of incorporation  was filed by the Department of State on:  

                                                                                   

            October 28, 1998

     

THIRD: The change(s) effected hereby are: [Check appropriate box(es)]

 

   ¨    The county location, within this state, in which the office of the corporation is located, is  changed to:  

                                                    

 

   x   The address to which the Secretary of State shall forward copies of process accepted on behalf of the corporation is changed to: c/o Revlon Consumer Products Corporation
 

                     237 Park Avenue

 

                New York, New York 10017-3190.

                  Attention: Corporate Secretary
   ¨   The corporation hereby: [Check one]
 

 

¨

 

 

Designates

 

 

    as its registered agent upon whom process against the corporation may be served.
     The street address of the registered agent is:  

 

   

 

 

 

¨

 

 

Changes the designation of its registered agent to:

 

 

   

 

  The street address of the registered agent is:                                             
   

 

 

 

¨

 

 

Changes the address of its registered agent to:

 

 

   

 

 

 

¨

 

 

Revokes the authority of its registered agent.

 

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Exhibit 3.14

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

RIROS GROUP INC.

FIRST:           The name of the Corporation is RIROS Group Inc. (hereinafter the “Corporation”).

SECOND:      The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is 1013 Centre Road, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle. The name of its registed agent at that address is Corporation Service Company.

THIRD:          The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as set forth in Title 8 of the Delaware Code (the “GCL”).

FOURTH:      The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 1,000 shares of Common Stock, each having a par value of one dollar ($1.00).

FIFTH:  The name and mailing address of the Sole Incorporator is as follows:

 

Name        Address

Annamarie DellaFave

  

625 Madison Avenue

    

New York, NY 10022

SIXTH:    The following provisions are inserted for the management of the business and the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation, and for further definition, limitation and regulation of the powers of the Corporation and of its directors and stockholders:

(1)      The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors.

(2)      The directors shall have concurrent power with the stockholders to make, alter, amend, change, add to or repeal the By-Laws of the Corporation.

(3)      The number of directors of the Corporation shall be as from time to time fixed by, or in the manner provided in, the By-Laws of the Corporation. Election of directors need not be by written ballot unless the By-Laws so provide.

(4)      No directors shall be personally liable to the Corporation or any of its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its


stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) pursuant to Section 174 of the GCL or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. If the GCL is amended hereafter to authorize the further elimination or limitation of liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent authorized by the GCL, as so amended. Any repeal or modification of this Article SIXTH by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.

(5)      In addition to the powers and authority hereinbefore or by statute expressly conferred upon them, the directors are hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation, subject, nevertheless, to the provisions of the GCL, this Certificate of Incorporation, and any By-Laws adopted by the stockholders; provided, however, that no By-Laws hereafter adopted by the stockholders shall invalidate any prior act of the directors which would have been valid if such By-Laws had not been adopted.

SEVENTH:  Meeting of stockholders may be held within or without the State of Delaware, as the By-Laws may provide. The books of the Corporation may be kept (subject to any provision contained in the GCL) outside the State of Delaware at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors or in the By-Laws of the Corporation.

EIGHTH:  The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.

I, THE UNDERSIGNED, being the Sole Incorporator hereinbefore named, for the purpose of forming a corporation pursuant to the GCL, do make this Certificate, hereby declaring and certifying that this is my act and deed and the facts herein stated are true, and accordingly have hereunto set my hand this 2nd day of December, 1998.

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Annamarie DellaFave

 

Sole Incorporator

 
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Exhibit 3.15

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

MC PRODUCTS, INC.

FIRST:   The name of the Corporation is MC Products, Inc. (hereinafter the “Corporation”).

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

THIRD:   The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as set forth in Title 8 of the Delaware Code (the “GCL”).

FOURTH:   The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 1,000 shares of Common Stock, each having a par value of one dollar ($1.00).

FIFTH:   The name and mailing address of the Sole Incorporator is as follows:

 

Name:    Address:
  

c/o Revlon Consumer Products Corporation

Marc R. Esterman   

237 Park Avenue

  

New York, NY 10017

SIXTH: The following provisions are inserted for the management of the business and the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation, and for further definition, limitation and regulation of the powers of the Corporation and of its directors and stockholders;

(1)  The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors.

(2)  The directors shall have concurrent power with the stockholders to make, alter, amend, change, add to or repeal the By-Laws of the Corporation.

(3)  The number of directors of the Corporation shall be as from time to time fixed by, or in the manner provided in, the By-Laws of the Corporation. Election of directors need not be by written ballot unless the By-Laws so provide.

(4)  No director shall be personally liable to the Corporation or any of its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director,


except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) pursuant to Section 174 of the GCL, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. If the GCL is amended hereafter to authorize the further elimination or limitation of liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent authorized by the GCL, as so amended. Any repeal or modification of this Article SIXTH by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.

(5)  In addition to the powers and authority hereinbefore or by statute expressly conferred upon them, the directors are hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation, subject, nevertheless, to the provisions of the GCL, this Certificate of Incorporation, and any By-Laws adopted by the stockholders; provided, however, that no By-Laws hereafter adopted by the stockholders shall invalidate any prior act of the directors which would have been valid if such By-Laws had not been adopted.

SEVENTH:  Meetings of stockholders may be held within or without the State of Delaware, as the By-Laws may provide. The books of the Corporation may be kept (subject to any provision contained in the GCL) outside the State of Delaware at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors or in the By-Laws of the Corporation.

EIGHTH:  The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.

I, THE UNDERSIGNED, being the Sole Incorporator hereinbefore named, for the purpose of forming a corporation pursuant to the GCL, do make this Certificate, hereby declaring and certifying that this is my act and deed and that the facts herein stated are true, and accordingly have hereunto set my hand as of this 9th day of December, 2010.

 

 

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  Marc R. Esterman,
  Sole Incorporator

 

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STATE OF DELAWARE

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

The corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware does hereby certify:

 

FIRST: That at a meeting of the Board of Directors of  

 

MC Products, Inc.

 

resolutions were duly adopted setting forth a proposed amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of said corporation, declaring said amendment to be advisable and calling a meeting of the stockholders of said corporation for consideration thereof. The resolution setting forth the proposed amendment is as follows:

RESOLVED, that the Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation be amended by changing the Article thereof numbered “FIRST                        ” so that, as amended, said Article shall be and read as follows:

FIRST: The name of the Corporation is Sinful Colors, Inc. (hereinafter the “Corporation”)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SECOND:   That thereafter, pursuant to resolution of its Board of Directors, a special meeting of the stockholders of said corporation was duly called and held upon notice in accordance with Section 222 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware at which meeting the necessary number of shares as required by statute were voted in favor of the amendment

THIRD:    That said amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said corporation has caused this certificate to be signed this 24 day of March, 2011.

 

By:  

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Authorized Officer

Title:  

Vice President and Secretary

Name:  

Michael T. Sheehan

 

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STATE OF DELAWARE

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

The corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware does hereby certify:

FIRST: That at a meeting of the Board of Directors of

Sinful Colors, Inc.

 

resolutions were duly adopted setting forth a proposed amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of said corporation, declaring said amendment to be advisable and calling a meeting of the stockholders of said corporation for consideration thereof. The resolution setting forth the proposed amendment is as follows:

RESOLVED, that the Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation be amended by changing the Article thereof numbered “FIRST                        ” so that, as amended, said Article shall be and read as follows:

 

 

FIRST: The name of the Corporation is SinfulColors Inc.

 

 

 

 

SECOND: That thereafter, pursuant to resolution of its Board of Directors, a special meeting of the stockholders of said corporation was duly called and held upon notice in accordance with Section 222 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware at which meeting the necessary number of shares as required by statute were voted in favor of the amendment.

THIRD: That said amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said corporation has caused this certificate to be signed this 17 day of April, 2012.

 

    By:  

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Authorized Officer

 

Title:

 

 

Vice President and Secretary

Name:  

Michael T. Sheehan

 

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Exhibit 3.17

 

BY-LAWS

OF

ALMAY, INC.

As of July 6, 1993


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I    OFFICES      1   
  Section 1.    Registered Office      1   
  Section 2.    Other Offices      1   
ARTICLE II    MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS      1   
  Section 1.    Place of Meetings      1   
  Section 2.    Annual Meetings      1   
  Section 3.    Special Meetings      2   
  Section 4.    Quorum      2   
  Section 5.    Voting      3   
  Section 6.    Organization and Order of Business      3   
  Section 7.    Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting      4   
  Section 8.    List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote      4   
  Section 9.    Stock Ledger      5   
  Section 10.    Inspectors of Election      5   
ARTICLE III    DIRECTORS      6   
  Section 1.    Number and Election of Directors      6   
  Section 2.    Vacancies      6   
  Section 3.    Duties and Powers      7   
  Section 4.    Organization      7   
  Section 5.    Resignations and Removals of Directors      7   
  Section 6.    Meetings      8   
  Section 7.    First Meeting      8   
  Section 8.    Quorum and Manner of Acting      8   
  Section 9.    Consent in Lieu of Meeting      9   
  Section 10.    Meetings by Means of Conference Telephone      9   
  Section 11.    Compensation      9   
  Section 12.    Interested Directors      10   
ARTICLE IV    COMMITTEES      11   
  Section 1.    How Constituted and Powers      11   
  Section 2.    Executive Committee      11   
  Section 3.    Organization      12   
  Section 4.    Meetings      12   
  Section 5.    Quorum and Manner of Acting      12   
  Section 6.    General      12   
ARTICLE V    OFFICERS      12   
  Section 1.    Officers      12   
  Section 2.    Election, Term of Office and Qualifications      13   
  Section 3.    Subordinate Officers      13   
  Section 4.    Removal      13   


  Section 5.    Resignations      14   
  Section 6.    Vacancies      14   
  Section 7.    Compensation      14   
  Section 8.    Chairman of the Board of Directors      14   
  Section 9.    President      15   
  Section 10.    Vice Presidents      16   
  Section 11.    Treasurer      17   
  Section 12.    Controller      18   
  Section 13.    Secretary      18   
  Section 14.    Duties of Assistant Treasurers, Assistant Secretaries and Other Subordinate Officers      19   
  Section 15.    Appointed Officers      20   
ARTICLE VI.    CONTRACTS, VOTING OF STOCK HELD, CHECKS, DRAFTS, BANK ACCOUNTS, ETC.      21   
  Section 1.    Execution of Contracts      21   
  Section 2.    Loans and Loan Guarantees      21   
  Section 3.    Voting of Stock Held      21   
  Section 4.    Checks, Drafts, etc.      22   
  Section 5.    Deposits      22   
ARTICLE VII    STOCK AND DIVIDENDS      23   
  Section 1.    Form of Certificates      23   
  Section 2.    Signatures      23   
  Section 3.    Lost, Destroyed, Stolen or Mutilated Certificates      23   
  Section 4.    Transfers      24   
  Section 5.    Transfer and Registry Agents      25   
  Section 6.    Record Date      25   
  Section 7.    Beneficial Owners      25   
  Section 8.    Dividends      25   
  Section 9.    Limitations on Transfer      26   
ARTICLE VIII    NOTICES      27   
  Section 1.    Notices      27   
  Section 2.    Waivers of Notice      27   
ARTICLE IX    BOOKS      28   
  Section 1.    Books      28   
  Section 2.    Form of Books      28   
  Section 3.    Inspection of Books      28   
ARTICLE X    INDEMNIFICATION      29   
  Section 1.    Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings other Than Those by or in the Right of the Corporation      29   
  Section 2.    Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation      30   


  Section 3.    Authorization of Indemnification      30   
  Section 4.    Good Faith Defined      31   
  Section 5.    Indemnification by a Court      32   
  Section 6.    Expenses Payable in Advance      33   
  Section 7.    Nonexclusivity of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses      33   
  Section 8.    Insurance      33   
  Section 9.    Certain Definitions      34   
  Section 10.    Survival of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses      35   
  Section 11.    Limitation on Indemnification      35   
  Section 12.    Indemnification of Employees and Agents      35   
ARTICLE XI    AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS      35   
  Section 1.    Amendment of By-Laws      35   
  Section 2.    Entire Board of Directors      36   
ARTICLE XII    GENERAL PROVISIONS      36   
  Section 1.    Seal      36   
  Section 2.    Fiscal Year      36   


BY-LAWS

OF

ALMAY, INC.

ARTICLE I

OFFICES

Section 1.      Registered Office.  The registered office of the Corporation shall be in the City of Dover, County of Kent, State of Delaware.

Section 2.      Other Offices.  The Corporation may also have offices at such other places both within and without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

ARTICLE II

MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

Section 1.      Place of Meetings.    Meetings of the stockholders for the election of directors or for any other purpose shall be held at such time and place, either within or without the State of Delaware as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting or in a duly executed waiver of notice thereof.

Section 2.  Annual Meetings.  The Annual Meetings of Stockholders shall be held on such date and at such time as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting, at which meetings the stockholders shall elect by a plurality vote a Board of Directors, and transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting. Written notice of the Annual Meeting stating the place, date and hour of the meeting shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of the meeting.


Section 3.   Special Meetings.   Unless otherwise prescribed by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, Special Meetings of Stockholders, for any purpose or purposes, may be called by either (i) the Board of Directors, (ii) the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or (iii) the President. Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting. Written notice of a Special Meeting stating the place, date and hour of the meeting and the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called shall be given not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting.

Section 4.  Quorum.  Except as otherwise provided by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders for the transaction of business. If, however, such quorum shall not be present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, the Chairman of the meeting or the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed. 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 entitled to vote at the meeting.

 

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Section 5.    Voting.    Unless otherwise required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, any question brought before any meeting of stockholders shall be decided by the vote of the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy. Each stockholder represented at a meeting of stockholders shall be entitled to cast one vote for each share of the capital stock entitled to vote thereat held by such stockholder. Such votes may be cast in person or by proxy but no proxy shall be voted on or after three years from its date, unless such proxy provides for a longer period. All elections of directors shall be by written ballot, unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation. The vote on any other question need not be by written ballot, however, the Board of Directors, in its discretion, or the officer of the Corporation presiding at a meeting of stockholders, in his discretion, may require that any votes cast at such meeting on any such other question shall be cast by written ballot.

Section 6.     Organization and Order of Business.     At every meeting of stockholders, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one or, in such person’s absence, the President or, in the absence of both of them, such person as shall have been designated by the Board of Directors or, if none, by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or if none, by the President, shall act as Chairman of the meeting. The Secretary or, in such person’s absence, an Assistant Secretary, shall act as Secretary of the meeting. The Chairman of the meeting shall have the sole authority to prescribe the agenda and rules of order for the conduct of any annual or special meeting of stockholders and to determine

 

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all questions arising thereat relating to the order of business and the conduct of the meeting, except as otherwise provided by law. In case none of the officers above designated to act as Secretary of the meeting shall be present, the Chairman of the meeting or Secretary of the meeting shall be appointed by vote of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy.

Section 7.   Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting.   Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, any action required or permitted to be taken at any Annual or Special Meeting of Stockholders of the Corporation may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing. In the event that the action which is consented to is such as would have required the filing of a certificate under the General Corporation Law if such action had been voted on by stockholders at a meeting thereof, the certificate filed shall state, in lieu of any statement concerning any vote of stockholders, that written consent and written notice has been given as provided in this Section 7.

Section 8.  List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote.  The officer of the Corporation who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall prepare and make at least ten days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the

 

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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 of the Corporation who is present. Upon the wilful 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.

Section 9.  Stock Ledger.  The stock ledger of the Corporation shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the stock ledger, the list required by Section 8 of this Article II or the books of the Corporation, or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.

Section 10.  Inspectors of Election.  At all elections of directors or in any other case in which inspectors may act, one or more inspectors of election may be appointed either by the Board of Directors, by the Chairman of the meeting or in such other manner as may be required by law, but the appointment of such inspectors shall not be required unless expressly required by law or demanded by any stockholder or proxy present at the meeting and entitled to vote. Unless otherwise required by law, inspectors may be officers, employees or agents of the Corporation. Each inspector, if appointed, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of his ability. The inspector shall take charge of the polls and, when the vote is completed, shall make a certificate of the result of the vote taken and of such other facts as may be required by law.

 

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ARTICLE III

DIRECTORS

Section 1.  Number and Election of Directors.  The Board of Directors shall consist of not less than three members, the exact number of which shall initially be fixed by the Incorporator and thereafter from time to time by the Board of Directors. Except as provided in Section 2 of this Article, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at Annual Meetings of Stockholders, and each director so elected shall hold office until the next Annual Meeting and until his successor is duly elected and qualified, or until his earlier resignation or removal. Directors need not be stockholders.

Section 2Vacancies.  Vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, except that any vacancy resulting from the death, resignation, removal or disqualification of a director elected by the holders of any class or classes of the stock of the Corporation voting as a class, or from an increase in the number of directors which such holders are entitled to elect, may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors elected by such class or classes, or by a sole remaining director so elected, and the directors so chosen shall hold office until the next Annual Meeting and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal.

 

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Section 3.  Duties and Powers.  The business of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors which may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-Laws directed or required to be exercised or done by the stockholders.

Section 4.    Organization.   At each meeting of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or, in such person’s absence, a director chosen by a majority of the directors present, shall act as Chairman. The Secretary of the Corporation shall act as Secretary at each meeting of the Board of Directors. In case the Secretary shall be absent from any meeting of the Board of Directors, an Assistant Secretary shall perform the duties of Secretary at such meeting; and in the absence from any such meeting of the Secretary and all the Assistant Secretaries, the Chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as Secretary of the meeting.

Section 5.   Resignations and Removals of Directors.     Any director of the Corporation may resign at any time, by giving written notice to the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or the Secretary of the Corporation. Such resignation shall take effect at the time therein specified or, if no time is specified, immediately; and, unless otherwise specified in such notice, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Except as otherwise required by law, any director or the entire Board of Directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote in the election of directors.

 

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Section 6.   Meetings.  The Board of Directors of the Corporation may hold meetings, both regular and special either within or without the State of Delaware. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at such time and at such place as may from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors and unless required by resolution of the Board of Directors, without notice. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or a majority of directors then in office. Notice thereof stating the place, date and hour of the meeting shall be given to each director either by mail not less than forty-eight hours before the date of the meeting, by telephone, telecopy or telegram on twenty-four hours’ notice, or on such shorter notice as the person or persons calling such meeting may deem necessary or appropriate in the circumstances.

Section 7.  First Meeting.  The Board of Directors may meet, without notice of such meeting, for the purpose of organization, the election of officers and the transaction of other business, on the same day as, at the place at which, and as soon as practicable after each annual election of directors is held. Such first meeting may be held at any other time or place specified in a notice given as hereinafter provided for special meetings of the Board of Directors, or in a waiver of notice thereof.

Section 8.   Quorum and Manner of Acting.    Except as may be otherwise specifically provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, at all meetings of the Board of Directors, a majority of the entire Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and the act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Board of Directors. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.

 

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Section 9.   Consent in Lieu of Meeting.   Unless otherwise provided by the Certificate 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 the members of the Board of Directors or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee.

Section 10.   Meetings by Means of Conference Telephone.   Unless otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, or any committee designated by the Board of Directors, may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors or such committee by means of a 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 Section 9 shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

Section 11.  Compensation.  The directors may be paid their expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors and may be paid a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors or a stated salary, or such other emoluments, as the Board of Directors shall from time to time determine. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. Each director who shall serve as a member or Chairman of special or standing committee may be allowed like compensation for attending committee meetings.

 

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Section 12.   Interested Directors.   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 their votes are counted for such purpose if (i) the material facts as to his or their 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 (ii) the material facts as to his or their 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 (iii) 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.

 

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ARTICLE IV

COMMITTEES

Section 1.   How Constituted and Powers.   The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the entire Board of Directors, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation except as otherwise provided in these By-laws. 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 any such committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee and in the absence of a designation by the Board of Directors of an alternate member to replace the absent or disqualified member, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any absent or disqualified member. Each committee, to the extent allowed by law, 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 as provided in the resolution establishing such committee.

Section 2.   Executive Committee.   The Board of Directors may designate an Executive Committee, to consist of not less than three members of the Board of Directors, which shall have and may exercise, to the extent permitted by law and the Certificate of Incorporation, all of the powers of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, including, unless otherwise specified by a resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors, the power and authority to declare dividends, to authorize the issuance of stock and to adopt a certificate of ownership and merger pursuant to Section 253 of the General Corporation Law.

 

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Section 3.  Organization.  The Board of Directors or each such committee may choose its Chairman and Secretary, and shall keep and record all its acts and proceedings and report the same from time to time to the Board of Directors.

Section 4.  Meetings.  Regular meetings of any such committee of which no notice shall be necessary, shall be held at such times and in such places as shall be fixed by the committee or by the Board of Directors. Special meetings of any such committee shall be held at the request of any member of the committee.

Section 5.  Quorum and Manner of Acting.  A majority of the members of any such committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the act of a majority of those present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the committee.

Section 6.  General.  The Board of Directors shall have the power at any time to change the members of, fill vacancies in, and discharge or disband any such committee, either with or without cause.

ARTICLE V

OFFICERS

Section 1.  Officers.  The Board of Directors may elect a Chairman of the Board of Directors, and shall elect a President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Treasurer, a Controller and a Secretary. The Board of Directors may designate one or more Vice Presidents as Senior Executive Vice Presidents, Executive Vice Presidents or Senior Vice Presidents, and may use

 

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such other descriptive words as it may determine to designate the seniority or areas of special competence or responsibility of the officers. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person.

Section 2.  Election, Term of Office and Qualifications.  Such officers shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors, as soon as practicable after the annual election of directors in each year, and at such other time or times as the Board of Directors may determine. Each such officer shall hold office until such officer’s successor shall have been duly chosen and shall qualify, or until such officer’s death, resignation or removal in the manner hereinafter provided. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, shall be chosen from among the directors, but no other officer need be a director. Each officer shall have such functions or duties as are provided in these By-Laws, or as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

Section 3.  Subordinate Officers.  The Board of Directors may from time to time elect such other officers or assistant officers as it may deem necessary, each of whom shall hold office for such period, have such authority, and perform such duties as are provided in these By-Laws, or as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

Section 4.  Removal.  Any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by the Board of Directors, and any subordinate officer also may be removed in such other manner as may be specified by the Board of Directors in the resolution or resolutions electing such subordinate officer. Any officer may be suspended by the President either with or without cause, pending the next meeting of the Board of Directors.

 

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Section 5.  Resignations.  Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President, or the Secretary of the Corporation. Any such resignation shall take effect at the time therein specified or if no time is specified, immediately; and, unless otherwise specified in such notice, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.

Section 6.  Vacancies. A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or any other cause shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the manner prescribed in these By-Laws for the regular election to that office.

Section 7.  Compensation.  Salaries or other compensation of the officers may be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors and shall be so fixed by the Board of Directors or such committee as to any officer serving the Corporation as a director. No officer shall be prevented from receiving proper compensation for such officer’s services by reason of the fact that such officer is also a director of the Corporation.

Section 8.  Chairman of the Board of Directors.  The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, shall possess the same power as the President to sign certificates for stock of the Corporation and enter into and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, bonds, guarantees, contracts and other instruments, except in cases where the making and execution thereof shall be expressly restricted or delegated by the Board of Directors or by a duly authorized committee of directors or by these By-Laws to some other officer or agent of the Corporation, or shall be required by law otherwise to be made or executed. In general, the Chairman of the Board of Directors shall have all authority incident to the office of Chairman

 

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of the Board of Directors and shall have such other authority and perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board of Directors or by any duly authorized committee of directors.

Section 9.  President.   The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision of the business, affairs and property of the Corporation and over its several officers, subject, however, to the control of the Board of Directors. The President also shall be the chief operating officer of the Corporation and, subject to the direction of the Board of Directors and any duly authorized committee of directors shall have general supervision of the operations of the Corporation. The President may, with the Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation. The President may enter into and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, bonds, guarantees, contracts and other instruments, except in cases where the making and execution thereof shall be expressly restricted or delegated by the Board of Directors or by a duly authorized committee of directors, or by these By-Laws to some other officer or agent of the Corporation, or shall be required by law otherwise to be made or executed. The President, with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, shall have the power to fix the compensation of elected officers whose compensation is not fixed by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof in accordance with Section 7 of this Article V, and also to engage, discharge, determine the duties and fix the compensation of all employees and agents of the Corporation necessary or proper for the transaction of the business of the Corporation. In general, the President shall have all authority incident to the office of President, co-chief executive officer and chief operating officer and shall have such other authority and perform such their duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board of Directors or by any duly authorized committee of directors.

 

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Section 10Vice Presidents.  The Vice Presidents shall have supervision over the operations of the Corporation within their respective areas of special competence or responsibility and in accordance with policies, procedures and practices in effect from time to time, subject, however, to the control of the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President and any other officer to whom they report. They shall, within such areas (in the order of their designation, or in the absence of such designation, in the order of their seniority based on title or, in the case of officers of equal title, in order of their tenure), at the request or in the absence or disability of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, perform the duties and exercise the powers of such officer, and at the request or in the absence or disability of the President, perform the duties and exercise the powers of such officer. They may, with the Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation. They may enter into and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, guarantees, bonds, contracts and other instruments, except in cases where the making and execution thereof shall be expressly restricted or otherwise delegated by these By-Laws or by the Board of Directors, a duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom they report, or shall be required by law otherwise to be made or executed. In general, they shall have all authority incident to their respective offices and shall have such other authority and perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, and duly authorized committee of directors, the President or any other officer to whom they report.

 

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Section 11.    Treasurer.    The Treasurer shall, if required by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Treasurer reports, give a bond for the faithful discharge of duties, in such sum and with such sureties as may be so required. The Treasurer shall have custody of, and be responsible for, all funds and securities of the Corporation; receive and give receipts for money due and payable to the Corporation from any source whatsoever; deposit all such money in the name of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies, or other depositories as shall be selected in accordance with the provisions of Section 4 of Article VI of these By-Laws; against proper vouchers, cause such funds to be disbursed by check or draft on the authorized depositories of the Corporation signed in such manner as shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of Article VI of these By-Laws and be responsible for the accuracy of the amounts of all funds so disbursed; regularly enter or cause to be entered in books to be kept by the Treasurer or under the Treasurer’s direction, full and adequate accounts of all money received and paid by the Treasurer for the account of the Corporation; have the right to require, from time to time, reports or statements giving such information as the Treasurer may determine to be necessary or desirable with respect to any and all financial transactions of the Corporation from the officers and agents transacting the same; render to the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any officer to whom the Treasurer reports, whenever they or any of them, respectively, shall require the Treasurer so to do, an account of the financial condition of the

 

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Corporation and of all transactions of the Treasurer: exhibit at all reasonable times the books of accounts and other records provided for herein to any of the directors of the Corporation: and, in general, have all authority incident to the office of Treasurer and such other authority and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Treasurer reports, and may sign with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any Vice President, certificates for stock of the Corporation.

Section 12.  Controller.  The Controller shall be responsible for preparing and maintaining reasonable and adequate books of account and other accounting records of the assets, liabilities and transactions of the Corporation in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and procedures, shall see that reasonable and adequate audits thereof are regularly made and that reasonable and adequate systems of financial control are maintained, shall examine and certify the financial accounts of the Corporation, shall prepare and render such budgets and other financial reports as the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Controller reports may require, and shall, in general, have all authority incident to the office of Controller and such other authority and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Controller reports.

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in the proper book or books to be provided for that purpose; shall see that all notices required to be given by the Corporation in connection with meetings of stockholders and of the Board of Directors are duly given; may, with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any Vice President, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation: shall be the custodian of the seal of the Corporation and shall affix the seal or cause it or a facsimile thereof to be affixed to all certificates for stock of the Corporation and to all documents or instruments requiring the same, the execution of which on behalf of the Corporation is duly authorized in accordance with the provisions of these By-Laws; shall have charge of the stock records and also of the other books, records and papers of the Corporation relating to its organization and acts as a corporation, and shall see that the reports, statements and other documents related thereto required by law are properly kept and filed; and shall, in general, have all authority incident to the office of Secretary and such other authority and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Secretary reports.

Section 14.  Duties of Assistant Treasurers, Assistant Secretaries and Other Subordinate Officers.  The Assistant Treasurers shall, respectively, if required by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom they report give bonds for the faithful discharge of their duties in such sums and with such sureties as may be so required. Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Secretaries may, with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any Vice President, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation. Subordinate officers shall have all

 

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authority incident to their respective offices and such other authority and perform such other duties as shall be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or the officers to whom they report.

Section 15.  Appointed Officers.  The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, and the President may appoint or cause to be appointed, in accordance with the policies and procedures established by them, such Presidents, Vice Presidents and other officers of the Divisions. Groups and Staffs of the Corporation as they shall determine to be necessary or desirable in furtherance of the business and affairs of such Divisions, Groups and Staffs, may designate such Vice Presidents as Senior Executive Vice Presidents, Executive Vice Presidents or Senior Vice Presidents, and may use such other descriptive words as he may determine to designate the seniority or areas of special competence or responsibility of the officers appointed in accordance with this Section 15. Officers appointed in accordance with this Section 15 shall not be deemed to be officers as elsewhere referred to in this Article V but as between themselves and the Corporation shall have such authority and perform such duties in the management and operations of the Divisions, Groups and Staffs of the Corporation of which they are appointed officers as the officer appointing them and the persons to whom they report may from time to time determine. Such officers shall have the authority as between themselves and third parties to bind the Corporation solely to the extent of their apparent authority based upon their titles and solely in relation to the business affairs of the Divisions, Groups and Staffs of which they are appointed officers.

 

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ARTICLE VI.

CONTRACTS, VOTING OF STOCK HELD,

CHECKS, DRAFTS, BANK ACCOUNTS, ETC.

Section 1.    Execution of Contracts.    The Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors, except as by these By-Laws otherwise required, may authorize any officer other than or in addition to the officers authorized by Article V of these By-Laws, and any employee or agent or agents, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, to enter into and execute any deed, mortgage, bond, guarantee, contract or other instrument, and any such authority may be general or may be confined to specific instances or otherwise limited.

Section 2.  Loans and Loan Guarantees.  Any officer, employee or agent of the Corporation thereunder authorized by the Board of Directors or by any duly authorized committee of directors may effect in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, loans or advances from, or guarantees of loans or advances to, any bank, trust company or other institution or any firm, corporation or individual, and for such loans and advances or guarantees may make, execute and deliver promissory notes; bonds or other certificates or evidences of indebtedness or guaranty of the Corporation, and may pledge or hypothecate or transfer any securities or other property of the Corporation as security for any such loans, advances or guarantees. Such authority conferred by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors may be general or may be confined to specific instances or otherwise limited.

Section 3.  Voting of Stock Held.  The President and, unless otherwise provided by resolution of the Board of Directors or directed by the President, the Secretary may from time to time personally or by an attorney or attorneys or agent or agents of the Corporation, in

 

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the name and on behalf of the Corporation, cast the votes which the Corporation may be entitled to cast as a stockholder or otherwise in any other corporation, any of the stock or securities of which may be held by the Corporation, at meetings of the holders of the stock or other securities of such other corporations, or consent in writing to any action by any such other corporation, and may instruct any person or persons so appointed as to the manner of casting such votes or giving such consent, and may execute or cause to be executed on behalf of the Corporation and under its corporate seal, or otherwise, such written proxies, consents, waivers or other instruments as the Secretary may deem necessary or proper in the premises; or may attend any meeting of the holders of stock or other securities of any such other corporation and thereat vote or exercise any or all other powers of the Corporation as the holder of such stock or other securities of such other corporation.

Section 4.  Checks, Drafts, etc.  All checks, drafts and other orders for payment of money out of the funds of the Corporation and all notes and other evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation shall be signed on behalf of the Corporation by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer or by any other officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to whom such power may from time to time be delegated by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors or by any officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to whom the power of delegation may from time to time be granted by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors.

Section 5.  Deposits.  The funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the order of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors

 

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may from time to time select, or as may be selected by any officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to whom such power may from time to time be delegated by these By-Laws, the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors.

ARTICLE VII

STOCK AND DIVIDENDS

Section 1.  Form of Certificates.  Every holder of stock in the Corporation shall be entitled to have a certificate signed, in the name of the Corporation (i) by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or one of the Vice Presidents and (ii) 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.

Section 2Signatures.  Where a certificate is countersigned by (i) a transfer agent or (ii) a registrar, any other signature on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, unless otherwise ordered by the Board of Directors, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.

Section 3.    Lost, Destroyed, Stolen or Mutilated Certificates.  The Board of Directors may direct a new certificate to be issued in place of any certificate theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit or such other proof satisfactory to the Board of Directors of that fact by the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of

 

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a new certificate, the Board of Directors may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or his legal representative, to advertise the same in such manner as the Board of Directors shall require and/or to give the Corporation a bond in such sum as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the Corporation and its transfer agents and registrars with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.

Section 4.   Transfers.   Stock of the Corporation shall be transferable in the manner prescribed by law and in these By-Laws. Transfers of stock shall be made on the books of the Corporation only by the person named in the certificate or by such person’s duly authorized attorney appointed by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a transfer agent or assistant transfer agent of the Corporation, and upon surrender of the certificate or certificates for such stock properly endorsed for transfer and payment of all necessary transfer taxes; provided, however, that such surrender and endorsement shall not be required in any case in which the officers of the Corporation shall determine to waive such requirement in order to comply with applicable laws governing escheat or disposition of abandoned or unclaimed property. Every certificate exchanged, returned or surrendered to the Corporation shall be marked “Cancelled,” with the date of cancellation, by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation or the transfer agent or assistant transfer agent thereof. No transfer of stock shall be valid as against the Corporation, its stockholders or creditors for any purpose until it shall have been entered in the stock records of the Corporation by an entry showing from and to whom transferred.

 

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Section 5.  Transfer and Registry Agents.  The Corporation may from time to time maintain one or more transfer offices or agencies and registry offices or agencies at such place or places as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

Section 6.   Record Date.   In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than sixty days nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting, nor more than sixty days prior to any other action. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

Section 7.  Beneficial Owners.  The Corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends, and to vote as such owner, and to hold liable for calls and assessments a person registered on its books as the owner of shares, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by law.

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Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting, and may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the capital stock. Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the Board of Directors from time to time, in its absolute discretion, deems proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for purchasing any of the shares of capital stock, warrants, rights, options, bonds, debentures, notes, scrip or other securities or evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, or for any proper purpose, and the Board of Directors may modify or abolish any such reserve.

Section 9.  Limitations on Transfer.  A written restriction on the transfer or registration of transfer of a security of the Corporation, if permitted by Section 202 of the General Corporation Law and noted conspicuously on the certificate representing the security or, in the case of uncertificated shares, contained in the notice sent pursuant to Section 151(f) of the General Corporation Law, may be enforced against the holder of the restricted security or any successor or transferee of the holder including an executor, administrator, trustee, guardian or other fiduciary entrusted with like responsibility for the person or estate of the holder. Unless noted conspicuously on the certificate representing the security or, in the case of uncertificated shares, contained in the notice sent pursuant to Section 151(f) of the General Corporation Law, a restriction, even though permitted by Section 202 of the General Corporation Law, is ineffective except against a person with actual knowledge of the restriction. A restriction on the transfer or registration of transfer of securities of a corporation may be imposed either by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-laws or by an agreement

 

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among any number of security holders or among such holders and the corporation. No restriction so imposed shall be binding with respect to securities issued prior to the adoption of the restriction unless the holders of the securities are parties to an agreement or voted in favor of the restriction.

ARTICLE VIII

NOTICES

Section 1.  Notices.  Whenever written notice is required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws to be given to any director, member of a committee or stockholder, such notice may be given by mail, addressed to such director, member of a committee or stockholder, at such person’s address as it appears on the records of the Corporation, with postage thereon prepaid, and such notice shall be deemed to be given at the time when the same shall be deposited in the United States mail. Written notice may also be given personally or by telegram, telex or cable.

Section 2.   Waivers of Notice.   Whenever any notice is required by law. the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, to be given to any director, member of a committee or stockholder, a waiver thereof in writing, signed, by the person or persons entitled to said notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting, present by person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where the person attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders, directors or members of a committee of directors need be specified in any written waiver of notice unless so required by the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws.

 

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ARTICLE IX

BOOKS

Section 1.  Books.  The Corporation shall keep in accordance with applicable law correct and adequate books and records of account and minutes of proceedings of the stockholders, the Board of Directors and any committees of the Board of Directors. The Corporation shall keep in accordance with applicable law at the office designated in the Certificate of Incorporation or at the office of the transfer agent or registrar of the Corporation, a record containing the names and addresses of all stockholders, the number and class of shares held by each and the dates when they respectively became the owners of record thereof.

Section 2.  Form of Books.  Any books maintained by the Corporation, including its stock ledger, books of account and minute books, may be kept on, or be in the form of, electronic data storage, computer discs, punch cards, magnetic tape, photographs, microphotographs or any other information storage device, provided that the records so kept can be converted into clearly legible written 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.

Section 3.  Inspection of Books.  The Board of Directors and, unless otherwise specified by the Board of Directors and the President shall, subject to applicable law, have the sole power to determine from time to time whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions and regulations the accounts, books and records of the Corporation, or any of them, shall be open to the inspection of the stockholders; and, except as

 

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specifically conferred by law, no stockholder shall have any right to inspect any account, book, record or document of the Corporation, unless and until authorized so to do by the Board of Directors or, unless otherwise specified by the Board of Directors, by order of the President.

ARTICLE X

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 1.  Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings other Than Those by or in the Right of the Corporation.  Subject to Section 3 of this Article X, the Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director or officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that such person did not act in good faith and in a manner which such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that such person’s conduct was unlawful.

 

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Section 2.   Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation.  Subject to Section 3 of this Article X, the Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation; except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

Section 3.   Authorization of Indemnification.   Any indemnification under this Article X (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the

 

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circumstances because such person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 1 or Section 2 of this Article X, as the case may be. Such determination shall be made (i) by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, or (ii) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (iii) by the stockholders. To the extent, however, that a director or officer of the Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding described above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith, without the necessity of authorization in the specific case.

Section 4.  Good Faith Defined.  For purposes of any determination under Section 3 of this Article X, a person shall be deemed to have acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, or, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, to have had no reasonable cause to believe such person conduct was unlawful, if such person’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Corporation or another enterprise, or on information supplied to such person by the officers 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 4 shall mean any

 

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other corporation or any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise of which such person is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent. The provisions of this Section 4 shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the circumstances in which a person may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Sections 1 or 2 of this Article X, as the case may be.

Section 5.     Indemnification by a Court.     Notwithstanding any contrary determination in the specific case under Section 3 of this Article X, and notwithstanding the absence of any determination thereunder, any director or officer may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Delaware for indemnification to the extent otherwise permissible under Sections 1 and 2 of this Article X. The basis of such indemnification by a court shall be a determination by such court that indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standards of conduct set forth in Sections 1 or 2 of this Article X, as the case may be. Neither a contrary determination in the specific case under Section 3 of this Article X nor the absence of any determination thereunder shall be a defense to such application or create a presumption that the director or officer seeking indemnification has not met any applicable standard of conduct. Notice of any application for indemnification pursuant to this Section 5 shall be given to the Corporation promptly upon the filing of such application. If successful, in whole or in part, the director or officer seeking indemnification shall also be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such application.

 

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Section 6.  Expenses Payable in Advance.  Expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by a director or officer in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article X.

Section 7.  Nonexclusivity of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses.  The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by or granted pursuant to this Article X shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any By-Law, agreement, contract, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or pursuant to the direction (howsoever embodied) of any court of competent jurisdiction or otherwise, both as to action in such person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, it being the policy of the Corporation that indemnification of the persons specified in Sections 1 and 2 of this Article X shall be made to the fullest extent permitted by law. The provisions of this Article X shall not be deemed to preclude the indemnification of any person who is not specified in Sections 1 or 2 of this Article X but whom the Corporation has the power or obligation to indemnify under the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, or otherwise.

Section 8.  Insurance.  The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee

 

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benefit plan or other entity or enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such whether or not the Corporation would have the power or the obligation to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of this Article X.

Section 9.  Certain Definitions.  For purposes of this Article X, references to “the Corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors or officers, so that any person who is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation, or is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article X with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as such person would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued. For purposes of this Article X, references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan: and references to “serving at the request of the Corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director or officer with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation” as referred to in this Article X.

 

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Section 10.   Survival of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses.   The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article X shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.

Section 11.   Limitation on Indemnification.  Notwithstanding anything contained in this Article X to the contrary, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification (which shall be governed by Section 5 hereof), the Corporation shall not be obligated to indemnify any director or officer in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless such proceeding (or pan thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

Section 12.   Indemnification of Employees and Agents.  The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board of Directors, provide rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to employees and agents of the Corporation similar to those conferred in this Article X to directors and officers of the Corporation.

ARTICLE XI

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

Section 1.   Amendment of By-Laws.  These By-Laws may be altered, amended or repealed, in whole or in pan, or new By-Laws may be adopted by the stockholders or by the Board of Directors, provided, however, that notice of such alteration, amendment, repeal or

 

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adoption of new By-Laws be contained in the notice of such meeting of stockholders or Board of Directors as the case may be. All such amendments must be approved by either the holders of a majority of the outstanding capital stock entitled to vote thereon or by a majority of the entire Board of Directors then in office.

Section 2.   Entire Board of Directors.  As used in this Article XI and in these By-Laws generally, the term “entire Board of Directors” means the total number of directors which the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies.

ARTICLE XII

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 1.   Seal.  The Board of Directors shall approve a corporate seal which shall be in the form of a circle and shall bear the name of the Corporation, the year of its incorporation and the word “Delaware.”

Section 2.   Fiscal Year.  The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined and may be changed by resolution of the Board of Directors, and unless and until otherwise so determined, shall be the calendar year.

 

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EX-3.18 17 d538541dex318.htm EX-3.18 EX-3.18

Exhibit 3.18

 

By-Laws

OF

BC PRODUCTS INC.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I OFFICES

     1   

Section 1.

 

Registered Office

     1   

Section 2.

 

Other Offices

     1   

ARTICLE II MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

     1   

Section 1.

 

Place of Meetings

     1   

Section 2.

 

Annual Meetings

     1   

Section 3.

 

Special Meetings

     2   

Section 4.

 

Quorum

     2   

Section 5.

 

Voting

     2   

Section 6.

 

Organization and Order of Business

     3   

Section 7.

 

Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting

     3   

Section 8.

 

List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote

     4   

Section 9.

 

Stock Ledger

     4   

Section 10.

 

Inspectors of Election

     5   

ARTICLE III DIRECTORS

     5   

Section 1.

 

Number and Election of Directors

     5   

Section 2.

 

Vacancies

     5   

Section 3.

 

Duties and Powers

     6   

Section 4.

 

Organization

     6   

Section 5.

 

Resignations and Removals of Directors

     6   

Section 6.

 

Meetings

     7   

Section 7.

 

First Meeting

     7   

Section 8.

 

Quorum and Manner of Acting

     7   

Section 9.

 

Consent in Lieu of Meeting

     8   

Section 10.

 

Meetings by Means of Conference Telephone

     8   

Section 11.

 

Compensation

     8   

Section 12.

 

Interested Directors

     8   

ARTICLE IV COMMITTEES

     9   

Section 1.

 

How Constituted and Powers

     9   

Section 2.

 

Executive Committee

     10   

Section 3.

 

Organization

     10   

Section 4.

 

Meetings

     10   

Section 5.

 

Quorum and Manner of Acting

     11   

Section 6.

 

General

     11   

ARTICLE V OFFICERS

     11   

Section 1.

 

Officers

     11   

Section 2.

 

Election, Term of Office and Qualifications

     11   

Section 3.

 

Subordinate Officers

     11   

Section 4.

 

Removal

     12   

Section 5.

 

Resignations

     12   

Section 6.

 

Vacancies

     12   

Section 7.

 

Compensation

     12   

Section 8.

 

Chairman of the Board of Directors

     12   


Section 9.

  President      13   

Section 10.

  Vice Presidents      14   

Section 11.

  Treasurer      15   

Section 12.

  Controller      16   

Section 13.

  Secretary      16   

Section 14.

  Duties of Assistant Treasurers, Assistant Secretaries and Other Subordinate Officers      17   

Section 15.

  Appointed Officers      17   

ARTICLE VI. CONTRACTS, VOTING OF STOCK HELD, CHECKS, DRAFTS, BANK ACCOUNTS, ETC.

     18   

Section 1.

  Execution of Contracts      18   

Section 2.

  Loans and Loan Guarantees      18   

Section 3.

  Voting of Stock Held      19   

Section 4.

  Checks, Drafts, etc.      19   

Section 5.

  Deposits      20   

ARTICLE VII STOCK AND DIVIDENDS

     20   

Section 1.

  Form of Certificate      20   

Section 2.

  Signatures      20   

Section 3.

  Lost, Destroyed, Stolen or Mutilated Certificate      20   

Section 4.

  Transfers      21   

Section 5.

  Transfer and Registry Agents      22   

Section 6.

  Record Date      22   

Section 7.

  Beneficial Owners      22   

Section 8.

  Dividends      22   

Section 9.

  Limitations on Transfer      23   

ARTICLE VIII NOTICES

     24   

Section 1.

  Notices      24   

Section 2.

  Waivers of Notice      24   

ARTICLE IX BOOKS

     24   

Section 1.

  Books      24   

Section 2.

  Form of Books      25   

Section 3.

  Inspection of Books      25   

ARTICLE X INDEMNIFICATION

     25   

Section 1.

 

Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings other Than Those by or in the Right of the Corporation

     25   

Section 2.

 

Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation

     26   

Section 3.

  Authorization of Indemnification      27   

Section 4.

  Good Faith Defined      27   

Section 5.

  Indemnification by a Court      28   

Section 6.

  Expenses Payable in Advance      29   


Section 7.

 

Nonexclusivity of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses

     29   

Section 8.

 

Insurance

     29   

Section 9.

 

Certain Definitions

     30   

Section 10.

 

Survival of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses

     31   

Section 11.

 

Limitation on Indemnification

     31   

Section 12.

 

Indemnification of Employees and Agents

     31   

ARTICLE XI AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

     31   

Section 1.

 

Amendment of By-Laws

     31   

Section 2.

 

Entire Board of Directors

     32   

ARTICLE XII GENERAL PROVISIONS

     32   

Section 1.

 

Seal

     32   

Section 2.

 

Fiscal Year

     32   


BY-LAWS

OF

BC PRODUCTS INC.

ARTICLE I

OFFICES

Section 1.      Registered Office.  The registered office of the Corporation shall be in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware.

Section 2.      Other Offices.  The Corporation may also have offices at such other places both within and without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

ARTICLE II

MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

Section 1.      Place of Meetings.  Meetings of the stockholders for the election of directors or for any other purpose shall be held at such time and place, either within or without the State of Delaware, as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting or in a duly executed waiver of notice thereof.

Section 2.      Annual Meetings.  The Annual Meetings of Stockholders shall be held on such date and at such time as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting, at which meetings the stockholders shall elect by a plurality vote a Board of Directors, and transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting. Written notice of the Annual Meeting stating the place, date and hour of the meeting shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of the meeting.


Section 3.      Special Meetings.  Unless otherwise prescribed by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, Special Meetings of Stockholders, for any purpose or purposes, may be called by either (i) the Board of Directors, (ii) the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or (iii) the President. Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting. Written notice of a Special Meeting stating the place, date and hour of the meeting and the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called shall be given not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting.

Section 4.      Quorum.  Except as otherwise provided by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders for the transaction of business. If, however, such quorum shall not be present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, the Chairman of the meeting or the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed. 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 entitled to vote at the meeting.

Section 5.      Voting.  Unless otherwise required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, any question brought before any meeting of stockholders shall be decided by the vote of the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy. Each stockholder represented at a

 

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meeting of stockholders shall be entitled to cast one vote for each share of the capital stock entitled to vote thereat held by such stockholder. Such votes may be cast in person or by proxy but no proxy shall be voted on or after three years from its date, unless such proxy provides for a longer period. All elections of directors shall be by written ballot, unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation. The vote on any other question need not be by written ballot, however, the Board of Directors, in its discretion, or the officer of the Corporation presiding at a meeting of stockholders, in his or her discretion, may require that any votes cast at such meeting on any such other question shall be cast by written ballot.

Section 6.        Organization and Order of Business.    At every meeting of stockholders, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one or, in such person’s absence, the President or, in the absence of both of them, such person as shall have been designated by the Board of Directors or, if none, by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or if none, by the President, shall act as Chairman of the meeting. The Secretary or, in such person’s absence, an Assistant Secretary, shall act as Secretary of the meeting. The Chairman of the meeting shall have the sole authority to prescribe the agenda and rules of order for the conduct of any annual or special meeting of stockholders and to determine all questions arising thereat relating to the order of business and the conduct of the meeting, except as otherwise provided by law. In case none of the officers above designated to act as Secretary of the meeting shall be present, the Chairman of the meeting or Secretary of the meeting shall be appointed by vote of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy.

Section 7.        Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting.    Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, any action required or permitted to be taken at any Annual or Special Meeting of Stockholders of the Corporation may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken,

 

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shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing. In the event that the action which is consented to is such as would have required the filing of a certificate under the General Corporation Law if such action had been voted on by stockholders at a meeting thereof, the certificate filed shall state, in lieu of any statement concerning any vote of stockholders, that written consent and written notice has been given as provided in this Section 7.

Section 8.      List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote.  The officer of the Corporation who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of 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 of the Corporation 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.

Section 9.      Stock Ledger.  The stock ledger of the Corporation shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the stock ledger, the list required by Section 8 of this Article II or the books of the Corporation, or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.

 

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Section 10.      Inspectors of Election.  At all elections of directors or in any other case in which inspectors may act, one or more inspectors of election may be appointed either by the Board of Directors, by the Chairman of the meeting or in such other manner as may be required by law, but the appointment of such inspectors shall not be required unless expressly required by law or demanded by any stockholder or proxy present at the meeting and entitled to vote. Unless otherwise required by law, inspectors may be officers, employees or agents of the Corporation. Each inspector, if appointed, before entering upon the discharge of his or her duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of his or her ability. The inspector shall take charge of the polls and, when the vote is completed, shall make a certificate of the result of the vote taken and of such other facts as may be required by law.

ARTICLE III

DIRECTORS

Section 1.      Number and Election of Directors.  The Board of Directors shall consist of not less than three members, the exact number of which shall initially be fixed by the Incorporator and thereafter from time to time by the Board of Directors. Except as provided in Section 2 of this Article, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at Annual Meetings of Stockholders, and each director so elected shall hold office until the next Annual Meeting and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier resignation or removal. Directors need not be stockholders.

Section 2.      Vacancies.  Vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors may be filled by a majority of the directors

 

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then in office, though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, except that any vacancy resulting from the death, resignation, removal or disqualification of a director elected by the holders of any class or classes of the stock of the Corporation voting as a class, or from an increase in the number of directors which such holders are entitled to elect, may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors elected by such class or classes, or by a sole remaining director so elected, and the directors so chosen shall hold office until the next Annual Meeting and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal.

Section 3.      Duties and Powers.    The business of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors which may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-Laws directed or required to be exercised or done by the stockholders.

Section 4.      Organization.    At each meeting of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or, in such person’s absence, a director chosen by a majority of the directors present, shall act as Chairman. The Secretary of the Corporation shall act as Secretary at each meeting of the Board of Directors. In case the Secretary shall be absent from any meeting of the Board of Directors, an Assistant Secretary shall perform the duties of Secretary at such meeting; and in the absence of any such meeting of the Secretary and all the Assistant Secretaries, the Chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as Secretary of the meeting.

Section 5.      Resignations and Removals of Directors.    Any director of the Corporation may resign at any time, by giving written notice to the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or the Secretary of the Corporation. Such resignation shall take effect at the time therein specified or, if no time is specified, immediately; and, unless otherwise specified in such notice, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make

 

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it effective. Except as otherwise required by law, any director or the entire Board of Directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote in the election of directors.

Section 6.      Meetings.  The Board of Directors of the Corporation may hold meetings, both regular and special, either within or without the State of Delaware. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at such time and at such place as may from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors and, unless required by resolution of the Board of Directors, without notice. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or a majority of directors then in office. Notice thereof stating the place, date and hour of the meeting shall be given to each director either by mail not less than forty-eight hours before the date of the meeting, by telephone, telecopy or telegram on twenty-four hours’ notice, or on such shorter notice as the person or persons calling such meeting may deem necessary or appropriate in the circumstances.

Section 7.      First Meeting.  The Board of Directors may meet, without notice of such meeting, for the purpose of organization, the election of officers and the transaction of other business, on the same day as, at the place at which, and as soon as practicable after each annual election of directors is held. Such first meeting may be held at any other time or place specified in a notice given as hereinafter provided for special meetings of the Board of Directors, or in a waiver of notice thereof.

Section 8.      Quorum and Manner of Acting.    Except as may be otherwise specifically provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, at all meetings of the Board of Directors, a majority of the entire Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and the act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Board of Directors. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.

 

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Section 9.        Consent in Lieu of Meeting.    Unless otherwise provided by the Certificate 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 the members of the Board of Directors or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee.

Section 10.      Meetings by Means of Conference Telephone.  Unless otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, or any committee designated by the Board of Directors, may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors or such committee by means of a 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 Section 10 shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

Section 11.      Compensation.  The directors may be paid their expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors and may be paid a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors or a stated salary, or such other emoluments, as the Board of Directors shall from time to time determine. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. Each director who shall serve as a member or Chairman of a special or standing committee may be allowed like compensation for attending committee meetings.

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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, her or their votes are counted for such purpose if (i) the material facts as to his, her or their 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 (ii) the material facts as to his, her or their 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 (iii) 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.

ARTICLE IV

COMMITTEES

Section 1.      How Constituted and Powers.  The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the entire Board of Directors, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation except as otherwise provided in these By-Laws. 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 any such committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, and

 

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in the absence of a designation by the Board of Directors of an alternate member to replace the absent or disqualified member, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any absent or disqualified member. Each committee, to the extent allowed by law, 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 as provided in the resolution establishing such committee.

Section 2.      Executive Committee.  The Board of Directors may designate an Executive Committee, to consist of not less than three members of the Board of Directors, which shall have and may exercise, to the extent permitted by law and the Certificate of Incorporation, all of the powers of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, including, unless otherwise specified by a resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors, the power and authority to declare dividends, to authorize the issuance of stock and to adopt a certificate of ownership and merger pursuant to Section 253 of the General Corporation Law.

Section 3.      Organization.  The Board of Directors or each such committee may choose its Chairman and Secretary, and shall keep and record all its acts and proceedings and report the same from time to time to the Board of Directors.

Section 4.      Meetings.  Regular meetings of any such committee, of which no notice shall be necessary, shall be held at such times and in such places as shall be fixed by the committee or by the Board of Directors. Special meetings of any such committee shall be held at the request of any member of the committee.

 

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Section 5.       Quorum and Manner of Acting.   A majority of the members of any such committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the act of a majority of those present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the committee.

Section 6.       General.   The Board of Directors shall have the power at any time to change the members of, fill vacancies in, and discharge or disband any such committee, either with or without cause.

ARTICLE V

OFFICERS

Section 1.       Officers.   The Board of Directors may elect a Chairman of the Board of Directors, and shall elect a President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Treasurer, a Controller and a Secretary. The Board of Directors may designate one or more Vice Presidents as Senior Executive Vice Presidents, Executive Vice Presidents or Senior Vice Presidents, and may use such other descriptive words as it may determine to designate the seniority or areas of special competence or responsibility of the officers. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person.

Section 2.       Election, Term of Office and Qualifications.   Such officers shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors, as soon as practicable after the annual election of directors in each year, and at such other time or times as the Board of Directors may determine. Each such officer shall hold office until such officer’s successor shall have been duly chosen and shall qualify, or until such officer’s death, resignation or removal in the manner hereinafter provided. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, shall be chosen from among the directors, but no other officer need be a director. Each officer shall have such functions or duties as are provided in these By-Laws, or as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

Section 3.       Subordinate Officers.   The Board of Directors may from time to time elect such other officers or assistant officers as it may deem necessary, each of whom shall hold office for such period, have such authority, and perform such duties as are provided in these By-Laws, or as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

 

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Section 4.       Removal.   Any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by the Board of Directors, and any subordinate officer also may be removed in such other manner as may be specified by the Board of Directors in the resolution or resolutions electing such subordinate officer. Any officer may be suspended by the President either with or without cause, pending the next meeting of the Board of Directors.

Section 5.       Resignations.   Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President, or the Secretary of the Corporation. Any such resignation shall take effect at the time therein specified or if no time is specified, immediately; and, unless otherwise specified in such notice, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.

Section 6.       Vacancies.   A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or any other cause shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the manner prescribed in these By-Laws for the regular election to that office.

Section 7.       Compensation.   Salaries or other compensation of the officers may be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors and shall be so fixed by the Board of Directors or such committee as to any officer serving the Corporation as a director. No officer shall be prevented from receiving proper compensation for such officer’s services by reason of the fact that such officer is also a director of the Corporation.

Section 8.       Chairman of the Board of Directors.   The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, shall possess the same power as the President to sign certificates for stock of the Corporation and enter into and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, bonds, guarantees, contracts and other instruments, except in cases where the making and execution

 

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thereof shall be expressly restricted or delegated by the Board of Directors or by a duly authorized committee of directors or by these By-Laws to some other officer or agent of the Corporation, or shall be required by law otherwise to be made or executed. In general, the Chairman of the Board of Directors shall have all authority incident to the office of Chairman of the Board of Directors and shall have such other authority and perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board of Directors or by any duly authorized committee of directors.

Section 9.       President.   The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision of the business, affairs and property of the Corporation and over its several officers, subject, however, to the control of the Board of Directors. The President also shall be the chief operating officer of the Corporation and, subject to the direction of the Board of Directors and any duly authorized committee of directors, shall have general supervision of the operations of the Corporation. The President shall, at the request or in the absence or disability of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, perform the duties and exercise the powers of such officer. The President may, with the Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation. The President may enter into and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, bonds, guarantees, contracts and other instruments, except in cases where the making and execution thereof shall be expressly restricted or delegated by the Board of Directors or by a duly authorized committee of directors, or by these By-Laws to some other officer or agent of the Corporation, or shall be required by law otherwise to be made or executed. The President, with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, shall have the power to fix the compensation of elected officers whose compensation is not fixed by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof in accordance with Section 7 of this Article V, and also to engage, discharge, determine the duties and fix the compensation of all employees and agents of the Corporation necessary or proper for the transaction

 

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of the business of the Corporation. In general, the President shall have all authority incident to the office of President, chief executive officer and chief operating officer and shall have such other authority and perform such their duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board of Directors or by any duly authorized committee of directors.

Section 10.       Vice Presidents.   The Vice Presidents shall have supervision over the operations of the Corporation within their respective areas of special competence or responsibility and in accordance with policies, procedures and practices in effect from time to time, subject, however, to the control of the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President and any other officer to whom they report. They shall, within such areas (in the order of their designation, or in the absence of such designation, in the order of their seniority based on title or, in the case of officers of equal title, in order of their tenure), at the request or in the absence or disability of the President, perform the duties and exercise the powers of such officer. They may, with the Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation. They may enter into and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, guarantees, bonds, contracts and other instruments, except in cases where the making and execution thereof shall be expressly restricted or otherwise delegated by these By-Laws or by the Board of Directors, a duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom they report, or shall be required by law otherwise to be made or executed. In general, they shall have all authority incident to their respective offices and shall have such other authority and perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the President or any other officer to whom they report.

 

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Section 11.       Treasurer.   The Treasurer shall, if required by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Treasurer reports, give a bond for the faithful discharge of duties, in such sum and with such sureties as may be so required. The Treasurer shall have custody of, and be responsible for, all funds and securities of the Corporation; receive and give receipts for money due and payable to the Corporation from any source whatsoever; deposit all such money in the name of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies, or other depositories as shall be selected in accordance with the provisions of Section 5 of Article VI of these By-Laws; against proper vouchers, cause such funds to be disbursed by check or draft on the authorized depositories of the Corporation signed in such manner as shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 4 of Article VI of these By-Laws and be responsible for the accuracy of the amounts of all funds so disbursed; regularly enter or cause to be entered in books to be kept by the Treasurer or under the Treasurer’s direction, full and adequate accounts of all money received and paid by the Treasurer for the account of the Corporation; have the right to require, from time to time, reports or statements giving such information as the Treasurer may determine to be necessary or desirable with respect to any and all financial transactions of the Corporation from the officers and agents transacting the same; render to the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any officer to whom the Treasurer reports, whenever they or any of them, respectively, shall require the Treasurer so to do, an account of the financial condition of the Corporation and of all transactions of the Treasurer; exhibit at all reasonable times the books of accounts and other records provided for herein to any of the directors of the Corporation; and, in general, have all authority incident to the office of Treasurer and such other authority and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if

 

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there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Treasurer reports, and may sign with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any Vice President, certificates for stock of the Corporation.

Section 12.       Controller.   The Controller shall be responsible for preparing and maintaining reasonable and adequate books of account and other accounting records of the assets, liabilities and transactions of the Corporation in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and procedures, shall see that reasonable and adequate audits thereof are regularly made and that reasonable and adequate systems of financial control are maintained, shall examine and certify the financial accounts of the Corporation, shall prepare and render such budgets and other financial reports as the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Controller reports may require, and shall, in general, have all authority incident to the office of Controller and such other authority and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Controller reports.

Section 13.       Secretary.   The Secretary shall act as Secretary of all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors of the Corporation; shall keep the minutes thereof in the proper book or books to be provided for that purpose; shall see that all notices required to be given by the Corporation in connection with meetings of stockholders and of the Board of Directors are duly given; may, with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any Vice President, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation; shall be the custodian of the seal of the Corporation and shall affix the seal or cause it or a facsimile thereof to be affixed to all certificates for stock of the Corporation and to all documents or instruments requiring the same, the execution of which on behalf of the Corporation is duly authorized in accordance with the provisions of these

 

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By-Laws; shall have charge of the stock records and also of the other books, records and papers of the Corporation relating to its organization and acts as a corporation, and shall see that the reports, statements and other documents related thereto required by law are properly kept and filed; and shall, in general, have all authority incident to the office of Secretary and such other authority and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Secretary reports.

Section 14.       Duties of Assistant Treasurers, Assistant Secretaries and Other Subordinate Officers. The Assistant Treasurers shall, respectively, if required by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom they report give bonds for the faithful discharge of their duties in such sums and with such sureties as may be so required. Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Secretaries may, with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any Vice President, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation. Subordinate officers shall have all authority incident to their respective offices and such other authority and perform such other duties as shall be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or the officers to whom they report.

Section 15.       Appointed Officers.   The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, and the President may appoint or cause to be appointed, in accordance with the policies and procedures established by them, such Presidents, Vice Presidents and other officers of the Divisions, Groups and Staffs of the Corporation as they shall determine to be necessary or desirable in furtherance of the business and affairs of such Divisions, Groups and Staffs, may designate such Vice Presidents as Senior Executive Vice Presidents, Executive Vice Presidents or Senior Vice Presidents, and may use such other descriptive words as he may determine to designate

 

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the seniority or areas of special competence or responsibility of the officers appointed in accordance with this Section 15. Officers appointed in accordance with this Section 15 shall not be deemed to be officers as elsewhere referred to in this Article V but as between themselves and the Corporation shall have such authority and perform such duties in the management and operations of the Divisions, Groups and Staffs of the Corporation of which they are appointed officers as the officer appointing them and the persons to whom they report may from time to time determine. Such officers shall have the authority as between themselves and third parties to bind the Corporation solely to the extent of their apparent authority based upon their titles and solely in relation to the business affairs of the Divisions, Groups and Staffs of which they are appointed officers.

ARTICLE VI.

CONTRACTS, VOTING OF STOCK HELD,

CHECKS, DRAFTS, BANK ACCOUNTS, ETC.

Section 1.       Execution of Contracts.   The Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors, except as by these By-Laws otherwise require, may authorize any officer other than or in addition to the officers authorized by Article V of these By-Laws, and any employee or agent or agents, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, to enter into and execute any deed, mortgage, bond, guarantee, contract or other instrument, and any such authority may be general or may be confined to specific instances or otherwise limited.

Section 2.       Loans and Loan Guarantees.   Any officer, employee or agent of the Corporation thereunder authorized by the Board of Directors or by any duly authorized committee of directors may effect, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, loans or advances from, or guarantees of loans or advances to, any bank, trust company or other institution or any firm, corporation or individual, and for such loans and advances or guarantees may make, execute and deliver promissory notes, bonds or other certificates or evidences of indebtedness or guaranty of the

 

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Corporation, and may pledge or hypothecate or transfer any securities or other property of the Corporation as security for any such loans, advances or guarantees. Such authority conferred by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors may be general or may be confined to specific instances or otherwise limited.

Section 3.       Voting of Stock Held.   The President and, unless otherwise provided by resolution of the Board of Directors or directed by the President, the Secretary may from time to time personally or by an attorney or attorneys or agent or agents of the Corporation, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, cast the votes which the Corporation may be entitled to cast as a stockholder or otherwise in any other corporation, any of the stock or securities of which may be held by the Corporation, at meetings of the holders of the stock or other securities of such other corporations, or consent in writing to any action by any such other corporation, and may instruct any person or persons so appointed as to the manner of casting such votes or giving such consent, and may execute or cause to be executed on behalf of the Corporation and under its corporate seal, or otherwise, such written proxies, consents, waivers or other instruments as the Secretary may deem necessary or proper in the premises; or may attend any meeting of the holders of stock or other securities of any such other corporation and thereat vote or exercise any or all other powers of the Corporation as the holder of such stock or other securities of such other corporation.

Section 4.       Checks, Drafts, etc.   All checks, drafts and other orders for payment of money out of the funds of the Corporation and all notes and other evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation shall be signed on behalf of the Corporation by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer or by any other officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to whom such power may from time to time be delegated by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors or by any officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to whom the power of delegation may from time to time be granted by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors.

 

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Section 5.       Deposits.   The funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the order of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors may from time to time select, or as may be selected by any officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to whom such power may from time to time be delegated by these By-Laws, the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors.

ARTICLE VII

STOCK AND DIVIDENDS

Section 1.       Form of Certificate.   Every holder of stock in the Corporation shall be entitled to have a certificate signed, in the name of the Corporation (i) by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or one of the Vice Presidents and (ii) 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.

Section 2.       Signatures.   Where a certificate is countersigned by (i) a transfer agent or (ii) a registrar, any other signature on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, unless otherwise ordered by the Board of Directors, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.

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such other proof satisfactory to the Board of Directors of that fact by the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate, the Board of Directors may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or his or her legal representative, to advertise the same in such manner as the Board of Directors shall require and/or to give the Corporation a bond in such sum as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the Corporation and its transfer agents and registrars with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.

Section 4.       Transfers.   Stock of the Corporation shall be transferable in the manner prescribed by law and in these By-Laws. Transfers of stock shall be made on the books of the Corporation only by the person named in the certificate or by such person’s duly authorized attorney appointed by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a transfer agent or assistant transfer agent of the Corporation, and upon surrender of the certificate or certificates for such stock properly endorsed for transfer and payment of all necessary transfer taxes; provided, however, that such surrender and endorsement shall not be required in any case in which the officers of the Corporation shall determine to waive such requirement in order to comply with applicable laws governing escheat or disposition of abandoned or unclaimed property. Every certificate exchanged, returned or surrendered to the Corporation shall be marked “Cancelled,” with the date of cancellation, by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation or the transfer agent or assistant transfer agent thereof. No transfer of stock shall be valid as against the Corporation, its stockholders or creditors for any purpose until it shall have been entered in the stock records of the Corporation by an entry showing from and to whom transferred.

 

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Section 5.       Transfer and Registry Agents.   The Corporation may from time to time maintain one or more transfer offices or agencies and registry offices or agencies at such place or places as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

Section 6.       Record Date.   In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than sixty days nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting, nor more than sixty days prior to any other action. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

Section 7.       Beneficial Owners.   The Corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends, and to vote as such owner, and to hold liable for calls and assessments a person registered on its books as the owner of shares, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by law.

Section 8.       Dividends.   Dividends upon the capital stock of the Corporation, subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, if any, may be declared by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting, and may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the capital stock. Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the Board of Directors from time to time,

 

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in its absolute discretion, deems proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for purchasing any of the shares of capital stock, warrants, rights, options, bonds, debentures, notes, scrip or other securities or evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, or for any proper purpose, and the Board of Directors may modify or abolish any such reserve.

Section 9.       Limitations on Transfer.   A written restriction on the transfer or registration of transfer of a security of the Corporation, if permitted by Section 202 of the General Corporation Law and noted conspicuously on the certificate representing the security or, in the case of uncertificated shares, contained in the notice sent pursuant to Section 151(f) of the General Corporation Law, may be enforced against the holder of the restricted security or any successor or transferee of the holder including an executor, administrator, trustee, guardian or other fiduciary entrusted with like responsibility for the person or estate of the holder. Unless noted conspicuously on the certificate representing the security or, in the case of uncertificated shares, contained in the notice sent pursuant to Section 151(f) of the General Corporation Law, a restriction, even though permitted by Section 202 of the General Corporation Law, is ineffective except against a person with actual knowledge of the restriction. A restriction on the transfer or registration of transfer of securities of a corporation may be imposed either by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-Laws or by an agreement among any number of security holders or among such holders and the corporation. No restriction so imposed shall be binding with respect to securities issued prior to the adoption of the restriction unless the holders of the securities are parties to an agreement or voted in favor of the restriction.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

NOTICES

Section 1.       Notices.   Whenever written notice is required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws to be given to any director, member of a committee or stockholder, such notice may be given by mail, addressed to such director, member of a committee or stockholder, at such person’s address as it appears on the records of the Corporation, with postage thereon prepaid, and such notice shall be deemed to be given at the time when the same shall be deposited in the United States mail. Written notice may also be given personally or by telegram, telex or cable.

Section 2.       Waivers of Notice.   Whenever any notice is required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws to be given to any director, member of a committee or stockholder, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to said notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting, present by person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where the person attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders, directors or members of a committee of directors need be specified in any written waiver of notice unless so required by the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws.

ARTICLE IX

BOOKS

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stockholders, the Board of Directors and any committees of the Board of Directors. The Corporation shall keep, in accordance with applicable law, at the office designated in the Certificate of Incorporation or at the office of the transfer agent or registrar of the Corporation, a record containing the names and addresses of all stockholders, the number and class of shares held by each and the dates when they respectively became the owners of record thereof.

Section 2.       Form of Books.   Any books maintained by the Corporation, including its stock ledger, books of account and minute books, may be kept on, or be in the form of, electronic data storage, computer discs, punch cards, magnetic tape, photographs, microphotographs or any other information storage device, provided that the records so kept can be converted into clearly legible written 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.

Section 3.       Inspection of Books.   The Board of Directors and, unless otherwise specified by the Board of Directors and the President shall, subject to applicable law, have the sole power to determine from time to time whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions and regulations the accounts, books and records of the Corporation, or any of them, shall be open to the inspection of the stockholders; and, except as specifically conferred by law, no stockholder shall have any right to inspect any account, book, record or document of the Corporation, unless and until authorized so to do by the Board of Directors or, unless otherwise specified by the Board of Directors, by order of the President.

ARTICLE X

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 1.       Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings other Than Those by or in the Right of the Corporation.   Subject to Section 3 of this Article X, the Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any

 

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threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director or officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise, from and against any and all expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that such person did not act in good faith and in a manner which such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that such person’s conduct was unlawful.

Section 2.        Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation.    Subject to Section 3 of this Article X, the Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise, from and against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and

 

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reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation; except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

Section 3.        Authorization of Indemnification.    Any indemnification under this Article X (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 1 or Section 2 of this Article X, as the case may be. Such determination shall be made (i) by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, or (ii) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (iii) by the stockholders. To the extent, however, that a director or officer of the Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding described above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith, without the necessity of authorization in the specific case.

Section 4.        Good Faith Defined.    For purposes of any determination under Section 3 of this Article X, a person shall be deemed to have acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, or,

 

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with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, to have had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful, if such person’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Corporation or another enterprise, or on information supplied to such person by the officers 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 4 shall mean any other corporation or any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise of which such person is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent. The provisions of this Section 4 shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the circumstances in which a person may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Sections 1 or 2 of this Article X, as the case may be.

Section 5.        Indemnification by a Court.        Notwithstanding any contrary determination in the specific case under Section 3 of this Article X, and notwithstanding the absence of any determination thereunder, any director or officer may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Delaware for indemnification to the extent otherwise permissible under Sections 1 and 2 of this Article X. The basis of such indemnification by a court shall be a determination by such court that indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standards of conduct set forth in Sections 1 or 2 of this Article X, as the case may be. Neither a contrary determination in the specific case under Section 3 of this Article X nor the absence of any determination thereunder shall be a defense to such application or create a presumption that the director or officer seeking indemnification has not met any applicable standard of conduct. Notice of any application for indemnification pursuant

 

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to this Section 5 shall be given to the Corporation promptly upon the filing of such application. If successful, in whole or in part, the director or officer seeking indemnification shall also be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such application.

Section 6.        Expenses Payable in Advance.   Expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by a director or officer in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article X.

Section 7.        Nonexclusivity of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by or granted pursuant to this Article X shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any By-Law, agreement, contract, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or pursuant to the direction (howsoever embodied) of any court of competent jurisdiction or otherwise, both as to action in such person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, it being the policy of the Corporation that indemnification of the persons specified in Sections 1 and 2 of this Article X shall be made to the fullest extent permitted by law. The provisions of this Article X shall not be deemed to preclude the indemnification of any person who is not specified in Sections 1 or 2 of this Article X but whom the Corporation has the power or obligation to indemnify under the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, or otherwise.

Section 8.        Insurance. The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee

 

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or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power or the obligation to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of this Article X.

Section 9.         Certain Definitions.   For purposes of this Article X, references to “the Corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors or officers, so that any person who is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation, or is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article X with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as such person would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued. For purposes of this Article X, references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan; and references to “serving at the request of the Corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director or officer with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation” as referred to in this Article X.

 

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Section 10.        Survival of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses.    The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article X shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.

Section 11.        Limitation on Indemnification.   Notwithstanding anything contained in this Article X to the contrary, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification (which shall be governed by Section 5 hereof), the Corporation shall not be obligated to indemnify any director or officer in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

Section 12.         Indemnification of Employees and Agents.   The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board of Directors, provide rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to employees and agents of the Corporation similar to those conferred in this Article X to directors and officers of the Corporation.

ARTICLE XI

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

Section 1.        Amendment of By-Laws.   These By-Laws may be altered, amended or repealed, in whole or in part, or new By-Laws may be adopted by the stockholders or by the Board of Directors, provided, however, that notice of such alteration, amendment, repeal or adoption of new By-Laws be contained in the notice of such meeting of stockholders or Board of Directors as the case may be. All such amendments must be approved by either the holders of a majority of the outstanding capital stock entitled to vote thereon or by a majority of the entire Board of Directors then in office.

 

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Section 2.        Entire Board of Directors.   As used in this Article XI and in these By-Laws generally, the term “entire Board of Directors” means the total number of directors which the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies.

ARTICLE XII

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 1.        Seal.   The Board of Directors shall approve a corporate seal which shall be in the form of a circle and shall bear the name of the Corporation, the year of its incorporation and the word “Delaware.”

Section 2.         Fiscal Year.   The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined and may be changed by resolution of the Board of Directors, and unless and until otherwise so determined, shall be the calendar year.

 

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EX-3.19 18 d538541dex319.htm EX-3.19 EX-3.19

Exhibit 3.19

 

BY-LAWS

OF

CHARLES REVSON INC.

Dated as of December 15, 1993


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I   
Shareholders   

Section 1.01

  

Annual Meeting

     1   

Section 1.02

  

Special Meetings

     1   

Section 1.03

  

Notice of Meetings of Shareholders

     2   

Section 1.04

  

Waivers of Notice

     3   

Section 1.05

  

Quorum

     4   

Section 1.06

  

Fixing Record Date

     4   

Section 1.07

  

List of Shareholders at Meetings

     5   

Section 1.08

  

Proxies

     5   

Section 1.09

  

Selection and Duties of Inspectors

     6   

Section 1.10

  

Qualification of Voters

     7   

Section 1.11

  

Vote of Shareholders

     8   

Section 1.12

  

Action Without a Meeting

     8   
ARTICLE II   
Directors   

Section 2.01

  

Management of Business; Qualifications of Directors

     9   

Section 2.02

  

Number

     9   

Section 2.03

  

Election and Term

     10   

Section 2.04

  

Resignation

     10   

Section 2.05

  

Removal

     10   

Section 2.06

  

Vacancies

     10   

Section 2.07

  

Quorum of Directors: Act of the Board of Directors

     11   

Section 2.09

  

Regular Meetings

     11   

Section 2.10

  

Special Meetings

     11   

Section 2.11

  

Action Without a Meeting

     12   

Section 2.12

  

Action By Means of Conference Telephone

     13   

Section 2.13

  

Compensation

     13   

Section 2.14

  

Committees

     13   

Section 2.15

  

Action of Committees Without a Meeting

     14   

Section 2.16

  

Action of Committees by Means of Conference Telephone

     14   

Section 2.17

  

Interested Directors

     15   

Section 2.18

  

Loans to Directors

     16   


ARTICLE III   
Officers   

Section 3.01

  

Election or Appointment; Number

     17   

Section 3.02

  

Term

     17   

Section 3.03

  

Removal

     18   

Section 3.04

  

General Authority

     18   

Section 3.05

  

Voting Securities Owned by the Corporation

     18   

Section 3.06

  

Chairman of the Board of Directors

     19   

Section 3.07

  

President

     19   

Section 3.08

  

Vice Presidents

     21   

Section 3.09

  

Secretary

     22   

Section 3.10

  

Treasurer

     23   

Section 3.11

  

Controller

     24   

Section 3.12

  

Duties of Assistant Treasurers. Assistant Secretaries and Other Subordinate Officers

     25   

Section 3.13

  

Appointed Officers

     25   
ARTICLE IV   
Capital Stock   

Section 4.01

  

Stock Certificates

     26   

Section 4.02

  

Transfers

     27   

Section 4.03

  

Registered Holders

     27   

Section 4.04

  

New Certificates

     27   

Section 4.05

  

Dividends

     28   
ARTICLE V   
Financial Notices to Shareholders   

Section 5.01

  

Cancellation of Reacquired Shares

     29   

Section 5.02

  

Reduction of Stated Capital

     30   
ARTICLE VI   
Duties of Directors and Officers; Indemnification   

Section 6.01

  

Duties of Directors

     30   

Section 6.02

  

Duties of Officers

     32   

Section 6.03

  

Indemnification of Directors and Officers in Actions by or in the Right of the Corporation

     33   


Section 6.04

  

Indemnification of Directors and Officers in Other Actions or Proceedings

     34   

Section 6.05

  

Good Faith Defined

     35   

Section 6.06

  

Authorization of Indemnification

     36   

Section 6.07

  

Expenses

     37   

Section 6.08

  

Indemnification by a Court

     37   

Section 6.09

  

Other Provisions Affecting Indemnification of Directors and Officers

     38   

Section 6.10

  

Notice to Shareholders

     39   

Section 6.11

  

Insurance for Indemnification of Directors and Officers

     40   

Section 6.12

  

Non-Exclusivity and Survival of Indemnification

     41   

Section 6.13

  

Meaning of “Corporation” for Purposes of Article VI

     42   

Section 6.14

  

Limitation on Indemnification

     43   
ARTICLE VII   
Miscellaneous   

Section 7.01

  

Offices

     43   

Section 7.02

  

Seal

     43   

Section 7.03

  

Checks

     44   

Section 7.04

  

Books and Records

     44   

Section 7.05

  

When Notice of Lapse of Time Unnecessary; Notices Dispensed With When Delivery is Prohibited

     44   

Section 7.06

  

Entire Board

     45   

Section 7.07

  

Amendment of By-Laws

     46   

Section 7.08

  

Section Headings

     46   


BY-LAWS

OF

CHARLES REVSON INC.

(hereinafter referred to as the “Corporation”)

Under the Business Corporation Law

of the State of New York

ARTICLE I

Shareholders

Section 1.01  Annual Meeting.  The annual meeting of shareholders for the election of directors and the transaction of such other business as may come before it shall be held at such time and place, within or without the State of New York, as shall be fixed by the Board of Directors (or by any officer so designated by the Board of Directors) and stated in the notice or waiver of notice of the meeting.

Section 1.02  Special Meetings.  (a)  Special meetings of the shareholders, for any purpose or purposes, may be called at any time by resolution of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be any, or the President, and shall be so called when requested by the holders of not less than 50% of all shares entitled to vote at such meeting. Special meetings of shareholders shall be held at such place, within or without the State of New York, as shall be fixed by the Board of Directors (or such designated officer) and stated in the notice or waiver of notice of the meeting. At any such special meeting only such business may be transacted which is related to the purpose or purposes set forth in the notice required by Section 1.03 hereof.


(b) A special meeting, other than one called at the request of the holders of not less than 50% of all shares entitled to vote at such meeting, may be cancelled by resolution of the Board of Directors.

Section 1.03   Notice of Meetings of Shareholders.   (a)  Whenever shareholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, a written notice thereof shall state the place, date and hour of the meeting, and, unless it is the annual meeting, shall indicate that it is being issued by or at the direction of the person or persons calling the meeting. A notice of a special meeting shall also state the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. If, at any meeting, action is proposed to be taken which would, if taken, entitle shareholders fulfilling the requirements of Section 623 of the Business Corporation Law (the “BCL”), to receive payment for their shares, the notice of such meeting shall include a statement of that purpose and to that effect and shall be accompanied by a copy of Section 623 of the Business Corporation Law or an outline of its material terms. A copy of the notice of any meeting shall be given, personally or by first class mail, not fewer than ten (10) nor more than fifty (50) days before the date of the meeting; provided, however, that a copy of such notice may be given by third class mail not fewer than twenty-four nor (24) more than fifty (50) days before the date of the meeting, to

 

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each shareholder entitled to vote at such meeting. If mailed, such notice is given when deposited in the United States mail, with postage thereon prepaid, directed to the shareholder at his address as it appears on the record of shareholders, or, if he shall have filed with the Secretary of the Corporation a written request that notices to him be mailed to some other address, then directed to him at such other address. An affidavit of the Secretary or such other person giving the notice of or of a transfer agent of the Corporation that the notice required by this Section has been given shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the forth therein stated.

(b) When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, it shall not be necessary to give any notice of the adjourned meeting if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and at the adjourned meeting any business may be transacted that might have been transacted on the original date of the meeting. However, if after the adjournment the Board of Directors fixes a new record date for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each shareholder of record on the new record date entitled to notice under the next preceding paragraph.

Section 1.04   Waivers of Notice.   Notice of meeting need not be given to any shareholder who submits a signed waiver of notice, in person or by proxy,

 

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whether before or after the meeting. The attendance of any shareholder at a meeting, in person or by proxy, without protesting prior to the conclusion of the meeting the lack of notice of such meeting, shall constitute a waiver of notice by him.

Section 1.05   Quorum.   (a)  The holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote thereat, present in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of shareholders for the transaction of any business, provided that when a specified item of business is required to be voted on by a class or series, voting as a class, the holders of a majority of the shares of such class or series, present in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of such specified item of business.

(b) When a quorum is once present to organize a meeting, it shall not be broken by the subsequent withdrawal of any shareholders.

(c) The shareholders present may adjourn the meeting despite the absence of a quorum.

Section 1.06   Fixing Record Date.   For the purpose of determining the shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of shareholders or any adjournment thereof, or to express consent to or dissent from any proposal without a meeting, or for the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or the allotment of any rights, or for the purpose of any

 

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other action, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a date as the record date for any such determination of shareholders. Such date shall not be more than fifty (50) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting, nor more than fifty (50) days prior to any other action.

Section 1.07   List of Shareholders at Meetings.   A list of shareholders as of the record date, certified by the corporate officer responsible for its preparation or by a transfer agent, shall be produced at any meeting of shareholders upon the request thereat or prior thereto of any shareholder. If the right to vote at any meeting is challenged, the inspectors of election, or person presiding thereat, shall require such list of shareholders to be produced as evidence of the right of the persons challenged to vote at such meeting, and all persons who appear from such list to be shareholders entitled to vote thereat may vote at such meeting.

Section 1.08   Proxies.   (a)  Every shareholder entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders or to express consent or dissent without a meeting may authorize another person or persons to act for him by proxy.

(b) Every proxy must be signed by the shareholder or his attorney-in-fact. No proxy shall be valid after the expiration of eleven months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy. Every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the shareholder executing it except as otherwise provided in Section 609 of the BCL.

 

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Section 1.09   Selection and Duties of Inspectors.   (a)  The Board of Directors may appoint in advance of any shareholders’ meeting one or more inspectors to act at the meeting or any adjournment thereof. If inspectors are not so appointed, the person presiding at a shareholders’ meeting may, and on the request of any shareholder entitled to vote thereat shall, appoint one or more inspectors. In case any person appointed fails to appear or act, the vacancy may be filled by appointment made by the Board of Directors in advance of the meeting or at the meeting by the person presiding thereat. Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector at such meeting with strict impartiality and according to the best of his ability. Unless appointed by the Board of Directors or the person presiding at the meeting, as above provided in this Section, inspectors shall be dispensed with at all meetings of shareholders unless compliance therewith is requested by a shareholder present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote at such meeting.

(b)    The inspectors shall determine the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each, the shares represented at the meeting, the existence of a quorum and the validity and effect of proxies and shall receive votes, ballots or consents, hear and determine all challenges and questions arising in connection with the right to vote, count and tabulate all votes, ballots or consents, determine the result, and do such acts as are proper to conduct the election or vote

 

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with fairness to all shareholders. On request of the person presiding at the meeting or any shareholder entitled to vote thereat, the inspectors shall make a report in writing of any challenge, question or matter determined by them and execute a certificate of any fact found by them. Any report or certificate made by them shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated and of the vote as certified by them.

Section 1.10   Qualification of Voters.   (a)  Except as otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, every shareholder shall be entitled at every meeting of shareholders to one vote for every share standing in his name on the record of shareholders.

(b)  Treasury shares and shares held by any domestic or foreign corporation of any type or kind, if a majority of the shares entitled to vote in the election of directors of such other corporation is held by the Corporation, shall not be shares entitled to vote or to be counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares.

(c)  Shares held by an administrator, executor, guardian, conservator, committee, or other fiduciary, except a trustee, may be voted by him, either in person or by proxy, without transfer of such shares into his name. Shares held by a trustee may be voted by him, either in person or by proxy, only after the shares have been transferred into his name as trustee or into the name of his nominee.

 

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Section 1.11  Vote of Shareholders.  (a)  Directors shall, except as otherwise required by the BCL or by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation as permitted by the BCL, be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at a meeting of shareholders by the holders of shares entitled to vote in the election. Whenever any corporate action, other than the election of directors, is to be taken by vote of the shareholders, it shall, except as otherwise required by the BCL or by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation as permitted by the BCL, be authorized by a majority of the votes cast at a meeting of shareholders by the holders of shares entitled to vote thereon.

(b) The vote upon any question at any shareholders’ meeting need not be by written ballot.

Section 1.12   Action Without a Meeting.     Whenever shareholders are required or permitted to take any action by vote, such action may be taken without a meeting on written consent, setting forth the action so taken, signed by the holders of all issued and outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon. This Section shall not be construed to alter or modify the provisions of any section of the BCL or any provision in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation not inconsistent with the BCL under which the written consent of the holders of less than all outstanding shares is sufficient for corporate action. Written consent thus given by the holders of all outstanding shares entitled to vote shall have the same effect as a unanimous vote of shareholders.

 

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ARTICLE II

Directors

Section 2.01   Management of Business; Qualifications of Directors.   The business of the Corporation shall be managed under the direction of the Board of Directors. Each director shall be at least eighteen years of age but need not be a shareholder. The Board of Directors, in addition to the powers and authority expressly conferred upon it herein, by statute, by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation and otherwise, is hereby empowered to exercise all such powers as may be exercised by the Corporation, except as expressly provided otherwise by the statutes of the State of New York, by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation and by these By-Laws.

Section 2.02   Number.   The number of directors which shall not be less than three, except that where all the shares of the Corporation are owned beneficially and of record by less than three shareholders, the number of directors may be less than three but not less than the number of shareholders. Subject to such limitation, the number of directors which shall constitute the entire Board of Directors shall be such number as shall be fixed by action of a majority of the entire Board of Directors from time to time, but no decrease in number shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.

 

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Section 2.03   Election and Term.   At each annual meeting of shareholders, directors shall be elected to hold office until the next annual meeting. Each director shall hold office until the expiration of the term for which he is elected and until his successor has been elected and qualified, or until his earlier resignation or removal.

Section 2.04   Resignation.   Any director of the Corporation may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or the Secretary of the Corporation. Such resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein, if any, or if no time is specified therein, then upon receipt of such notice by such addressee; and, unless otherwise provided therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.

Section 2.05   Removal.   Any or all of the directors may be removed without cause by vote of the shareholders.

Section 2.06   Vacancies.   Newly created directorships resulting from an increase in the number of directors and vacancies occurring in the Board of Directors for any reason except the removal of directors without cause may be filled by vote of the Board of Directors except that if the number of directors then in office is less than a quorum, by a vote of a majority of directors then in office. A director elected to fill a vacancy shall be elected to hold office until the next meeting of shareholders at which the election of directors is in the regular order of business.

 

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Section 2.07   Quorum of Directors; Act of the Board of Directors.   (a)  At all meetings of the Board of Directors a majority of the entire Board of Directors shall be necessary and sufficient to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

(b)  The vote of a majority of the directors present at the time of the vote, if a quorum is present at such time, shall be the act of the Board of Directors except as provided in Sections 2.06, 2.11 and 2.14 hereof.

(c)    A majority of the directors present, whether or not a quorum is present, may adjourn any meeting of the directors to another time and place. Notice of such adjournment need not be given if such time and place are announced at the meeting.

Section 2.08   Annual Meetings.   The newly elected Board of Directors shall meet immediately following the adjournment of the annual meeting of shareholders in each year at the same place and no notice of such meeting shall be necessary.

Section 2.09   Regular Meetings.   Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at such time and at, such place, within or without the State of New York, as shall from time to time be fixed by the Board of Directors and no notice thereof shall be necessary.

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there be one, the President or any Vice-President or by any two directors or by resolution of the entire Board of Directors, at such place within or without the State of New York as shall be fixed by the person or persons calling the meeting.

(b)  Notice of each special meeting, stating the time and place of the meeting, shall be given by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or the Secretary to each director by delivered letter, by telegram or by personal communication either over the telephone or otherwise, in each such case not later than forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting, or by mailed letter deposited in the United States mail with postage thereon prepaid not later than the fifth day prior to the meeting, or on such shorter notice as the person or persons calling the meeting may deem necessary or appropriate under the circumstances. Notices of special meetings of the Board of Directors and waivers thereof need not state the purpose or purposes of the meeting.

(c)    Notice of a special meeting need not be given to any director who submits a signed waiver of notice whether before or after the meeting, or who attends the meeting without protesting, prior thereto or at its commencement, the lack of notice to him.

Section 2.11   Action Without a Meeting.   Any action required or permitted to be taken by the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting if all the members of the Board of Directors consent in writing to the adoption of a resolution

 

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authorizing the action. The resolution and the written consents thereto by the members of the Board of Directors shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board of Directors.

Section 2.12   Action By Means of Conference Telephone.   Any one or more members of the Board of Directors may participate in a meeting of the Board by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment allowing all persons participating in the meeting to hear each other at the same time. Participation by such means shall constitute presence in person at a meeting.

Section 2.13   Compensation.   Directors shall receive such compensation for their services in any capacity as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.

Section 2.14   Committees.   The Board of Directors, by resolution adopted by a majority of the entire Board of Directors, may designate from among its members an Executive Committee and other committees, each consisting of three or more directors, and each of which, to the extent provided in the resolution, shall have all the authority of the Board of Directors, except that no such committee shall have authority as to the following matters:

 

  (1)

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  (2)

The filling of vacancies in the Board of Directors or in any committee.

 

  (3)

The fixing of compensation of the directors for serving on the Board of Directors or on any committee.

 

  (4)

The amendment or repeal of these By-Laws, or the adoption of new By-Laws.

 

  (5)

The amendment or repeal of any resolution of the Board of Directors which by its terms shall not be so amendable or repealable.

The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any such committee, who may replace any absent member or members at any meeting of such committee.

Section 2.15   Action of Committees Without a Meeting.  Any action required or permitted to be taken by any committee as provided in Section 2.14 hereof may be taken without a meeting if all the members of the committee consent in writing to the adoption of a resolution authorizing the action. The resolution and the written consents thereto by the members of the committee shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the committee.

Section 2.16   Action of Committees by Means of Conference Telephone.  Any one or more members of any committee may participate in a meeting of the committee by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment allowing all persons participating in the meeting to hear each other at the same time. Participation by such means shall constitute presence in person at a meeting.

 

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Section 2.17   Interested Directors.   (a)   No contract or other transaction between the Corporation and one or more of its directors, or between the Corporation and any other corporation, firm, association or other entity in which one or more of the Corporation’s directors are directors or officers, or have a substantial financial interest, shall be either void or voidable by reason alone of such interest or by reason alone that such director or directors are present at the meeting of the Board of Directors, or of a committee thereof, which approves such contract or transaction, or that his or their votes are counted for such purpose:

 

  (1)

If the material facts as to such director’s interest in such contract or transaction and as to any such common directorship, officership or financial interest are disclosed in good faith or known to the Board or committee, and the Board of Directors or committee approves such contract or transaction by a vote sufficient for such purpose without counting the vote or votes of such interested director or, if the votes of the disinterested directors are insufficient to constitute an act of the Board of Directors under Section 2.07, by unanimous vote of the disinterested directors; or

 

  (2)

If the material facts as to such director’s interest in such contract or transaction and as to any such common directorship, officership or financial interest are disclosed in good faith or known to the share-holders entitled to vote thereon, and such contract or transaction is approved by vote of the shareholders.

(b)      If such good faith disclosure of the material facts as to the director’s interest in the contract or transaction and as to any such common directorship, officership or financial interest is made to the directors or shareholders, or known to the Board of Directors or committee or shareholders approving such

 

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contract or transaction, as provided in subsection (a), the contract or transaction may not be avoided by the Corporation for the reasons set forth in subsection (a). If there was no such disclosure or knowledge, or if the vote of such interested director was necessary for the approval of such contract or transaction at a meeting of the Board of Directors or committee at which it was approved, the Corporation may avoid the contract or transaction unless the party or parties thereto shall establish affirmatively that the contract or transaction was fair and reasonable as to the Corporation at the time it was approved by. the Board of Directors, committee or the shareholders.

(c)       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 approves such contract or transaction.

Section 2.18   Loans to Directors.   A loan shall not be made by the Corporation to any director unless it is authorized by vote of the shareholders. For this purpose, the shares of the director who would be the borrower shall not be shares entitled to vote. A loan made in violation of this Section shall be a violation of the duty to the Corporation of the directors approving it, but the obligation of the borrower with respect to the loan shall not be affected thereby.

 

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ARTICLE III

Officers

Section 3.01   Election or Appointment; Number.   The officers of the Corporation shall be elected or appointed by the Board of Directors and shall be a President, a Secretary and a Treasurer. The Board of Directors, in its discretion, may also choose a Chairman of the Board of Directors (who must be a director) and such number of Vice-Presidents, Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers, and such other officers, as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine. Any person may hold two or more offices at the same time, except (subject to the next sentence) the offices of President and Secretary or, additionally, if there be a Chairman of the Board of Directors, the offices of Chairman of the Board of Directors and Secretary. When all of the issued and outstanding stock of the Corporation is owned by one person, such person may hold all or any combination of offices. The officers of the Corporation, except in the case of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, need not be directors of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may require any officer to give security for the faithful performance of his duties.

Section 3.02   Term.   Subject to the provisions of Section 3.03 hereof, all officers shall be elected or appointed to hold office until the next annual meeting of the Board of Directors, and each officer shall hold office for the term for which he is elected or appointed and until his successor has been elected or appointed and qualified or until his earlier resignation or removal.

 

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Section 3.03   Removal.   Any officer elected or appointed by the Board may be removed by the Board of Directors with or without cause. The removal of an officer without cause shall be without prejudice to his contract rights, if any; however, the election or appointment of an officer shall not of itself create contract rights.

Section 3.04   General Authority.   The officers shall have such authority, duties and powers as may be assigned to them from time to time by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or the President and, to the extent consistent therewith and with other provisions of these By-Laws, shall have the authority, perform the duties and exercise the powers in the management of the Corporation usually incident to the offices held by them.

Section 3.05   Voting Securities Owned by the Corporation.    Powers of attorney, proxies, waivers of notice of meeting, consents and other instruments relating to securities owned by the Corporation may be executed in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any Vice-President and any such officer may, in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation, take all such action as any such officer may deem advisable to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of security holders of any corporation in which the Corporation may own securities and at any such meeting shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the

 

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ownership of such securities and which, as the owner thereof, the Corporation might have exercised and possessed if present. The Board of Directors may, by resolution, from time to time confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

Section 3.06   Chairman of the Board of Directors.   The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if present, shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors. The Chairman of the Board of Directors may, with the Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation. The Chairman of the Board of Directors may enter into and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, bonds, guarantees, contracts and other instruments, except in cases where the making and execution thereof shall be expressly restricted or delegated by the Board of Directors or by a duly authorized committee of directors or by these By-Laws to some other officer or agent of the Corporation, or shall be required by law otherwise to be made or executed. In general, the Chairman of the Board of Directors shall have all authority incident to the office of Chairman of the Board of Directors and shall have such other authority and perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board of Directors or by any duly authorized committee of directors.

Section 3.07   President.   The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision of the business, affairs and property of the Corporation and over its several officers, subject, however, to the

 

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control of the Board of Directors. The President also shall be the chief operating officer of the Corporation and, subject to the direction of the Board of Directors and any duly authorized committee of directors, shall have general supervision of the operations of the Corporation. The President may, with the Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation. The President may enter into and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, bonds, guarantees, contracts and other instruments, except in cases where the making and execution thereof shall be expressly restricted or delegated by the Board of Directors or by a duly authorized committee of directors, or by these By-Laws to some other officer or agent of the Corporation, or shall be required by law otherwise to be made or executed. The President shall have the power to fix the compensation of elected officers whose compensation is not fixed by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof in accordance with Section 7 of this Article III, and also to engage, discharge, determine the duties and fix the compensation of all employees and agents of the Corporation necessary or proper for the transaction of the business of the Corporation. In general, the President shall have all authority incident to the office of President, chief executive officer and chief operating officer and shall have such other authority and perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board of Directors or by any duly authorized committee of directors.

 

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Section 3.08   Vice Presidents.   The Vice Presidents shall have supervision over the operations of the Corporation within their respective areas of special competence or responsibility and in accordance with policies, procedures and practices in effect from time to time, subject, however, to the control of the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the President and any other officer to whom they report. They shall, within such areas (in the order of their designation, or in the absence of such designation, in the order of their seniority based on title or, in the case of officers of equal title, in order of their tenure), at the request or in the absence or disability of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, perform the duties and exercise the powers of such officer, and at the request or in the absence or disability of the President, perform the duties and exercise the powers of such officer. They may, with the Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation. They may enter into and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, guarantees, bonds, contracts and other instruments, except in cases where the making and execution thereof shall be expressly restricted or otherwise delegated by these By-Laws or by the Board of Directors, a duly authorized committee of directors, the President or any other officer to whom they report, or shall be required by law otherwise to be made or executed. In general, they shall have all authority incident to their respective offices and shall have such other authority and perform such other

 

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duties as may from time to time be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, and duly authorized committee of directors, the President or any other officer to whom they report.

Section 3.09   Secretary.   The Secretary shall act as Secretary of all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors of the Corporation; shall keep the minutes thereof in the proper book or books to be provided for that purpose; shall see that all notices required to be given by the Corporation in connection with meetings of stockholders and of the Board of Directors are duly given; may, with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation; shall be the custodian of the seal of the Corporation and shall affix the seal or cause it or a facsimile thereof to be affixed to all certificates for stock of the Corporation and to all documents or instruments requiring the same, the execution of which on behalf of the Corporation is duly authorized in accordance with the provisions of these By-Laws; shall have charge of the stock records and also of the other books, records and papers of the Corporation relating to its organization and acts as a corporation, and shall see that the reports, statements and other documents related thereto required by law are properly kept and filed; and shall, in general, have all authority incident to the office of Secretary and such other authority and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the President or any other officer to whom the Secretary reports.

 

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Section 3.10   Treasurer.   The Treasurer shall, if required by the Board of Directors, the President or any other officer to whom the Treasurer reports, give a bond for the faithful discharge of duties, in such sum and with such sureties as may be so required. The Treasurer shall have custody of, and be responsible for, all funds and securities of the Corporation; receive and give receipts for money due and payable to the Corporation from any source whatsoever; deposit all such money in the name of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies, or other depositories as shall be selected in accordance with the provisions of Section 4 of Article VI of these By-Laws; against proper vouchers, cause such funds to be disbursed by check or draft on the authorized depositories of the Corporation signed in such manner as shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of Article VI of these By-Laws and be responsible for the accuracy of the amounts of all funds so disbursed; regularly enter or cause to be entered in books to be kept by the Treasurer or under the Treasurer’s direction, full and adequate accounts of all money received and paid by the Treasurer for the account of the Corporation; have the right to require, from time to time, reports or statements giving such information as the Treasurer may determine to be necessary or desirable with respect to any and all financial transactions of the Corporation from the officers and agents transacting the

 

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same; render to the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the President or any officer to whom the Treasurer reports, whenever they or any of them, respectively, shall require the Treasurer so to do, an account of the financial condition of the Corporation and of all transactions of the Treasurer; exhibit at all reasonable times the books of accounts and other records provided for herein to any of the directors of the Corporation; and, in general, have all authority incident to the office of Treasurer and such other authority and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the President or any other officer to whom the Treasurer reports, and may sign with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President, certificates for stock of the Corporation.

Section 3.11   Controller.   The Controller shall be responsible for preparing and maintaining reasonable and adequate books of account and other accounting records of the assets, liabilities and transactions of the Corporation in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and procedures, shall see that reasonable and adequate audits thereof are regularly made and that reasonable and adequate systems of financial control are maintained, shall examine and certify the financial accounts of the Corporation, shall prepare and render such budgets and other financial reports as the Board of Directors, the President or any other officer to whom the Controller reports may require, and shall, in general, have all authority

 

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incident to the office of Controller and such other authority and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the President or any other officer to whom the Controller reports.

Section 3.12   Duties of Assistant Treasurers, Assistant Secretaries and Other Subordinate Officers.   The Assistant Treasurers shall, respectively, if required by the Board of Directors, the President or any other officer to whom they report give bonds for the faithful discharge of their duties in such sums and with such sureties as may be so required. Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Secretaries may, with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation. Subordinate officers shall have all authority incident to their respective offices and such other authority and perform such other duties as shall be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the President or the officers to whom they report.

Section 3.13   Appointed Officers.   The President may appoint or cause to be appointed, in accordance with the policies and procedures established by him, such Presidents, Vice Presidents and other officers of the Divisions, Groups and Staffs of the Corporation as he shall determine to be necessary or desirable in furtherance of the business and affairs of such Divisions, Groups and Staffs, may designate such Vice Presidents as Senior Executive Vice Presidents, Executive Vice Presidents or

 

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Senior Vice Presidents, and may use such other descriptive words as he may determine to designate the seniority or areas of special competence or responsibility of the officers appointed in accordance with this Section 15. Officers appointed in accordance with this Section 15 shall not be deemed to be officers as elsewhere referred to in this Article V but as between themselves and the Corporation shall have such authority and perform such duties in the management and operations of the Divisions, Groups and Staffs of the Corporation of which they are appointed officers as the officer appointing them and the persons to whom they report may from time to time determine. Such officers shall have the authority as between themselves and third parties to bind the Corporation solely to the extent of their apparent authority based upon their titles and solely in relation to the business affairs of the Divisions, Groups and Staffs of which they are appointed officers.

ARTICLE IV

Capital Stock

Section 4.01   Stock Certificates.   (a)  The shares of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates signed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or a Vice-President and the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer of the Corporation, and may be sealed with the seal of the Corporation or a facsimile thereof. The signatures of the officers upon a certificate may be facsimiles if the certificate is countersigned by a transfer agent or registered by a registrar other than the Corporation itself or its employee.

 

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If any officer who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer at the date of issue.

(b)   Each certificate representing shares shall also set forth such additional material as is required by subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 508 of the Business Corporation Law.

Section 4.02   Transfers.   The shares of the Corporation shall be transferable in the manner prescribed by the laws of the State of New York and in these By-Laws. Transfers of shares shall be made on the books of the Corporation only by the person named in the certificate or by power of attorney lawfully constituted in writing and upon the surrender of the certificate therefor, which shall be cancelled before a new certificate or certificates shall be issued.

Section 4.03   Registered Holders.   The Corporation shall be entitled to treat and shall be protected in treating the persons in whose names shares or any warrants, rights or options stand on the record of shareholders, warrant holders, rights holders or option holders, as the case may be, as the owners thereof for all purposes.

Section 4.04   New Certificates.   The Corporation may issue a new certificate of stock in the place of any certificate theretofore issued by it, alleged to have been

 

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lost, stolen or destroyed, and the Board of Directors may require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or his legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond sufficient (in the judgment of the directors) to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate. A new certificate may be issued without requiring any bond when, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, it is proper so to do.

Section 4.05   Dividends.   The Corporation may declare and pay dividends or make other distributions in cash or its bonds or its property, including the shares or bonds of other corporations, on its outstanding shares, except when currently the Corporation is insolvent or would thereby be made insolvent, or when the declaration, payment or distribution would be contrary to any restrictions contained in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation. Dividends may be declared or paid and other distributions may be made out of surplus only, so that the net assets of the Corporation remaining after such declaration, payment or distribution shall at least equal the amount of its stated capital. When any dividend is paid or any other distribution is made, in whole or in part, from sources other than earned surplus, it shall be accompanied by a written notice (1) disclosing the amounts by which such dividend or distribution affects stated capital, capital surplus and earned surplus, or (2) if such amounts are not determinable at the time of such notice,

 

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disclosing the approximate effect of such dividend or distribution upon stated capital, capital surplus and earned surplus and stating that such amounts are not yet determinable.

ARTICLE V

Financial Notices to Shareholders

Section 5.01   Cancellation of Reacquired Shares.   (a)  Shares that have been issued and have been purchased, redeemed or otherwise reacquired by the Corporation shall be cancelled if they are reacquired out of stated capital, or if they are converted shares, or if the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation requires that such shares be cancelled upon reacquisition. Any shares reacquired by the Corporation and not required to be cancelled may either be retained as treasury shares or cancelled by the Board of Directors at the time of reacquisition or at any time thereafter. Shares cancelled under this Section are restored to the status of unauthorized but unissued shares. However, if the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation prohibits the reissue of any shares required or permitted to be cancelled under this Section, the Board of Directors by certificate of amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation pursuant to Section 805 of the BCL shall reduce the number of authorized shares accordingly.

(b)   When reacquired shares other than converted shares are cancelled, the stated capital of the Corporation shall be reduced by the amount of stated capital then represented by such shares plus any stated capital not theretofore

 

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allocated to any designated class or series which is thereupon allocated to the shares cancelled. The amount by which stated capital has been reduced by cancellation of reacquired shares during a stated period of time shall be disclosed in the next financial statement covering such period that is furnished by the Corporation to all its shareholders or, if practicable, in the first notice of dividend or share distribution that is furnished to the holders of each class or series of its shares between the end of the period and the next such financial statement, and in any event to all its shareholders within six (6) months of the date of the reduction of capital.

Section 5.02   Reduction of Stated Capital.   When a reduction of stated capital has been effected under Section 516 of the BCL, the amount of such reduction shall be disclosed in the next financial statement covering the period in which such reduction is made that is furnished by the Corporation to all its shareholders or, if practicable, in the first notice of dividend or share distribution that is furnished to the holders of each class or series of its shares between the date of such reduction and the next such financial statement, and in any event to all its shareholders within six months of the date of such reduction.

ARTICLE VI

Duties of Directors and Officers; Indemnification

Section 6.01   Duties of Directors.   A director shall perform his duties as a director, including his duties as a member of any committee of the Board of Directors upon which he may serve, in good faith and with that degree of care which

 

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an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would use under similar circumstances. In performing his duties, a director shall be entitled to rely on information, opinions, reports or statements including financial statements and other financial data, in each case prepared or presented by:

 

  (1)

one or more officers or employees of the Corporation or of any other corporation of which at least fifty per cent of the outstanding shares of stock entitling the holders thereof to vote for the election of directors is owned directly or indirectly by the Corporation whom the director believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented,

 

  (2)

counsel, public accountants or other persons as to matters which the director believes to be within such person’s professional or expert competence, or

 

  (3)

a committee of the Board of Directors upon which he does not serve, duly designated in accordance with a provision of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation or the By-Laws, as to matters within its designated authority, which committee the director believes to merit confidence,

so long as in so relying he shall be acting in good faith and with such degree of care, but he shall not be considered to be acting in good faith if he has knowledge concerning the matter in question that would cause such reliance to be unwarranted. A person who so performs his duties shall have no liability by reason of being or having been a director of the Corporation.

(b)   In taking action, including, without limitation, action which may involve or relate to change or potential change in the control of the Corporation, a director shall be entitled to consider, without limitation, (1) both the

 

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long-term and the short-term interests of the Corporation and the shareholders and (2) the effects that the Corporation’s actions may have in the short-term or in the long-term upon any of the following:

 

  (A)

the prospects for potential growth, development, productivity and profitability of the Corporation;

 

  (B)

the Corporation’s current employees;

 

  (C)

the Corporation’s retired employees and other beneficiaries receiving or entitled to receive retirement, welfare or similar benefits from or pursuant to any plan sponsored, or agreement entered into, by the Corporation;

 

  (D)

the Corporation’s customers and creditors; and

 

  (E)

the ability of the Corporation to provide, as a going concern, goods, services, employment opportunities and employment benefits and otherwise to contribute to the communities in which it does business.

Nothing in this subsection shall create any duties owed by any director to any person or entity to consider or afford any particular weight to any of the foregoing or abrogate any duty of the directors, either statutory or recognized by common law or court decisions. For purposes of this subsection, “control” shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the Corporation, whether through the ownership of voting stock, by contract, or otherwise.

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in a like position would use under similar circumstances. In performing his duties, an officer shall be entitled to rely on information, opinions, reports or statements including financial statements and other financial data, in each case prepared or presented by:

 

  (1)

one or more other officers or employees of the Corporation or of any other corporation of which at least fifty per cent of the outstanding shares of stock entitling the holders thereof to vote for the election of directors is owned directly or indirectly by the Corporation whom the officer believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented, or

 

  (2)

counsel, public accountants or other persons as to matters which the officer believes to be within such person’s professional or expert competence,

so long as in so relying he shall be acting in good faith and with such degree of care, but he shall not be considered to be acting in good faith if he has knowledge concerning the matter in question that would cause such reliance to be unwarranted. A person who so performs his duties shall have no liability by reason of being or having been an officer of the Corporation.

Section 6.03   Indemnification of Directors and Officers in Actions by or in the Right of the Corporation.   Subject to Section 6.06 hereof, the Corporation shall indemnify any person made, or threatened to be made, a party to an action by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he, his testator or intestate, 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 any

 

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other corporation of any type or kind, domestic or foreign, of any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually and necessarily incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action, or in connection with an appeal therein, if such director or officer of the Corporation acted, in good faith, for a purpose which he reasonably believed to be in, or, in the case of service for any other corporation or any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation, except that no indemnification under this Section shall be made in respect of (1) a threatened action, or a pending action which is settled or otherwise disposed of, or (2) any claim, issue or matter as to which such director or officer shall have been adjudged liable to the Corporation, unless and only to the extent that the court in which the action was brought, or, if no action was brought, any court of competent jurisdiction, determines upon application that, in the view of all circumstances of the case, the director or officer of the Corporation is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such portion of the settlement amount and expenses as the court deems proper.

Section 6.04   Indemnification of Directors and Officers in Other Actions or Proceedings.   (a)  Subject to Section 6.06 hereof, the Corporation shall indemnify any person, made, or threatened to be made, a party to an action or proceeding other

 

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than one by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor, whether civil or criminal, including an action by or in the right of any other corporation of any type or kind, domestic or foreign, or any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, which any director or officer of the Corporation served in any capacity at the request of the Corporation, by reason of the fact that he, his testator or intestate, was a director or officer of the Corporation, or served such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise in any capacity, against judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees actually and necessarily incurred as a result of such action or proceeding, or any appeal therein, if such director or officer of the Corporation acted, in good faith, for a purpose which he reasonably believed to be in, or, in the case of service for any other corporation or any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation and, in criminal actions or proceedings, in addition, had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.

Section 6.05   Good Faith Defined.   The termination of any such civil or criminal action or proceeding by judgment, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere, or its equivalent, shall not in itself create a presumption that any such director or officer of the Corporation did not act, in good faith, for a purpose

 

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which he reasonably believed to be in, or, in the case of service for any other corporation or any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation or that he had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.

Section 6.06   Authorization of Indemnification.   (a)  A person who has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of a civil or criminal action or proceeding of the character described in Section 6.03 or 6.04 hereof shall be entitled to indemnification as authorized in such Sections.

(b)   Except as provided in subsection (a), any indemnification under Section 6.03 or 6.04 hereof or otherwise permitted by Section 6.12 hereof, unless ordered by a court under Section 724 of the BCL, shall be made by the Corporation, only if authorized in the specific case:

 

  (1)

by the Board of Directors acting by a quorum consisting of directors who are not parties to such action or proceeding upon a finding that the director or officer has met the standard of conduct set forth in Section 6.03 or 6.04 hereof, or established pursuant to Section 6.12 hereof, as the case may be, or,

 

  (2)

if a quorum under subparagraph (1) is not obtainable or, even if obtainable, a quorum of disinterested directors so directs;

 

  (A)

by the Board of Directors upon the opinion in writing of independent legal counsel that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because the applicable standard of conduct set forth in such Sections has been met by such director or officer, or

 

  (B)

by the shareholders upon a finding that the director or officer has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in such Sections.

 

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Section 6.07   Expenses.   (a)   All expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action or proceeding which are advanced by the Corporation under subsection (b) hereof or allowed by a court under Section 724(c) of the BCL shall be repaid in case the person receiving such advancement or allowance is ultimately found, under the procedure set forth in this Article VI or in Article 7 of the BCL, not to be entitled to indemnification or, where indemnification is granted, to the extent the expenses so advanced by the Corporation or allowed by the court exceed the indemnification to which he is entitled.

(b)   Expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action or proceeding may be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer of the Corporation to repay such amount as, and to the extent, required by subsection (a).

Section 6.08   Indemnification by a Court.   Notwithstanding the failure of the Corporation to provide indemnification, and despite any contrary resolution of the Board of Directors or the shareholders in the specific case under Section 6.06(b) hereof, the director or officer of the Corporation may apply to the appropriate court as set forth in Section 724 of the BCL for indemnification to the extent otherwise

 

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permissible under Section 6.03 or 6.04 hereof. The basis of such indemnification by a court shall be a determination by such court that indemnification of the director or officer of the Corporation is authorized by Section 6.03 or 6.04 hereof, as the case may be. Neither a contrary determination in the specific case under Section 6.06 hereof nor the absence of any determination thereunder shall be a defense to such application or create a presumption that the director or officer of the Corporation seeking indemnification has not met any applicable standard of conduct.

Section 6.09   Other Provisions Affecting Indemnification of Directors and Officers.   (a)   For the purpose of Sections 6.03 and 6.04 hereof, the Corporation shall be deemed to have requested a director or officer to serve an employee benefit plan where the performance by such director or officer of his duties to the Corporation also imposes duties oh, or otherwise involves services by, such director or officer of the Corporation to the plan or participants or beneficiaries of the plan; excise taxes assessed on a director or officer of the Corporation with respect to an employee benefit plan pursuant to applicable law shall be considered fines; and action taken or omitted by a director or officer of the Corporation with respect to an employee benefit plan in the performance of such director’s or officer’s duties for a purpose reasonably believed by such director or officer of the Corporation to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of the plan shall be deemed to be for a purpose which is not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation.

 

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(b)   No indemnification, advancement or allowance shall be made under this Article VI in any circumstance where it appears:

 

  (1)

that the indemnification would be inconsistent with the law of the jurisdiction of incorporation of a foreign corporation which prohibits or otherwise limits such indemnification;

 

  (2)

that the indemnification would be inconsistent with a provision of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, a By-Law, a resolution of the Board of Directors or of the shareholders, an agreement or other proper corporate action, in effect at the time of the accrual of the alleged cause of action asserted in the threatened or pending action or proceeding in which the expenses were incurred or other amounts were paid, which prohibits or otherwise limits indemnification; or

 

  (3)

if there has been a settlement approved by the court, that the indemnification would be inconsistent with any condition with respect to indemnification expressly imposed by the court in approving the settlement.

Section 6.10   Notice to Shareholders.   (a)   If any expenses or other amounts are paid by way of indemnification, otherwise than by court order or action by the shareholders, the Corporation shall, not later than the next annual meeting of shareholders, unless such meeting is held within three (3) months from the date of such payment, and, in any event, within fifteen (15) months from the date of such payment, mail to its shareholders of record at the time entitled to vote for the election of directors, a statement specifying the persons paid, the amounts paid, and the nature and status at the time of such payment of the litigation or threatened litigation.

 

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(b)  If any action with respect to indemnification of directors and officers is taken by way of amendment to these By-Laws, resolution of directors or by agreement, then the Corporation shall, not later than the next annual meeting of shareholders, unless such meeting is held within three (3) months from the date of such action, and, in any event, within fifteen (15) months from the date of such action, mail to the shareholders of record at the time entitled to vote for the election of directors a statement specifying the action taken.

Section 6.11   Insurance for Indemnification of Directors and Officers.    (a) Subject to subsection (b) below, the Corporation shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance.

 

  (1)

to indemnify the Corporation for any obligation which it incurs as a result of the indemnification of directors and officers under the provisions of this Article VI,

 

  (2)

to indemnify directors and officers in instances in which they may be indemnified by the Corporation under the provisions of this Article VI, and

 

  (3)

to indemnify directors and officers in instances in which they may not otherwise be indemnified by the Corporation under the provisions of this Article VI provided the contract of insurance covering such directors and officers provides, in a manner acceptable to the superintendent of insurance, for a retention amount and for co-insurance.

(b)  No insurance under subsection (a) may provide for any payment, other than cost of defense, to or on behalf of any director or officer:

 

  (1)

if a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to the insured director or officer establishes that his acts of active and deliberate dishonesty

 

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were material to the cause of action so adjudicated, or that he personally gained in fact a financial profit or other advantage to which he was not legally entitled, or

 

  (2)

in relation to any risk the insurance of which is prohibited under the insurance law of the State of New York.

(c)  Insurance under any or all subsections of subsection (a) may be included in a single contract or supplement thereto. Retrospective rated contracts are prohibited.

(d)  The Corporation shall, within the time and to the persons provided in Section 6.10(a) hereof, mail a statement in respect of any insurance it has purchased or renewed under this Section, specifying the insurance carrier, date of the contract, cost of the insurance, corporate positions insured, and a statement explaining all sums, not previously reported in a statement to shareholders, paid under any indemnification insurance contract.

Section 6.12   Non-Exclusivity and Survival of Indemnification.    (a)  The indemnification and advancement of expenses granted pursuant to, or provided by, this Article VI shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which a director or officer of the Corporation seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled, whether contained in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation or these By-Laws or, when authorized by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation or these By-Laws, (i) a resolution of shareholders, (ii) a resolution of directors or (iii) an agreement providing for such indemnification,

 

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provided that no indemnification may be made to or on behalf of any director or officer if a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to the director or officer establishes that his acts were committed in bad faith or were the result of active and deliberate dishonesty and were material to the cause of action so adjudicated, or that he personally gained in fact a financial profit or other advantage to which he was not legally entitled. The provisions of this Article VI shall not affect any rights to indemnification to which corporate personnel other than directors and officers of the Corporation may be entitled by contract or otherwise under law.

(b)  The indemnification provided by this Article VI shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer of the Corporation and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators of such person.

Section 6.13   Meaning of “Corporation” for Purposes of Article VI.   For purposes of this Article VI, references to “the Corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors or officers so that any person who is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director or officer of another corporation of any type or kind,

 

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domestic or foreign, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article VI with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as he would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.

Section 6.14   Limitation on Indemnification.     Notwithstanding anything contained in this Article VI to the contrary, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification (which shall be governed by Section 6.08 hereof), the Corporation shall not be obligated to indemnify any director or officer in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE VII

Miscellaneous

Section 7.01   Offices.  The principal office of the Corporation shall be in the City of New York, County of New York, State of New York or such other place within the State of New York as may from time to time be designated by the Board of Directors. The Corporation may also have offices at other places within or without the State of New York.

Section 7.02   Seal.    The Corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation, the year of its incorporation and the words “Corporate Seal New York.”

 

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Section 7.03   Checks.   All checks or demands for money shall be signed by such person or persons as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

Section 7.04   Books and Records.   The Corporation shall keep correct and complete books and records of account and shall keep minutes of the proceedings of its shareholders, Board of Directors and Executive Committee, if any, and shall keep at the office of the Corporation in New York State or at the office of its transfer agent or registrar in New York State, a record containing the names and addresses of all shareholders, the number and class of shares held by each and the dates when they respectively became the owners of record thereof. Any of the foregoing books, minutes or records may be in written form or in any other form capable of being converted into written form within a reasonable time.

Section 7.05   When Notice of Lapse of Time Unnecessary; Notices Dispensed With When Delivery is Prohibited.   (a)  Whenever, under the BCL or the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation or these By-Laws or by the terms of any agreement or instrument, the Corporation or the Board of Directors or any committee thereof is authorized to take any action after notice to any person or persons or after the lapse of a prescribed period of time, such action may be taken without notice and without the lapse of such period of time, if at any time before or after such action is completed the person or persons entitled to such notice or entitled to participate in the action to be taken or, in the case of a shareholder, by his attorney-in-fact, submit a signed waiver of notice of such requirements.

 

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(b)  Whenever any notice or communication is required to be given to any person by the BCL, the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation or these By-Laws, or by the terms of any agreement or instrument, or as a condition precedent to taking any corporate action and communication with such person is then unlawful under any statute of the State of New York or of the United States or any regulation, proclamation or order issued under said statutes, then the giving of such notice or communication to such person shall not be required and there shall be no duty to apply for license or other permission to do so. Any affidavit, certificate or other instrument which is required to be made or filed as proof of the giving of any notice or communication required under the Business Corporation Law shall, if such notice or communication to any person is dispensed with under this paragraph, include a statement that such notice or communication was not given to any person with whom communication is unlawful. Such affidavit, certificate or. other instrument shall be as effective for all purposes as though such notice or communication had been personally given to such person.

Section 7.06   Entire Board.    As used in these By-Laws, the term “entire Board” means the total number of directors which the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies.

 

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Section 7.07   Amendment of By-Laws.     (a)     These By-Laws may be amended or repealed and new By-Laws adopted by the Board of Directors or by vote of the holders of the shares at the time entitled to vote in the election of any directors, except that any action by the Board of Directors changing the number of directors shall require the vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors and except that any By-Laws adopted by the Board of Directors may be amended or repealed by the shareholders entitled to vote thereon as provided in the Business Corporation Law.

(b)    If any By-Law regulating an impending election of directors is adopted, amended or repealed by the Board of Directors, there shall be set forth in the notice of the next meeting of shareholders for the election of directors the By-Laws so adopted, amended or repealed, together with a concise statement of the changes made.

Section 7.08   Section Headings.   The headings of the Articles and Sections of these By-Laws have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to be a part of these By-Laws.

 

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EX-3.20 19 d538541dex320.htm EX-3.20 EX-3.20

Exhibit 3.20

 

BY-LAWS

OF

NORTH AMERICA REVSALE INC.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I   
Shareholders   

Section 1.01

 

Annual Meeting

     1   

Section 1.02

 

Special Meetings

     1   

Section 1.03

 

Notice of Meetings of Shareholders

     2   

Section 1.04

 

Waivers of Notice

     3   

Section 1.05

 

Quorum

     4   

Section 1.06

 

Fixing Record Date

     4   

Section 1.07

 

List of Shareholders at Meetings

     5   

Section 1.08

 

Proxies

     5   

Section 1.09

 

Selection and Duties of Inspectors

     6   

Section 1.10

 

Qualification of Voters

     7   

Section 1.11

 

Vote of Shareholders

     8   

Section 1.12

 

Action Without a Meeting

     8   
ARTICLE II   
Directors   

Section 2.01

 

Management of Business; Qualifications of Directors

     9   

Section 2.02

 

Number

     9   

Section 2.03

 

Election and Term

     10   

Section 2.04

 

Resignation

     10   

Section 2.05

 

Removal

     10   

Section 2.06

 

Vacancies

     10   

Section 2.07

 

Quorum of Directors; Act of the Board of Directors

     11   

Section 2.09

 

Regular Meetings

     11   

Section 2.10

 

Special Meetings

     11   

Section 2.11

 

Action Without a Meeting

     12   

Section 2.12

 

Action By Means of Conference Telephone

     13   

Section 2.13

 

Compensation

     13   

Section 2.14

 

Committees

     13   

Section 2.15

 

Action of Committees Without a Meeting

     14   

Section 2.16

 

Action of Committees by Means of Conference Telephone

     14   

Section 2.17

 

Interested Directors

     15   

Section 2.18

 

Loans to Directors

     16   


ARTICLE III   
Officers   

Section 3.01

 

Election or Appointment; Number

     17   

Section 3.02

 

Term

     17   

Section 3.03

 

Removal

     18   

Section 3.04

 

General Authority

     18   

Section 3.05

 

Voting Securities Owned by the Corporation

     18   

Section 3.06

 

Chairman of the Board of Directors

     19   

Section 3.07

 

President

     19   

Section 3.08

 

Vice Presidents

     21   

Section 3.09

 

Secretary

     22   

Section 3.10

 

Treasurer

     23   

Section 3.11

 

Controller

     24   

Section 3.12

 

Duties of Assistant Treasurers, Assistant Secretaries and Other Subordinate Officers

     25   

Section 3.13

 

Appointed Officers

     25   
ARTICLE IV   
Capital Stock   

Section 4.01

 

Stock Certificates

     26   

Section 4.02

 

Transfers

     27   

Section 4.03

 

Registered Holders

     27   

Section 4.04

 

New Certificates

     27   

Section 4.05

 

Dividends

     28   
ARTICLE V   
Financial Notices to Shareholders   

Section 5.01

  Cancellation of Reacquired Shares      29   

Section 5.02

  Reduction of Stated Capital      30   
ARTICLE VI   
Duties of Directors and Officers; Indemnification   

Section 6.01

 

Duties of Directors

     30   

Section 6.02

 

Duties of Officers

     32   

Section 6.03

 

Indemnification of Directors and Officers in Actions by or in the Right of the Corporation

     33   


Section 6.04

 

Indemnification of Directors and Officers in Other Actions or Proceedings

     34   

Section 6.05

 

Good Faith Defined

     35   

Section 6.06

 

Authorization of Indemnification

     36   

Section 6.07

 

Expenses

     37   

Section 6.08

 

Indemnification by a Court

     37   

Section 6.09

 

Other Provisions Affecting Indemnification of Directors and Officers

     38   

Section 6.10

 

Notice to Shareholders

     39   

Section 6.11

 

Insurance for Indemnification of Directors and Officers

     40   

Section 6.12

 

Non-Exclusivity and Survival of Indemnification

     41   

Section 6.13

 

Meaning of “Corporation” for Purposes of Article VI

     42   

Section 6.14

 

Limitation on Indemnification

     43   
ARTICLE VII   
Miscellaneous   

Section 7.01

 

Offices

     43   

Section 7.02

 

Seal

     43   

Section 7.03

 

Checks

     44   

Section 7.04

 

Books and Records

     44   

Section 7.05

 

When Notice of Lapse of Time Unnecessary; Notices Dispensed With When Delivery is Prohibited

     44   

Section 7.06

 

Entire Board

     45   

Section 7.07

 

Amendment of By-Laws

     46   

Section 7.08

 

Section Headings

     46   


BY-LAWS

OF

NORTH AMERICA REVSALE INC.

(hereinafter referred to as the “Corporation”)

Under the Business Corporation Law

of the State of New York

ARTICLE I

Shareholders

Section 1.01  Annual Meeting.  The annual meeting of shareholders for the election of directors and the transaction of such other business as may come before it shall be held at such time and place, within or without the State of New York, as shall be fixed by the Board of Directors (or by any officer so designated by the Board of Directors) and stated in the notice or waiver of notice of the meeting.

Section 1.02  Special Meetings.  (a)  Special meetings of the shareholders, for any purpose or purposes, may be called at any time by resolution of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be any, or the President, and shall be so called when requested by the holders of not less than 50% of all shares entitled to vote at such meeting. Special meetings of shareholders shall be held at such place, within or without the State of New York, as shall be fixed by the Board of Directors (or such designated officer) and stated in the notice or waiver of notice of the meeting. At any such special meeting only such business may be transacted which is related to the purpose or purposes set forth in the notice required by Section 1.03 hereof.


(b) A special meeting, other than one called at the request of the holders of not less than 50% of all shares entitled to vote at such meeting, may be cancelled by resolution of the Board of Directors.

Section 1.03  Notice of Meetings of Shareholders.  (a) Whenever shareholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, a written notice thereof shall state the place, date and hour of the meeting, and, unless it is the annual meeting, shall indicate that it is being issued by or at the direction of the person or persons calling the meeting. A notice of a special meeting shall also state the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. If, at any meeting, action is proposed to be taken which would, if taken, entitle shareholders fulfilling the requirements of Section 623 of the Business Corporation Law (the “BCL”), to receive payment for their shares, the notice of such meeting shall include a statement of that purpose and to that effect and shall be accompanied by a copy of Section 623 of the Business Corporation Law or an outline of its material terms. A copy of the notice of any meeting shall be given, personally or by first class mail, not fewer than ten (10) nor more than fifty (50) days before the date of the meeting; provided, however, that a copy of such notice may be given by third class mail not fewer than twenty-four nor (24) more than fifty (50) days before the date of the meeting, to

 

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each shareholder entitled to vote at such meeting. If mailed, such notice is given when deposited in the United States mail, with postage thereon prepaid, directed to the shareholder at his address as it appears on the record of shareholders, or, if he shall have filed with the Secretary of the Corporation a written request that notices to him be mailed to some other address, then directed to him at such other address. An affidavit of the Secretary or such other person, giving the notice of or of a transfer agent of the Corporation that the notice required by this Section has been given shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the forth therein stated.

(b)  When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, it shall not be necessary to give any notice of the adjourned meeting if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and at the adjourned meeting any business may be transacted that might have been transacted on the original date of the meeting. However, if after the adjournment the Board of Directors fixes a new record date for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each shareholder of record on the new record date entitled to notice under the next preceding paragraph.

Section 1.04  Waivers of Notice.  Notice of meeting need not be given to any shareholder who submits a signed waiver of notice, in person or by proxy,

 

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whether before or after the meeting. The attendance of any shareholder at a meeting, in person or by proxy, without protesting prior to the conclusion of the meeting the lack of notice of such meeting, shall constitute a waiver of notice by him.

Section 1.05  Quorum.  (a)  The holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote thereat, present in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of shareholders for the transaction of any business, provided that when a specified item of business is required to be voted on by a class or series, voting as a class, the holders of a majority of the shares of such class or series, present in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of such specified item of business.

(b) When a quorum is once present to organize a meeting, it shall not be broken by the subsequent withdrawal of any shareholders.

(c) The shareholders present may adjourn the meeting despite the absence of a quorum.

Section 1.06  Fixing Record Date.   For the purpose of determining the shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of shareholders or any adjournment thereof, or to express consent to or dissent from any proposal without a meeting, or for the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or the allotment of any rights, or for the purpose of any

 

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other action, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a date as the record date for any such determination of shareholders. Such date shall not be more than fifty (50) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting, nor more than fifty (50) days prior to any other action.

Section 1.07  List of Shareholders at Meetings.  A list of shareholders as of the record date, certified by the corporate officer responsible for its preparation or by a transfer agent, shall be produced at any meeting of shareholders upon the request thereat or prior thereto of any shareholder. If the right to vote at any meeting is challenged, the inspectors of election, or person presiding thereat, shall require such list of shareholders to be produced as evidence of the right of the persons challenged to vote at such meeting, and all persons who appear from such list to be shareholders entitled to vote thereat may vote at such meeting.

Section 1.08  Proxies.  (a)  Every shareholder entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders or to express consent or dissent without a meeting may authorize another person or persons to act for him by proxy.

(b)  Every proxy must be signed by the shareholder or his attorney-in-fact. No proxy shall be valid after the expiration of eleven months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy. Every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the shareholder executing it except as otherwise provided in Section 609 of the BCL.

 

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Section 1.09  Selection and Duties of Inspectors.  (a) The Board of Directors may appoint in advance of any shareholders’ meeting one or more inspectors to act at the meeting or any adjournment thereof. If inspectors are not so appointed, the person presiding at a shareholders’ meeting may, and on the request of any shareholder entitled to vote thereat shall, appoint one or more inspectors. In case any person appointed fails to appear or act, the vacancy may be filled by appointment made by the Board of Directors in advance of the meeting or at the meeting by the person presiding thereat. Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector at such meeting with strict impartiality and according to the best of his ability. Unless appointed by the Board of Directors or the person presiding at the meeting, as above provided in this Section, inspectors shall be dispensed with at all meetings of shareholders unless compliance therewith is requested by a shareholder present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote at such meeting.

(b)    The inspectors shall determine the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each, the shares represented at the meeting, the existence of a quorum and the validity and effect of proxies and shall receive votes, ballots or consents, hear and determine all challenges and questions arising in connection with the right to vote, count and tabulate all votes, ballots or consents, determine the result, and do such acts as are proper to conduct the election or vote

 

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with fairness to all shareholders. On request of the person presiding at the meeting or any shareholder entitled to vote thereat, the inspectors shall make a report in writing of any challenge, question or matter determined by them and execute a certificate of any fact found by them. Any report or certificate made by them shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated and of the vote as certified by them.

Section 1.10  Qualification of Voters.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, every shareholder shall be entitled at every meeting of shareholders to one vote for every share standing in his name on the record of shareholders.

(b)   Treasury shares and shares held by any domestic or foreign corporation of any type or kind, if a majority of the shares entitled to vote in the election of directors of such other corporation is held by the Corporation, shall not be shares entitled to vote or to be counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares.

(c)   Shares held by an administrator, executor, guardian, conservator, committee, or other fiduciary, except a trustee, may be voted by him, either in person or by proxy, without transfer of such shares into his name. Shares held by a trustee may be voted by him, either in person or by proxy, only after the shares have been transferred into his name as trustee or into the name of his nominee.

 

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Section 1.11  Vote of Shareholders.  (a)  Directors shall, except as otherwise required by the BCL or by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation as permitted by the BCL, be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at a meeting of shareholders by the holders of shares entitled to vote in the election. Whenever any corporate action, other than the election of directors, is to be taken by vote of the shareholders, it shall, except as otherwise required by the BCL or by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation as permitted by the BCL, be authorized by a majority of the votes cast at a meeting of shareholders by the holders of shares entitled to vote thereon.

(b)  The vote upon any question at any shareholders’ meeting need not be by written ballot.

Section 1.12  Action Without a Meeting.    Whenever shareholders are required or permitted to take any action by vote, such action may be taken without a meeting on written consent, setting forth the action so taken, signed by the holders of all issued and outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon. This Section shall not be construed to alter or modify the provisions of any section of the BCL or any provision in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation not inconsistent with the BCL under which the written consent of the holders of less than all outstanding shares is sufficient for corporate action. Written consent thus given by the holders of all outstanding shares entitled to vote shall have the same effect as a unanimous vote of shareholders.

 

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ARTICLE II

Directors

Section 2.01  Management of Business; Qualifications of Directors.  The business of the Corporation shall be managed under the direction of the Board of Directors. Each director shall be at least eighteen years of age but need not be a shareholder. The Board of Directors, in addition to the powers and authority expressly conferred upon it herein, by statute, by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation and otherwise, is hereby empowered to exercise all such powers as may be exercised by the Corporation, except as expressly provided otherwise by the statutes of the State of New York, by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation and by these By-Laws.

Section 2.02  Number.  The number of directors which shall not be less than three, except that where all the shares of the Corporation are owned beneficially and of record by less than three shareholders, the number of directors may be less than three but not less than the number of shareholders. Subject to such limitation, the number of directors which shall constitute the entire Board of Directors shall be such number as shall be fixed by action of a majority of the entire Board of Directors from time to time, but no decrease in number shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.

 

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Section 2.03  Election and Term.  At each annual meeting of shareholders, directors shall be elected to hold office until the next annual meeting. Each director shall hold office until the expiration of the term for which he is elected and until his successor has been elected and qualified, or until his earlier resignation or removal.

Section 2.04  Resignation.  Any director of the Corporation may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or the Secretary of the Corporation. Such resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein, if any, or if no time is specified therein, then upon receipt of such notice by such addressee; and, unless otherwise provided therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.

Section 2.05  Removal.  Any or all of the directors may be removed without cause by vote of the shareholders.

Section 2.06  Vacancies.  Newly created directorships resulting from an increase in the number of directors and vacancies occurring in the Board of Directors for any reason except the removal of directors without cause may be filled by vote of the Board of Directors except that if the number of directors then in office is less than a quorum, by a vote of a majority of directors then in office. A director elected to fill a vacancy shall be elected to hold office until the next meeting of shareholders at which the election of directors is in the regular order of business.

 

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Section 2.07  Quorum of Directors; Act of the Board of Directors.   (a)  At all meetings of the Board of Directors a majority of the entire Board of Directors shall be necessary and sufficient to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

(b)  The vote of a majority of the directors present at the time of the vote, if a quorum is present at such time, shall be the act of the Board of Directors except as provided in Sections 2.06, 2.11 and 2.14 hereof.

(c)  A majority of the directors present, whether or not a quorum is present, may adjourn any meeting of the directors to another time and place. Notice of such adjournment need not be given if such time and place are announced at the meeting.

Section 2.08  Annual Meetings.  The newly elected Board of Directors shall meet immediately following the adjournment of the annual meeting of shareholders in each year at the same place and no notice of such meeting shall be necessary.

Section 2.09  Regular Meetings.  Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at such time and at such place, within or without the State of New York, as shall from time to time be fixed by the Board of Directors and no notice thereof shall be necessary.

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there be one, the President or any Vice-President or by any two directors or by resolution of the entire Board of Directors, at such place within or without the State of New York as shall be fixed by the person or persons calling the meeting.

(b)  Notice of each special meeting, stating the time and place of the meeting, shall be given by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or the Secretary to each director by delivered letter, by telegram or by personal communication either over the telephone or otherwise, in each such case not later than forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting, or by mailed letter deposited in the United States mail with postage thereon prepaid not later than the fifth day prior to the meeting, or on such shorter notice as the person or persons calling the meeting may deem necessary or appropriate under the circumstances. Notices of special meetings of the Board of Directors and waivers thereof need not state the purpose or purposes of the meeting.

(c)  Notice of a special meeting need not be given to any director who submits a signed waiver of notice whether before or after the meeting, or who attends the meeting without protesting, prior thereto or at its commencement, the lack of notice to him.

Section 2.11  Action Without a Meeting.  Any action required or permitted to be taken by the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting if all the members of the Board of Directors consent in writing to the adoption of a resolution

 

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authorizing the action. The resolution and the written consents thereto by the members of the Board of Directors shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board of Directors.

Section 2.12  Action By Means of Conference Telephone.  Any one or more members of the Board of Directors may participate in a meeting of the Board by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment allowing all persons participating in the meeting to hear each other at the same time. Participation by such means shall constitute presence in person at a meeting.

Section 2.13  Compensation.  Directors shall receive such compensation for their services in any capacity as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.

Section 2.14  Committees.  The Board of Directors, by resolution adopted by a majority of the entire Board of Directors, may designate from among its members an Executive Committee and other committees, each consisting of three or more directors, and each of which, to the extent provided in the resolution, shall have all the authority of the Board of Directors, except that no such committee shall have authority as to the following matters:

 

  (1)

The submission to shareholders of any action that needs shareholders’ authorization under the Business Corporation Law.

 

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  (2)

The filling of vacancies in the Board of Directors or in any committee.

 

  (3)

The fixing of compensation of the directors for serving on the Board of Directors or on any committee.

 

  (4)

The amendment or repeal of these By-Laws, or the adoption of new By-Laws.

 

  (5)

The amendment or repeal of any resolution of the Board of Directors which by its terms shall not be so amendable or repealable.

The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any such committee, who may replace any absent member or members at any meeting of such committee.

Section 2.15  Action of Committees Without a Meeting.  Any action required or permitted to be taken by any committee as provided in Section 2.14 hereof may be taken without a meeting if all the members of the committee consent in writing to the adoption of a resolution authorizing the action. The resolution and the written consents thereto by the members of the committee shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the committee.

Section 2.16  Action of Committees by Means of Conference Telephone.  Any one or more members of any committee may participate in a meeting of the committee by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment allowing all persons participating in the meeting to hear each other at the same time. Participation by such means shall constitute presence in person at a meeting.

 

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Section 2.17  Interested Directors.   (a)   No contract or other transaction between the Corporation and one or more of its directors, or between the Corporation and any other corporation, firm, association or other entity in which one or more of the Corporation’s directors are directors or officers, or have a substantial financial interest, shall be either void or voidable by reason alone of such interest or by reason alone that such director or directors are present at the meeting of the Board of Directors, or of a committee thereof, which approves such contract or transaction, or that his or their votes are counted for such purpose:

 

  (1)

If the material facts as to such director’s interest in such contract or transaction and as to any such common directorship, officership or financial interest are disclosed in good faith or known to the Board or committee, and the Board of Directors or committee approves such contract or transaction by a vote sufficient for such purpose without counting the vote or votes of such interested director or, if the votes of the disinterested directors are insufficient to constitute an act of the Board of Directors under Section 2.07, by unanimous vote of the disinterested directors; or

 

  (2)

If the material facts as to such director’s interest in such contract or transaction and as to any such common directorship, officership or financial interest are disclosed in good faith or known to the shareholders entitled to vote thereon, and such contract or transaction is approved by vote of the shareholders.

(b)      If such good faith disclosure of the material facts as to the director’s interest in the contract or transaction and as to any such common directorship, officership or financial interest is made to the directors or shareholders, or known to the Board of Directors or committee or shareholders approving such

 

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contract or transaction, as provided in subsection (a), the contract or transaction may not be avoided by the Corporation for the reasons set forth in subsection (a). If there was no such disclosure or knowledge, or if the vote of such interested director was necessary for the approval of such contract or transaction at a meeting of the Board of Directors or committee at which it was approved, the Corporation may avoid the contract or transaction unless the party or parties thereto shall establish affirmatively that the contract or transaction was fair and reasonable as to the Corporation at the time it was approved by the Board of Directors, committee or the shareholders.

(c)      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 approves such contract or transaction.

Section 2.18  Loans to Directors.     A loan shall not be made by the Corporation to any director unless it is authorized by vote of the shareholders. For this purpose, the shares of the director who would be the borrower shall not be shares entitled to vote. A loan made in violation of this Section shall be a violation of the duty to the Corporation of the directors approving it, but the obligation of the borrower with respect to the loan shall not be affected thereby.

 

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ARTICLE III

Officers

Section 3.01  Election or Appointment; Number.   The officers of the Corporation shall be elected or appointed by the Board of Directors and shall be a President, a Secretary and a Treasurer. The Board of Directors, in its discretion, may also choose a Chairman of the Board of Directors (who must be a director) and such number of Vice-Presidents, Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers, and such other officers, as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine. Any person may hold two or more offices at the same time, except (subject to the next sentence) the offices of President and Secretary or, additionally, if there be a Chairman of the Board of Directors, the offices of Chairman of the Board of Directors and Secretary. When all of the issued and outstanding stock of the Corporation is owned by one person, such person may hold all or any combination of offices. The officers of the Corporation, except in the case of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, need not be directors of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may require any officer to give security for the faithful performance of his duties.

Section 3.02  Term.  Subject to the provisions of Section 3.03 hereof, all officers shall be elected or appointed to hold office until the next annual meeting of the Board of Directors, and each officer shall hold office for the term for which he is elected or appointed and until his successor has been elected or appointed and qualified or until his earlier resignation or removal.

 

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Section 3.03  Removal.  Any officer elected or appointed by the Board may be removed by the Board of Directors with or without cause. The removal of an officer without cause shall be without prejudice to his contract rights, if any; however, the election or appointment of an officer shall not of itself create contract rights.

Section 3.04  General Authority.  The officers shall have such authority, duties and powers as may be assigned to them from time to time by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or the President and, to the extent consistent therewith and with other provisions of these By-Laws, shall have the authority, perform the duties and exercise the powers in the management of the Corporation usually incident to the offices held by them.

Section 3.05  Voting Securities Owned by the Corporation.   Powers of attorney, proxies, waivers of notice of meeting, consents and other instruments relating to securities owned by the Corporation may be executed in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any Vice-President and any such officer may, in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation, take all such action as any such officer may deem advisable to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of security holders of any corporation in which the Corporation may own securities and at any such meeting shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the

 

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ownership of such securities and which, as the owner thereof, the Corporation might have exercised and possessed if present. The Board of Directors may, by resolution, from time to time confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

Section 3.06  Chairman of the Board of Directors.  The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if present, shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors. The Chairman of the Board of Directors may, with the Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation. The Chairman of the Board of Directors may enter into and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, bonds, guarantees, contracts and other instruments, except in cases where the making and execution thereof shall be expressly restricted or delegated by the Board of Directors or by a duly authorized committee of directors or by these By-Laws to some other officer or agent of the Corporation, or shall be required by law otherwise to be made or executed. In general, the Chairman of the Board of Directors shall have all authority incident to the office of Chairman of the Board of Directors and shall have such other authority and perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board of Directors or by any duly authorized committee of directors.

Section 3.07  President.  The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision of the business, affairs and property of the Corporation and over its several officers, subject, however, to the

 

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control of the Board of Directors. The President also shall be the chief operating officer of the Corporation and, subject to the direction of the Board of Directors and any duly authorized committee of directors, shall have general supervision of the operations of the Corporation. The President may, with the Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation. The President may enter into and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, bonds, guarantees, contracts and other instruments, except in cases where the making and execution thereof shall be expressly restricted or delegated by the Board of Directors or by a duly authorized committee of directors, or by these By-Laws to some other officer or agent of the Corporation, or shall be required by law otherwise to be made or executed. The President shall have the power to fix the compensation of elected officers whose compensation is not fixed by the Board of Directors or committee thereof in accordance with Section 7 of this Article III, and also to engage, discharge, determine the duties and fix the compensation of all employees and agents of the Corporation necessary or proper for the transaction of the business of the Corporation. In general, the President shall have all authority incident to the office of President, chief executive officer and chief operating officer and shall have such other authority and perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board of Directors or by any duly authorized committee of directors.

 

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Section 3.08  Vice Presidents.  The Vice Presidents shall have supervision over the operations of the Corporation within their respective areas of special competence or responsibility and in accordance with policies, procedures and practices in effect from time to time, subjects however, to the control of the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the President and any other officer to whom they report. They shall, within such areas (in the order of their designation, or in the absence of such designation, in the order of their seniority based on title or, in the case of officers of equal title, in order of their tenure), at the request or in the absence or disability of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, perform the duties and exercise the powers of such officer, and at the request or in the absence or disability of the President, perform the duties and exercise the powers of such officer. They may, with the Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation. They may enter into and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, guarantees, bonds, contracts and other instruments, except in cases where the making and execution thereof shall be expressly restricted or otherwise delegated by these By-Laws or by the Board of Directors, a duly authorized committee of directors, the President or any other officer to whom they report, or shall be required by law otherwise to be made or executed. In general, they shall have all authority incident to their respective offices and shall have such other authority and perform such other

 

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duties as may from time to time be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, and duly authorized committee of directors, the President or any other officer to whom they report.

Section 3.09  Secretary.  The Secretary shall act as Secretary of all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors of the Corporation; shall keep the minutes thereof in the proper book or books to be provided for that purpose; shall see that all notices required to be given by the Corporation in connection with meetings of stockholders and of the Board of Directors are duly given; may, with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation; shall be the custodian of the seal of the Corporation and shall affix the seal or cause it or a facsimile thereof to be affixed to all certificates for stock of the Corporation and to all documents or instruments requiring the same, the execution of which on behalf of the Corporation is duly authorized in accordance with the provisions of these By-Laws; shall have charge of the stock records and also of the other books, records and papers of the Corporation relating to its organization and acts as a corporation, and shall see that the reports, statements and other documents related thereto required by law are properly kept and filed; and shall, in general, have all authority incident to the office of Secretary and such other authority and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the President or any other officer to whom the Secretary reports.

 

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Section 3.10   Treasurer.  The Treasurer shall, if required by the Board of Directors, the President or any other officer to whom the Treasurer reports, give a bond for the faithful discharge of duties, in such sum and with such sureties as may be so required. The Treasurer shall have custody of, and be responsible for, all funds and securities of the Corporation; receive and give receipts for money due and payable to the Corporation from any source whatsoever; deposit all such money in the name of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies, or other depositories as shall be selected in accordance with the provisions of Section 4 of Article VI of these By-Laws; against proper vouchers, cause such funds to be disbursed by check or draft on the authorized depositories of the Corporation signed in such manner as shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of Article VI of these By-Laws and be responsible for the accuracy of the amounts of all funds so disbursed; regularly enter or cause to be entered in books to be kept by the Treasurer or under the Treasurer’s direction, full and adequate accounts of all money received and paid by the Treasurer for the account of the Corporation; have the right to require, from time to time, reports or statements giving such information as the Treasurer may determine to be necessary or desirable with respect to any and all financial transactions of the Corporation from the officers and agents transacting the

 

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same; render to the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the President or any officer to whom the Treasurer reports, whenever they or any of them, respectively, shall require the Treasurer so to do, an account of the financial condition of the Corporation and of all transactions of the Treasurer; exhibit at all reasonable times the books of accounts and other records provided for herein to any of the directors of the Corporation; and, in general, have all authority incident to the office of Treasurer and such other authority and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the President or any other officer to whom the Treasurer reports, and may sign with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President, certificates for stock of the Corporation.

Section 3.11  Controller.  The Controller shall be responsible for preparing and maintaining reasonable and adequate books of account and other accounting records of the assets, liabilities and transactions of the Corporation in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and procedures, shall see that reasonable and adequate audits thereof are regularly made and that reasonable and adequate systems of financial control are maintained, shall examine and certify the financial accounts of the Corporation, shall prepare and render such budgets and other financial reports as the Board of Directors, the President or any other officer to whom the Controller reports may require, and shall, in general, have all authority

 

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incident to the office of Controller and such other authority and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the President or any other officer to whom the Controller reports.

Section 3.12  Duties of Assistant Treasurers, Assistant Secretaries and Other Subordinate Officers.  The Assistant Treasurers shall, respectively, if required by the Board of Directors, the President or any other officer to whom they report give bonds for the faithful discharge of their duties in such sums and with such sureties as may be so required. Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Secretaries may, with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation. Subordinate officers shall have all authority incident to their respective offices and such other authority and perform such other duties as shall be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the President or the officers to whom they report.

Section 3.13  Appointed Officers.  The President may appoint or cause to be appointed, in accordance with the policies and procedures established by him, such Presidents, Vice Presidents and other officers of the Divisions, Groups and Staffs of the Corporation as he shall determine to be necessary or desirable in furtherance of the business and affairs of such Divisions, Groups and Staffs, may designate such Vice Presidents as Senior Executive Vice Presidents, Executive Vice Presidents or

 

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Senior Vice Presidents, and may use such other descriptive words as he may determine to designate the seniority or areas of special competence or responsibility of the officers appointed in accordance with this Section 15. Officers appointed in accordance with this Section 15 shall not be deemed to be officers as elsewhere referred to in this Article V but as between themselves and the Corporation shall have such authority and perform such duties in the management and operations of the Divisions, Groups and Staffs of the Corporation of which they are appointed officers as the officer appointing them and the persons to whom they report may from time to time determine. Such officers shall have the authority as between themselves and third parties to bind the Corporation solely to the extent of their apparent authority based upon their titles and solely in relation to the business affairs of the Divisions, Groups and Staffs of which they are appointed officers.

ARTICLE IV

Capital Stock

Section 4.01  Stock Certificates.  (a) The shares of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates signed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or a Vice-President and the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer of the Corporation, and may be sealed with the seal of the Corporation or a facsimile thereof. The signatures of the officers upon a certificate may be facsimiles if the certificate is countersigned by a transfer agent or registered by a registrar other than the Corporation itself or its employee.

 

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If any officer who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer at the date of issue.

(b)  Each certificate representing shares shall also set forth such additional material as is required by subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 508 of the Business Corporation Law.

Section 4.02  Transfers.  The shares of the Corporation shall be transferable in the manner prescribed by the laws of the State of New York and in these By-Laws. Transfers of shares shall be made on the books of the Corporation only by the person named in the certificate or by power of attorney lawfully constituted in writing and upon the surrender of the certificate therefor, which shall be cancelled before a new certificate or certificates shall be issued.

Section 4.03  Registered Holders.  The Corporation shall be entitled to treat and shall be protected in treating the persons in whose names shares or any warrants, rights or options stand on the record of shareholders, warrant holders, rights holders or option holders, as the case may be, as the owners thereof for all purposes.

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lost, stolen or destroyed, and the Board of Directors may require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or his legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond sufficient (in the judgment of the directors) to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate. A new certificate may be issued without requiring any bond when, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, it is proper so to do.

Section 4.05  Dividends.  The Corporation may declare and pay dividends or make other distributions in cash or its bonds or its property, including the shares or bonds of other corporations, on its outstanding shares, except when currently the Corporation is insolvent or would thereby be made insolvent, or when the declaration, payment or distribution would be contrary to any restrictions contained in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation. Dividends may be declared or paid and other distributions may be made out of surplus only, so that the net assets of the Corporation remaining after such declaration, payment or distribution shall at least equal the amount of its stated capital. When any dividend is paid or any other distribution is made, in whole or in part, from sources other than earned surplus, it shall be accompanied by a written notice (1) disclosing the amounts by which such dividend or distribution affects stated capital, capital surplus and earned surplus, or (2) if such amounts are not determinable at the time of such notice,

 

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disclosing the approximate effect of such dividend or distribution upon stated capital, capital surplus and earned surplus and stating that such amounts are not yet determinable.

ARTICLE V

Financial Notices to Shareholders

Section 5.01  Cancellation of Reacquired Shares.  (a) Shares that have been issued and have been purchased, redeemed or otherwise reacquired by the Corporation shall be cancelled if they are reacquired out of stated capital, or if they are converted shares, or if the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation requires that such shares be cancelled upon reacquisition. Any shares reacquired by the Corporation and not required to be cancelled may either be retained as treasury shares or cancelled by the Board of Directors at the time of reacquisition or at any time thereafter. Shares cancelled under this Section are restored to the status of unauthorized but unissued shares. However, if the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation prohibits the reissue of any shares required or permitted to be cancelled under this Section, the Board of Directors by certificate of amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation pursuant to Section 805 of the BCL shall reduce the number of authorized shares accordingly.

(b)  When reacquired shares other than converted shares are cancelled, the stated capital of the Corporation shall be reduced by the amount of stated capital then represented by such shares plus any stated capital not theretofore

 

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allocated to any designated class or series which is thereupon allocated to the shares cancelled. The amount by which stated capital has been reduced by cancellation of reacquired shares during a stated period of time shall be disclosed in the next financial statement covering such period that is furnished by the Corporation to all its shareholders or, if practicable, in the first notice of dividend or share distribution that is furnished to the holders of each class or series of its shares between the end of the period and the next such financial statement, and in any event to all its shareholders within six (6) months of the date of the reduction of capital.

Section 5.02  Reduction of Stated Capital.  When a reduction of stated capital has been effected under Section 516 of the BCL, the amount of such reduction shall be disclosed in the next financial statement covering the period in which such reduction is made that is furnished by the Corporation to all its shareholders or, if practicable, in the first notice of dividend or share distribution that is furnished to the holders of each class or series of its shares between the date of such reduction and the next such financial statement, and in any event to all its shareholders within six months of the date of such reduction.

ARTICLE VI

Duties of Directors and Officers; Indemnification

Section 6.01  Duties of Directors.  A director shall perform his duties as a director, including his duties as a member of any committee of the Board of Directors upon which he may serve, in good faith and with that degree of care which

 

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an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would use under similar circumstances. In performing his duties, a director shall be entitled to rely on information, opinions, reports or statements including financial statements and other financial data, in each case prepared or presented by:

 

  (1)

one or more officers or employees of the Corporation or of any other corporation of which at least fifty per cent of the outstanding shares of stock entitling the holders thereof to vote for the election of directors is owned directly or indirectly by the Corporation whom the director believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented,

 

  (2)

counsel, public accountants or other persons as to matters which the director believes to be within such person’s professional or expert competence, or

 

  (3)

a committee of the Board of Directors upon which he does not serve, duly designated in accordance with a provision of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation or the By-Laws, as to matters within its designated authority, which committee the director believes to merit confidence,

so long as in so relying he shall be acting in good faith and with such degree of care, but he shall not be considered to be acting in good faith if he has knowledge concerning the matter in question that would cause such reliance to be unwarranted. A person who so performs his duties shall have no liability by reason of being or having been a director of the Corporation.

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long-term and the short-term interests of the Corporation and the shareholders and (2) the effects that the Corporation’s actions may have in the short-term or in the long-term upon any of the following:

 

  (A)

the prospects for potential growth, development, productivity and profitability of the Corporation;

 

  (B)

the Corporation’s current employees;

 

  (C)

the Corporation’s retired employees and other beneficiaries receiving or entitled to receive retirement, welfare or similar benefits from or pursuant to any plan sponsored, or agreement entered into, by the Corporation;

 

  (D)

the Corporation’s customers and creditors; and

 

  (E)

the ability of the Corporation to provide, as a going concern, goods, services, employment opportunities and employment benefits and otherwise to contribute to the communities in which it does business.

Nothing in this subsection shall create any duties owed by any director to any person or entity to consider or afford any particular weight to any of the foregoing or abrogate any duty of the directors, either statutory or recognized by common law or court decisions. For purposes of this subsection, “control” shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the Corporation, whether through the ownership of voting stock, by contract, or otherwise.

Section 6.02  Duties of Officers.  An officer shall perform his duties as an officer in good faith and with that degree of care which an ordinarily prudent person

 

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in a like position would use under similar circumstances. In performing his duties, an officer shall be entitled to rely on information, opinions, reports or statements including financial statements and other financial data, in each case prepared or presented by:

 

  (1)

one or more other officers or employees of the Corporation or of any other corporation of which at least fifty per cent of the outstanding shares of stock entitling the holders thereof to vote for the election of directors is owned directly or indirectly by the Corporation whom the officer believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented, or

 

  (2)

counsel, public accountants or other persons as to matters which the officer believes to be within such person’s professional or expert competence,

so long as in so relying he shall be acting in good faith and with such degree of care, but he shall not be considered to be acting in good faith if he has knowledge concerning the matter in question that would cause such reliance to be unwarranted. A person who so performs his duties shall have no liability by reason of being or having been an officer of the Corporation.

Section 6.03  Indemnification of Directors and Officers in Actions by or in the Right of the Corporation.  Subject to Section 6.06 hereof, the Corporation shall indemnify any person made, or threatened to be made, a party to an action by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he, his testator or intestate, 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 any

 

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other corporation of any type or kind, domestic or foreign, of any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually and necessarily incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action, or in connection with an appeal therein, if such director or officer of the Corporation acted, in good faith, for a purpose which he reasonably believed to be in, or, in the case of service for any other corporation or any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation, except that no indemnification under this Section shall be made in respect of (1) a threatened action, or a pending action which is settled or otherwise disposed of, or (2) any claim, issue or matter as to which such director or officer shall have been adjudged liable to the Corporation, unless and only to the extent that the court in which the action was brought, or, if no action was brought, any court of competent jurisdiction, determines upon application that, in the view of all circumstances of the case, the director or officer of the Corporation is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such portion of the settlement amount and expenses as the court deems proper.

Section 6.04  Indemnification of Directors and Officers in Other Actions or Proceedings.  (a)  Subject to Section 6.06 hereof, the Corporation shall indemnify any person, made, or threatened to be made, a party to an action or proceeding other

 

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than one by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor, whether civil or criminal, including an action by or in the right of any other corporation of any type or kind, domestic or foreign, or any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, which any director or officer of the Corporation served in any capacity at the request of the Corporation, by reason of the fact that he, his testator or intestate, was a director or officer of the Corporation, or served such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise in any capacity, against judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees actually and necessarily incurred as a result of such action or proceeding, or any appeal therein, if such director or officer of the Corporation acted, in good faith, for a purpose which he reasonably believed to be in, or, in the case of service for any other corporation or any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation and, in criminal actions or proceedings, in addition, had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.

Section 6.05  Good Faith Defined.  The termination of any such civil or criminal action or proceeding by judgment, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere, or its equivalent, shall not in itself create a presumption that any such director or officer of the Corporation did not act, in good faith, for a purpose

 

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which he reasonably believed to be in, or, in the case of service for any other corporation or any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation or that he had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.

Section 6.06  Authorization of Indemnification.  (a) A person who has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of a civil or criminal action or proceeding of the character described in Section 6.03 or 6.04 hereof shall be entitled to indemnification as authorized in such Sections.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (a), any indemnification under Section 6.03 or 6.04 hereof or otherwise permitted by Section 6.12 hereof, unless ordered by a court under Section 724 of the BCL, shall be made by the Corporation, only if authorized in the specific case:

 

  (1)

by the Board of Directors acting by a quorum consisting of directors who are not parties to such action or proceeding upon a finding that the director or officer has met the standard of conduct set forth in Section 6.03 or 6.04 hereof, or established pursuant to Section 6.12 hereof, as the case may be, or,

 

  (2)

if a quorum under subparagraph (1) is not obtainable or, even if obtainable, a quorum of disinterested directors so directs;

 

  (A)

by the Board of Directors upon the opinion in writing of independent legal counsel that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because the applicable standard of conduct set forth in such Sections has been met by such director or officer, or

 

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by the shareholders upon a finding that the director or officer has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in such Sections.

 

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Section 6.07  Expenses.  (a)  All expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action or proceeding which are advanced by the Corporation under subsection (b) hereof or allowed by a court under Section 724(c) of the BCL shall be repaid in case the person receiving such advancement or allowance is ultimately found, under the procedure set forth in this Article VI or in Article 7 of the BCL, not to be entitled to indemnification or, where indemnification is granted, to the extent the expenses so advanced by the Corporation or allowed by the court exceed the indemnification to which he is entitled.

(b) Expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action or proceeding may be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer of the Corporation to repay such amount as, and to the extent, required by subsection (a).

Section 6.08  Indemnification by a Court.  Notwithstanding the failure of the Corporation to provide indemnification, and despite any contrary resolution of the Board of Directors or the shareholders in the specific case under Section 6.06(b) hereof, the director or officer of the Corporation may apply to the appropriate court as set forth in Section 724 of the BCL for indemnification to the extent otherwise

 

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permissible under Section 6.03 or 6.04 hereof. The basis of such indemnification by a court shall be a determination by such court that indemnification of the director or officer of the Corporation is authorized by Section 6.03 or 6.04 hereof, as the case may be. Neither a contrary determination in the specific case under Section 6.06 hereof nor the absence of any determination thereunder shall be a defense to such application or create a presumption that the director or officer of the Corporation seeking indemnification has not met any applicable standard of conduct.

Section 6.09  Other Provisions Affecting Indemnification of Directors and Officers.  (a)  For the purpose of Sections 6.03 and 6.04 hereof, the Corporation shall be deemed to have requested a director or officer to serve an employee benefit plan where the performance by such director or officer of his duties to the Corporation also imposes duties on, or otherwise involves services by, such director or officer of the Corporation to the plan or participants or beneficiaries of the plan; excise taxes assessed on a director or officer of the Corporation with respect to an employee benefit plan pursuant to applicable law shall be considered fines; and action taken or omitted by a director or officer of the Corporation with respect to an employee benefit plan in the performance of such director’s or officer’s duties for a purpose reasonably believed by such director or officer of the Corporation to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of the plan shall be deemed to be for a purpose which is not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation.

 

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(b) No indemnification, advancement or allowance shall be made under this Article VI in any circumstance where it appears:

 

  (1)

that the indemnification would be inconsistent with the law of the jurisdiction of incorporation of a foreign corporation which prohibits or otherwise limits such indemnification;

 

  (2)

that the indemnification would be inconsistent with a provision of the Certificate of Incorporation of the. Corporation, a By-Law, a resolution of the Board of Directors or of the shareholders, an agreement or other proper corporate action, in effect at the time of the accrual of the alleged cause of action asserted in the threatened or pending action or proceeding in which the expenses were incurred or other amounts were paid, which prohibits or otherwise limits indemnification; or

 

  (3)

if there has been a settlement approved by the court, that the indemnification would be inconsistent with any condition with respect to indemnification expressly imposed by the court in approving the settlement.

Section 6.10  Notice to Shareholders.  (a) If any expenses or other amounts are paid by way of indemnification, otherwise than by court order or action by the shareholders, the Corporation shall, not later than the next annual meeting of shareholders, unless such meeting is held within three (3) months from the date of such payment, and, in any event, within fifteen (15) months from the date of such payment, mail to its shareholders of record at the time entitled to vote for the election of directors, a statement specifying the persons paid, the amounts paid, and the nature and status at the time of such payment of the litigation or threatened litigation.

 

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(b) If any action with respect to indemnification of directors and officers is taken by way of amendment to these By-Laws, resolution of directors or by agreement, then the Corporation shall, not later than the next annual meeting of shareholders, unless such meeting is held within three (3) months from the date of such action, and, in any event, within fifteen (i5) months from the date of such action, mail to the shareholders of record at the time entitled to vote for the election of directors a statement specifying the action taken.

Section 6.11  Insurance for Indemnification of Directors and Officers.  (a) Subject to subsection (b) below, the Corporation shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance.

 

  (1)

to indemnify the Corporation for any obligation which it incurs as a result of the indemnification of directors and officers under the provisions of this Article VI,

 

  (2)

to indemnify directors and officers in instances in which they may be indemnified by the Corporation under the provisions of this Article VI, and

 

  (3)

to indemnify directors and officers in instances in which they may not otherwise be indemnified by the Corporation under the provisions of this Article VI provided the contract of insurance covering such directors and officers provides, in a manner acceptable to the superintendent of insurance, for a retention amount and for co-insurance.

(b) No insurance under subsection (a) may provide for any payment, other than cost of defense, to or on behalf of any director or officer:

 

  (1)

if a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to the insured director or officer establishes that his acts of active and deliberate dishonesty

 

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were material to the cause of action so adjudicated, or that he personally gained in fact a financial profit or other advantage to which he was not legally entitled, or

 

  (2)

in relation to any risk the insurance of which is prohibited under the insurance law of the State of New York.

(c) Insurance under any or all subsections of subsection (a) may be included in a single contract or supplement thereto. Retrospective rated contracts are prohibited.

(d) The Corporation shall, within the time and to the persons provided in Section 6.10(a) hereof, mail a statement in respect of any insurance it has purchased or renewed under this Section, specifying the insurance carrier, date of the contract, cost of the insurance, corporate positions insured, and a statement explaining all sums, not previously reported in a statement to shareholders, paid under any indemnification insurance contract.

Section 6.12  Non-Exclusivity and Survival of Indemnification.  (a) The indemnification and advancement of expenses granted pursuant to, or provided by, this Article VI shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which a director or officer of the Corporation seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled, whether contained in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation or these By-Laws or, when authorized by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation or these By-Laws, (i) a resolution of shareholders, (ii) a resolution of directors or (iii) an agreement providing for such indemnification,

 

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provided that no indemnification may be made to or on behalf of any director or officer if a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to the director or officer establishes that his acts were committed in bad faith or were the result of active and deliberate dishonesty and were material to the cause of action so adjudicated, or that he personally gained in fact a financial profit or other advantage to which he was not legally entitled. The provisions of this Article VI shall not affect any rights to indemnification to which corporate personnel other than directors and officers of the Corporation may be entitled by contract or otherwise under law.

(b) The indemnification provided by this Article VI shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer of the Corporation and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators of such person.

Section 6.13  Meaning of “Corporation” for Purposes of Article VI.  For purposes of this Article VI, references to “the Corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors or officers so that any person who is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director or officer of another corporation of any type or kind,

 

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domestic or foreign, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article VI with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as he would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.

Section 6.14  Limitation on Indemnification.    Notwithstanding anything contained in this Article VI to the contrary, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification (which shall be governed by Section 6.08 hereof), the Corporation shall not be obligated to indemnify any director or officer in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE VII

Miscellaneous

Section 7.01  Offices.  The principal office of the Corporation shall be in the City of New York, County of New York, State of New York or such other place within the State of New York as may from time to time be designated by the Board of Directors. The Corporation may also have offices at other places within or without the State of New York.

Section 7.02  Seal.  The Corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation, the year of its incorporation and the words “Corporate Seal New York.”

 

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Section 7.03  Checks.  All checks or demands for money shall be signed by such person or persons as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

Section 7.04  Books and Records.  The Corporation shall keep correct and complete books and records of account and shall keep minutes of the proceedings of its shareholders, Board of Directors and Executive Committee, if any, and shall keep at the office of the Corporation in New York State or at the office of its transfer agent or registrar in New York State, a record containing the names and addresses of all shareholders, the number and class of shares held by each and the dates when they respectively became the owners of record thereof. Any of the foregoing books, minutes or records may be in written form or in any other form capable of being converted into written form within a reasonable time.

Section 7.05  When Notice of Lapse of Time Unnecessary; Notices Dispensed With When Delivery is Prohibited.   (a) Whenever, under the BCL or the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation or these By-Laws or by the terms of any agreement or instrument, the Corporation or the Board of Directors or any committee thereof is authorized to take any action after notice to any person or persons or after the lapse of a prescribed period of time, such action may be taken without notice and without the lapse of such period of time, if at any time before or after such action is completed the person or persons entitled to such notice or entitled to participate in the action to be taken or, in the case of a shareholder, by his attorney-in-fact, submit a signed waiver of notice of such requirements.

 

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(b) Whenever any notice or communication is required to be given to any person by the BCL, the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation or these By-Laws, or by the terms of any agreement or instrument, or as a condition precedent to taking any corporate action and communication with such person is then unlawful under any statute of the State of New York or of the United States or any regulation, proclamation or order issued under said statutes, then the giving of such notice or communication to such person shall not be required and there shall be no duty to apply for license or other permission to do so. Any affidavit, certificate or other instrument which is required to be made or filed as proof of the giving of any notice or communication required under the Business Corporation Law shall, if such notice or communication to any person is dispensed with under this paragraph, include a statement that such notice or communication was not given to any person with whom communication is unlawful. Such affidavit, certificate or other instrument shall be as effective for all purposes as though such notice or communication had been personally given to such person.

Section 7.06  Entire Board.  As used in these By-Laws, the term “entire Board” means the total number of directors which the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies.

 

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Section 7.07  Amendment of By-Laws.    (a)    These By-Laws may be amended or repealed and new By-Laws adopted by the Board of Directors or by vote of the holders of the shares at the time entitled to vote in the election of any directors, except that any action by the Board of Directors changing the number of directors shall require the vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors and except that any By-Laws adopted by the Board of Directors may be amended or repealed by the shareholders entitled to vote thereon as provided in the Business Corporation Law.

(b)    If any By-Law regulating an impending election of directors is adopted, amended or repealed by the Board of Directors, there shall be set forth in the notice of the next meeting of shareholders for the election of directors the By-Laws so adopted, amended or repealed, together with a concise statement of the changes made.

Section 7.08  Section Headings.  The headings of the Articles and Sections of these By-Laws have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to be a part of these By-Laws.

 

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EX-3.21 20 d538541dex321.htm EX-3.21 EX-3.21

Exhibit 3.21

BY-LAWS

OF

OPP PRODUCTS, INC.

ARTICLE I

OFFICES

Section 1.         Registered Office.   The registered office of the Corporation shall be in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware.

Section 2.         Other Offices.   The Corporation may also have offices at such other places both within and without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

ARTICLE II

MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

Section 1.         Place of Meetings.   Meetings of the stockholders for the election of directors or for any other purpose shall be held at such time and place, either within or without the State of Delaware, as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting or in a duly executed waiver of notice thereof.

Section 2.         Annual Meetings.   The Annual Meetings of Stockholders shall be held on such date and at such time as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting, at which meetings the stockholders shall elect by a plurality vote a Board of Directors, and transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting. Written notice of the Annual Meeting stating the place, date and hour of the meeting shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of the meeting.


Section 3.         Special Meetings.   Unless otherwise prescribed by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, Special Meetings of Stockholders, for any purpose or purposes, may be called by either (i) the Board of Directors, (ii) the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or (iii) the President. Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting. Written notice of a Special Meeting stating the place, date and hour of the meeting and the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called shall be given not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting.

Section 4.         Quorum.   Except as otherwise provided by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders for the transaction of business. If, however, such quorum shall not be present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, the Chairman of the meeting or the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed. 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 entitled to vote at the meeting.

Section 5.         Voting.   Unless otherwise required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, any question brought before any meeting of stockholders shall be decided by the vote of the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and

 

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entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy. Each stockholder represented at a meeting of stockholders shall be entitled to cast one vote for each share of the capital stock entitled to vote thereat held by such stockholder. Such votes may be cast in person or by proxy but no proxy shall be voted on or after three years from its date, unless such proxy provides for a longer period. All elections of directors shall be by written ballot, unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation. The vote on any other question need not be by written ballot, however, the Board of Directors, in its discretion, or the officer of the Corporation presiding at a meeting of stockholders, in his discretion, may require that any votes cast at such meeting on any such other question shall be cast by written ballot.

Section 6.         Organization and Order of Business.   At every meeting of stockholders, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one or, in such person’s absence, the President or, in the absence of both of them, such person as shall have been designated by the Board of Directors or, if none, by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or if none, by the President, shall act as Chairman of the meeting. The Secretary or, in such person’s absence, an Assistant Secretary, shall act as Secretary of the meeting. The Chairman of the meeting shall have the sole authority to prescribe the agenda and rules of order for the conduct of any annual or special meeting of stockholders and to determine all questions arising thereat relating to the order of business and the conduct of the meeting, except as otherwise provided by law. In case none of the officers above designated to act as Secretary of the meeting shall be present, the Chairman of the meeting or Secretary of the meeting shall be appointed by vote of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy.

Section 7.         Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting.   Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, any action required or permitted to be taken at any

 

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Annual or Special Meeting of Stockholders of the Corporation may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing. In the event that the action which is consented to is such as would have required the filing of a certificate under the General Corporation Law if such action had been voted on by stockholders at a meeting thereof, the certificate filed shall state, in lieu of any statement concerning any vote of stockholders, that written consent and written notice has been given as provided in this Section 7.

Section 8.         List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote.   The officer of the Corporation who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of 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 of the Corporation 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.

 

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Section 9.         Stock Ledger.   The stock ledger of the Corporation shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the stock ledger, the list required by Section 8 of this Article II or the books of the Corporation, or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.

Section 10.         Inspectors of Election.   At all elections of directors or in any other case in which inspectors may act, one or more inspectors of election may be appointed either by the Board of Directors, by the Chairman of the meeting or in such other manner as may be required by law, but the appointment of such inspectors shall not be required unless expressly required by law or demanded by any stockholder or proxy present at the meeting and entitled to vote. Unless otherwise required by law, inspectors may be officers, employees or agents of the Corporation. Each inspector, if appointed, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of his ability. The inspector shall take charge of the polls and, when the vote is completed, shall make a certificate of the result of the vote taken and of such other facts as may be required by law.

ARTICLE III

DIRECTORS

Section 1.         Number and Election of Directors.   The Board of Directors shall consist of not less than three members, the exact number of which shall initially be fixed by the Incorporator and thereafter from time to time by the Board of Directors. Except as provided in Section 2 of this Article, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at Annual Meetings of Stockholders, and each director so elected shall hold office until the next Annual Meeting and until his successor is duly elected and qualified, or until his earlier resignation or removal. Directors need not be stockholders.

 

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Section 2.         Vacancies.   Vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, except that any vacancy resulting from the death, resignation, removal or disqualification of a director elected by the holders of any class or classes of the stock of the Corporation voting as a class, or from an increase in the number of directors which such holders are entitled to elect, may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors elected by such class or classes, or by a sole remaining director so elected, and the directors so chosen shall hold office until the next Annual Meeting and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal.

Section 3.         Duties and Powers.   The business of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors which may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-Laws directed or required to be exercised or done by the stockholders.

Section 4.         Organization.   At each meeting of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or, in such person’s absence, a director chosen by a majority of the directors present, shall act as Chairman. The Secretary of the Corporation shall act as Secretary at each meeting of the Board of Directors. In case the Secretary shall be absent from any meeting of the Board of Directors, an Assistant Secretary shall perform the duties of Secretary at such meeting; and in the absence from any such meeting of the Secretary and all the Assistant Secretaries, the Chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as Secretary of the meeting.

 

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Section 5.         Resignations and Removals of Directors.   Any director of the Corporation may resign at any time, by giving written notice to the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or the Secretary of the Corporation. Such resignation shall take effect at the time therein specified or, if no time is specified, immediately; and, unless otherwise specified in such notice, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Except as otherwise required by law, any director or the entire Board of Directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote in the election of directors.

Section 6.         Meetings.   The Board of Directors of the Corporation may hold meetings, both regular and special, either within or without the State of Delaware. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at such time and at such place as may from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors and, unless required by resolution of the Board of Directors, without notice. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or a majority of directors then in office. Notice thereof stating the place, date and hour of the meeting shall be given to each director either by mail not less than forty-eight hours before the date of the meeting, by telephone, telecopy or telegram on twenty-four hours’ notice, or on such shorter notice as the person or persons calling such meeting may deem necessary or appropriate in the circumstances.

Section 7.         First Meeting.   The Board of Directors may meet, without notice of such meeting, for the purpose of organization, the election of officers and the transaction of other business, on the same day as, at the place at which, and as soon as practicable after each annual election of directors is held. Such first meeting may be held at any other time or place specified in a notice given as hereinafter provided for special meetings of the Board of Directors, or in a waiver of notice thereof.

 

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Section 8.         Quorum and Manner of Acting.   Except as may be otherwise specifically provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, at all meetings of the Board of Directors, a majority of the entire Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and the act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Board of Directors. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.

Section 9.         Consent in Lieu of Meeting.   Unless otherwise provided by the Certificate 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 the members of the Board of Directors or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee.

Section 10.         Meetings by Means of Conference Telephone.   Unless otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, or any committee designated by the Board of Directors, may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors or such committee by means of a 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 Section 10 shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

 

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Section 11.         Compensation.   The directors may be paid their expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors and may be paid a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors or a stated salary, or such other emoluments, as the Board of Directors shall from time to time determine. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. Each director who shall serve as a member or Chairman of a special or standing committee may be allowed like compensation for attending committee meetings.

Section 12.         Interested Directors.   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 their votes are counted for such purpose if (i) the material facts as to his or their 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 (ii) the material facts as to his or their 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 (iii) 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.

 

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ARTICLE IV

COMMITTEES

Section 1.         How Constituted and Powers.   The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the entire Board of Directors, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation except as otherwise provided in these By-Laws. 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 any such committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, and in the absence of a designation by the Board of Directors of an alternate member to replace the absent or disqualified member, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any absent or disqualified member. Each committee, to the extent allowed by law, 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 as provided in the resolution establishing such committee.

Section 2.         Executive Committee.   The Board of Directors may designate an Executive Committee, to consist of not less than three members of the Board of Directors, which shall have and may exercise, to the extent permitted by law and the Certificate of Incorporation, all of the powers of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, including, unless otherwise specified by a resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors, the power and authority to declare dividends, to authorize the issuance of stock and to adopt a certificate of ownership and merger pursuant to Section 253 of the General Corporation Law.

 

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Section 3.         Organization.   The Board of Directors or each such committee may choose its Chairman and Secretary, and shall keep and record all its acts and proceedings and report the same from time to time to the Board of Directors.

Section 4.         Meetings.   Regular meetings of any such committee, of which no notice shall be necessary, shall be held at such times and in such places as shall be fixed by the committee or by the Board of Directors. Special meetings of any such committee shall be held at the request of any member of the committee.

Section 5.         Quorum and Manner of Acting.   A majority of the members of any such committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the act of a majority of those present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the committee.

Section 6.         General.   The Board of Directors shall have the power at any time to change the members of, fill vacancies in, and discharge or disband any such committee, either with or without cause.

ARTICLE V

OFFICERS

Section 1.         Officers.   The Board of Directors may elect a Chairman of the Board of Directors, and shall elect a President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Treasurer, a Controller and a Secretary. The Board of Directors may designate one or more Vice Presidents as Senior Executive Vice Presidents, Executive Vice Presidents or Senior Vice Presidents, and may use such other descriptive words as it may determine to designate the seniority or areas of special competence or responsibility of the officers. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person.

 

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Section 2.         Election, Term of Office and Qualifications.   Such officers shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors, as soon as practicable after the annual election of directors in each year, and at such other time or times as the Board of Directors may determine. Each such officer shall hold office until such officer’s successor shall have been duly chosen and shall qualify, or until such officer’s death, resignation or removal in the manner hereinafter provided. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, shall be chosen from among the directors, but no other officer need be a director. Each officer shall have such functions or duties as are provided in these By-Laws, or as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

Section 3.         Subordinate Officers.   The Board of Directors may from time to time elect such other officers or assistant officers as it may deem necessary, each of whom shall hold office for such period, have such authority, and perform such duties as are provided in these By-Laws, or as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

Section 4.         Removal.   Any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by the Board of Directors, and any subordinate officer also may be removed in such other manner as may be specified by the Board of Directors in the resolution or resolutions electing such subordinate officer. Any officer may be suspended by the President either with or without cause, pending the next meeting of the Board of Directors.

Section 5.         Resignations.   Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President, or the Secretary of the Corporation. Any such resignation shall take effect at the time therein specified or if no time is specified, immediately; and, unless otherwise specified in such notice, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.

 

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Section 6.         Vacancies.   A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or any other cause shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the manner prescribed in these By-Laws for the regular election to that office.

Section 7.         Compensation.   Salaries or other compensation of the officers may be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors and shall be so fixed by the Board of Directors or such committee as to any officer serving the Corporation as a director. No officer shall be prevented from receiving proper compensation for such officer’s services by reason of the fact that such officer is also a director of the Corporation.

Section 8.         Chairman of the Board of Directors.   The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, shall possess the same power as the President to sign certificates for stock of the Corporation and enter into and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, bonds, guarantees, contracts and other instruments, except in cases where the making and execution thereof shall be expressly restricted or delegated by the Board of Directors or by a duly authorized committee of directors or by these By-Laws to some other officer or agent of the Corporation, or shall be required by law otherwise to be made or executed. In general, the Chairman of the Board of Directors shall have all authority incident to the office of Chairman of the Board of Directors and shall have such other authority and perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board of Directors or by any duly authorized committee of directors.

Section 9.         President.   The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision of the business, affairs and property of the Corporation and over its several officers, subject, however, to the control of the Board of Directors. The President also shall be the chief operating officer of the Corporation and, subject to the direction of the Board of Directors and any duly authorized committee of directors, shall have general

 

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supervision of the operations of the Corporation. The President shall, at the request or in the absence or disability of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, perform the duties and exercise the powers of such officer. The President may, with the Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation. The President may enter into and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, bonds, guarantees, contracts and other instruments, except in cases where the making and execution thereof shall be expressly restricted or delegated by the Board of Directors or by a duly authorized committee of directors, or by these By-Laws to some other officer or agent of the Corporation, or shall be required by law otherwise to be made or executed. The President, with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, shall have the power to fix the compensation of elected officers whose compensation is not fixed by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof in accordance with Section 7 of this Article V, and also to engage, discharge, determine the duties and fix the compensation of all employees and agents of the Corporation necessary or proper for the transaction of the business of the Corporation. In general, the President shall have all authority incident to the office of President, chief executive officer and chief operating officer and shall have such other authority and perform such their duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board of Directors or by any duly authorized committee of directors.

Section 10.         Vice Presidents.   The Vice Presidents shall have supervision over the operations of the Corporation within their respective areas of special competence or responsibility and in accordance with policies, procedures and practices in effect from time to time, subject, however, to the control of the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President and any other officer to whom they report. They shall, within such areas (in the order of their designation, or in the absence of such

 

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designation, in the order of their seniority based on title or, in the case of officers of equal title, in order of their tenure), at the request or in the absence or disability of the President, perform the duties and exercise the powers of such officer. They may, with the Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation. They may enter into and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, guarantees, bonds, contracts and other instruments, except in cases where the making and execution thereof shall be expressly restricted or otherwise delegated by these By-Laws or by the Board of Directors, a duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom they report, or shall be required by law otherwise to be made or executed. In general, they shall have all authority incident to their respective offices and shall have such other authority and perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the President or any other officer to whom they report.

Section 11.         Treasurer.   The Treasurer shall, if required by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Treasurer reports, give a bond for the faithful discharge of duties, in such sum and with such sureties as may be so required. The Treasurer shall have custody of, and be responsible for, all funds and securities of the Corporation; receive and give receipts for money due and payable to the Corporation from any source whatsoever; deposit all such money in the name of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies, or other depositories as shall be selected in accordance with the provisions of Section 5 of Article VI of these By-Laws; against proper vouchers, cause such funds to be disbursed by check or draft on the authorized depositories of the Corporation signed in such manner as shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 4 of Article VI of these

 

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By-Laws and be responsible for the accuracy of the amounts of all funds so disbursed; regularly enter or cause to be entered in books to be kept by the Treasurer or under the Treasurer’s direction, full and adequate accounts of all money received and paid by the Treasurer for the account of the Corporation; have the right to require, from time to time, reports or statements giving such information as the Treasurer may determine to be necessary or desirable with respect to any and all financial transactions of the Corporation from the officers and agents transacting the same; render to the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any officer to whom the Treasurer reports, whenever they or any of them, respectively, shall require the Treasurer so to do, an account of the financial condition of the Corporation and of all transactions of the Treasurer; exhibit at all reasonable times the books of accounts and other records provided for herein to any of the directors of the Corporation; and, in general, have all authority incident to the office of Treasurer and such other authority and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Treasurer reports, and may sign with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any Vice President, certificates for stock of the Corporation.

Section 12.         Controller.   The Controller shall be responsible for preparing and maintaining reasonable and adequate books of account and other accounting records of the assets, liabilities and transactions of the Corporation in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and procedures, shall see that reasonable and adequate audits thereof are regularly made and that reasonable and adequate systems of financial control are maintained, shall examine and certify the financial accounts of the Corporation, shall prepare and render such budgets and other

 

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financial reports as the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Controller reports may require, and shall, in general, have all authority incident to the office of Controller and such other authority and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Controller reports.

Section 13.         Secretary.   The Secretary shall act as Secretary of all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors of the Corporation; shall keep the minutes thereof in the proper book or books to be provided for that purpose; shall see that all notices required to be given by the Corporation in connection with meetings of stockholders and of the Board of Directors are duly given; may, with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any Vice President, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation; shall be the custodian of the seal of the Corporation and shall affix the seal or cause it or a facsimile thereof to be affixed to all certificates for stock of the Corporation and to all documents or instruments requiring the same, the execution of which on behalf of the Corporation is duly authorized in accordance with the provisions of these By-Laws; shall have charge of the stock records and also of the other books, records and papers of the Corporation relating to its organization and acts as a corporation, and shall see that the reports, statements and other documents related thereto required by law are properly kept and filed; and shall, in general, have all authority incident to the office of Secretary and such other authority and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Secretary reports.

 

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Section 14.         Duties of Assistant Treasurers, Assistant Secretaries and Other Subordinate Officers.   The Assistant Treasurers shall, respectively, if required by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom they report give bonds for the faithful discharge of their duties in such sums and with such sureties as may be so required. Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Secretaries may, with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any Vice President, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation. Subordinate officers shall have all authority incident to their respective offices and such other authority and perform such other duties as shall be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or the officers to whom they report.

Section 15.         Appointed Officers.   The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, and the President may appoint or cause to be appointed, in accordance with the policies and procedures established by them, such Presidents, Vice Presidents and other officers of the Divisions, Groups and Staffs of the Corporation as they shall determine to be necessary or desirable in furtherance of the business and affairs of such Divisions, Groups and Staffs, may designate such Vice Presidents as Senior Executive Vice Presidents, Executive Vice Presidents or Senior Vice Presidents, and may use such other descriptive words as he may determine to designate the seniority or areas of special competence or responsibility of the officers appointed in accordance with this Section 15. Officers appointed in accordance with this Section 15 shall not be deemed to be officers as elsewhere referred to in this Article V but as between themselves and the Corporation shall have such authority and perform such duties in the management and operations of the Divisions, Groups and Staffs of the Corporation of which they are appointed officers as the officer appointing them and the persons to whom they report may from time to time determine. Such officers shall have the

 

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authority as between themselves and third parties to bind the Corporation solely to the extent of their apparent authority based upon their titles and solely in relation to the business affairs of the Divisions, Groups and Staffs of which they are appointed officers.

ARTICLE VI.

CONTRACTS, VOTING OF STOCK HELD,

CHECKS, DRAFTS, BANK ACCOUNTS, ETC.

Section 1.         Execution of Contracts.   The Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors, except as by these By-Laws otherwise require, may authorize any officer other than or in addition to the officers authorized by Article V of these By-Laws, and any employee or agent or agents, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, to enter into and execute any deed, mortgage, bond, guarantee, contract or other instrument, and any such authority may be general or may be confined to specific instances or otherwise limited.

Section 2.         Loans and Loan Guarantees.   Any officer, employee or agent of the Corporation thereunder authorized by the Board of Directors or by any duly authorized committee of directors may effect, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, loans or advances from, or guarantees of loans or advances to, any bank, trust company or other institution or any firm, corporation or individual, and for such loans and advances or guarantees may make, execute and deliver promissory notes, bonds or other certificates or evidences of indebtedness or guaranty of the Corporation, and may pledge or hypothecate or transfer any securities or other property of the Corporation as security for any such loans, advances or guarantees. Such authority conferred by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors may be general or may be confined to specific instances or otherwise limited.

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time personally or by an attorney or attorneys or agent or agents of the Corporation, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, cast the votes which the Corporation may be entitled to cast as a stockholder or otherwise in any other corporation, any of the stock or securities of which may be held by the Corporation, at meetings of the holders of the stock or other securities of such other corporations, or consent in writing to any action by any such other corporation, and may instruct any person or persons so appointed as to the manner of casting such votes or giving such consent, and may execute or cause to be executed on behalf of the Corporation and under its corporate seal, or otherwise, such written proxies, consents, waivers or other instruments as the Secretary may deem necessary or proper in the premises; or may attend any meeting of the holders of stock or other securities of any such other corporation and thereat vote or exercise any or all other powers of the Corporation as the holder of such stock or other securities of such other corporation.

Section 4.         Checks, Drafts, etc.   All checks, drafts and other orders for payment of money out of the funds of the Corporation and all notes and other evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation shall be signed on behalf of the Corporation by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer or by any other officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to whom such power may from time to time be delegated by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors or by any officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to whom the power of delegation may from time to time be granted by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors.

Section 5.         Deposits.   The funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the order of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors may from time to time select, or as may be selected by any officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to whom such power may from time to time be delegated by these By-Laws, the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors.

 

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ARTICLE VII

STOCK AND DIVIDENDS

Section 1.         Form of Certificate.   Every holder of stock in the Corporation shall be entitled to have a certificate signed, in the name of the Corporation (i) by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or one of the Vice Presidents and (ii) 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.

Section 2.         Signatures.   Where a certificate is countersigned by (i) a transfer agent or (ii) a registrar, any other signature on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, unless otherwise ordered by the Board of Directors, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.

Section 3.         Lost, Destroyed, Stolen or Mutilated Certificate.   The Board of Directors may direct a new certificate to be issued in place of any certificate theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit or such other proof satisfactory to the Board of Directors of that fact by the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate, the Board of Directors may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or his legal representative, to advertise the same in such manner as the Board of Directors shall require and/or to give the Corporation a

 

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bond in such sum as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the Corporation and its transfer agents and registrars with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.

Section 4.         Transfers.   Stock of the Corporation shall be transferable in the manner prescribed by law and in these By-Laws. Transfers of stock shall be made on the books of the Corporation only by the person named in the certificate or by such person’s duly authorized attorney appointed by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a transfer agent or assistant transfer agent of the Corporation, and upon surrender of the certificate or certificates for such stock properly endorsed for transfer and payment of all necessary transfer taxes; provided, however, that such surrender and endorsement shall not be required in any case in which the officers of the Corporation shall determine to waive such requirement in order to comply with applicable laws governing escheat or disposition of abandoned or unclaimed property. Every certificate exchanged, returned or surrendered to the Corporation shall be marked “Cancelled,” with the date of cancellation, by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation or the transfer agent or assistant transfer agent thereof. No transfer of stock shall be valid as against the Corporation, its stockholders or creditors for any purpose until it shall have been entered in the stock records of the Corporation by an entry showing from and to whom transferred.

Section 5.         Transfer and Registry Agents.   The Corporation may from time to time maintain one or more transfer offices or agencies and registry offices or agencies at such place or places as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

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receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than sixty days nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting, nor more than sixty days prior to any other action. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

Section 7.         Beneficial Owners.   The Corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends, and to vote as such owner, and to hold liable for calls and assessments a person registered on its books as the owner of shares, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by law.

Section 8.         Dividends.   Dividends upon the capital stock of the Corporation, subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, if any, may be declared by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting, and may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the capital stock. Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the Board of Directors from time to time, in its absolute discretion, deems proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for purchasing any of the shares of capital stock, warrants, rights, options, bonds, debentures, notes, scrip or other securities or evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, or for any proper purpose, and the Board of Directors may modify or abolish any such reserve.

 

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Section 9.         Limitations on Transfer.   A written restriction on the transfer or registration of transfer of a security of the Corporation, if permitted by Section 202 of the General Corporation Law and noted conspicuously on the certificate representing the security or, in the case of uncertificated shares, contained in the notice sent pursuant to Section 151(f) of the General Corporation Law, may be enforced against the holder of the restricted security or any successor or transferee of the holder including an executor, administrator, trustee, guardian or other fiduciary entrusted with like responsibility for the person or estate of the holder. Unless noted conspicuously on the certificate representing the security or, in the case of uncertificated shares, contained in the notice sent pursuant to Section 151(f) of the General Corporation Law, a restriction, even though permitted by Section 202 of the General Corporation Law, is ineffective except against a person with actual knowledge of the restriction. A restriction on the transfer or registration of transfer of securities of a corporation may be imposed either by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-Laws or by an agreement among any number of security holders or among such holders and the corporation. No restriction so imposed shall be binding with respect to securities issued prior to the adoption of the restriction unless the holders of the securities are parties to an agreement or voted in favor of the restriction.

ARTICLE VIII

NOTICES

Section 1.         Notices.   Whenever written notice is required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws to be given to any director, member of a committee or stockholder, such notice may be given by mail, addressed to such director, member of a committee or stockholder, at such person’s address as it appears on the records of the Corporation, with postage thereon prepaid, and such notice shall be deemed to be given at the time when the same shall be deposited in the United States mail. Written notice may also be given personally or by telegram, telex or cable.

 

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Section 2.         Waivers of Notice.   Whenever any notice is required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws to be given to any director, member of a committee or stockholder, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to said notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting, present by person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where the person attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders, directors or members of a committee of directors need be specified in any written waiver of notice unless so required by the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws.

ARTICLE IX

BOOKS

Section 1.         Books.   The Corporation shall keep in accordance with applicable law correct and adequate books and records of account and minutes of proceedings of the stockholders, the Board of Directors and any committees of the Board of Directors. The Corporation shall keep, in accordance with applicable law, at the office designated in the Certificate of Incorporation or at the office of the transfer agent or registrar of the Corporation, a record containing the names and addresses of all stockholders, the number and class of shares held by each and the dates when they respectively became the owners of record thereof.

 

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Section 2.         Form of Books.   Any books maintained by the Corporation, including its stock ledger, books of account and minute books, may be kept on, or be in the form of, electronic data storage, computer discs, punch cards, magnetic tape, photographs, microphotographs or any other information storage device, provided that the records so kept can be converted into clearly legible written 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.

Section 3.         Inspection of Books.   The Board of Directors and, unless otherwise specified by the Board of Directors and the President shall, subject to applicable law, have the sole power to determine from time to time whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions and regulations the accounts, books and records of the Corporation, or any of them, shall be open to the inspection of the stockholders; and, except as specifically conferred by law, no stockholder shall have any right to inspect any account, book, record or document of the Corporation, unless and until authorized so to do by the Board of Directors or, unless otherwise specified by the Board of Directors, by order of the President.

ARTICLE X

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 1.         Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings other Than Those by or in the Right of the Corporation.   Subject to Section 3 of this Article X, the Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director or officer, employee or agent of

 

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another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that such person did not act in good faith and in a manner which such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that such person’s conduct was unlawful.

Section 2.         Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation.   Subject to Section 3 of this Article X, the Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation; except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the

 

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Corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

Section 3.         Authorization of Indemnification.   Any indemnification under this Article X (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 1 or Section 2 of this Article X, as the case may be. Such determination shall be made (i) by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, or (ii) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (iii) by the stockholders. To the extent, however, that a director or officer of the Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding described above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith, without the necessity of authorization in the specific case.

Section 4.         Good Faith Defined.   For purposes of any determination under Section 3 of this Article X, a person shall be deemed to have acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, or, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, to have had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful, if such person’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Corporation or another enterprise, or on information supplied to such person by the officers of

 

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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 4 shall mean any other corporation or any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise of which such person is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent. The provisions of this Section 4 shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the circumstances in which a person may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Sections 1 or 2 of this Article X, as the case may be.

Section 5.         Indemnification by a Court.   Notwithstanding any contrary determination in the specific case under Section 3 of this Article X, and notwithstanding the absence of any determination thereunder, any director or officer may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Delaware for indemnification to the extent otherwise permissible under Sections 1 and 2 of this Article X. The basis of such indemnification by a court shall be a determination by such court that indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standards of conduct set forth in Sections 1 or 2 of this Article X, as the case may be. Neither a contrary determination in the specific case under Section 3 of this Article X nor the absence of any determination thereunder shall be a defense to such application or create a presumption that the director or officer seeking indemnification has not met any applicable standard of conduct. Notice of any application for indemnification pursuant to this Section 5 shall be given to the Corporation promptly upon the filing of such application. If successful, in whole or in part, the director or officer seeking indemnification shall also be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such application.

 

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Section 6.         Expenses Payable in Advance.   Expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by a director or officer in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article X.

Section 7.         Nonexclusivity of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses.   The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by or granted pursuant to this Article X shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any By-Law, agreement, contract, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or pursuant to the direction (howsoever embodied) of any court of competent jurisdiction or otherwise, both as to action in such person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, it being the policy of the Corporation that indemnification of the persons specified in Sections 1 and 2 of this Article X shall be made to the fullest extent permitted by law. The provisions of this Article X shall not be deemed to preclude the indemnification of any person who is not specified in Sections 1 or 2 of this Article X but whom the Corporation has the power or obligation to indemnify under the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, or otherwise.

Section 8.         Insurance.   The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or

 

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agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power or the obligation to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of this Article X.

Section 9.         Certain Definitions.   For purposes of this Article X, references to “the Corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors or officers, so that any person who is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation, or is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article X with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as such person would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued. For purposes of this Article X, references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan; and references to “serving at the request of the Corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director or officer with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation” as referred to in this Article X.

 

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Section 10.         Survival of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses.   The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article X shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.

Section 11.         Limitation on Indemnification.   Notwithstanding anything contained in this Article X to the contrary, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification (which shall be governed by Section 5 hereof), the Corporation shall not be obligated to indemnify any director or officer in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

Section 12.         Indemnification of Employees and Agents.   The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board of Directors, provide rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to employees and agents of the Corporation similar to those conferred in this Article X to directors and officers of the Corporation.

ARTICLE XI

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

Section 1.         Amendment of By-Laws.   These By-Laws may be altered, amended or repealed, in whole or in part, or new By-Laws may be adopted by the stockholders or by the Board of Directors, provided, however, that notice of such alteration, amendment, repeal or adoption of new By-Laws be contained in the notice of such meeting of stockholders or Board of Directors as the case may be. All such amendments must be approved by either the holders of a majority of the outstanding capital stock entitled to vote thereon or by a majority of the entire Board of Directors then in office.

 

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Section 2.         Entire Board of Directors.   As used in this Article XI and in these By-Laws generally, the term “entire Board of Directors” means the total number of directors which the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies.

ARTICLE XII

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 1.         Seal.   The Board of Directors shall approve a corporate seal which shall be in the form of a circle and shall bear the name of the Corporation, the year of its incorporation and the word “Delaware.”

Section 2.         Fiscal Year.   The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined and may be changed by resolution of the Board of Directors, and unless and until otherwise so determined, shall be the calendar year.

 

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By-Laws

OF

OPP PRODUCTS, INC.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I OFFICES   

Section 1. Registered Office

     1   

Section 2. Other Offices

     1   
ARTICLE II MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS   

Section 1. Place of Meetings

     1   

Section 2. Annual Meetings

     1   

Section 3. Special Meetings

     2   

Section 4. Quorum

     2   

Section 5. Voting

     3   

Section 6. Organization and Order of Business

     3   

Section 7. Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting

     4   

Section 8. List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote

     5   

Section 9. Stock Ledger

     5   

Section 10. Inspectors of Election

     5   
ARTICLE III DIRECTORS   

Section 1. Number and Election of Directors

     6   

Section 2. Vacancies

     6   

Section 3. Duties and Powers

     7   

Section 4. Organization

     7   

Section 5. Resignations and Removals of Directors

     8   

Section 6. Meetings

     8   

Section 7. First Meeting

     8   

Section 8. Quorum and Manner of Acting

     9   

Section 9. Consent in Lieu of Meeting

     9   

Section 10. Meetings by Means of Conference Telephone

     9   

Section 11. Compensation

     10   

Section 12. Interested Directors

     10   
ARTICLE IV COMMITTEES   

Section 1. How Constituted and Powers

     11   

Section 2. Executive Committee

     12   

Section 3. Organization

     12   

Section 4. Meetings

     12   

Section 5. Quorum and Manner of Acting

     13   

Section 6. General

     13   
ARTICLE V OFFICERS   

Section 1. Officers

     13   

Section 2. Election, Term of Office and Qualifications

     13   

Section 3. Subordinate Officers

     14   

Section 4. Removal

     14   

Section 5. Resignations

     14   

Section 6. Vacancies

     15   

Section 7. Compensation

     15   


Section 8. Chairman of the Board of Directors

     15   

Section 9. President

     16   

Section 10. Vice Presidents

     17   

Section 11. Treasurer

     18   

Section 12. Controller

     19   

Section 13. Secretary

     19   

Section 14. Duties of Assistant Treasurers, Assistant Secretaries and Other Subordinate Officers

     20   

Section 15. Appointed Officers

     21   

ARTICLE VI. CONTRACTS, VOTING OF STOCK HELD, CHECKS, DRAFTS, BANK ACCOUNTS, ETC.

  

Section 1. Execution of Contracts

     22   

Section 2. Loans and Loan Guarantees

     22   

Section 3. Voting of Stock Held

     23   

Section 4. Checks, Drafts, etc.

     23   

Section 5. Deposits

     24   
ARTICLE VII STOCK AND DIVIDENDS   

Section 1. Form of Certificate

     24   

Section 2. Signatures

     24   

Section 3. Lost, Destroyed, Stolen or Mutilated Certificate

     25   

Section 4. Transfers

     25   

Section 5. Transfer and Registry Agents

     26   

Section 6. Record Date

     26   

Section 7. Beneficial Owners

     27   

Section 8. Dividends

     27   

Section 9. Limitations on Transfer

     27   
ARTICLE VIII NOTICES   

Section 1. Notices

     28   

Section 2. Waivers of Notice

     29   
ARTICLE IX BOOKS   

Section 1. Books

     29   

Section 2. Form of Books

     30   

Section 3. Inspection of Books

     30   
ARTICLE X INDEMNIFICATION   

Section 1. Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings other Than Those by or in the Right of the Corporation

     31   

Section 2. Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation

     32   

Section 3. Authorization of Indemnification

     33   

Section 4. Good Faith Defined

     33   

Section 5. Indemnification by a Court

     34   

Section 6. Expenses Payable in Advance

     35   


Section 7. Nonexclusivity of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses

     35   

Section 8. Insurance

     36   

Section 9. Certain Definitions

     36   

Section 10. Survival of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses

     37   

Section 11. Limitation on Indemnification

     37   

Section 12. Indemnification of Employees and Agents

     38   
ARTICLE XI AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS   

Section 1. Amendment of By-Laws

     38   

Section 2. Entire Board of Directors

     38   
ARTICLE XII GENERAL PROVISIONS   

Section 1. Seal

     39   

Section 2. Fiscal Year

     39   
EX-3.22 21 d538541dex322.htm EX-3.22 EX-3.22

Exhibit 3.22

BY-LAWS

OF

PPI TWO CORPORATION

(hereinafter called the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I

OFFICES

Section 1.    Registered Office.    The registered office of the Corporation shall be in the City of Dover, County of Kent, State of Delaware.

Section 2.    Other Offices.    The Corporation may also have offices at such other places both within and without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

ARTICLE II

MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

Section 1.    Place of Meetings.    Meetings of the stockholders for the election of directors or for any other purpose shall be held at such time and place, either within or without the State of Delaware as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting or in a duly executed waiver of notice thereof.


Section 2.    Annual Meetings.    The Annual Meetings of Stockholders shall be held on such date and at such time as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting, at which meetings the stockholders shall elect by a plurality vote a Board of Directors, and transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting. Written notice of the Annual Meeting stating the place, date and hour of the meeting shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of the meeting.

Section 3.    Special Meetings.    Unless otherwise prescribed by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, Special Meetings of Stockholders, for any purpose or purposes, may be called by either (i) the Board of Directors, (ii) the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or (iii) the President. Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting. Written notice of a Special Meeting stating the place, date and hour of the meeting and the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called shall be given not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting.

 

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Section 4.    Quorum.    Except as otherwise provided by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a. quorum at all meetings of the stockholders for the transaction of business. If, however, such quorum shall not be present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, the Chairman of the meeting or the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed. 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 entitled to vote at the meeting.

 

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Section 5.    Voting.    Unless otherwise required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, any question brought before any meeting of stockholders shall be decided by the vote of the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy. Each stockholder represented at a meeting of stockholders shall be entitled to cast one vote for each share of the capital stock entitled to vote thereat held by such stockholder. Such votes may be cast in person or by proxy but no proxy shall be voted on or after three years from its date, unless such proxy provides for a longer period. All elections of directors shall be by written ballot, unless otherwise provided in the certificate of Incorporation. The vote on any other question need not be by written ballot, however, the Board of Directors, in its discretion, or the officer of the Corporation presiding at a meeting of stockholders, in his discretion, may require that any votes cast at such meeting on any such other question shall be cast by written ballot.

Section 6.    Organization and Order of Business.    At every meeting of stockholders, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or, such person’s

 

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absence, the President or, in the absence of both of them, such person as shall have been designated by the Board of Directors or, if none, by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or if none, by the President, shall act as Chairman of the meeting. The Secretary or, in such person’s absence, an Assistant Secretary, shall act as Secretary of the meeting. The Chairman of the meeting shall have the sole authority to prescribe the agenda and rules of order for the conduct of any annual or special meeting of stockholders and to determine all questions arising thereat relating to the order of business and the conduct of the meeting, except as otherwise provided by law. In case none of the officers above designated to act as Secretary of the meeting shall be present, the Chairman of the meeting or Secretary of the meeting shall be appointed by vote of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy.

Section 7.    Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting.    Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, any action required or permitted to be taken at any Annual or Special Meeting of Stockholders of the Corporation may be taken without a meeting, without

 

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prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing. In the event that the action which is consented to is such as would have required the filing of a certificate under the General Corporation Law if such action had been voted on by stockholders at a meeting thereof, the certificate filed shall state, in lieu of any statement concerning any vote of stockholders, that written consent and written notice has been given as provided in this Section 7.

Section 8.    List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote.    The officer of the Corporation who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of

 

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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 of the Corporation who is present. Upon the wilful 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.

Section 9.    Stock Ledger.    The stock ledger of the Corporation shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the stock ledger, the list required by Section 8 of this Article II or the books of the Corporation, or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.

Section 10.    Inspectors of Election.    At all elections of directors or in any other case in which inspectors may act, one or more inspectors of election

 

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may be appointed either by the Board of Directors, by the Chairman of the meeting or in such other manner as may be required by law, but the appointment of such inspectors shall not be required unless expressly required by law or demanded by any stockholder or proxy present at the meeting and entitled to vote. Unless otherwise required by law, inspectors may be officers, employees or agents of the Corporation. Each inspector, if appointed, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of his ability. The inspector shall take charge of the polls and, when the vote is completed, shall make a certificate of the result of the vote taken and of such other facts as may be required by law.

ARTICLE III

DIRECTORS

Section 1.    Number and Election of Directors.    The Board of Directors shall consist of not less than three members, the exact number of which shall initially be fixed by the Incorporator and thereafter from time to time by the Board of Directors. Except as provided in Section 2 of this Article, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at Annual Meetings of

 

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Stockholders, and each director so elected shall hold office until the next Annual Meeting and until his successor is duly elected and qualified, or until his earlier resignation or removal. Directors need not be stockholders.

Section 2.    Vacancies.    Vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors may be filled by a majority. of the directors then in office, though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, except that any vacancy resulting from the death, resignation, removal or disqualification of a director elected by the holders of any class or classes of the stock of the Corporation voting as a class, or from an increase in the number of directors which such holders are entitled to elect, may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors elected by such class or classes, or by a sole remaining director so elected, and the directors so chosen shall hold office until the next Annual Meeting and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal.

Section 3.    Duties and Powers.    The business of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors which may exercise all

 

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such powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-Laws directed or required to be exercised or done by the stockholders.

Section 4.    Organization.    At each meeting of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or, in such person’s absence, a director chosen by a majority of the directors present, shall act as Chairman. The Secretary of the Corporation shall act as Secretary at each meeting of the Board of Directors. In case the Secretary shall be absent from any meeting of the Board of Directors, an Assistant Secretary shall perform the duties of Secretary at such meeting; and in the absence from any such meeting of the Secretary and all the Assistant Secretaries, the Chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as Secretary of the meeting.

Section 5.    Resignations and Removals of Directors.    Any director of the Corporation may resign at any time, by giving written notice to the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or the Secretary of the Corporation. Such resignation shall take effect at the time therein specified or, if no time is specified, immediately; and, unless otherwise specified

 

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in such notice, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Except as otherwise required by law, any director or the entire Board of Directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote in the election of directors.

Section 6.    Meetings.    The Board of Directors of the Corporation may hold meetings, both regular and special, either within or without the State of Delaware. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at such time and at such place as may from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors and, unless required by resolution of the Board of Directors, without notice. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or a majority of directors then in office. Notice thereof stating the place, date and hour of the meeting shall be given to each director either by mail not less than forty-eight hours before the date of the meeting, by telephone, telecopy or telegram on twenty-four hours’ notice, or on such shorter notice as the person or persons calling such meeting may deem necessary or appropriate in the circumstances.

 

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Section 7.    First Meeting.    The Board of Directors may meet, without notice of such meeting, for the purpose of organization, the election of officers and the transaction of other business, on the same day as, at the place at which, and as soon as practicable after each annual election of directors is held. Such first meeting may be held at any other time or place specified in a notice given as hereinafter provided for special meetings of the Board of Directors, or in a waiver of notice thereof.

Section 8.    Quorum and Manner of Acting.    Except as may be otherwise specifically provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, at all meetings of the Board of Directors, a majority of the entire Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and the act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Board of Directors. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.

 

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Section 9.    Consent in Lieu of Meeting.    Unless otherwise provided by the Certificate 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 the members of the Board of Directors or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee.

Section 10.    Meetings by Means of Conference Telephone.    Unless otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, or any committee designated by the Board of Directors, may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors or such committee by means of a 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 Section 9 shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

Section 11.    Compensation.    The directors may be paid their expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors and may be paid a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors

 

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or a stated salary, or such other emoluments, as the Board of Directors shall from time to time determine. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. Each director who shall serve as a member or Chairman of special or standing committee may be allowed like compensation for attending committee meetings.

Section 12.    Interested Directors.    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 their votes are counted for such purpose if (i) the material facts as to his or their 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

 

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of the disinterested directors, even though the disinterested directors be less than a quorum; or (ii) the material facts as to his or their 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 (iii) 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.

ARTICLE IV

COMMITTEES

Section 1.    How Constituted and Powers.    The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the entire Board of Directors, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation except as otherwise provided in these By-laws. The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified

 

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member at any meeting of any such committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, and in the absence of a designation by the Board of Directors of an alternate member to replace the absent or disqualified member, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any absent or disqualified member. Each committee, to the extent allowed by law, 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 as provided in the resolution establishing such committee.

Section 2.    Executive Committee.    The Board of Directors may designate an Executive Committee, to consist of not less than three members of the Board of Directors, which shall have and may exercise, to the extent permitted by law and the Certificate of Incorporation, all of the powers of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, including, unless otherwise specified by a resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors, the power and authority to declare dividends, to authorize the issuance

 

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of stock and to adopt a certificate of ownership and merger pursuant to Section 253 of the General Corporation Law.

Section 3.    Organization.    The Board of Directors or each such committee may choose its Chairman and Secretary, and shall keep and record all its acts and proceedings and report the same from time to time to the Board of Directors.

Section 4.    Meetings.    Regular meetings of any such committee, of which no notice shall be necessary, shall be held at such times and in such places as shall be fixed by the committee or by the Board of Directors. Special meetings of any such committee shall be held at the request of any member of the committee.

Section 5.    Quorum and Manner of Acting.    A majority of the members of any such committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the act of a majority of those present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the committee.

Section 6.    General.    The Board of Directors shall have the power at any time to change the members of, fill vacancies in, and discharge or disband any such committee, either with or without cause.

 

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ARTICLE V

OFFICERS

Section 1.    Officers.    The Board of Directors may elect a Chairman of the Board of Directors, and shall elect a President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Treasurer, a Controller and a Secretary. The Board of Directors may designate one or more Vice Presidents as Senior Executive Vice Presidents, Executive Vice Presidents or Senior Vice Presidents, and may use such other descriptive words as it may determine to designate the seniority or areas of special competence or responsibility of the officers. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person.

Section 2.    Election, Term of Office and Qualifications.    Such officers shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors, as soon as practicable after the annual election of directors in each year, and at such other time or times as the Board of Directors may determine. Each such officer shall hold office until such officer’s successor shall have been duly chosen and shall qualify, or until such officer’s death, resignation or removal in the manner hereinafter provided. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, shall be chosen from among the directors, but no other officer

 

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need be a director. Each officer shall have such functions or duties as are provided in these By-Laws, or as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

Section 3.    Subordinate Officers.    The Board of Directors may from time to time elect such other officers or assistant officers as it may deem necessary, each of whom shall hold office for such period, have such authority, and perform such duties as are provided in these By-Laws, or as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

Section 4.    Removal.    Any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by the Board of Directors, and any subordinate officer also may be removed in such other manner as may be specified by the Board of Directors in the resolution or resolutions electing such subordinate officer. Any officer may be suspended by the President either with or without cause, pending the next meeting of the Board of Directors.

Section 5.    Resignations.    Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President, or the Secretary of the Corporation. Any such resignation shall take effect at the time therein specified or if no time is specified,

 

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immediately; and, unless otherwise specified in such notice, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.

Section 6.    Vacancies.    A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or any other cause shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the manner prescribed in these By-Laws for the regular election to that office.

Section 7.    Compensation.    Salaries or other compensation of the officers may be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors and shall be so fixed by the Board of Directors or such committee as to any officer serving the Corporation as a director. No officer shall be prevented from receiving proper compensation for such officer’s services by reason of the fact that such officer is also a director of the Corporation.

Section 8.    Chairman of the Board of Directors.    The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, shall possess the same power as the President to sign certificates for stock of the Corporation and enter into and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, bonds, guarantees, contracts and other instruments, except in cases where the making and execution

 

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thereof shall be expressly restricted or delegated by the Board of Directors of by a duly authorized committee of directors or by these By-Laws to some other officer or agent of the Corporation, or shall be required by law otherwise to be made or executed. In general, the Chairman of the Board of Directors shall have all authority incident to the office of Chairman of the Board of Directors and shall have such other authority and perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board of Directors or by any duly authorized committee of directors.

Section 9.    President.    The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision of the business, affairs and property of the Corporation and over its several officers, subject, however, to the control of the Board of Directors. The President also shall be the chief operating officer of the Corporation and, subject to the direction of the Board of Directors and any duly authorized committee of directors, shall have general supervision of the operations of the Corporation. The President may, with the Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation. The President may enter into

 

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and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, bonds, guarantees, contracts and other instruments, except in cases where the making and execution thereof shall be expressly restricted or delegated by the Board of Directors or by a duly authorized committee of directors or by these By-Laws to some other officer or agent of the Corporation, or shall be required by law otherwise to be made or executed. The President, with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, shall have the power to fix the compensation of elected officers whose compensation is not fixed by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof in accordance with Section 7 of this Article V, and also to engage, discharge, determine the duties and fix the compensation of all employees and agents of the Corporation necessary or proper for the transaction of the business of the Corporation. In general, the President shall have all authority incident to the office of President, chief executive officer and chief operating officer and shall have such other authority and perform such their duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board of Directors or by any duly authorized committee of directors.

 

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Section 10.    Vice Presidents.    The Vice Presidents shall have supervision over, the operations of the Corporation within their respective areas of special competence or responsibility and in accordance with policies, procedures and practices in effect from time to time, subject, however, to the control of the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President and any other officer to whom they report. They shall, within such areas (in the order of their designation, or in the absence of such designation, in the order of their seniority based on title or, in the case of officers of equal title, in order of their tenure), at the request or in the absence or disability of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, perform the duties and exercise the powers of such officer, and at the request or in the absence or disability of the President, perform the duties and exercise the powers of such officer. They may, with the Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation. They may enter into and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, guarantees, bonds, contracts and other instruments, except in cases where the

 

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making and execution thereof shall be expressly restricted or otherwise delegated by these By-Laws or by the Board of Directors, a duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom they report, or shall be required by law otherwise to be made or executed. In general, they shall have all authority incident to their respective offices and shall have such other authority and perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, and duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom they report.

Section 11.    Treasurer.    The Treasurer shall, if required by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Treasurer reports, give a bond for the faithful discharge of duties, in such sum and with such sureties as may be so required. The Treasurer shall have custody of, and be responsible for, all funds and securities of the Corporation; receive and give receipts for money due and payable to the Corporation from any source whatsoever; deposit all such money in the name of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies,

 

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or other depositories as shall be selected in accordance with the provisions of Section 4 of Article VI of these By-Laws; against proper vouchers, cause such funds to be disbursed by check or draft on the authorized depositories of the Corporation signed in such manner as shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of Article VI of these By-Laws and be responsible for the accuracy of the amounts of all funds so disbursed; regularly enter or cause to be entered in books to be kept by the Treasurer or under the Treasurer’s direction, full and adequate accounts of all money received and paid by the Treasurer for the account of the Corporation; have the right to require, from time to time, reports or statements giving such information as the Treasurer may determine to be necessary or desirable with respect to any and all financial transactions of the Corporation from the officers and agents transacting the same; render to the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any officer to whom the Treasurer reports, whenever they or any of them, respectively, shall require the Treasurer so to do, an account of the financial condition of the Corporation and of all transactions of the Treasurer; exhibit at

 

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all reasonable times the books of accounts and other records provided for herein to any of the. directors of the Corporation; and, in general, have all authority incident to the office of Treasurer and such other authority and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Treasurer reports, and may sign with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any Vice President, certificates for stock of the Corporation.

Section 12.    Controller.    The Controller shall be responsible for preparing and maintaining reasonable and adequate books of account and other accounting records of the assets, liabilities and transactions of the Corporation in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and procedures, shall see that reasonable and adequate audits thereof are regularly made and that reasonable and adequate systems of financial control are maintained, shall examine and certify the financial accounts of the Corporation, shall prepare and render such budgets and other financial reports as the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors,

 

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if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Controller reports may require, and shall, in general, have all authority incident to the office of Controller and such other authority and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Controller reports.

Section 13.    Secretary.    The Secretary shall act as Secretary of all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors of the Corporation; shall keep the minutes thereof in the proper book or books to be provided for that purpose; shall see that all notices required to be given by the Corporation in connection with meetings of stockholders and of the Board of Directors are duly given; may, with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any Vice President, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation; shall be the custodian of the seal of the Corporation and shall affix the seal or cause it or a facsimile thereof to be affixed to all certificates for stock of the Corporation and to all documents or instruments requiring the same, the execution of which on behalf of the

 

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Corporation is duly authorized in accordance with the provisions of these By-Laws; shall have charge of the stock records and also of the other books, records and papers of the Corporation relating to its organization and acts as a corporation, and shall see that the reports, statements and other documents related thereto required by law are properly kept and filed; and shall, in general, have all authority incident to the office of Secretary and such other authority and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Secretary reports.

Section 14.    Duties of Assistant Treasurers, Assistant Secretaries and Other Subordinate Officers.    The Assistant Treasurers shall, respectively, if required by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom they report give bonds for the faithful discharge of their duties in such sums and with such sureties as may be so required. Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Secretaries may, with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any Vice

 

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President, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation. Subordinate officers shall have all authority incident to their respective offices and such other authority and perform such other duties as shall be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or the officers to whom they report.

Section 15.    Appointed Officers.    The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, and the President may appoint or cause to be appointed, in accordance with the policies and procedures established by them, such Presidents, Vice Presidents and other officers of the Divisions, Groups and Staffs of the Corporation as they shall determine to be necessary or desirable in furtherance of the business and affairs of such Divisions, Groups and Staffs, may designate such Vice Presidents as Senior Executive Vice Presidents, Executive Vice Presidents or Senior Vice Presidents, and may use such other descriptive words as they may determine to designate the seniority or areas of special competence or responsibility of the officers appointed in accordance with this Section 15. Officers appointed in accordance with this Section 15 shall not be deemed to be officers

 

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as elsewhere referred to in this Article V but as between themselves and the Corporation shall have such authority and perform such duties in the management and operations of the Divisions, Groups and Staffs of the Corporation of which they are appointed officers as the officer appointing them and the persons to whom they report may from time to time determine. Such officers shall have the authority as between themselves and third parties to bind the Corporation solely to the extent of their apparent authority based upon their titles and solely in relation to the business affairs of the Divisions, Groups and Staffs of which they are appointed officers.

ARTICLE VI

CONTRACTS, VOTING OF STOCK HELD,

CHECKS, DRAFTS, BANK ACCOUNTS, ETC.

Section 1.    Execution of Contracts.    The Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors, except as by these By-Laws otherwise required, may authorize any officer other than or in addition to the officers authorized by Article V of these By-Laws, and any employee or agent or agents, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, to enter into and execute any deed, mortgage, bond, guarantee, contract or other instrument, and any such authority may be general or may be confined to specific instances or otherwise limited.

 

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Section 2.    Loans and Loan Guarantees.    Any officer, employee or agent of the Corporation thereunder authorized by the Board of Directors or by any duly authorized committee of directors may effect in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, loans or advances from, or guarantees of loans or advances to, any bank, trust company or other institution or any firm, corporation or individual, and for such loans and advances or guarantees may make, execute and deliver promissory notes, bonds or other certificates or evidences of indebtedness or guaranty of the Corporation, and may pledge or hypothecate or transfer any securities or other property of the Corporation as security for any such loans, advances or guarantees. Such authority conferred by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors may be general or may be confined to specific instances or otherwise limited.

Section 3.    Voting of Stock Held.    The President and, unless otherwise provided by resolution of the Board of Directors or directed by the President, the Secretary may from time to time personally or by an attorney or attorneys or agent or agents of the Corporation,

 

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in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, cast the votes which the Corporation may be entitled to cast as a stockholder or otherwise in any other corporation, any of the stock or securities of which may be held by the Corporation, at meetings of the holders of the stock or other securities of such other corporations, or consent in writing to any action by any such other corporation, and may instruct any person or persons so appointed as to the manner of casting such votes or giving such consent, and may execute or cause to be executed on behalf of the Corporation and under its corporate seal, or otherwise, such written proxies, consents, waivers or other instruments as the Secretary may deem necessary or proper in the premises; or may attend any meeting of the holders of stock or other securities of any such other corporation and thereat vote or exercise any or all other powers of the Corporation as the holder of such stock or other securities of such other corporation.

Section 4.    Checks, Drafts, etc.    All checks, drafts and other orders for payment of money out of the funds of the Corporation and all notes and other evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation shall be signed on behalf of the Corporation by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer or by any other officer, employee or

 

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agent of the Corporation to whom such power may from time to time be delegated by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors or by any officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to whom the power of delegation may from time to time be granted by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors.

Section 5.    Deposits.    The funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the order of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors may from time to time select, or as may be selected by any officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to whom such power may from time to time be delegated by these By-Laws, the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors.

ARTICLE VII

STOCK AND DIVIDENDS

Section 1.    Form of Certificates.    Every holder of stock in the Corporation shall be entitled to have a certificate signed, in the name of the Corporation (i) by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or one of the Vice Presidents and (ii) by

 

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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.

Section 2.    Signatures.    Where a certificate is countersigned by (i) a transfer agent or (ii) a registrar, any other signature on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, unless otherwise ordered by the Board of Directors, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.

Section 3.    Lost, Destroyed, Stolen or Mutilated Certificates.    The Board of Directors may direct a new certificate to be issued in place of any certificate theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit or such other proof satisfactory to the Board of Directors of that fact by the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate, the Board of Directors may, in its discretion and as a condition

 

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precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or his legal representative, to advertise the same in such manner as the Board of Directors shall require and/or to give the Corporation a bond in such sum as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the Corporation and its transfer agents and registrars with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.

Section 4.    Transfers.    Stock of the Corporation shall be transferable in the manner prescribed by law and in these By-Laws. Transfers of stock shall be made on the books of the Corporation only by the person named in the certificate or by such person’s duly authorized attorney appointed by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a transfer agent or assistant transfer agent of the Corporation, and upon surrender of the certificate or certificates for such stock properly endorsed for transfer and payment of all necessary transfer taxes; provided, however, that such surrender and endorsement shall not be required in any case in which the officers of the Corporation shall determine to waive such requirement in order to comply with applicable laws governing escheat or

 

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disposition of abandoned or unclaimed property. Every certificate exchanged, returned or surrendered to the Corporation shall be marked “Cancelled,” with the date of cancellation, by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation or the transfer agent or assistant transfer agent thereof. No transfer of stock shall be valid as against the Corporation, its stockholders or creditors for any purpose until it shall have been entered in the stock records of the Corporation by an entry showing from and to whom transferred.

Section 5.    Transfer and Registry Agents.    The Corporation may from time to time maintain one or more transfer offices or agencies and registry offices or agencies at such place or places as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

Section 6.    Record Date.     In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or entitled 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

 

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lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than sixty days nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting, nor more than sixty days prior to any other action. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

Section 7.    Beneficial Owners.    The Corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends, and to vote as such owner, and to hold liable for calls and assessments a person registered on its books as the owner of shares, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by law.

Section 8.    Dividends.    Dividends upon the capital stock of the Corporation, subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, if any, may be declared by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting, and may be paid in cash, in property, or

 

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in shares of the capital stock. Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the Board of Directors from time to time, in its absolute discretion, deems proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for purchasing any of the shares of capital stock, warrants, rights, options, bonds, debentures, notes, scrip or other securities or evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, or for any proper purpose, and the Board of Directors may modify or abolish any such reserve.

Section 9.    Limitations on Transfer.    A written restriction on the transfer or registration of transfer of a security of the Corporation, if permitted by Section 202 of the General Corporation Law and noted conspicuously on the certificate representing the security or, in the case of uncertificated shares, contained in the notice sent pursuant to Section 151(f) of the General Corporation Law may be enforced against the holder of the restricted security or any successor or transferee of the holder including an executor, administrator, trustee, guardian or other fiduciary entrusted with like responsibility for the person or estate of the holder. Unless

 

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noted conspicuously on the certificate representing the security or, in the case of uncertificated shares, contained in the notice sent pursuant to Section 151(f) of the General Corporation Law, a restriction, even though permitted by Section 202 of the General Corporation Law, is ineffective except against a person with actual knowledge of the restriction. A restriction on the transfer or registration of transfer of securities of a corporation may be imposed either by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-laws or by an agreement among any number of security holders or among such holders and the corporation. No restriction so imposed shall be binding with respect to securities issued prior to the adoption of the restriction unless the holders of the securities are parties to an agreement or voted in favor of the restriction.

ARTICLE VIII

NOTICES

Section 1.    Notices.    Whenever written notice is required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws to be given to any director, member of a committee or stockholder, such notice may be given by mail, addressed to such director, member of a committee or stockholder, at such person’s address as it appears on

 

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the records of the Corporation, with postage thereon prepaid, and such notice shall be deemed to be given at the time when the same shall be deposited in the United States mail. Written notice may also be given personally or by telegram, telex or cable.

Section 2.    Waivers of Notice.    Whenever any notice is required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, to be given to any director, member of a committee or stockholder, a waiver thereof in writing, signed, by the person or persons entitled to said notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting, present by person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where the person attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders, directors or members of a committee of directors need be specified in any written waiver of notice unless so required by the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws.

 

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ARTICLE IX

BOOKS

Section 1.    Books.    The Corporation shall keep in accordance with applicable law correct and adequate books and records of account and minutes of proceedings of the stockholders, the Board of Directors and any committees of the Board of Directors. The Corporation shall keep in accordance with applicable law at the office designated in the Certificate of Incorporation or at the office of the transfer agent or registrar of the Corporation, a record containing the names and addresses of all stockholders, the number and class of shares held by each and the dates when they respectively became the owners of record thereof.

Section 2.    Form of Books.    Any books maintained by the Corporation, including its stock ledger, books of account and minute books, may be kept on, or be in the form of, electronic data storage, computer discs, punch cards, magnetic tape, photographs, microphotographs or any other information storage device, provided that the records so kept can be converted into clearly legible written 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.

 

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Section 3.    Inspection of Books.    The Board of Directors and, unless otherwise specified by the Board of Directors, the President shall, subject to applicable law, have the sole power to determine from time to time whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions and regulations the accounts, books and records of the Corporation, or any of them, shall be open to the inspection of the stockholders; and, except as specifically conferred by law, no stockholder shall have any right to inspect any account, book, record or document of the Corporation, unless and until authorized so to do by the Board of Directors or, unless otherwise specified by the Board of Directors, by order of the President.

ARTICLE X

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 1.    Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings other Than Those by or in the Right of the Corporation.     Subject to Section 3 of this Article X, the Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of

 

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the Corporation) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director or officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that such person did not act in good faith and in a manner which such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that such person’s conduct was unlawful.

 

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Section 2.    Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation.    Subject to Section 3 of this Article X, the Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation; except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon

 

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application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

Section 3.    Authorization of Indemnification.    Any indemnification under this Article X (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 1 or Section 2 of this Article X, as the case may be. Such determination shall be made (i) by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, or (ii) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (iii) by the stockholders. To the extent, however, that a director or officer of the Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding described above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall

 

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be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith, without the necessity of authorization in the specific case.

Section 4.    Good Faith Defined.    For purposes of any determination under Section 3 of this Article X, a person shall be deemed to have acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, or, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, to have had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful, if such person’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Corporation or another enterprise, or on information supplied to such person by the officers 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 4 shall mean any other corporation or any partnership, joint venture, trust,

 

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employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise of which such person is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent. The provisions of this Section 4 shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the circumstances in which a person may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Sections 1 or 2 of this Article X, as the case may be.

Section 5.    Indemnification by a Court.    Notwithstanding any contrary determination in the specific case under Section 3 of this Article X, and notwithstanding the absence of any determination thereunder, any director or officer may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Delaware for indemnification to the extent otherwise permissible under Sections 1 and 2 of this Article X. The basis of such indemnification by a court shall be a determination by such court that indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standards of conduct set forth in Sections 1 or 2 of this Article X, as the case may be. Neither a contrary determination in the specific case under Section 3 of this Article X nor the absence of any determination thereunder shall be a defense to such application or

 

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create a presumption that the director or officer seeking indemnification has not met any applicable standard of conduct. Notice of any application for indemnification pursuant to this Section 5 shall be given to the Corporation promptly upon the filing of such application. If successful, in whole or in part, the director or officer seeking indemnification shall also be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such application.

Section 6.    Expenses Payable in Advance.    Expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by a director or officer in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article X.

Section 7.    Nonexclusivity of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses.    The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by or granted pursuant to this Article X shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any By-Law,

 

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agreement, contract, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or pursuant to the direction (howsoever embodied) of any court of competent jurisdiction or otherwise, both as to action in such person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, it being the policy of the Corporation that indemnification of the persons specified in Sections 1 and 2 of this Article X shall be made to the fullest extent permitted by law. The provisions of this Article X shall not be deemed to preclude the indemnification of any person who is not specified in Sections 1 or 2 of this Article X but whom the Corporation has the power or obligation to indemnify under the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, or otherwise.

Section 8.    Insurance.    The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any

 

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such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power or the obligation to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of this Article X.

Section 9.    Certain Definitions.    For purposes of this Article X, references to “the Corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors or officers, so that any person who is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation, or is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article X with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as such person would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued. For purposes of this Article X, references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect

 

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to an employee benefit plan; and references to “serving at the request of the Corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director or officer with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation” as referred to in this Article X.

Section 10.    Survival of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses.    The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article X shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.

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hereof), the Corporation shall not be obligated to indemnify any director or officer in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

Section 12.    Indemnification of Employees and Agents.    The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board of Directors, provide rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to employees and agents of the Corporation similar to those conferred in this Article X to directors and officers of the Corporation.

ARTICLE XI

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

Section 1.    Amendment of By-Laws.    These By-Laws may be altered, amended or repealed, in whole or in part, or new By-Laws may be adopted by the stockholders or by the Board of Directors, provided, however, that notice of such alteration, amendment, repeal or adoption of new By-Laws be contained in the notice of such meeting of stockholders or Board of Directors as the case may be. All such amendments must be approved by either the holders of a majority of the outstanding capital stock entitled to vote thereon or by a majority of the entire Board of Directors then in office.

 

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Section 2.    Entire Board of Directors.    As used in this Article XI and in these By-Laws generally, the term “entire Board of Directors” means the total number of directors which the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies.

ARTICLE XII

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 1.    Seal.    The Board of Directors shall approve a corporate seal which shall be in the form of a circle and shall bear the name of the Corporation, the year of its incorporation and the word “Delaware.”

Section 2.    Fiscal Year.    The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined and may be changed by resolution of the Board of Directors, and unless and until otherwise so determined, shall be the calendar year.

 

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EX-3.23 22 d538541dex323.htm EX-3.23 EX-3.23

Exhibit 3.23

 

BY-LAWS

OF

REVLON CONSUMER CORP.

 

FORMERLY

INSPIRATIONS INC.

As of December 20, 1993


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I

  OFFICES      1   

Section 1.

  Registered Office      1   

Section 2.

  Other Offices      1   

ARTICLE II

  MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS      1   

Section 1.

  Place of Meetings      1   

Section 2.

  Annual Meetings      1   

Section 3.

  Special Meetings      2   

Section 4.

  Quorum      2   

Section 5.

  Voting      3   

Section 6.

  Organization and Order of Business      3   

Section 7.

  Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting      4   

Section 8.

  List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote      4   

Section 9.

  Stock Ledger      5   

Section 10.

  Inspectors of Election      5   

ARTICLE III

  DIRECTORS      6   

Section 1.

  Number and Election of Directors      6   

Section 2.

  Vacancies      6   

Section 3.

  Duties and Powers      7   

Section 4.

  Organization      7   

Section 5.

  Resignations and Removals of Directors      7   

Section 6.

  Meetings      8   

Section 7.

  First Meeting      8   

Section 8.

  Quorum and Manner of Acting      8   

Section 9.

  Consent in Lieu of Meeting      9   

Section 10.

  Meetings by Means of Conference Telephone      9   

Section 11.

  Compensation      9   

Section 12.

  Interested Directors      10   

ARTICLE IV

  COMMITTEES      11   

Section 1.

  How Constituted and Powers      11   

Section 2.

  Executive Committee      11   

Section 3.

  Organization      12   

Section 4.

  Meetings      12   

Section 5.

  Quorum and Manner of Acting      12   

Section 6.

  General      12   

ARTICLE V

  OFFICERS      12   

Section 1.

  Officers      12   

Section 2.

  Election, Term of Office and Qualifications      13   

Section 3.

  Subordinate Officers      13   

Section 4.

  Removal      13   


Section 5.

  Resignations      14   

Section 6.

  Vacancies      14   

Section 7.

  Compensation      14   

Section 8.

  Chairman of the Board of Directors      14   

Section 9.

  President      15   

Section 10.

  Vice Presidents      16   

Section 11.

  Treasurer      17   

Section 12.

  Controller      18   

Section 13.

  Secretary      18   

Section 14.

  Duties of Assistant Treasurers, Assistant Secretaries and Other Subordinate Officers      19   

Section 15.

  Appointed Officers      20   

ARTICLE VI.

  CONTRACTS, VOTING OF STOCK HELD, CHECKS, DRAFTS, BANK ACCOUNTS, ETC.      21   

Section 1.

  Execution of Contracts      21   

Section 2.

  Loans and Loan Guarantees      21   

Section 3.

  Voting of Stock Held      21   

Section 4.

  Checks, Drafts, etc.      22   

Section 5.

  Deposits      22   

ARTICLE VII

  STOCK AND DIVIDENDS      23   

Section 1.

  Form of Certificates      23   

Section 2.

  Signatures      23   

Section 3.

  Lost, Destroyed, Stolen or Mutilated Certificates      23   

Section 4.

  Transfers      24   

Section 5.

  Transfer and Registry Agents      25   

Section 6.

  Record Date      25   

Section 7.

  Beneficial Owners      25   

Section 8.

  Dividends      25   

Section 9.

  Limitations on Transfer      26   

ARTICLE VIII

  NOTICES      27   

Section 1.

  Notices      27   

Section 2.

  Waivers of Notice      27   

ARTICLE IX

  BOOKS      28   

Section 1.

  Books      28   

Section 2.

  Form of Books      28   

Section 3.

  Inspection of Books      28   

ARTICLE X

  INDEMNIFICATION      29   

Section 1.

  Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings other Than Those by or in the Right of the Corporation      29   

Section 2.

  Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation      30   


Section 3.

  Authorization of Indemnification      30   

Section 4.

  Good Faith Defined      31   

Section 5.

  Indemnification by a Court      32   

Section 6.

  Expenses Payable in Advance      33   

Section 7.

  Nonexclusivity of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses      33   

Section 8.

  Insurance      33   

Section 9.

  Certain Definitions      34   

Section 10.

  Survival of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses      35   

Section 11.

  Limitation on Indemnification      35   

Section 12.

  Indemnification of Employees and Agents      35   

ARTICLE XI

  AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS      35   

Section 1.

  Amendment of By-Laws      35   

Section 2.

  Entire Board of Directors      36   

ARTICLE XII

  GENERAL PROVISIONS      36   

Section 1.

  Seal      36   

Section 2.

  Fiscal Year      36   


BY-LAWS

OF

INSPIRATIONS INC.

ARTICLE I

OFFICES

Section 1.      Registered Office.  The registered office of the Corporation shall be in the City of Dover, County of Kent, State of Delaware.

Section 2.      Other Offices.  The Corporation may also have offices at such other places both within and without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

ARTICLE II

MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

Section 1.      Place of Meetings.    Meetings of the stockholders for the election of directors or for any other purpose shall be held at such time and place, either within or without the State of Delaware as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting or in a duly executed waiver of notice thereof.

Section 2.  Annual Meetings.  The Annual Meetings of Stockholders shall be held on such date and at such time as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting, at which meetings the stockholders shall elect by a plurality vote a Board of Directors, and transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting. Written notice of the Annual Meeting stating the place, date and hour of the meeting shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of the meeting.


Section 3.  Special Meetings.  Unless otherwise prescribed by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, Special Meetings of Stockholders, for any purpose or purposes, may be called by either (i) the Board of Directors, (ii) the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or (iii) the President. Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting. Written notice of a Special Meeting stating the place, date and hour of the meeting and the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called shall be given not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting.

Section 4.  Quorum.  Except as otherwise provided by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders for the transaction of business. If, however, such quorum shall not be present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, the Chairman of the meeting or the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed. 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 entitled to vote at the meeting.

 

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Section 5.    Voting.    Unless otherwise required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, any question brought before any meeting of stockholders shall be decided by the vote of the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy. Each stockholder represented at a meeting of stockholders shall be entitled to cast one vote for each share of the capital stock entitled to vote thereat held by such stockholder. Such votes may be cast in person or by proxy but no proxy shall be voted on or after three years from its date, unless such proxy provides for a longer period. All elections of directors shall be by written ballot, unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation. The vote on any other question need not be by written ballot, however, the Board of Directors, in its discretion, or the officer of the Corporation presiding at a meeting of stockholders, in his discretion, may require that any votes cast at such meeting on any such other question shall be cast by written ballot.

Section 6.     Organization and Order of Business.     At every meeting of stockholders, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one or, in such person’s absence, the President or, in the absence of both of them, such person as shall have been designated by the Board of Directors or, if none, by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or if none, by the President, shall act as Chairman of the meeting. The Secretary or, in such person’s absence, an Assistant Secretary, shall act as Secretary of the meeting. The Chairman of the meeting shall have the sole authority to prescribe the agenda and rules of order for the conduct of any annual or special meeting of stockholders and to determine

 

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all questions arising thereat relating to the order of business and the conduct of the meeting, except as otherwise provided by law. In case none of the officers above designated to act as Secretary of the meeting shall be present, the Chairman of the meeting or Secretary of the meeting shall be appointed by vote of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy.

Section 7.   Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting.   Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, any action required or permitted to be taken at any Annual or Special Meeting of Stockholders of the Corporation may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing. In the event that the action which is consented to is such as would have required the filing of a certificate under the General Corporation Law if such action had been voted on by stockholders at a meeting thereof, the certificate filed shall state, in lieu of any statement concerning any vote of stockholders, that written consent and written notice has been given as provided in this Section 7.

Section 8.  List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote.  The officer of the Corporation who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the

 

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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 of the Corporation who is present. Upon the wilful 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.

Section 9.  Stock Ledger.  The stock ledger of the Corporation shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the stock ledger, the list required by Section 8 of this Article II or the books of the Corporation, or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.

Section 10.  Inspectors of Election.  At all elections of directors or in any other case in which inspectors may act, one or more inspectors of election may be appointed either by the Board of Directors, by the Chairman of the meeting or in such other manner as may be required by law, but the appointment of such inspectors shall not be required unless expressly required by law or demanded by any stockholder or proxy present at the meeting and entitled to vote. Unless otherwise required by law, inspectors may be officers, employees or agents of the Corporation. Each inspector, if appointed, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of his ability. The inspector shall take charge of the polls and, when the vote is completed, shall make a certificate of the result of the vote taken and of such other facts as may be required by law.

 

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ARTICLE III

DIRECTORS

Section 1.  Number and Election of Directors.  The Board of Directors shall consist of not less than three members, the exact number of which shall initially be fixed by the Incorporator and thereafter from time to time by the Board of Directors. Except as provided in Section 2 of this Article, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at Annual Meetings of Stockholders, and each director so elected shall hold office until the next Annual Meeting and until his successor is duly elected and qualified, or until his earlier resignation or removal. Directors need not be stockholders.

Section 2.  Vacancies.  Vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, except that any vacancy resulting from the death, resignation, removal or disqualification of a director elected by the holders of any class or classes of the stock of the Corporation voting as a class, or from an increase in the number of directors which such holders are entitled to elect, may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors elected by such class or classes, or by a sole remaining director so elected, and the directors so chosen shall hold office until the next Annual Meeting and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal.

 

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Section 3.  Duties and Powers.  The business of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors which may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-Laws directed or required to be exercised or done by the stockholders.

Section 4.    Organization.   At each meeting of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or, in such person’s absence, a director chosen by a majority of the directors present, shall act as Chairman. The Secretary of the Corporation shall act as Secretary at each meeting of the Board of Directors. In case the Secretary shall be absent from any meeting of the Board of Directors, an Assistant Secretary shall perform the duties of Secretary at such meeting; and in the absence from any such meeting of the Secretary and all the Assistant Secretaries, the Chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as Secretary of the meeting.

Section 5.   Resignations and Removals of Directors.     Any director of the Corporation may resign at any time, by giving written notice to the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or the Secretary of the Corporation. Such resignation shall take effect at the time therein specified or, if no time is specified, immediately; and, unless otherwise specified in such notice, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Except as otherwise required by law, any director or the entire Board of Directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote in the election of directors.

 

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Section 6.   Meetings.  The Board of Directors of the Corporation may hold meetings, both regular and special, either within or without the State of Delaware. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at such time and at such place as may from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors and, unless required by resolution of the Board of Directors, without notice. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or a majority of directors then in office. Notice thereof stating the place, date and hour of the meeting shall be given to each director either by mail not less than forty-eight hours before the date of the meeting, by telephone, telecopy or telegram on twenty-four hours’ notice, or on such shorter notice as the person or persons calling such meeting may deem necessary or appropriate in the circumstances.

Section 7.  First Meeting.  The Board of Directors may meet, without notice of such meeting, for the purpose of organization, the election of officers and the transaction of other business, on the same day as, at the place at which, and as soon as practicable after each annual election of directors is held. Such first meeting may be held at any other time or place specified in a notice given as hereinafter provided for special meetings of the Board of Directors, or in a waiver of notice thereof.

Section 8.   Quorum and Manner of Acting.    Except as may be otherwise specifically provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, at all meetings of the Board of Directors, a majority of the entire Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and the act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Board of Directors. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.

 

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Section 9.   Consent in Lieu of Meeting.   Unless otherwise provided by the Certificate 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 the members of the Board of Directors or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee.

Section 10.   Meetings by Means of Conference Telephone.   Unless otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, or any committee designated by the Board of Directors, may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors or such committee by means of a 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 Section 9 shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

Section 11.  Compensation.  The directors may be paid their expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors and may be paid a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors or a stated salary, or such other emoluments, as the Board of Directors shall from time to time determine. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. Each director who shall serve as a member or Chairman of special or standing committee may be allowed like compensation for attending committee meetings.

 

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Section 12.    Interested Directors.    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 their votes are counted for such purpose if (i) the material facts as to his or their 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 (ii) the material facts as to his or their 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 (iii) 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.

 

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ARTICLE IV

COMMITTEES

Section 1.   How Constituted and Powers.   The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the entire Board of Directors, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation except as otherwise provided in these By-laws. 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 any such committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, and in the absence of a designation by the Board of Directors of an alternate member to replace the absent or disqualified member, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any absent or disqualified member. Each committee, to the extent allowed by law, 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 as provided in the resolution establishing such committee.

Section 2.  Executive Committee.  The Board of Directors may designate an Executive Committee, to consist of not less than three members of the Board of Directors, which shall have and may exercise, to the extent permitted by law and the Certificate of Incorporation, all of the powers of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, including, unless otherwise specified by a resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors, the power and authority to declare dividends, to authorize the issuance of stock and to adopt a certificate of ownership and merger pursuant to Section 253 of the General Corporation Law.

 

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Section 3.  Organization.  The Board of Directors or each such committee may choose its Chairman and Secretary, and shall keep and record all its acts and proceedings and report the same from time to time to the Board of Directors.

Section 4.  Meetings.  Regular meetings of any such committee, of which no notice shall be necessary, shall be held at such times and in such places as shall be fixed by the committee or by the Board of Directors. Special meetings of any such committee shall be held at the request of any member of the committee.

Section 5.  Quorum and Manner of Acting.  A majority of the members of any such committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the act of a majority of those present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the committee.

Section 6.  General.  The Board of Directors shall have the power at any time to change the members of, fill vacancies in, and discharge or disband any such committee, either with or without cause.

ARTICLE V

    OFFICERS

Section 1.  Officers.  The Board of Directors may elect a Chairman of the Board of Directors, and shall elect a President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Treasurer, a Controller and a Secretary. The Board of Directors may designate one or more Vice Presidents as Senior Executive Vice Presidents, Executive Vice Presidents or Senior Vice Presidents, and may use

 

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such other descriptive words as it may determine to designate the seniority or areas of special competence or responsibility of the officers. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person.

Section 2.  Election, Term of Office and Qualifications.  Such officers shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors, as soon as practicable after the annual election of directors in each year, and at such other time or times as the Board of Directors may determine. Each such officer shall hold office until such officer’s successor shall have been duly chosen and shall qualify, or until such officer’s death, resignation or removal in the manner hereinafter provided. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, shall be chosen from among the directors, but no other officer need be a director. Each officer shall have such functions or duties as are provided in these By-Laws, or as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

Section 3.  Subordinate Officers.  The Board of Directors may from time to time elect such other officers or assistant officers as it may deem necessary, each of whom shall hold office for such period, have such authority, and perform such duties as are provided in these By-Laws, or as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

Section 4.  Removal.  Any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by the Board of Directors, and any subordinate officer also may be removed in such other manner as may be specified by the Board of Directors in the resolution or resolutions electing such subordinate officer. Any officer may be suspended by the President either with or without cause, pending the next meeting of the Board of Directors.

 

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Section 5.  Resignations.  Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President, or the Secretary of the Corporation. Any such resignation shall take effect at the time therein specified or if no time is specified, immediately; and, unless otherwise specified in such notice, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.

Section 6.  Vacancies.  A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or any other cause shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the manner prescribed in these By-Laws for the regular election to that office.

Section 7.  Compensation.  Salaries or other compensation of the officers may be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors and shall be so fixed by the Board of Directors or such committee as to any officer serving the Corporation as a director. No officer shall be prevented from receiving proper compensation for such officer’s services by reason of the fact that such officer is also a director of the Corporation.

Section 8.  Chairman of the Board of Directors.  The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, shall possess the same power as the President to sign certificates for stock of the Corporation and enter into and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, bonds, guarantees, contracts and other instruments, except in cases where the making and execution thereof shall be expressly restricted or delegated by the Board of Directors or by a duly authorized committee of directors or by these By-Laws to some other officer or agent of the Corporation, or shall be required by law otherwise to be made or executed. In general, the Chairman of the Board of Directors shall have all authority incident to the office of Chairman

 

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of the Board of Directors and shall have such other authority and perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board of Directors or by any duly authorized committee of directors.

Section 9.  President.  The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision of the business, affairs and property of the Corporation and over its several officers, subject, however, to the control of the Board of Directors. The President also shall be the chief operating officer of the Corporation and, subject to the direction of the Board of Directors and any duly authorized committee of directors, shall have general supervision of the operations of the Corporation. The President may, with the Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation. The President may enter into and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, bonds, guarantees, contracts and other instruments, except in cases where the making and execution thereof shall be expressly restricted or delegated by the Board of Directors or by a duly authorized committee of directors, or by these By-Laws to some other officer or agent of the Corporation, or shall be required by law otherwise to be made or executed. The President, with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, shall have the power to fix the compensation of elected officers whose compensation is not fixed by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof in accordance with Section 7 of this Article V, and also to engage, discharge, determine the duties and fix the compensation of all employees and agents of the Corporation necessary or proper for the transaction of the business of the Corporation. In general, the President shall have all authority incident to the office of President, co-chief executive officer and chief operating officer and shall have such other authority and perform such their duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board of Directors or by any duly authorized committee of directors.

 

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Section 10.  Vice Presidents.  The Vice Presidents shall have supervision over the operations of the Corporation within their respective areas of special competence or responsibility and in accordance with policies, procedures and practices in effect from time to time, subject, however, to the control of the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President and any other officer to whom they report. They shall, within such areas (in the order of their designation, or in the absence of such designation, in the order of their seniority based on title or, in the case of officers of equal title, in order of their tenure), at the request or in the absence or disability of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, perform the duties and exercise the powers of such officer, and at the request or in the absence or disability of the President, perform the duties and exercise the powers of such officer. They may, with the Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation. They may enter into and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, guarantees, bonds, contracts and other instruments, except in cases where the making and execution thereof shall be expressly restricted or otherwise delegated by these By-Laws or by the Board of Directors, a duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer, to whom they report, or shall be required by law otherwise to be made or executed. In general, they shall have all authority incident to their respective offices and shall have such other authority and perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, and duly authorized committee of directors, the President or any other officer to whom they report.

 

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Section 11.    Treasurer.    The Treasurer shall, if required by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Treasurer reports, give a bond for the faithful discharge of duties, in such sum and with such sureties as may be so required. The Treasurer shall have custody of, and be responsible for, all funds and securities of the Corporation; receive and give receipts for money due and payable to the Corporation from any source whatsoever; deposit all such money in the name of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies, or other depositories as shall be selected in accordance with the provisions of Section 4 of Article VI of these By-Laws; against proper vouchers, cause such funds to be disbursed by check or draft on the authorized depositories of the Corporation signed in such manner as shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of Article VI of these By-Laws and be responsible for the accuracy of the amounts of all funds so disbursed; regularly enter or cause to be entered in books to be kept by the Treasurer or under the Treasurer’s direction, full and adequate accounts of all money received and paid by the Treasurer for the account of the Corporation; have the right to require, from time to time, reports or statements giving such information as the Treasurer may determine to be necessary or desirable with respect to any and all financial transactions of the Corporation from the officers and agents transacting the same; render to the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any officer to whom the Treasurer reports, whenever they or any of them, respectively, shall require the Treasurer so to do, an account of the financial condition of the

 

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Corporation and of all transactions of the Treasurer; exhibit at all reasonable times the books of accounts and other records provided for herein to any of the directors of the Corporation; and, in general, have all authority incident to the office of Treasurer and such other authority and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Treasurer reports, and may sign with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any Vice President, certificates for stock of the Corporation.

Section 12.  Controller.  The Controller shall be responsible for preparing and maintaining reasonable and adequate books of account and other accounting records of the assets, liabilities and transactions of the Corporation in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and procedures, shall see that reasonable and adequate audits thereof are regularly made and that reasonable and adequate systems of financial control are maintained, shall examine and certify the financial accounts of the Corporation, shall prepare and render such budgets and other financial reports as the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Controller reports may require, and shall, in general, have all authority incident to the office of Controller and such other authority and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Controller reports.

Section 13.  Secretary.  The Secretary shall act as Secretary of all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors of the Corporation; shall keep the minutes thereof

 

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in the proper book or books to be provided for that purpose; shall see that all notices required to be given by the Corporation in connection with meetings of stockholders and of the Board of Directors are duly given; may, with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any Vice President, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation; shall be the custodian of the seal of the Corporation and shall affix the seal or cause it or a facsimile thereof to be affixed to all certificates for stock of the Corporation and to all documents or instruments requiring the same, the execution of which on behalf of the Corporation is duly authorized in accordance with the provisions of these By-Laws; shall have charge of the stock records and also of the other books, records and papers of the Corporation relating to its organization and acts as a corporation, and shall see that the reports, statements and other documents related thereto required by law are properly kept and filed; and shall, in general, have all authority incident to the office of Secretary and such other authority and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Secretary reports.

Section 14.   Duties of Assistant Treasurers, Assistant Secretaries and Other Subordinate Officers.  The Assistant Treasurers shall, respectively, if required by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom they report give bonds for the faithful discharge of their duties in such sums and with such sureties as may be so required. Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Secretaries may, with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any Vice President, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation. Subordinate officers shall have all

 

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authority incident to their respective offices and such other authority and perform such other duties as shall be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or the officers to whom they report.

Section 15.  Appointed Officers.  The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, and the President may appoint or cause to be appointed, in accordance with the policies and procedures established by them, such Presidents, Vice Presidents and other officers of the Divisions, Groups and Staffs of the Corporation as they shall determine to be necessary or desirable in furtherance of the business and affairs of such Divisions, Groups and Staffs, may designate such Vice Presidents as Senior Executive Vice Presidents, Executive Vice Presidents or Senior Vice Presidents, and may use such other descriptive words as he may determine to designate the seniority or areas of special competence or responsibility of the officers appointed in accordance with this Section 15. Officers appointed in accordance with this Section 15 shall not be deemed to be officers as elsewhere referred to in this Article V but as between themselves and the Corporation shall have such authority and perform such duties in the management and operations of the Divisions, Groups and Staffs of the Corporation of which they are appointed officers as the officer appointing them and the persons to whom they report may from time to time determine. Such officers shall have the authority as between themselves and third parties to bind the Corporation solely to the extent of their apparent authority based upon their titles and solely in relation to the business affairs of the Divisions, Groups and Staffs of which they are appointed officers.

 

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ARTICLE VI.

CONTRACTS, VOTING OF STOCK HELD,

CHECKS, DRAFTS, BANK ACCOUNTS, ETC.

Section 1.    Execution of Contracts.    The Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors, except as by these By-Laws otherwise required, may authorize any officer other than or in addition to the officers authorized by Article V of these By-Laws, and any employee or agent or agents, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, to enter into and execute any deed, mortgage, bond, guarantee, contract or other instrument, and any such authority may be general or may be confined to specific instances or otherwise limited.

Section 2.  Loans and Loan Guarantees.  Any officer, employee or agent of the Corporation thereunder authorized by the Board of Directors or by any duly authorized committee of directors may effect in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, loans or advances from, or guarantees of loans or advances to, any bank, trust company or other institution or any firm, corporation or individual, and for such loans and advances or guarantees may make, execute and deliver promissory notes, bonds or other certificates or evidences of indebtedness or guaranty of the Corporation, and may pledge or hypothecate or transfer any securities or other property of the Corporation as security for any such loans, advances or guarantees. Such authority conferred by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors may be general or may be confined to specific instances or otherwise limited.

Section 3.  Voting of Stock Held.  The President and, unless otherwise provided by resolution of the Board of Directors or directed by the President, the Secretary may from time to time personally or by an attorney or attorneys or agent or agents of the Corporation, in

 

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the name and on behalf of the Corporation, cast the votes which the Corporation may be entitled to cast as a stockholder or otherwise in any other corporation, any of the stock or securities of which may be held by the Corporation, at meetings of the holders of the stock or other securities of such other corporations, or consent in writing to any action by any such other corporation, and may instruct any person or persons so appointed as to the manner of casting such votes or giving such consent, and may execute or cause to be executed on behalf of the Corporation and under its corporate seal, or otherwise, such written proxies, consents, waivers or other instruments as the Secretary may deem necessary or proper in the premises; or may attend any meeting of the holders of stock or other securities of any such other corporation and thereat vote or exercise any or all other powers of the Corporation as the holder of such stock or other securities of such other corporation.

Section 4.  Checks, Drafts, etc.  All checks, drafts and other orders for payment of money out of the funds of the Corporation and all notes and other evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation shall be signed on behalf of the Corporation by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer or by any other officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to whom such power may from time to time be delegated by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors or by any officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to whom the power of delegation may from time to time be granted by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors.

Section 5.  Deposits.    The funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the order of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors

 

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may from time to time select, or as may be selected by any officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to whom such power may from time to time be delegated by these By-Laws, the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors.

ARTICLE VII

STOCK AND DIVIDENDS

Section 1.  Form of Certificates.  Every holder of stock in the Corporation shall be entitled to have a certificate signed, in the name of the Corporation (i) by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or one of the Vice Presidents and (ii) 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.

Section 2.  Signatures.  Where a certificate is countersigned by (i) a transfer agent or (ii) a registrar, any other signature on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, unless otherwise ordered by the Board of Directors, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.

Section 3.    Lost, Destroyed, Stolen or Mutilated Certificates.    The Board of Directors may direct a new certificate to be issued in place of any certificate theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit or such other proof satisfactory to the Board of Directors of that fact by the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of

 

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a new certificate, the Board of Directors may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or his legal representative, to advertise the same in such manner as the Board of Directors shall require and/or to give the Corporation a bond in such sum as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the Corporation and its transfer agents and registrars with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.

Section 4.    Transfers.    Stock of the Corporation shall be transferable in the manner prescribed by law and in these By-Laws. Transfers of stock shall be made on the books of the Corporation only by the person named in the certificate or by such person’s duly authorized attorney appointed by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a transfer agent or assistant transfer agent of the Corporation, and upon surrender of the certificate or certificates for such stock properly endorsed for transfer and payment of all necessary transfer taxes; provided, however, that such surrender and endorsement shall not be required in any case in which the officers of the Corporation shall determine to waive such requirement in order to comply with applicable laws governing escheat or disposition of abandoned or unclaimed property. Every certificate exchanged, returned or surrendered to the Corporation shall be marked “Cancelled,” with the date of cancellation, by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation or the transfer agent or assistant transfer agent thereof. No transfer of stock shall be valid as against the Corporation, its stockholders or creditors for any purpose until it shall have been entered in the stock records of the Corporation by an entry showing from and to whom transferred.

 

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Section 5.  Transfer and Registry Agents.    The Corporation may from time to time maintain one or more transfer offices or agencies and registry offices or agencies at such place or places as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

Section 6.    Record Date.     In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than sixty days nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting, nor more than sixty days prior to any other action. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

Section 7.  Beneficial Owners.  The Corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends, and to vote as such owner, and to hold liable for calls and assessments a person registered on its books as the owner of shares, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the pan of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by law.

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Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting, and may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the capital stock. Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the Board of Directors from time to time, in its absolute discretion, deems proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for purchasing any of the shares of capital stock, warrants, rights, options, bonds, debentures, notes, scrip or other securities or evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, or for any proper purpose, and the Board of Directors may modify or abolish any such reserve.

Section 9.  Limitations on Transfer.    A written restriction on the transfer or registration of transfer of a security of the Corporation, if permitted by Section 202 of the General Corporation Law and noted conspicuously on the certificate representing the security or, in the case of uncertificated shares, contained in the notice sent pursuant to Section 151(f) of the General Corporation Law, may be enforced against the holder of the restricted security or any successor or transferee of the holder including an executor, administrator, trustee, guardian or other fiduciary entrusted with like responsibility for the person or estate of the holder. Unless noted conspicuously on the certificate representing the security or, in the case of uncertificated shares, contained in the notice sent pursuant to Section 151(f) of the General Corporation Law, a restriction, even though permitted by Section 202 of the General Corporation Law, is ineffective except against a person with actual knowledge of the restriction. A restriction on the transfer or registration of transfer of securities of a corporation may be imposed either by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-laws or by an agreement

 

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among any number of security holders or among such holders and the corporation. No restriction so imposed shall be binding with respect to securities issued prior to the adoption of the restriction unless the holders of the securities are parties to an agreement or voted in favor of the restriction.

ARTICLE VIII

NOTICES

Section 1.  Notices.  Whenever written notice is required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws to be given to any director, member of a committee or stockholder, such notice may be given by mail, addressed to such director, member of a committee or stockholder, at such person’s address as it appears on the records of the Corporation, with postage thereon prepaid, and such notice shall be deemed to be given at the time when the same shall be deposited in the United States mail. Written notice may also be given personally or by telegram, telex or cable.

Section 2.  Waivers of Notice.  Whenever any notice is required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, to be given to any director, member of a committee or stockholder, a waiver thereof in writing, signed, by the person or persons entitled to said notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting, present by person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where the person attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders, directors or members of a committee of directors need be specified in any written waiver of notice unless so required by the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws.

 

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ARTICLE IX

BOOKS

Section 1.  Books.  The Corporation shall keep in accordance with applicable law correct and adequate books and records of account and minutes of proceedings of the stockholders, the Board of Directors and any committees of the Board of Directors. The Corporation shall keep in accordance with applicable law at the office designated in the Certificate of Incorporation or at the office of the transfer agent or registrar of the Corporation, a record containing the names and addresses of all stockholders, the number and class of shares held by each and the dates when they respectively became the owners of record thereof.

Section 2.  Form of Books.  Any books maintained by the Corporation, including its stock ledger, books of account and minute books, may be kept on, or be in the form of, electronic data storage, computer discs, punch cards, magnetic tape, photographs, microphotographs or any other information storage device, provided that the records so kept can be convened into clearly legible written 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.

Section 3.  Inspection of Books.    The Board of Directors and, unless otherwise specified by the Board of Directors and the President shall, subject to applicable law, have the sole power to determine from time to time whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions and regulations the accounts, books and records of the Corporation, or any of them, shall be open to the inspection of the stockholders; and, except as

 

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specifically conferred by law, no stockholder shall have any right to inspect any account, book, record or document of the Corporation, unless and until authorized so to do by the Board of Directors or, unless otherwise specified by the Board of Directors, by order of the President.

ARTICLE X

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 1.  Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings other Than Those by or in the Right of the Corporation.     Subject to Section 3 of this Article X, the Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director or officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that such person did not act in good faith and in a manner which such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and. with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that such person’s conduct was unlawful.

 

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Section 2.    Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation.  Subject to Section 3 of this Article X, the Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation; except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

Section 3.  Authorization of Indemnification.    Any indemnification under this Article X (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the

 

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circumstances because such person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 1 or Section 2 of this Article X, as the case may be. Such determination shall be made (i) by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, or (ii) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (iii) by the stockholders. To the extent, however, that a director or officer of the Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding described above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith, without the necessity of authorization in the specific case.

Section 4.  Good Faith Defined.  For purposes of any determination under Section 3 of this Article X, a person shall be deemed to have acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, or, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, to have had no reasonable cause to believe such person conduct was unlawful, if such person’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Corporation or another enterprise, or on information supplied to such person by the officers 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 4 shall mean any

 

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other corporation or any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise of which such person is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent. The provisions of this Section 4 shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the circumstances in which a person may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Sections 1 or 2 of this Article X, as the case may be.

Section 5.      Indemnification by a Court.      Notwithstanding any contrary determination in the specific case under Section 3 of this Article X, and notwithstanding the absence of any determination thereunder, any director or officer may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Delaware for indemnification to the extent otherwise permissible under Sections 1 and 2 of this Article X. The basis of such indemnification by a court shall be a determination by such court that indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standards of conduct set forth in Sections 1 or 2 of this Article X, as the case may be. Neither a contrary determination in the specific case under Section 3 of this Article X nor the absence of any determination thereunder shall be a defense to such application or create a presumption that the director or officer seeking indemnification has not met any applicable standard of conduct. Notice of any application for indemnification pursuant to this Section 5 shall be given to the Corporation promptly upon the filing of such application. If successful, in whole or in part, the director or officer seeking indemnification shall also be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such application.

 

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Section 6.  Expenses Payable in Advance.  Expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by a director or officer in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article X.

Section 7.  Nonexclusivity of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses.    The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by or granted pursuant to this Article X shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any By-Law, agreement, contract, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or pursuant to the direction (howsoever embodied) of any court of competent jurisdiction or otherwise, both as to action in such person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, it being the policy of the Corporation that indemnification of the persons specified in Sections 1 and 2 of this Article X shall be made to the fullest extent permitted by law. The provisions of this Article X shall not be deemed to preclude the indemnification of any person who is not specified in Sections 1 or 2 of this Article X but whom the Corporation has the power or obligation to indemnify under the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, or otherwise.

Section 8.  Insurance.  The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee

 

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benefit plan or other entity or enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power or the obligation to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of this Article X.

Section 9.  Certain Definitions.  For purposes of this Article X, references to “the Corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors or officers, so that any person who is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation, or is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article X with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as such person would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued. For purposes of this Article X, references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan; and references to “serving at the request of the Corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director or officer with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation” as referred to in this Article X.

 

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Section 10.    Survival of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses.    The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article X shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.

Section 11.  Limitation on Indemnification.    Notwithstanding anything contained in this Article X to the contrary, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification (which shall be governed by Section 5 hereof), the Corporation shall not be obligated to indemnify any director or officer in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

Section 12.  Indemnification of Employees and Agents.    The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board of Directors, provide rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to employees and agents of the Corporation similar to those conferred in this Article X to directors and officers of the Corporation.

ARTICLE XI

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

Section 1.  Amendment of By-Laws.    These By-Laws may be altered, amended or repealed, in whole or in part, or new By-Laws may be adopted by the stockholders or by the Board of Directors, provided, however, that notice of such alteration, amendment, repeal or

 

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adoption of new By-Laws be contained in the notice of such meeting of stockholders or Board of Directors as the case may be. All such amendments must be approved by either the holders of a majority of the outstanding capital stock entitled to vote thereon or by a majority of the entire Board of Directors then in office.

Section 2.  Entire Board of Directors.  As used in this Article XI and in these By-Laws generally, the term “entire Board of Directors” means the total number of directors which the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies.

ARTICLE XII

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 1.  Seal.  The Board of Directors shall approve a corporate seal which shall be in the form of a circle and shall bear the name of the Corporation, the year of its incorporation and the word “Delaware.”

Section 2.  Fiscal Year.  The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined and may be changed by resolution of the Board of Directors, and unless and until otherwise so determined, shall be the calendar year.

 

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EX-3.24 23 d538541dex324.htm EX-3.24 EX-3.24

Exhibit 3.24

BY-LAWS

OF

REVLON DEVELOPMENT CORP.

ARTICLE I

OFFICES

Section 1.      Registered Office.    The registered office of the Corporation shall be in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware.

Section 2.       Other Offices.    The Corporation may also have offices at such other places both within and without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

ARTICLE II

MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

Section 1.      Place of Meetings.    Meetings of the stockholders for the election of directors or for any other purpose shall be held at such time and place, either within or without the State of Delaware as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting or in a duly executed waiver of notice thereof.

Section 2.      Annual Meetings.    The Annual Meetings of Stockholders shall be held on such date and at such time as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting, at which meetings the stockholders shall elect by a plurality vote a Board of Directors, and transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting. Written notice of the Annual Meeting stating the place, date and hour of the meeting shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of the meeting.


Section 3.      Special Meetings.    Unless otherwise prescribed by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, Special Meetings of Stockholders, for any purpose or purposes, may be called by either (i) the Board of Directors, (ii) the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or (iii) the President. Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting. Written notice of a Special Meeting stating the place, date and hour of the meeting and the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called shall be given not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting.

Section 4.      Quorum.    Except as otherwise provided by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders for the transaction of business. If, however, such quorum shall not be present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, the Chairman of the meeting or the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed. 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 entitled to vote at the meeting.

Section 5.      Voting.    Unless otherwise required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, any question brought before any meeting of stockholders shall be decided by the vote of the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and

 

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entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy. Each stockholder represented at a meeting of stockholders shall be entitled to cast one vote for each share of the capital stock entitled to vote thereat held by such stockholder. Such votes may be cast in person or by proxy but no proxy shall be voted on or after three years from its date, unless such proxy provides for a longer period. All elections of directors shall be by written ballot, unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation. The vote on any other question need not be by written ballot, however, the Board of Directors, in its discretion, or the officer of the Corporation presiding at a meeting of stockholders, in his discretion, may require that any votes cast at such meeting on any such other question shall be cast by written ballot.

Section 6.      Organization and Order of Business.    At every meeting of stockholders, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one or, in such person’s absence, the President or, in the absence of both of them, such person as shall have been designated by the Board of Directors or, if none, by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or if none, by the President, shall act as Chairman of the meeting. The Secretary or, in such person’s absence, an Assistant Secretary, shall act as Secretary of the meeting. The Chairman of the meeting shall have the sole authority to prescribe the agenda and rules of order for the conduct of any annual or special meeting of stockholders and to determine all questions arising thereat relating to the order of business and the conduct of the meeting, except as otherwise provided by law. In case none of the officers above designated to act as Secretary of the meeting shall be present, the Chairman of the meeting or Secretary of the meeting shall be appointed by vote of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy.

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Annual or Special Meeting of Stockholders of the Corporation may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing. In the event that the action which is consented to is such as would have required the filing of a certificate under the General Corporation Law if such action had been voted on by stockholders at a meeting thereof, the certificate filed shall state, in lieu of any statement concerning any vote of stockholders, that written consent and written notice has been given as provided in this Section 7.

Section 8.        List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote.    The officer of the Corporation who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of 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 of the Corporation who is present. Upon the wilful 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.

 

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Section 9.      Stock Ledger.    The stock ledger of the Corporation shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the stock ledger, the list required by Section 8 of this Article II or the books of the Corporation, or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.

Section 10.      Inspectors of Election.    At all elections of directors or in any other case in which inspectors may act, one or more inspectors of election may be appointed either by the Board of Directors, by the Chairman of the meeting or in such other manner as may be required by law, but the appointment of such inspectors shall not be required unless expressly required by law or demanded by any stockholder or proxy present at the meeting and entitled to vote. Unless otherwise required by law, inspectors may be officers, employees or agents of the Corporation. Each inspector, if appointed, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of his ability. The inspector shall take charge of the polls and, when the vote is completed, shall make a certificate of the result of the vote taken and of such other facts as may be required by law.

ARTICLE III

DIRECTORS

Section 1.      Number and Election of Directors.    The Board of Directors shall consist of not less than three members, the exact number of which shall initially be fixed by the Incorporator and thereafter from time to time by the Board of Directors. Except as provided in Section 2 of this Article, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at Annual Meetings of Stockholders, and each director so elected shall hold office until the next Annual Meeting and until his successor is duly elected and qualified, or until his earlier resignation or removal. Directors need not be stockholders.

 

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Section 2.      Vacancies.    Vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, except that any vacancy resulting from the death, resignation, removal or disqualification of a director elected by the holders of any class or classes of the stock of the Corporation voting as a class, or from an increase in the number of directors which such holders are entitled to elect, may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors elected by such class or classes, or by a sole remaining director so elected, and the directors so chosen shall hold office until the next Annual Meeting and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal.

Section 3.      Duties and Powers.    The business of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors which may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-Laws directed or required to be exercised or done by the stockholders.

Section 4.      Organization.    At each meeting of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or, in such person’s absence, a director chosen by a majority of the directors present, shall act as Chairman. The Secretary of the Corporation shall act as Secretary at each meeting of the Board of Directors. In case the Secretary shall be absent from any meeting of the Board of Directors, an Assistant Secretary shall perform the duties of Secretary at such meeting; and in the absence from any such meeting of the Secretary and all the Assistant Secretaries, the Chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as Secretary of the meeting.

 

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Section 5.      Resignations and Removals of Directors.    Any director of the Corporation may resign at any time, by giving written notice to the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or the Secretary of the Corporation. Such resignation shall take effect at the time therein specified or, if no time is specified, immediately; and, unless otherwise specified in such notice, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Except as otherwise required by law, any director or the entire Board of Directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote in the election of directors.

Section 6.      Meetings.    The Board of Directors of the Corporation may hold meetings, both regular and special, either within or without the State of Delaware. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at such time and at such place as may from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors and, unless required by resolution of the Board of Directors, without notice. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or a majority of directors then in office. Notice thereof stating the place, date and hour of the meeting shall be given to each director either by mail not less than forty-eight hours before the date of the meeting, by telephone, telecopy or telegram on twenty-four hours’ notice, or on such shorter notice as the person or persons calling such meeting may deem necessary or appropriate in the circumstances.

Section 7.      First Meeting.    The Board of Directors may meet, without notice of such meeting, for the purpose of organization, the election of officers and the transaction of other business, on the same day as, at the place at which, and as soon as practicable after each annual election of directors is held. Such first meeting may be held at any other time or place specified in a notice given as hereinafter provided for special meetings of the Board of Directors, or in a waiver of notice thereof.

 

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Section 8.      Quorum and Manner of Acting.    Except as may be otherwise specifically provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, at all meetings of the Board of Directors, a majority of the entire Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and the act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Board of Directors. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.

Section 9.      Consent in Lieu of Meeting.    Unless otherwise provided by the Certificate 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 the members of the Board of Directors or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee.

Section 10.      Meetings by Means of Conference Telephone.    Unless otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, or any committee designated by the Board of Directors, may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors or such committee by means of a 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 Section 10 shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

 

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Section 11.      Compensation.    The directors may be paid their expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors and may be paid a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors or a stated salary, or such other emoluments, as the Board of Directors shall from time to time determine. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. Each director who shall serve as a member or Chairman of special or standing committee may be allowed like compensation for attending committee meetings.

Section 12.      Interested Directors.    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 their votes are counted for such purpose if (i) the material facts as to his or their 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 (ii) the material facts as to his or their 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 (iii) 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.

 

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ARTICLE IV

COMMITTEES

Section 1.      How Constituted and Powers.    The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the entire Board of Directors, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation except as otherwise provided in these By-Laws. 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 any such committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, and in the absence of a designation by the Board of Directors of an alternate member to replace the absent or disqualified member, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any absent or disqualified member. Each committee, to the extent allowed by law, 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 as provided in the resolution establishing such committee.

Section 2.      Executive Committee.    The Board of Directors may designate an Executive Committee, to consist of not less than three members of the Board of Directors, which shall have and may exercise, to the extent permitted by law and the Certificate of Incorporation, all of the powers of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, including, unless otherwise specified by a resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors, the power and authority to declare dividends, to authorize the issuance of stock and to adopt a certificate of ownership and merger pursuant to Section 253 of the General Corporation Law.

 

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Section 3.      Organization.    The Board of Directors or each such committee may choose its Chairman and Secretary, and shall keep and record all its acts and proceedings and report the same from time to time to the Board of Directors.

Section 4.      Meetings.    Regular meetings of any such committee, of which no notice shall be necessary, shall be held at such times and in such places as shall be fixed by the committee or by the Board of Directors. Special meetings of any such committee shall be held at the request of any member of the committee.

Section 5.      Quorum and Manner of Acting.    A majority of the members of any such committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the act of a majority of those present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the committee.

Section 6.      General.    The Board of Directors shall have the power at any time to change the members of, fill vacancies in, and discharge or disband any such committee, either with or without cause.

ARTICLE V

OFFICERS

Section 1.      Officers.    The Board of Directors may elect a Chairman of the Board of Directors, and shall elect a President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Treasurer, a Controller and a Secretary. The Board of Directors may designate one or more Vice Presidents as Senior Executive Vice Presidents, Executive Vice Presidents or Senior Vice Presidents, and may use such other descriptive words as it may determine to designate the seniority or areas of special competence or responsibility of the officers. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person.

 

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Section 2.      Election, Term of Office and Qualifications.    Such officers shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors, as soon as practicable after the annual election of directors in each year, and at such other time or times as the Board of Directors may determine. Each such officer shall hold office until such officer’s successor shall have been duly chosen and shall qualify, or until such officer’s death, resignation or removal in the manner hereinafter provided. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, shall be chosen from among the directors, but no other officer need be a director. Each officer shall have such functions or duties as are provided in these By-Laws, or as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

Section 3.      Subordinate Officers.    The Board of Directors may from time to time elect such other officers or assistant officers as it may deem necessary, each of whom shall hold office for such period, have such authority, and perform such duties as are provided in these By-Laws, or as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

Section 4.      Removal.    Any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by the Board of Directors, and any subordinate officer also may be removed in such other manner as may be specified by the Board of Directors in the resolution or resolutions electing such subordinate officer. Any officer may be suspended by the President either with or without cause, pending the next meeting of the Board of Directors.

Section 5.      Resignations.    Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President, or the Secretary of the Corporation. Any such resignation shall take effect at the time therein specified or if no time is specified, immediately; and, unless otherwise specified in such notice, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.

 

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Section 6.      Vacancies.    A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or any other cause shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the manner prescribed in these By-Laws for the regular election to that office.

Section 7.      Compensation.    Salaries or other compensation of the officers may be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors and shall be so fixed by the Board of Directors or such committee as to any officer serving the Corporation as a director. No officer shall be prevented from receiving proper compensation for such officer’s services by reason of the fact that such officer is also a director of the Corporation.

Section 8.      Chairman of the Board of Directors.    The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, shall possess the same power as the President to sign certificates for stock of the Corporation and enter into and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, bonds, guarantees, contracts and other instruments, except in cases where the making and execution thereof shall be expressly restricted or delegated by the Board of Directors or by a duly authorized committee of directors or by these By-Laws to some other officer or agent of the Corporation, or shall be required by law otherwise to be made or executed. In general, the Chairman of the Board of Directors shall have all authority incident to the office of Chairman of the Board of Directors and shall have such other authority and perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board of Directors or by any duly authorized committee of directors.

Section 9.      President.    The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision of the business, affairs and property of the Corporation and over its several officers, subject, however, to the control of the Board of Directors. The President also shall be the chief operating officer of the Corporation and, subject to the direction of the Board of Directors and any duly authorized committee of directors, shall have general

 

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supervision of the operations of the Corporation. The President shall, at the request or in the absence or disability of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, perform the duties and exercise the powers of such officer. The President may, with the Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation. The President may enter into and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, bonds, guarantees, contracts and other instruments, except in cases where the making and execution thereof shall be expressly restricted or delegated by the Board of Directors or by a duly authorized committee of directors, or by these By-Laws to some other officer or agent of the Corporation, or shall be required by law otherwise to be made or executed. The President, with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, shall have the power to fix the compensation of elected officers whose compensation is not fixed by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof in accordance with Section 7 of this Article V, and also to engage, discharge, determine the duties and fix the compensation of all employees and agents of the Corporation necessary or proper for the transaction of the business of the Corporation. In general, the President shall have all authority incident to the office of President, chief executive officer and chief operating officer and shall have such other authority and perform such their duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board of Directors or by any duly authorized committee of directors.

Section 10.      Vice Presidents.    The Vice Presidents shall have supervision over the operations of the Corporation within their respective areas of special competence or responsibility and in accordance with policies, procedures and practices in effect from time to time, subject, however, to the control of the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President and any other officer to whom they report. They shall, within such areas (in the order of their designation, or in the absence of such

 

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designation, in the order of their seniority based on title or, in the case of officers of equal title, in order of their tenure), at the request or in the absence or disability of the President, perform the duties and exercise the powers of such officer. They may, with the Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation. They may enter into and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, guarantees, bonds, contracts and other instruments, except in cases where the making and execution thereof shall be expressly restricted or otherwise delegated by these By-Laws or by the Board of Directors, a duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom they report, or shall be required by law otherwise to be made or executed. In general, they shall have all authority incident to their respective offices and shall have such other authority and perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, and duly authorized committee of directors, the President or any other officer to whom they report.

Section 11.      Treasurer.    The Treasurer shall, if required by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Treasurer reports, give a bond for the faithful discharge of duties, in such sum and with such sureties as may be so required. The Treasurer shall have custody of, and be responsible for, all funds and securities of the Corporation; receive and give receipts for money due and payable to the Corporation from any source whatsoever; deposit all such money in the name of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies, or other depositories as shall be selected in accordance with the provisions of Section 5 of Article VI of these By-Laws; against proper vouchers, cause such funds to be disbursed by check or draft on the authorized depositories of the Corporation signed in such manner as shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 4 of Article VI of these

 

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By-Laws and be responsible for the accuracy of the amounts of all funds so disbursed; regularly enter or cause to be entered in books to be kept by the Treasurer or under the Treasurer’s direction, full and adequate accounts of all money received and paid by the Treasurer for the account of the Corporation; have the right to require, from time to time, reports or statements giving such information as the Treasurer may determine to be necessary or desirable with respect to any and all financial transactions of the Corporation from the officers and agents transacting the same; render to the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any officer to whom the Treasurer reports, whenever they or any of them, respectively, shall require the Treasurer so to do, an account of the financial condition of the Corporation and of all transactions of the Treasurer; exhibit at all reasonable times the books of accounts and other records provided for herein to any of the directors of the Corporation; and, in general, have all authority incident to the office of Treasurer and such other authority and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Treasurer reports, and may sign with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any Vice President, certificates for stock of the Corporation.

Section 12.      Controller.    The Controller shall be responsible for preparing and maintaining reasonable and adequate books of account and other accounting records of the assets, liabilities and transactions of the Corporation in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and procedures, shall see that reasonable and adequate audits thereof are regularly made and that reasonable and adequate systems of financial control are maintained, shall examine and certify the financial accounts of the Corporation, shall prepare and render such budgets and other

 

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financial reports as the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Controller reports may require, and shall, in general, have all authority incident to the office of Controller and such other authority and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Controller reports.

Section 13.      Secretary.    The Secretary shall act as Secretary of all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors of the Corporation; shall keep the minutes thereof in the proper book or books to be provided for that purpose; shall see that all notices required to be given by the Corporation in connection with meetings of stockholders and of the Board of Directors are duly given; may, with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any Vice President, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation; shall be the custodian of the seal of the Corporation and shall affix the seal or cause it or a facsimile thereof to be affixed to all certificates for stock of the Corporation and to all documents or instruments requiring the same, the execution of which on behalf of the Corporation is duly authorized in accordance with the provisions of these By-Laws; shall have charge of the stock records and also of the other books, records and papers of the Corporation relating to its organization and acts as a corporation, and shall see that the reports, statements and other documents related thereto required by law are properly kept and filed; and shall, in general, have all authority incident to the office of Secretary and such other authority and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Secretary reports.

 

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Section 14.      Duties of Assistant Treasurers, Assistant Secretaries and Other Subordinate Officers.    The Assistant Treasurers shall, respectively, if required by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom they report give bonds for the faithful discharge of their duties in such sums and with such sureties as may be so required. Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Secretaries may, with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any Vice President, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation. Subordinate officers shall have all authority incident to their respective offices and such other authority and perform such other duties as shall be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or the officers to whom they report.

Section 15.      Appointed Officers.    The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, and the President may appoint or cause to be appointed, in accordance with the policies and procedures established by them, such Presidents, Vice Presidents and other officers of the Divisions, Groups and Staffs of the Corporation as they shall determine to be necessary or desirable in furtherance of the business and affairs of such Divisions, Groups and Staffs, may designate such Vice Presidents as Senior Executive Vice Presidents, Executive Vice Presidents or Senior Vice Presidents, and may use such other descriptive words as he may determine to designate the seniority or areas of special competence or responsibility of the officers appointed in accordance with this Section 15. Officers appointed in accordance with this Section 15 shall not be deemed to be officers as elsewhere referred to in this Article V but as between themselves and the Corporation shall have such authority and perform such duties in the management and operations of the Divisions, Groups and Staffs of the Corporation of which they are appointed officers as the officer appointing them and the persons to whom they report may from time to time determine. Such officers shall have the

 

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authority as between themselves and third parties to bind the Corporation solely to the extent of their apparent authority based upon their titles and solely in relation to the business affairs of the Divisions, Groups and Staffs of which they are appointed officers.

ARTICLE VI.

CONTRACTS, VOTING OF STOCK HELD,

CHECKS, DRAFTS, BANK ACCOUNTS, ETC.

Section 1.      Execution of Contracts.    The Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors, except as by these By-Laws otherwise required, may authorize any officer other than or in addition to the officers authorized by Article V of these By-Laws, and any employee or agent or agents, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, to enter into and execute any deed, mortgage, bond, guarantee, contract or other instrument, and any such authority may be general or may be confined to specific instances or otherwise limited.

Section 2.      Loans and Loan Guarantees.    Any officer, employee or agent of the Corporation thereunder authorized by the Board of Directors or by any duly authorized committee of directors may effect in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, loans or advances from, or guarantees of loans or advances to, any bank, trust company or other institution or any firm, corporation or individual, and for such loans and advances or guarantees may make, execute and deliver promissory notes, bonds or other certificates or evidences of indebtedness or guaranty of the Corporation, and may pledge or hypothecate or transfer any securities or other property of the Corporation as security for any such loans, advances or guarantees. Such authority conferred by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors may be general or may be confined to specific instances or otherwise limited.

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time personally or by an attorney or attorneys or agent or agents of the Corporation, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, cast the votes which the Corporation may be entitled to cast as a stockholder or otherwise in any other corporation, any of the stock or securities of which may be held by the Corporation, at meetings of the holders of the stock or other securities of such other corporations, or consent in writing to any action by any such other corporation, and may instruct any person or persons so appointed as to the manner of casting such votes or giving such consent, and may execute or cause to be executed on behalf of the Corporation and under its corporate seal, or otherwise, such written proxies, consents, waivers or other instruments as the Secretary may deem necessary or proper in the premises; or may attend any meeting of the holders of stock or other securities of any such other corporation and thereat vote or exercise any or all other powers of the Corporation as the holder of such stock or other securities of such other corporation.

Section 4.      Checks, Drafts, etc.    All checks, drafts and other orders for payment of money out of the funds of the Corporation and all notes and other evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation shall be signed on behalf of the Corporation by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer or by any other officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to whom such power may from time to time be delegated by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors or by any officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to whom the power of delegation may from time to time be granted by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors.

Section 5.      Deposits.    The funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the order of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors may from time to time select, or as may be selected by any officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to whom such power may from time to time be delegated by these By-Laws, the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors.

 

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ARTICLE VII

STOCK AND DIVIDENDS

Section 1.      Form of Certificate.    Every holder of stock in the Corporation shall be entitled to have a certificate signed, in the name of the Corporation (i) by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or one of the Vice Presidents and (ii) 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.

Section 2.      Signatures.    Where a certificate is countersigned by (i) a transfer agent or (ii) a registrar, any other signature on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, unless otherwise ordered by the Board of Directors, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.

Section 3.      Lost, Destroyed, Stolen or Mutilated Certificate.    The Board of Directors may direct a new certificate to be issued in place of any certificate theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit or such other proof satisfactory to the Board of Directors of that fact by the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate, the Board of Directors may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or his legal representative, to advertise the same in such manner as the Board of Directors shall require and/or to give the Corporation a

 

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bond in such sum as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the Corporation and its transfer agents and registrars with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.

Section 4.      Transfers.    Stock of the Corporation shall be transferable in the manner prescribed by law and in these By-Laws. Transfers of stock shall be made on the books of the Corporation only by the person named in the certificate or by such person’s duly authorized attorney appointed by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a transfer agent or assistant transfer agent of the Corporation, and upon surrender of the certificate or certificates for such stock properly endorsed for transfer and payment of all necessary transfer taxes; provided, however, that such surrender and endorsement shall not be required in any case in which the officers of the Corporation shall determine to waive such requirement in order to comply with applicable laws governing escheat or disposition of abandoned or unclaimed property. Every certificate exchanged, returned or surrendered to the Corporation shall be marked “Cancelled,” with the date of cancellation, by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation or the transfer agent or assistant transfer agent thereof. No transfer of stock shall be valid as against the Corporation, its stockholders or creditors for any purpose until it shall have been entered in the stock records of the Corporation by an entry showing from and to whom transferred.

Section 5.      Transfer and Registry Agents.    The Corporation may from time to time maintain one or more transfer offices or agencies and registry offices or agencies at such place or places as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

Section 6.      Record Date.    In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, or entitled to

 

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receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than sixty days nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting, nor more than sixty days prior to any other action. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

Section 7.      Beneficial Owners.    The Corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends, and to vote as such owner, and to hold liable for calls and assessments a person registered on its books as the owner of shares, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by law.

Section 8.      Dividends.    Dividends upon the capital stock of the Corporation, subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, if any, may be declared by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting, and may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the capital stock. Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the Board of Directors from time to time, in its absolute discretion, deems proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for purchasing any of the shares of capital stock, warrants, rights, options, bonds, debentures, notes, scrip or other securities or evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, or for any proper purpose, and the Board of Directors may modify or abolish any such reserve.

 

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Section 9.      Limitations on Transfer.    A written restriction on the transfer or registration of transfer of a security of the Corporation, if permitted by Section 202 of the General Corporation Law and noted conspicuously on the certificate representing the security or, in the case of uncertificated shares, contained in the notice sent pursuant to Section 151(f) of the General Corporation Law, may be enforced against the holder of the restricted security or any successor or transferee of the holder including an executor, administrator, trustee, guardian or other fiduciary entrusted with like responsibility for the person or estate of the holder. Unless noted conspicuously on the certificate representing the security or, in the case of uncertificated shares, contained in the notice sent pursuant to Section 151(f) of the General Corporation Law, a restriction, even though permitted by Section 202 of the General Corporation Law, is ineffective except against a person with actual knowledge of the restriction. A restriction on the transfer or registration of transfer of securities of a corporation may be imposed either by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-Laws or by an agreement among any number of security holders or among such holders and the corporation. No restriction so imposed shall be binding with respect to securities issued prior to the adoption of the restriction unless the holders of the securities are parties to an agreement or voted in favor of the restriction.

ARTICLE VIII

NOTICES

Section 1.      Notices.    Whenever written notice is required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws to be given to any director, member of a committee or stockholder, such notice may be given by mail, addressed to such director, member of a committee or stockholder, at such person’s address as it appears on the records of the Corporation, with postage thereon prepaid, and such notice shall be deemed to be given at the time when the same shall be deposited in the United States mail. Written notice may also be given personally or by telegram, telex or cable.

 

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Section 2.      Waivers of Notice.    Whenever any notice is required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, to be given to any director, member of a committee or stockholder, a waiver thereof in writing, signed, by the person or persons entitled to said notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting, present by person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where the person attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders, directors or members of a committee of directors need be specified in any written waiver of notice unless so required by the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws.

ARTICLE IX

BOOKS

Section 1.      Books.    The Corporation shall keep in accordance with applicable law correct and adequate books and records of account and minutes of proceedings of the stockholders, the Board of Directors and any committees of the Board of Directors. The Corporation shall keep in accordance with applicable law at the office designated in the Certificate of Incorporation or at the office of the transfer agent or registrar of the Corporation, a record containing the names and addresses of all stockholders, the number and class of shares held by each and the dates when they respectively became the owners of record thereof.

 

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Section 2.      Form of Books.    Any books maintained by the Corporation, including its stock ledger, books of account and minute books, may be kept on, or be in the form of, electronic data storage, computer discs, punch cards, magnetic tape, photographs, microphotographs or any other information storage device, provided that the records so kept can be converted into clearly legible written 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.

Section 3.      Inspection of Books.    The Board of Directors and, unless otherwise specified by the Board of Directors and the President shall, subject to applicable law, have the sole power to determine from time to time whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions and regulations the accounts, books and records of the Corporation, or any of them, shall be open to the inspection of the stockholders; and, except as specifically conferred by law, no stockholder shall have any right to inspect any account, book, record or document of the Corporation, unless and until authorized so to do by the Board of Directors or, unless otherwise specified by the Board of Directors, by order of the President.

ARTICLE X

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 1.      Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings other Than Those by or in the Right of the Corporation.    Subject to Section 3 of this Article X, the Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director or officer, employee or agent of

 

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another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that such person did not act in good faith and in a manner which such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that such person’s conduct was unlawful.

Section 2.      Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation.    Subject to Section 3 of this Article X, the Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation; except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the

 

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Corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

Section 3.      Authorization of Indemnification.    Any indemnification under this Article X (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 1 or Section 2 of this Article X, as the case may be. Such determination shall be made (i) by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, or (ii) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (iii) by the stockholders. To the extent, however, that a director or officer of the Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding described above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith, without the necessity of authorization in the specific case.

Section 4.      Good Faith Defined.    For purposes of any determination under Section 3 of this Article X, a person shall be deemed to have acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, or, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, to have had no reasonable cause to believe such person conduct was unlawful, if such person’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Corporation or another enterprise, or on information supplied to such person by the officers of

 

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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 4 shall mean any other corporation or any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise of which such person is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent. The provisions of this Section 4 shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the circumstances in which a person may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Sections 1 or 2 of this Article X, as the case may be.

Section 5.      Indemnification by a Court.    Notwithstanding any contrary determination in the specific case under Section 3 of this Article X, and notwithstanding the absence of any determination thereunder, any director or officer may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Delaware for indemnification to the extent otherwise permissible under Sections 1 and 2 of this Article X. The basis of such indemnification by a court shall be a determination by such court that indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standards of conduct set forth in Sections 1 or 2 of this Article X, as the case may be. Neither a contrary determination in the specific case under Section 3 of this Article X nor the absence of any determination thereunder shall be a defense to such application or create a presumption that the director or officer seeking indemnification has not met any applicable standard of conduct. Notice of any application for indemnification pursuant to this Section 5 shall be given to the Corporation promptly upon the filing of such application. If successful, in whole or in part, the director or officer seeking indemnification shall also be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such application.

 

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Section 6.      Expenses Payable in Advance.    Expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by a director or officer in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article X.

Section 7.      Nonexclusivity of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses.    The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by or granted pursuant to this Article X shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any By-Law, agreement, contract, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or pursuant to the direction (howsoever embodied) of any court of competent jurisdiction or otherwise, both as to action in such person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, it being the policy of the Corporation that indemnification of the persons specified in Sections 1 and 2 of this Article X shall be made to the fullest extent permitted by law. The provisions of this Article X shall not be deemed to preclude the indemnification of any person who is not specified in Sections 1 or 2 of this Article X but whom the Corporation has the power or obligation to indemnify under the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, or otherwise.

Section 8.      Insurance.    The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or

 

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agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power or the obligation to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of this Article X.

Section 9.      Certain Definitions.    For purposes of this Article X, references to “the Corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors or officers, so that any person who is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation, or is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article X with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as such person would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued. For purposes of this Article X, references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan; and references to “serving at the request of the Corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director or officer with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation” as referred to in this Article X.

 

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Section 10.      Survival of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses.    The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article X shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.

Section 11.      Limitation on Indemnification.    Notwithstanding anything contained in this Article X to the contrary, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification (which shall be governed by Section 5 hereof), the Corporation shall not be obligated to indemnify any director or officer in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

Section 12.      Indemnification of Employees and Agents.    The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board of Directors, provide rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to employees and agents of the Corporation similar to those conferred in this Article X to directors and officers of the Corporation.

ARTICLE XI

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

Section 1.      Amendment of By-Laws.    These By-Laws may be altered, amended or repealed, in whole or in part, or new By-Laws may be adopted by the stockholders or by the Board of Directors, provided, however, that notice of such alteration, amendment, repeal or adoption of new By-Laws be contained in the notice of such meeting of stockholders or Board of Directors as the case may be. All such amendments must be approved by either the holders of a majority of the outstanding capital stock entitled to vote thereon or by a majority of the entire Board of Directors then in office.

 

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Section 2.      Entire Board of Directors.    As used in this Article XI and in these By-Laws generally, the term “entire Board of Directors” means the total number of directors which the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies.

ARTICLE XII

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 1.      Seal.    The Board of Directors shall approve a corporate seal which shall be in the form of a circle and shall bear the name of the Corporation, the year of its incorporation and the word “Delaware.”

Section 2.      Fiscal Year.    The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined and may be changed by resolution of the Board of Directors, and unless and until otherwise so determined, shall be the calendar year.

 

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By-Laws

OF

REVLON DEVELOPMENT CORP.


As of November 12, 2002

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I OFFICES

  

Section 1. Registered Office

     1   

Section 2. Other Offices

     1   

ARTICLE II MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

  

Section 1. Place of Meetings

     1   

Section 2. Annual Meetings

     1   

Section 3. Special Meetings

     2   

Section 4. Quorum

     2   

Section 5. Voting

     2   

Section 6. Organization and Order of Business

     3   

Section 7. Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting

     3   

Section 8. List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote

     4   

Section 9. Stock Ledger

     5   

Section 10. Inspectors of Election

     5   

ARTICLE III DIRECTORS

  

Section 1. Number and Election of Directors

     5   

Section 2. Vacancies

     6   

Section 3. Duties and Powers

     6   

Section 4. Organization

     6   

Section 5. Resignations and Removals of Directors

     7   

Section 6. Meetings

     7   

Section 7. First Meeting

     7   

Section 8. Quorum and Manner of Acting

     8   

Section 9. Consent in Lieu of Meeting

     8   

Section 10. Meetings by Means of Conference Telephone

     8   

Section 11. Compensation

     9   

Section 12. Interested Directors

     9   

ARTICLE IV COMMITTEES

  

Section 1. How Constituted and Powers

     10   

Section 2. Executive Committee

     10   

Section 3. Organization

     11   

Section 4. Meetings

     11   

Section 5. Quorum and Manner of Acting

     11   

Section 6. General

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ARTICLE V OFFICERS

  

Section 1. Officers

     11   

Section 2. Election, Term of Office and Qualifications

     12   

Section 3. Subordinate Officers

     12   

Section 4. Removal

     12   

Section 5. Resignations

     12   

Section 6. Vacancies

     13   

Section 7. Compensation

     13   

Section 8. Chairman of the Board of Directors

     13   

Section 9. President

     13   

Section 10. Vice Presidents

     14   

Section 11. Treasurer

     15   

Section 12. Controller

     16   

Section 13. Secretary

     17   

Section 14. Duties of Assistant Treasurers, Assistant Secretaries and Other Subordinate Officers

     18   

Section 15. Appointed Officers

     18   

ARTICLE VI. CONTRACTS, VOTING OF STOCK HELD, CHECKS, DRAFTS, BANK
                    ACCOUNTS, ETC.

  

Section 1. Execution of Contracts

     19   

Section 2. Loans and Loan Guarantees

     19   

Section 3. Voting of Stock Held

     19   

Section 4. Checks, Drafts, etc.

     20   

Section 5. Deposits

     20   

ARTICLE VII STOCK AND DIVIDENDS

  

Section 1. Form of Certificate

     21   

Section 2. Signatures

     21   

Section 3. Lost, Destroyed, Stolen or Mutilated Certificate

     21   

Section 4. Transfers

     22   

Section 5. Transfer and Registry Agents

     22   

Section 6. Record Date

     22   

Section 7. Beneficial Owners

     23   

Section 8. Dividends

     23   

Section 9. Limitations on Transfer

     24   

ARTICLE VIII NOTICES

  

Section 1. Notices

     24   

Section 2. Waivers of Notice

     25   

ARTICLE IX BOOKS

  

Section 1. Books

     25   

Section 2. Form of Books

     26   

Section 3. Inspection of Books

     26   


ARTICLE X INDEMNIFICATION

  

Section 1. Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings other Than Those by or in the Right of
            the Corporation

     26   

Section 2. Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation

     27   

Section 3. Authorization of Indemnification

     28   

Section 4. Good Faith Defined

     28   

Section 5. Indemnification by a Court

     29   

Section 6. Expenses Payable in Advance

     30   

Section 7. Nonexclusivity of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses

     30   

Section 8. Insurance

     30   

Section 9. Certain Definitions

     31   

Section 10. Survival of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses

     32   

Section 11. Limitation on Indemnification

     32   

Section 12. Indemnification of Employees and Agents

     32   

ARTICLE XI AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

  

Section 1. Amendment of By-Laws

     32   

Section 2. Entire Board of Directors

     33   

ARTICLE XII GENERAL PROVISIONS

  

Section 1. Seal

     33   

Section 2. Fiscal Year

     33   
EX-3.25 24 d538541dex325.htm EX-3.25 EX-3.25

Exhibit 3.25

BY-LAWS

OF

REVLON GOVERNMENT SALES, INC.

(hereinafter called the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I

OFFICES

Section 1.     Registered Office.     The registered office of the Corporation shall be in the City of Dover, County of Kent, State of Delaware.

Section 2.     Other Offices.     The Corporation may also have offices at such other places both within and without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

ARTICLE II

MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

Section 1.     Place of Meetings.     Meetings of the stockholders for the election of directors or for any other purpose shall be held at such time and place, either within or without the State of Delaware as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting or in a duly executed waiver of notice thereof.


Section 2.     Annual Meetings.     The Annual Meetings of Stockholders shall be held on such date and at such time as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting, at which meetings the stockholders shall elect by a plurality vote a Board of Directors, and transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting. Written notice of the Annual Meeting stating the place, date and hour of the meeting shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of the meeting.

Section 3.     Special Meetings.     Unless otherwise prescribed by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, Special Meetings of Stockholders, for any purpose or purposes, may be called by either (i) the Board of Directors, (ii) the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or (iii) the President. Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting. Written notice of a Special Meeting stating the place, date and hour of the meeting and the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called shall be given not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting.

 

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Section 4.     Quorum.     Except as otherwise provided by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders for the transaction of business. If, however, such quorum shall not be present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, the Chairman of the meeting or the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed. 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 entitled to vote at the meeting.

 

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Section 5.     Voting.     Unless otherwise required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, any question brought before any meeting of stockholders shall be decided by the vote of the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy. Each stockholder represented at a meeting of stockholders shall be entitled to cast one vote for each share of the capital stock entitled to vote thereat held by such stockholder. Such votes may be cast in person or by proxy but no proxy shall be voted on or after three years from its date, unless such proxy provides for a longer period. All elections of directors shall be by written ballot, unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation. The vote on any other question need not be by written ballot, however, the Board of Directors, in its discretion, or the officer of the Corporation presiding at a meeting of stockholders, in his discretion, may require that any votes cast at such meeting on any such other question shall be cast by written ballot.

Section 6.     Organization and Order of Business.     At every meeting of stockholders, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or, such person’s

 

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absence, the President or, in the absence of both of them, such person as shall have been designated by the Board of Directors or, if none, by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or if none, by the President, shall act as Chairman of the meeting. The Secretary or, in such person’s absence, an Assistant Secretary, shall act as Secretary of the meeting. The Chairman of the meeting shall have the sole authority to prescribe the agenda and rules of order for the conduct of any annual or special meeting of stockholders and to determine all questions arising thereat relating to the order of business and the conduct of the meeting, except as otherwise provided by law. In case none of the officers above designated to act as Secretary of the meeting shall be present, the Chairman of the meeting or Secretary of the meeting shall be appointed by vote of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy.

Section 7.     Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting.     Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, any action required or permitted to be taken at any Annual or Special Meeting of Stockholders of the Corporation may be taken without a meeting, without

 

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prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing. In the event that the action which is consented to is such as would have required the filing of a certificate under the General Corporation Law if such action had been voted on by stockholders at a meeting thereof, the certificate filed shall state, in lieu of any statement concerning any vote of stockholders, that written consent and written notice has been given as provided in this Section 7.

Section 8.     List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote.     The officer of the Corporation who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of

 

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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 of the Corporation who is present. Upon the wilful 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.

Section 9.     Stock Ledger.     The stock ledger of the Corporation shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the stock ledger, the list required by Section 8 of this Article II or the books of the Corporation, or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.

Section 10.     Inspectors of Election.     At all elections of directors or in any other case in which inspectors may act, one or more inspectors of election

 

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may be appointed either by the Board of Directors, by the Chairman of the meeting or in such other manner as may be required by law, but the appointment of such inspectors shall not be required unless expressly required by law or demanded by any stockholder or proxy present at the meeting and entitled to vote. Unless otherwise required by law, inspectors may be officers, employees or agents of the Corporation. Each inspector, if appointed, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of his ability. The inspector shall take charge of the polls and, when the vote is completed, shall make a certificate of the result of the vote taken and of such other facts as may be required by law.

ARTICLE III

DIRECTORS

Section 1.     Number and Election of Directors.     The Board of Directors shall consist of not less than three members, the exact number of which shall initially be fixed by the Incorporator and thereafter from time to time by the Board of Directors. Except as provided in Section 2 of this Article, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at Annual Meetings of

 

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Stockholders, and each director so elected shall hold office until the next Annual Meeting and until his successor is duly elected and qualified, or until his earlier resignation or removal. Directors need not be stockholders.

Section 2.     Vacancies.     Vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, except that any vacancy resulting from the death, resignation, removal or disqualification of a director elected by the holders of any class or classes of the stock of the Corporation voting as a class, or from an increase in the number of directors which such holders are entitled to elect, may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors elected by such class or classes, or by a sole remaining director so elected, and the directors so chosen shall hold office until the next Annual Meeting and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal.

Section 3.     Duties and Powers.     The business of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors which may exercise all

 

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such powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-Laws directed or required to be exercised or done by the stockholders.

Section 4.     Organization.     At each meeting of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or, in such person’s absence, a director chosen by a majority of the directors present, shall act as Chairman. The Secretary of the Corporation shall act as Secretary at each meeting of the Board of Directors. In case the Secretary shall be absent from any meeting of the Board of Directors, an Assistant Secretary shall perform the duties of Secretary at such meeting; and in the absence from any such meeting of the Secretary and all the Assistant Secretaries, the Chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as Secretary of the meeting.

Section 5.     Resignations and Removals of Directors.     Any director of the Corporation may resign at any time, by giving written notice to the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or the Secretary of the Corporation. Such resignation shall take effect at the time therein specified or, if no time is specified, immediately; and, unless otherwise specified

 

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in such notice, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Except as otherwise required by law, any director or the entire Board of Directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote in the election of directors.

Section 6.     Meetings.     The Board of Directors of the Corporation may hold meetings, both regular and special, either within or without the State of Delaware. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at such time and at such place as may from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors and, unless required by resolution of the Board of Directors, without notice. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or a majority of directors then in office. Notice thereof stating the place, date and hour of the meeting shall be given to each director either by mail not less than forty-eight hours before the date of the meeting, by telephone, telecopy or telegram on twenty-four hours’ notice, or on such shorter notice as the person or persons calling such meeting may deem necessary or appropriate in the circumstances.

 

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Section 7.     First Meeting.     The Board of Directors may meet, without notice of such meeting, for the purpose of organization, the election of officers and the transaction of other business, on the same day as, at the place at which, and as soon as practicable after each annual election of directors is held. Such first meeting may be held at any other time or place specified in a notice given as hereinafter provided for special meetings of the Board of Directors, or in a waiver of notice thereof.

Section 8.     Quorum and Manner of Acting.     Except as may be otherwise specifically provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, at all meetings of the Board of Directors, a majority of the entire Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and the act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Board of Directors. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.

 

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Section 9.     Consent in Lieu of Meeting.     Unless otherwise provided by the Certificate 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 the members of the Board of Directors or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee.

Section 10.     Meetings by Means of Conference Telephone.     Unless otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, or any committee designated by the Board of Directors, may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors or such committee by means of a 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 Section 9 shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

Section 11.     Compensation.     The directors may be paid their expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors and may be paid a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors

 

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or a stated salary, or such other emoluments, as the Board of Directors shall from time to time determine. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. Each director who shall serve as a member or Chairman of special or standing committee may be allowed like compensation for attending committee meetings.

Section 12.     Interested Directors.     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 their votes are counted for such purpose if (i) the material facts as to his or their 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

 

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of the disinterested directors, even though the disinterested directors be less than a quorum; or (ii) the material facts as to his or their 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 (iii) 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.

ARTICLE IV

COMMITTEES

Section 1.     How Constituted and Powers.     The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the entire Board of Directors, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation except as otherwise provided in these By-laws. The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified

 

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member at any meeting of any such committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, and in the absence of a designation by the Board of Directors of an alternate member to replace the absent or disqualified member, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any absent or disqualified member. Each committee, to the extent allowed by law, 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 as provided in the resolution establishing such committee.

Section 2.     Executive Committee.     The Board of Directors may designate an Executive Committee, to consist of not less than three members of the Board of Directors, which shall have and may exercise, to the extent permitted by law and the Certificate of Incorporation, all of the powers of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, including, unless otherwise specified by a resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors, the power and authority to declare dividends, to authorize the issuance

 

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of stock and to adopt a certificate of ownership and merger pursuant to Section 253 of the General Corporation Law.

Section 3.     Organization.     The Board of Directors or each such committee may choose its Chairman and Secretary, and shall keep and record all its acts and proceedings and report the same from time to time to the Board of Directors.

Section 4.     Meetings.     Regular meetings of any such committee, of which no notice shall be necessary, shall be held at such times and in such places as shall be fixed by the committee or by the Board of Directors. Special meetings of any such committee shall be held at the request of any member of the committee.

Section 5.     Quorum and Manner of Acting.     A majority of the members of any such committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the act of a majority of those present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the committee.

Section 6.     General.     The Board of Directors shall have the power at any time to change the members of, fill vacancies in, and discharge or disband any such committee, either with or without cause.

 

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ARTICLE V

OFFICERS

Section 1.     Officers.     The Board of Directors may elect a Chairman of the Board of Directors, and shall elect a President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Treasurer, a Controller and a Secretary. The Board of Directors may designate one or more Vice Presidents as Senior Executive Vice Presidents, Executive Vice Presidents or Senior Vice Presidents, and may use such other descriptive words as it may determine to designate the seniority or areas of special competence or responsibility of the officers. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person.

Section 2.     Election, Term of Office and Qualifications.     Such officers shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors, as soon as practicable after the annual election of directors in each year, and at such other time or times as the Board of Directors may determine. Each such officer shall hold office until such officer’s successor shall have been duly chosen and shall qualify, or until such officer’s death, resignation or removal in the manner hereinafter provided. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, shall be chosen from among the directors, but no other officer

 

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need be a director. Each officer shall have such functions or duties as are provided in these By-Laws, or as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

Section 3.     Subordinate Officers.     The Board of Directors may from time to time elect such other officers or assistant officers as it may deem necessary, each of whom shall hold office for such period, have such authority, and perform such duties as are provided in these By-Laws, or as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

Section 4.     Removal.     Any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by the Board of Directors, and any subordinate officer also may be removed in such other manner as may be specified by the Board of Directors in the resolution or resolutions electing such subordinate officer. Any officer may be suspended by the President either with or without cause, pending the next meeting of the Board of Directors.

Section 5.     Resignations.     Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President, or the Secretary of the Corporation. Any such resignation shall take effect at the time therein specified or if no time is specified,

 

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immediately; and, unless otherwise specified in such notice, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.

Section 6.     Vacancies.     A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or any other cause shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the manner prescribed in these By-Laws for the regular election to that office.

Section 7.     Compensation.     Salaries or other compensation of the officers may be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors and shall be so fixed by the Board of Directors or such committee as to any officer serving the Corporation as a director. No officer shall be prevented from receiving proper compensation for such officer’s services by reason of the fact that such officer is also a director of the Corporation.

Section 8.     Chairman of the Board of Directors.     The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, shall possess the same power as the President to sign certificates for stock of the Corporation and enter into and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, bonds, guarantees, contracts and other instruments, except in cases where the making and execution

 

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thereof shall be expressly restricted or delegated by the Board of Directors or by a duly authorized committee of directors or by these By-Laws to some other officer or agent of the Corporation, or shall be required by law otherwise to be made or executed. In general, the Chairman of the Board of Directors shall have all authority incident to the office of Chairman of the Board of Directors and shall have such other authority and perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board of Directors or by any duly authorized committee of directors.

Section 9.     President.     The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision of the business, affairs and property of the Corporation and over its several officers, subject, however, to the control of the Board of Directors. The President also shall be the chief operating officer of the Corporation and, subject to the direction of the Board of Directors and any duly authorized committee of directors, shall have general supervision of the operations of the Corporation. The President may, with the Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation. The President may enter into

 

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and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, bonds, guarantees, contracts and other instruments, except in cases where the making and execution thereof shall be expressly restricted or delegated by the Board of Directors or by a duly authorized committee of directors or by these By-Laws to some other officer or agent of the Corporation, or shall be required by law otherwise to be made or executed. The President, with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, shall have the power to fix the compensation of elected officers whose compensation is not fixed by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof in accordance with Section 7 of this Article V, and also to engage, discharge, determine the duties and fix the compensation of all employees and agents of the Corporation necessary or proper for the transaction of the business of the Corporation. In general, the President shall have all authority incident to the office of President, chief executive officer and chief operating officer and shall have such other authority and perform such their duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board of Directors or by any duly authorized committee of directors.

 

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Section 10.     Vice Presidents.     The Vice Presidents shall have supervision over the operations of the Corporation within their respective areas of special competence or responsibility and in accordance with policies, procedures and practices in effect from time to time, subject, however, to the control of the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President and any other officer to whom they report. They shall, within such areas (in the order of their designation, or in the absence of such designation, in the order of their seniority based on title or, in the case of officers of equal title, in order of their tenure), at the request or in the absence or disability of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, perform the duties and exercise the powers of such officer, and at the request or in the absence or disability of the President, perform the duties and exercise the powers of such officer. They may, with the Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation. They may enter into and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, guarantees, bonds, contracts and other instruments, except in cases where the

 

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making and execution thereof shall be expressly restricted or otherwise delegated by these By-Laws or by the Board of Directors, a duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom they report, or shall be required by law otherwise to be made or executed. In general, they shall have all authority incident to their respective offices and shall have such other authority and perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, and duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom they report.

Section 11.     Treasurer.     The Treasurer shall, if required by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Treasurer reports, give a bond for the faithful discharge of duties, in such sum and with such sureties as may be so required. The Treasurer shall have custody of, and be responsible for, all funds and securities of the Corporation; receive and give receipts for money due and payable to the Corporation from any source whatsoever; deposit all such money in the name of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies,

 

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or other depositories as shall be selected in accordance with the provisions of Section 4 of Article VI of these By-Laws; against proper vouchers, cause such funds to be disbursed by check or draft on the authorized depositories of the Corporation signed in such manner as shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of Article VI of these By-Laws and be responsible for the accuracy of the amounts of all funds so disbursed; regularly enter or cause to be entered in books to be kept by the Treasurer or under the Treasurer’s direction, full and adequate accounts of all money received and paid by the Treasurer for the account of the Corporation; have the right to require, from time to time, reports or statements giving such information as the Treasurer may determine to be necessary or desirable with respect to any and all financial transactions of the Corporation from the officers and agents transacting the same; render to the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any officer to whom the Treasurer reports, whenever they or any of them, respectively, shall require the Treasurer so to do, an account of the financial condition of the Corporation and of all transactions of the Treasurer; exhibit at

 

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all reasonable times the books of accounts and other records provided for herein to any of the directors of the Corporation; and, in general, have all authority incident to the office of Treasurer and such other authority and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Treasurer reports, and may sign with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any Vice President, certificates for stock of the Corporation.

Section 12.     Controller.     The Controller shall be responsible for preparing and maintaining reasonable and adequate books of account and other accounting records of the assets, liabilities and transactions of the Corporation in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and procedures, shall see that reasonable and adequate audits thereof are regularly made and that reasonable and adequate systems of financial control are maintained, shall examine and certify the financial accounts of the Corporation, shall prepare and render such budgets and other financial reports as the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors,

 

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if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Controller reports may require, and shall, in general, have all authority incident to the office of Controller and such other authority and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Controller reports.

Section 13.     Secretary.     The Secretary shall act as Secretary of all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors of the Corporation; shall keep the minutes thereof in the proper book or books to be provided for that purpose; shall see that all notices required to be given by the Corporation in connection with meetings of stockholders and of the Board of Directors are duly given; may, with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any Vice President, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation; shall be the custodian of the seal of the Corporation and shall affix the seal or cause it or a facsimile thereof to be affixed to all certificates for stock of the Corporation and to all documents or instruments requiring the same, the execution of which on behalf of the

 

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Corporation is duly authorized in accordance with the provisions of these By-Laws; shall have charge of the stock records and also of the other books, records and papers of the Corporation relating to its organization and acts as a corporation, and shall see that the reports, statements and other documents related thereto required by law are properly kept and filed; and shall, in general, have all authority incident to the office of Secretary and such other authority and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Secretary reports.

Section 14.     Duties of Assistant Treasurers, Assistant Secretaries and Other Subordinate Officers.     The Assistant Treasurers shall, respectively, if required by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom they report give bonds for the faithful discharge of their duties in such sums and with such sureties as may be so required. Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Secretaries may, with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any Vice

 

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President, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation. Subordinate officers shall have all authority incident to their respective offices and such other authority and perform such other duties as shall be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or the officers to whom they report.

Section 15.     Appointed Officers.     The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, and the President may appoint or cause to be appointed, in accordance with the policies and procedures established by them, such Presidents, Vice Presidents and other officers of the Divisions, Groups and Staffs of the Corporation as they shall determine to be necessary or desirable in furtherance of the business and affairs of such Divisions, Groups and Staffs, may designate such Vice Presidents as Senior Executive Vice Presidents, Executive Vice Presidents or Senior Vice Presidents, and may use such other descriptive words as they may determine to designate the seniority or areas of special competence or responsibility of the officers appointed in accordance with this Section 15. Officers appointed in accordance with this Section 15 shall not be deemed to be officers

 

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as elsewhere referred to in this Article V but as between themselves and the Corporation shall have such authority and perform such duties in the management and operations of the Divisions, Groups and Staffs of the Corporation of which they are appointed officers as the officer appointing them and the persons to whom they report may from time to time determine. Such officers shall have the authority as between themselves and third parties to bind the Corporation solely to the extent of their apparent authority based upon their titles and solely in relation to the business affairs of the Divisions, Groups and Staffs of which they are appointed officers.

ARTICLE VI

CONTRACTS, VOTING OF STOCK HELD,

CHECKS, DRAFTS, BANK ACCOUNTS, ETC.

Section 1.     Execution of Contracts.     The Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors, except as by these By-Laws otherwise required, may authorize any officer other than or in addition to the officers authorized by Article V of these By-Laws, and any employee or agent or agents, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, to enter into and execute any deed, mortgage, bond, guarantee, contract or other instrument, and any such authority may be general or may be confined to specific instances or otherwise limited.

 

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Section 2.     Loans and Loan Guarantees.     Any officer, employee or agent of the Corporation thereunder authorized by the Board of Directors or by any duly authorized committee of directors may effect in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, loans or advances from, or guarantees of loans or advances to, any bank, trust company or other institution or any firm, corporation or individual, and for such loans and advances or guarantees may make, execute and deliver promissory notes, bonds or other certificates or evidences of indebtedness or guaranty of the Corporation, and may pledge or hypothecate or transfer any securities or other property of the Corporation as security for any such loans, advances or guarantees. Such authority conferred by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors may be general or may be confined to specific instances or otherwise limited.

Section 3.     Voting of Stock Held.     The President and, unless otherwise provided by resolution of the Board of Directors or directed by the President, the Secretary may from time to time personally or by an attorney or attorneys or agent or agents of the Corporation,

 

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in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, cast the votes which the Corporation may be entitled to cast as a stockholder or otherwise in any other corporation, any of the stock or securities of which may be held by the Corporation, at meetings of the holders of the stock or other securities of such other corporations, or consent in writing to any action by any such other corporation, and may instruct any person or persons so appointed as to the manner of casting such votes or giving such consent, and may execute or cause to be executed on behalf of the Corporation and under its corporate seal, or otherwise, such written proxies, consents, waivers or other instruments as the Secretary may deem necessary or proper in the premises; or may attend any meeting of the holders of stock or other securities of any such other corporation and thereat vote or exercise any or all other powers of the Corporation as the holder of such stock or other securities of such other corporation.

Section 4.     Checks, Drafts, etc.     All checks, drafts and other orders for payment of money out of the funds of the Corporation and all notes and other evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation shall be signed on behalf of the Corporation by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer or by any other officer, employee or

 

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agent of the Corporation to whom such power may from time to time be delegated by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors or by any officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to whom the power of delegation may from time to time be granted by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors.

Section 5.     Deposits.     The funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the order of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors may from time to time select, or as may be selected by any officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to whom such power may from time to time be delegated by these By-Laws, the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors.

ARTICLE VII

STOCK AND DIVIDENDS

Section 1.     Form of Certificates.     Every holder of stock in the Corporation shall be entitled to have a certificate signed, in the name of the Corporation (i) by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or one of the Vice Presidents and (ii) by

 

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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.

Section 2.     Signatures.     Where a certificate is countersigned by (i) a transfer agent or (ii) a registrar, any other signature on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, unless otherwise ordered by the Board of Directors, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.

Section 3.     Lost, Destroyed, Stolen or Mutilated Certificates.     The Board of Directors may direct a new certificate to be issued in place of any certificate theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit or such other proof satisfactory to the Board of Directors of that fact by the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate, the Board of Directors may, in its discretion and as a condition

 

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precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or his legal representative, to advertise the same in such manner as the Board of Directors shall require and/or to give the Corporation a bond in such sum as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the Corporation and its transfer agents and registrars with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.

Section 4.     Transfers.     Stock of the Corporation shall be transferable in the manner prescribed by law and in these By-Laws. Transfers of stock shall be made on the books of the Corporation only by the person named in the certificate or by such person’s duly authorized attorney appointed by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a transfer agent or assistant transfer agent of the Corporation, and upon surrender of the certificate or certificates for such stock properly endorsed for transfer and payment of all necessary transfer taxes; provided, however, that such surrender and endorsement shall not be required in any case in which the officers of the Corporation shall determine to waive such requirement in order to comply with applicable laws governing escheat or

 

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disposition of abandoned or unclaimed property. Every certificate exchanged, returned or surrendered to the Corporation shall be marked “Cancelled,” with the date of cancellation, by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation or the transfer agent or assistant transfer agent thereof. No transfer of stock shall be valid as against the Corporation, its stockholders or creditors for any purpose until it shall have been entered in the stock records of the Corporation by an entry showing from and to whom transferred.

Section 5.     Transfer and Registry Agents.     The Corporation may from time to time maintain one or more transfer offices or agencies and registry offices or agencies at such place or places as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

Section 6.     Record Date.     In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or entitled 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

 

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lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than sixty days nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting, nor more than sixty days prior to any other action. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

Section 7.     Beneficial Owners.     The Corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends, and to vote as such owner, and to hold liable for calls and assessments a person registered on its books as the owner of shares, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by law.

Section 8.     Dividends.     Dividends upon the capital stock of the Corporation, subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, if any, may be declared by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting, and may be paid in cash, in property, or

 

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in shares of the capital stock. Before payment: of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the Board of Directors from time to time, in its absolute discretion, deems proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for purchasing any of the. shares of capital stock, warrants, rights, options, bonds, debentures, notes, scrip or other securities or evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, or for any proper purpose, and the Board of Directors may modify or abolish any such reserve.

Section 9.     Limitations on Transfer.     A written restriction on the transfer or registration of transfer of a security of the Corporation, if permitted by Section 202 of the General Corporation Law and noted conspicuously on the certificate representing the security or, in the case of uncertificated shares, contained in the notice sent pursuant to Section 151(f) of the General Corporation Law may be enforced against the holder of the restricted security or any successor or transferee of the holder including an executor, administrator, trustee, guardian or other fiduciary entrusted with like responsibility for the person or estate of the holder. Unless

 

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noted conspicuously on the certificate representing the security or, in the case of uncertificated shares, contained in the notice sent pursuant to Section 151(f) of the General Corporation Law, a restriction, even though permitted by Section 202 of the General Corporation Law, is ineffective except against a person with actual knowledge of the restriction. A restriction on the transfer or registration of transfer of securities of a corporation may be imposed either by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-laws or by an agreement among any number of security holders or among such holders and the corporation. No restriction so imposed shall be binding with respect to securities issued prior to the adoption of the restriction unless the holders of the securities are parties to an agreement or voted in favor of the restriction.

ARTICLE VIII

NOTICES

Section 1.     Notices.     Whenever written notice is required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws to be given to any director, member of a committee or stockholder, such notice may be given by mail, addressed to such director, member of a committee or stockholder, at such person’s address as it appears on

 

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the records of the Corporation, with postage thereon prepaid, and such notice shall be deemed to be given at the time when the same shall be deposited in the United States mail. Written notice may also be given personally or by telegram, telex or cable.

Section 2.     Waivers of Notice.     Whenever any notice is required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, to be given to any director, member of a committee or stockholder, a waiver thereof in writing, signed, by the person or persons entitled to said notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting, present by person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where the person attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders, directors or members of a committee of directors need be specified in any written waiver of notice unless so required by the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws.

 

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ARTICLE IX

BOOKS

Section 1.     Books.     The Corporation shall keep in accordance with applicable law correct and adequate books and records of account and minutes of proceedings of the stockholders, the Board of Directors and any committees of the Board of Directors. The Corporation shall keep in accordance with applicable law at the office designated in the Certificate of Incorporation or at the office of the transfer agent or registrar of the Corporation, a record containing the names and addresses of all stockholders, the number and class of shares held by each and the dates when they respectively became the owners of record thereof.

Section 2.     Form of Books.     Any books maintained by the Corporation, including its stock ledger, books of account and minute books, may be kept on, or be in the form of, electronic data storage, computer discs, punch cards, magnetic tape, photographs, microphotographs or any other information storage device, provided that the records so kept can be converted into clearly legible written 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.

 

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Section 3.     Inspection of Books.     The Board of Directors and, unless otherwise specified by the Board of Directors, the President shall, subject to applicable law, have the sole power to determine from time to time whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions and regulations the accounts, books and records of the Corporation, or any of them, shall be open to the inspection of the stockholders; and, except as specifically conferred by law, no stockholder shall have any right to inspect any account, book, record or document of the Corporation, unless and until authorized so to do by the Board of Directors or, unless otherwise specified by the Board of Directors, by order of the President.

ARTICLE X

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 1.     Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings other Than Those by or in the Right of the Corporation.     Subject to Section 3 of this Article X, the Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of

 

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the Corporation) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director or officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that such person did not act in good faith and in a manner which such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that such person’s conduct was unlawful.

 

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Section 2.     Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation.     Subject to Section 3 of this Article X, the Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation; except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon

 

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application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

Section 3.     Authorization of Indemnification.     Any indemnification under this Article X (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 1 or Section 2 of this Article X, as the case may be. Such determination, shall be made (i) by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, or (ii) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (iii) by the stockholders. To the extent, however, that a director or officer of the Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding described above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall

 

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be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith, without the necessity of authorization in the specific case.

Section 4.     Good Faith Defined.     For purposes of any determination under Section 3 of this Article X, a person shall be deemed to have acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, or, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, to have had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful, if such person’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Corporation or another enterprise, or on information supplied to such person by the officers 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 4 shall mean any other corporation or any partnership, joint venture, trust,

 

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employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise of which such person is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent. The provisions of this Section 4 shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the circumstances in which a person may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Sections 1 or 2 of this Article X, as the case may be.

Section 5.     Indemnification by a Court.     Notwithstanding any contrary determination in the specific case under Section 3 of this Article X, and notwithstanding the absence of any determination thereunder, any director or officer may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Delaware for indemnification to the extent otherwise permissible under Sections 1 and 2 of this Article X. The basis of such indemnification by a court shall be a determination by such court that indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standards of conduct set forth in Sections 1 or 2 of this Article X, as the case may be. Neither a contrary determination in the specific case under Section 3 of this Article X nor the absence of any determination thereunder shall be a defense to such application or

 

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create a presumption that the director or officer seeking indemnification has not met any applicable standard of conduct. Notice of any application for indemnification pursuant to this Section 5 shall be given to the Corporation promptly upon the filing of such application. If successful, in whole or in part, the director or officer seeking indemnification shall also be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such application.

Section 6.     Expenses Payable in Advance.     Expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by a director or officer in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article X.

Section 7.     Nonexclusivity of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses.     The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by or granted pursuant to this Article X shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any By-Law,

 

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agreement, contract, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or pursuant to the direction (howsoever embodied) of any court of competent jurisdiction or otherwise, both as to action in such person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, it being the policy of the Corporation that indemnification of the persons specified in Sections 1 and 2 of this Article X shall be made to the fullest extent permitted by law. The provisions of this Article X shall not be deemed to preclude the indemnification of any person who is not specified in Sections 1 or 2 of this Article X but whom the Corporation has the power or obligation to indemnify under the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, or otherwise.

Section 8.     Insurance.     The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any

 

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such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power or the obligation to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of this Article X.

Section 9.     Certain Definitions.     For purposes of this Article X, references to “the Corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors or officers, so that any person who is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation, or is or was a director or. officer of such constituent corporation serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article X with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as such person would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued. For purposes of this Article X, references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect

 

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to an employee benefit plan; and references to “serving at the request of the Corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director or officer with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation” as referred to in this Article X.

Section 10.     Survival of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses.     The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article X shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.

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hereof), the Corporation shall not be obligated to indemnify any director or officer in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

Section 12.     Indemnification of Employees and Agents.     The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board of Directors, provide rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to employees and agents of the Corporation similar to those conferred in this Article X to directors and officers of the Corporation.

ARTICLE XI

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

Section 1.     Amendment of By-Laws.     These By-Laws may be altered, amended or repealed, in whole or in part, or new By-Laws may be adopted by the stockholders or by the Board of Directors, provided, however, that notice of such alteration, amendment, repeal or adoption of new By-Laws be contained in the notice of such meeting of stockholders or Board of Directors as the case may be. All such amendments must be approved by either the holders of a majority of the outstanding capital stock entitled to vote thereon or by a majority of the entire Board of Directors then in office.

 

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Section 2.     Entire Board of Directors.     As used in this Article XI and in these By-Laws generally, the term “entire Board of Directors” means the total number of directors which the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies.

ARTICLE XII

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 1.     Seal.     The Board of Directors shall approve a corporate seal which shall be in the form of a circle and shall bear the name of the Corporation, the year of its incorporation and the word “Delaware.”

Section 2.     Fiscal Year.     The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined and may be changed by resolution of the Board of Directors, and unless and until otherwise so determined, shall be the calendar year.

 

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EX-3.26 25 d538541dex326.htm EX-3.26 EX-3.26

Exhibit 3.26

BY-LAWS

OF

REVLON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

(hereinafter called the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I

OFFICES

Section 1.     Registered Office.     The registered office of the Corporation shall be in the City of Dover, County of Kent, State of Delaware.

Section 2.     Other Offices.     The Corporation may also have offices at such other places both within and without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may front time to time determine.

ARTICLE II

MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

Section 1.     Place of Meetings.     Meetings of the stockholders for the election of directors or for any other purpose shall be held at such time and place, either within or without the State of Delaware as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting or in a duly executed waiver of notice thereof.

As of December 31, 1992


Section 2.     Annual Meetings.     The Annual Meetings of Stockholders shall be held on such date and at such time as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting, at which meetings the stockholders shall elect by a plurality vote a Board of Directors, and transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting. Written notice of the Annual Meeting stating the place, date and hour of the meeting shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of the meeting.

Section 3.     Special Meetings.     Unless otherwise prescribed by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, Special Meetings of Stockholders, for any purpose or purposes, may be called by either (i) the Board of Directors, (ii) the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or (iii) the President. Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting. Written notice of a Special Meeting stating the place, date and hour of the meeting and the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called shall be given not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting.

 

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Section 4.     Quorum.     Except as otherwise provided by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders for the transaction of business. If, however, such quorum shall not be present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, the Chairman of the meeting or the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed. 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 entitled to vote at the meeting.

 

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Section 5.     Voting.     Unless otherwise required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, any question brought before any meeting of stockholders shall be decided by the vote of the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy. Each stockholder represented at a meeting of stockholders shall be entitled to cast one vote for each share of the capital stock entitled to vote thereat held by such stockholder. Such votes may be cast in person or by proxy but no proxy shall be voted on or after three years from its date, unless such proxy provides for a longer period. All elections of directors shall be by written ballot, unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation. The vote on any other question need not be by written ballot, however, the Board of Directors, in its discretion, or the officer of the Corporation presiding at a meeting of stockholders, in his discretion, may require that any votes cast at such meeting on any such other question shall be cast by written ballot.

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absence, the President or, in the absence of both of them, such person as shall have been designated by the Board of Directors or, if none, by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or if none, by the President, shall act as Chairman of the meeting. The Secretary or, in such person’s absence, an Assistant Secretary, shall act as Secretary of the meeting. The Chairman of the meeting shall have the sole authority to prescribe the agenda and rules of order for the conduct of any annual or special meeting of stockholders and to determine all questions arising thereat relating to the order of business and the conduct of the meeting, except as otherwise provided by law. In case none of the officers above designated to act as Secretary of the meeting shall be present, the Chairman of the meeting or Secretary of the meeting shall be appointed by vote of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy.

Section 7.     Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting.     Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, any action required or permitted to be taken at any Annual or Special Meeting of Stockholders of the Corporation may be taken without a meeting, without

 

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prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing. In the event that the action which is consented to is such as would have required the filing of a certificate under the General Corporation Law if such action had been voted on by stockholders at a meeting thereof, the certificate filed shall state, in lieu of any statement concerning any vote of stockholders, that written consent and written notice has been given as provided in this Section 7.

Section 8.     List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote.     The officer of the Corporation who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of

 

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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 of the Corporation who is present. Upon the wilful 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.

Section 9.     Stock Ledger.     The stock ledger of the Corporation shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the stock ledger, the list required by Section 8 of this Article II or the books of the Corporation, or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.

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may be appointed either by the Board of Directors, by the Chairman of the meeting or in such other manner as may be required by law, but the appointment of such inspectors shall not be required unless expressly required by law or demanded by any stockholder or proxy present at the meeting and entitled to vote. Unless otherwise required by law, inspectors may be officers, employees or agents of the Corporation. Each inspector, if appointed, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of his ability. The inspector shall take charge of the polls and, when the vote is completed, shall make a certificate of the result of the vote taken and of such other facts as may be required by law.

ARTICLE III

DIRECTORS

Section 1.     Number and Election of Directors.     The Board of Directors shall consist of not less than three members, the exact number of which shall initially be fixed by the Incorporator and thereafter from time to time by the Board of Directors. Except as provided in Section 2 of this Article, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at Annual Meetings of

 

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Stockholders, and each director so elected shall hold office until the next Annual Meeting and until his successor is duly elected and qualified, or until his earlier resignation or removal. Directors need not be stockholders.

Section 2.     Vacancies.     Vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, except that any vacancy resulting from the death, resignation, removal or disqualification of a director elected by the holders of any class or classes of the stock of the Corporation voting as a class, or from an increase in the number of directors which such holders are entitled to elect, may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors elected by such class or classes, or by a sole remaining director so elected, and the directors so chosen shall hold office until the next Annual Meeting and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal.

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such powers of the Corporation and do all such, lawful acts and things as are not by statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-Laws directed or required to be exercised or done by the stockholders.

Section 4.     Organization.      At each meeting of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or, in such person’s absence, a director chosen by a majority of the directors present, shall act as Chairman. The Secretary of the Corporation shall act as Secretary at each meeting of the Board of Directors. In case the Secretary shall he absent from any meeting of the Board of Directors, an Assistant Secretary shall perform the duties of Secretary at such meeting; and in the absence from any such meeting of the Secretary and all the Assistant Secretaries, the Chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as Secretary of the meeting.

Section 5.     Resignations and Removals of Directors.     Any director of the Corporation may resign at any time, by giving written notice to the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or the Secretary of the Corporation. Such resignation shall take effect at the time therein specified or, if no time is specified, immediately; and, unless otherwise specified

 

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in such notice, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Except as otherwise required by law, any director or the entire Board of Directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote in the election of directors.

Section 6.     Meetings.    The Board of Directors of the Corporation may hold meetings, both regular and special, either within or without the State of Delaware. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at such time and at such place as may from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors and, unless required by resolution of the Board of Directors, without notice. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or a majority of directors then in office. Notice thereof stating the place, date and hour of the meeting shall be given to each director either by mail not less than forty-eight hours before the date of the meeting, by telephone, telecopy or telegram on twenty-four hours’ notice, or on such shorter notice as the person or persons calling such meeting may deem necessary or appropriate in the circumstances.

 

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Section 7.     First Meeting.     The Board of Directors may meet, without notice of such meeting, for the purpose of organization, the election of officers and the transaction of other business, on the same day as, at the place at which, and as soon as practicable after each annual election of directors is held. Such first meeting may be held at any other time or place specified in a notice given as hereinafter provided for special meetings of the Board of Directors, or in a waiver of notice thereof.

Section 8.     Quorum and Manner of Acting.     Except as may be otherwise specifically provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, at all meetings of the Board of Directors, a majority of the entire Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and the act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Board of Directors. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.

 

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Section 9.       Consent in Lieu of Meeting.     Unless otherwise provided by the Certificate 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 the members of the Board of Directors or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee.

Section 10.     Meetings by Means of Conference Telephone.     Unless otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, or any committee designated by the Board of Directors, may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors or such committee by means of a 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 Section 9 shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

Section 11.     Compensation.     The directors may be paid their expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors and may be paid a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors

 

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or a stated salary, or such other emoluments, as the Board of Directors shall from time to time determine. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. Each director who shall serve as a member or Chairman of special or standing committee may be allowed like compensation for attending committee meetings.

Section 12.     Interested Directors.     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 their votes are counted for such purpose if (i) the material facts as to his or their 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

 

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of the disinterested directors, even though the disinterested directors be less than a quorum; or (ii) the material facts as to his or their 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 (iii) 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.

ARTICLE IV

COMMITTEES

Section 1.     How Constituted and Powers.     The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the entire Board of Directors, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation except as otherwise provided in these By-laws. The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified

 

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member at any meeting of any such committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, and in the absence of a designation by the Board of Directors of an alternate member to replace the absent or disqualified member, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any absent or disqualified member. Each committee, to the extent allowed by law, 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 as provided in the resolution establishing such committee.

Section 2.     Executive Committee.     The Board of Directors may designate an Executive Committee, to consist of not less than three members of the Board of Directors, which shall have and may exercise, to the extent permitted by law and the Certificate of Incorporation, all of the powers of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, including, unless otherwise specified by a resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors, the power and authority to declare dividends, to authorize the issuance

 

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of stock and to adopt a certificate of ownership and merger pursuant to Section 253 of the General Corporation Law.

Section 3.     Organization.     The Board of Directors or each such committee may choose its Chairman and Secretary, and shall keep and record all its acts and proceedings and report the same from time to time to the Board of Directors.

Section 4.     Meetings.     Regular meetings of any such committee, of which no notice shall be necessary, shall be held at such times and in such places as shall be fixed by the committee or by the Board of Directors. Special meetings of any such committee shall be held at the request of any member of the committee.

Section 5.     Quorum and Manner of Acting.     A majority of the members of any such committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the act of a majority of those present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the committee.

Section 6.     General.     The Board of Directors shall have the power at any time to change the members of, fill vacancies in, and discharge or disband any such committee, either with or without cause.

 

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ARTICLE V

OFFICERS

Section 1.     Officers.     The Board of Directors may elect a Chairman of the Board of Directors, and shall elect a President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Treasurer, a Controller and a Secretary. The Board of Directors may designate one or more Vice Presidents as Senior Executive Vice Presidents, Executive Vice Presidents or Senior Vice Presidents, and may use such other descriptive words as it may determine to designate the seniority or areas of special competence or responsibility of the officers. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person.

Section 2.     Election, Term of Office and Qualifications.     Such officers shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors, as soon as practicable after the annual election of directors in each year, and at such other time or times as the Board of Directors may determine. Each such officer shall hold office until such officer’s successor shall have been duly chosen and shall qualify, or until such officer’s death, resignation or removal in the manner hereinafter provided. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, shall be chosen from among the directors, but no other officer

 

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need be a director. Each officer shall have such functions or duties as are provided in these By-Laws, or as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

Section 3.     Subordinate Officers.     The Board of Directors may from time to time elect such other officers or assistant officers as it may deem necessary, each of whom shall hold office for such period, have such authority, and perform such duties as are provided in these By-Laws, or as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

Section 4.     Removal.     Any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by the Board of Directors, and any subordinate officer also may be re-moved in such other manner as may be specified by the Board of Directors in the resolution or resolutions electing such subordinate officer. Any officer may be suspended by the President either with or without cause, pending the next meeting of the Board of Directors.

Section 5.     Resignations.     Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President, or the Secretary of the Corporation. Any such resignation shall take effect at the time therein specified or if no time is specified,

 

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immediately; and, unless otherwise specified in such notice, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.

Section 6.     Vacancies.     A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or any other cause shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the manner prescribed in these By-Laws for the regular election to that office.

Section 7.     Compensation.     Salaries or other compensation of the officers may be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors and shall be so fixed by the Board of Directors or such committee as to any officer serving the Corporation as a director. No officer shall be prevented from receiving proper compensation for such officer’s services by reason of the fact that such officer is also a director of the Corporation.

Section 8.     Chairman of the Board of Directors.     The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, shall possess the same power as the President to sign certificates for stock of the Corporation and enter into and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, bonds, guarantees, contracts and other instruments, except in cases where the making and execution

 

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thereof shall be expressly restricted or delegated by the Board of Directors or by a duly authorized committee of directors or by these By-Laws to some other officer or agent of the Corporation, or shall be required by law otherwise to be made or executed. In general, the Chairman of the Board of Directors shall have all authority incident to the office of Chairman of the Board of Directors and shall have such other authority and perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board of Directors or by any duly authorized committee of directors.

Section 9.     President.     The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision of the business, affairs and property of the Corporation and over its several officers, subject, however, to the control of the Board of Directors. The President also shall be the chief operating officer of the Corporation and, subject to the direction of the Board of Directors and any duly authorized committee of directors, shall have general supervision of the operations of the Corporation. The President may, with the Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation. The President may enter into

 

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and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, bonds, guarantees, contracts and other instruments, except in cases where the making and execution thereof shall be expressly restricted or delegated by the Board of Directors or by a duly authorized committee of directors or by these By-Laws to some other officer or agent of the Corporation, or shall be required by law otherwise to be made or executed. The President, with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, shall have the power to fix the compensation of elected officers whose compensation is not fixed by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof in accordance with Section 7 of this Article V, and also to engage, discharge, determine the duties and fix the compensation of all employees and agents of the Corporation necessary or proper for the transaction of the business of the Corporation. In general, the President shall have all authority incident to the office of President, chief executive officer and chief operating officer and shall have such other authority and perform such their duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board of Directors or by any duly authorized committee of directors.

 

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Section 10.     Vice Presidents.     The Vice Presidents shall have supervision over the operations of the Corporation within their respective areas of special competence or responsibility and in accordance with policies, procedures and practices in effect from time to time, subject, however, to the control of the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President and any other officer to whom they report. They shall, within such areas (in the order of their designation, or in the absence of such designation, in the order of their seniority based on title or, in the case of officers of equal title, in order of their tenure), at the request or in the absence or disability of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, perform the duties and exercise the powers of such officer, and at the request or in the absence or disability of the President, perform the duties and exercise the powers of such officer. They may, with the Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation. They may enter into and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, guarantees, bonds, contracts and other instruments, except in cases where the

 

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making and execution thereof shall be expressly restricted or otherwise delegated by these By-Laws or by the Board of Directors, a duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom they report, or shall be required by law otherwise to be made or executed. In general, they shall have all authority incident to their respective offices and shall have such other authority and perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, and duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom they report.

Section 11.     Treasurer.     The Treasurer shall, if required by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Treasurer reports, give a bond for the faithful discharge of duties, in such sum and with such sureties as may be so required. The Treasurer shall have custody of, and be responsible for, all funds and securities of the Corporation; receive and give receipts for money due and payable to the Corporation from any source whatsoever; deposit all such money in the name of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies,

 

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or other depositories as shall be selected in accordance with the provisions of Section 4 of Article VI of these By-Laws; against proper vouchers, cause such funds to be disbursed by check or draft on the authorized depositories of the Corporation signed in such manner as shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of Article VI of these By-Laws and be responsible for the accuracy of the amounts of all funds so disbursed; regularly enter or cause to be entered in books to be kept by the Treasurer or under the Treasurer’s direction, full and adequate accounts of all money received and paid by the Treasurer for the account of the Corporation; have the right to require, from time to time, reports or statements giving such information as the Treasurer may determine to be necessary or desirable with respect to any and all financial transactions of the Corporation from the officers and agents transacting the same; render to the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any officer to whom the Treasurer reports, whenever they or any of them, respectively, shall require the Treasurer so to do, an account of the financial condition of the Corporation and of all transactions of the Treasurer; exhibit at

 

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all reasonable times the books of accounts and other records provided for herein to any of the directors of the Corporation; and, in general, have all authority incident to the office of Treasurer and such other authority and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Treasurer reports, and may sign with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any Vice President, certificates for stock of the Corporation.

Section 12.     Controller.     The Controller shall be responsible for preparing and maintaining reasonable and adequate books of account and other accounting records of the assets, liabilities and transactions of the Corporation in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and procedures, shall see that reasonable and adequate audits thereof are regularly made and that reasonable and adequate systems of financial control are maintained, shall examine and certify the financial accounts of the Corporation, shall prepare and render such budgets and other financial reports as the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors,

 

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if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Controller reports may require, and shall, in general, have all authority incident to the office of Controller and such other authority and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Controller reports.

Section 13.     Secretary.     The Secretary shall act as Secretary of all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors of the Corporation; shall keep the minutes thereof in the proper book or books to be provided for that purpose; shall see that all notices required to be given by the Corporation in connection with meetings of stockholders and of the Board of Directors are duly given; may, with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any Vice President, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation; shall be the custodian of the seal of the Corporation and shall affix the seal or cause it or a facsimile thereof to be affixed to all certificates for stock of the Corporation and to all documents or instruments requiring the same, the execution of which on behalf of the

 

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Corporation is duly authorized in accordance with the provisions of these By-Laws; shall have charge of the stock records and also of the other books, records and papers of the Corporation relating to its organization and acts as a corporation, and shall see that the reports, statements and other documents related thereto required by law are properly kept and filed; and shall, in general, have all authority incident to the office of Secretary and such other authority and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Secretary reports.

Section 14.     Duties of Assistant Treasurers, Assistant Secretaries and Other Subordinate Officers.     The Assistant Treasurers shall, respectively, if required by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom they report give bonds for the faithful discharge of their duties in such sums and with such sureties as may be so required. Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Secretaries may, with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any Vice

 

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President, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation. Subordinate officers shall have all authority incident to their respective offices and such other authority and perform such other duties as shall be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or the officers to whom they report.

Section 15.     Appointed Officers.     The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, and the President may appoint or cause to be appointed, in accordance with the policies and procedures established by them, such Presidents, Vice Presidents and other officers of the Divisions, Groups and Staffs of the Corporation as they shall determine to be necessary or desirable in furtherance of the business and affairs of such Divisions, Groups and Staffs, may designate such Vice Presidents as Senior Executive Vice Presidents, Executive Vice Presidents or Senior Vice Presidents, and may use such other descriptive words as they may determine to designate the seniority or areas of special competence or responsibility of the officers appointed in accordance with this Section 15. Officers appointed in accordance with this Section 15 shall not be deemed to be officers

 

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as elsewhere referred to in this Article V but as between themselves and the Corporation shall have such authority and perform such duties in the management and operations of the Divisions, Groups and Staffs of the Corporation of which they are appointed officers as the officer appointing them and the persons to whom they report may from time to time determine. Such officers shall have the authority as between themselves and third parties to bind the Corporation solely to the extent of their apparent authority based upon their titles and solely in relation to the business affairs of the Divisions, Groups and Staffs of which they are appointed officers.

ARTICLE VI

CONTRACTS, VOTING OF STOCK HELD,

CHECKS, DRAFTS, BANK ACCOUNTS, ETC.

Section 1.     Execution of Contracts.     The Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors, except as by these By-Laws otherwise required, may authorize any officer other than or in addition to the officers authorized by Article V of these By-Laws, and any employee or agent or agents, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, to enter into and execute any deed, mortgage, bond, guarantee, contract or other instrument, and any such authority may be general or may be confined to specific instances or otherwise limited.

 

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Section 2.     Loans and Loan Guarantees.     Any officer, employee or agent of the Corporation thereunder authorized by the Board of Directors or by any duly authorized committee of directors may effect in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, loans or advances from, or guarantees of loans or advances to, any bank, trust company or other institution or any firm, corporation or individual, and for such loans and advances or guarantees may make, execute and deliver promissory notes, bonds or other certificates or evidences of indebtedness or guaranty of the Corporation, and may pledge or hypothecate or transfer any securities or other property of the Corporation as security for any such loans, advances or guarantees. Such authority conferred by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors may be general or may be confined to specific instances or otherwise limited.

Section 3.     Voting of Stock Held.     The President and, unless otherwise provided by resolution of the Board of Directors or directed by the President, the Secretary may from time to time personally or by an attorney or attorneys or agent or agents of the Corporation,

 

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in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, cast the votes which the Corporation may be entitled to cast as a stockholder or otherwise in any other corporation, any of the stock or securities of which may be held by the Corporation, at meetings of the holders of the stock or other securities of such other corporations, or consent in writing to any action by any such other corporation, and may instruct any person or persons so appointed as to the manner of casting such votes or giving such consent, and may execute or cause to be executed on behalf of the Corporation and under its corporate seal, or otherwise, such written proxies, consents, waivers or other instruments as the Secretary may deem necessary or proper in the premises; or may attend any meeting of the holders of stock or other securities of any such other corporation and thereat vote or exercise any or all other powers of the Corporation as the holder of such stock or other securities of such other corporation.

Section 4.     Checks, Drafts, etc.     All checks, drafts and other orders for payment of money out of the funds of the Corporation and all notes and other evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation shall be signed on behalf of the Corporation by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer or by any other officer, employee or

 

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agent of the Corporation to whom such power may from time to time be delegated by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors or by any officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to whom the power of delegation may from time to time be granted by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors.

Section 5.     Deposits.     The funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the order of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors may from time to time select, or as may be selected by any officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to whom such power may from time to time be delegated by these By-Laws, the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors.

ARTICLE VII

STOCK AND DIVIDENDS

Section 1.     Form of Certificates.     Every holder of stock in the Corporation shall be entitled to have a certificate signed, in the name of the Corporation (i) by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or one of the Vice Presidents and (ii) by

 

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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.

Section 2.     Signatures.     Where a certificate is countersigned by (i) a transfer agent or (ii) a registrar, any other signature on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, unless otherwise ordered by the Board of Directors, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.

Section 3.     Lost, Destroyed, Stolen or Mutilated Certificates.     The Board of Directors may direct a new certificate to be issued in place of any certificate theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit or such other proof satisfactory to the Board of Directors of that fact by the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate, the Board of Directors may, in its discretion and as a condition

 

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precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or his legal representative, to advertise the same in such manner as the Board of Directors shall require and/or to give the Corporation a bond in such sum as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the Corporation and its transfer agents and registrars with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.

Section 4.     Transfers.     Stock of the Corporation shall be transferable in the manner prescribed by law and in these By-Laws. Transfers of stock shall be made on the books of the Corporation only by the person named in the certificate or by such person’s duly authorized attorney appointed by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a transfer agent or. assistant transfer agent of the Corporation, and upon surrender of the certificate or certificates for such stock properly endorsed for transfer and payment of all necessary transfer taxes; provided, however, that such surrender and endorsement shall not be required in any case in which the officers of the Corporation shall determine to waive such requirement in order to comply with applicable laws governing escheat or

 

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disposition of abandoned or unclaimed property. Every certificate exchanged, returned or surrendered to the Corporation shall be marked “Cancelled,” with the date of cancellation, by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation or the transfer agent or assistant transfer agent thereof. No transfer of stock shall be valid as against the Corporation, its stockholders or creditors for any purpose until it shall have been entered in the stock records of the Corporation by an entry showing from and to whom transferred.

Section 5.     Transfer and Registry Agents.     The Corporation may from time to time maintain one or more transfer offices or agencies and registry offices or agencies at such place or places as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

Section 6.     Record Date.     In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or entitled 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

 

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lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be mere than sixty days nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting, nor more than sixty days prior to any other action. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

Section 7.     Beneficial Owners.     The Corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends, and to vote as such owner, and to hold liable for calls and assessments a person registered on its books as the owner of shares, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by law.

Section 8.     Dividends.     Dividends upon the capital stock of the Corporation, subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, if any, may be declared by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting, and may be paid in cash, in property, or

 

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in shares of the capital stock. Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the Board of Directors from time to time, in its absolute discretion, deems proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for purchasing any of the shares of capital stock, warrants, rights, options, bonds, debentures, notes, scrip or other securities or evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, or for any proper purpose, and the Board of Directors may modify or abolish any such reserve.

Section 9.     Limitations on Transfer.     A written restriction on the transfer or registration of transfer of a security of the Corporation, if permitted by Section 202 of the General Corporation Law and noted conspicuously on the certificate representing the security or, in the case of uncertificated shares, contained in the notice sent pursuant to Section 151(f) of the General Corporation Law may be enforced against the holder of the restricted security or any successor or transferee of the holder including an executor, administrator, trustee, guardian or other fiduciary entrusted with like responsibility for the person or estate of the holder. Unless

 

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noted conspicuously on the certificate representing the security or, in the case of uncertificated shares, contained in the notice sent pursuant to Section 151(f) of the General Corporation Law, a restriction, even though permitted by Section 202 of the General Corporation Law, is ineffective except against a person with actual knowledge of the restriction. A restriction on the transfer or registration of transfer of securities of a corporation may be imposed either by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-laws or by an agreement among any number of security holders or among such holders and the corporation. No restriction so imposed shall be binding with respect to securities issued prior to the adoption of the restriction unless the holders of the securities are parties to an agreement or voted in favor of the restriction.

ARTICLE VIII

NOTICES

Section 1.     Notices.     Whenever written notice is required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws to be given to any director, member of a committee or stockholder, such notice may be given by mail, addressed to such director, member of a committee or stockholder, at such person’s address as it appears on

 

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the records of the Corporation, with postage thereon prepaid, and such notice shall be deemed to be given at the time when the same shall be deposited in the United States mail. Written notice may also be given personally or by telegram, telex or cable.

Section 2.     Waivers of Notice.     Whenever any notice is required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, to be given to any director, member of a committee or stockholder, a waiver thereof in writing, signed, by the person or persons entitled to said notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting, present by person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where the person attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders, directors or members of a committee of directors need be specified in any written waiver of notice unless so required by the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws.

 

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ARTICLE IX

BOOKS

Section 1.     Books.     The Corporation shall keep in accordance with applicable law correct and adequate books and records of account and minutes of proceedings of the stockholders, the Board of Directors and any committees of the Board of Directors. The Corporation shall keep in accordance with applicable law at the office designated in the Certificate of Incorporation or at the office of the transfer agent or registrar of the Corporation, a record containing the names and addresses of all stockholders, the number and class of shares held by each and the dates when they respectively became the owners of record thereof.

Section 2.     Form of Books.     Any books maintained by the Corporation, including its stock ledger, books of account and minute books, may be kept on, or be in the form of, electronic data storage, computer discs, punch cards, magnetic tape, photographs, microphotographs or any other information storage device, provided that the records so kept can be converted into clearly legible written 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.

 

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Section 3.     Inspection of Books.     The Board of Directors and, unless otherwise specified by the Board of Directors, the President shall, subject to applicable law, have the sole power to determine from time to time whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions and regulations the accounts, books and records of the Corporation, or any of them, shall be open to the inspection of the stockholders; and, except as specifically conferred by law, no stockholder shall have any right to inspect any account, book, record or document of the Corporation, unless and until authorized so to do by the Board of Directors or, unless otherwise specified by the Board of Directors, by order of the President.

ARTICLE X

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 1.     Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings other Than Those by or in the Right of the Corporation.     Subject to Section 3 of this Article X, the Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of

 

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the Corporation) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director or officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that such person did not act in good faith and in a manner which such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that such person’s conduct was unlawful.

 

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Section 2.     Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation.     Subject to Section 3 of this Article X, the Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation; except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon

 

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application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

Section 3.     Authorization of Indemnification.     Any indemnification under this Article X (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 1 or Section 2 of this Article X, as the case may be. Such determination shall be made (i) by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, or (ii) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (iii) by the stockholders. To the extent, however, that a director or officer of the Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding described above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall

 

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be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith, without the necessity of authorization in the specific case.

Section 4.     Good Faith Defined.     For purposes of any determination under Section 3 of this Article X, a person shall be deemed to have acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, or, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, to have had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful, if such person’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Corporation or another enterprise, or on information supplied to such person by the officers 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 4 shall mean any other corporation or any partnership, joint venture, trust,

 

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employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise of which such person is or was-serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent. The provisions of this Section 4 shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the circumstances in which a person may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Sections 1 or 2 of this Article X, as the case may be.

Section 5.     Indemnification by a Court.     Notwithstanding any contrary determination in the specific case under Section 3 of this Article X, and notwithstanding the absence of any determination thereunder, any director or officer may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Delaware for indemnification to the extent otherwise permissible under Sections 1 and 2 of this Article X. The basis of such indemnification by a court shall be a determination by such court that indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standards of conduct set forth in Sections 1 or 2 of this Article X, as the case may be. Neither a contrary determination in the specific case under Section 3 of this Article X nor the absence of any determination thereunder shall be a defense to such application or

 

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create a presumption that the director or officer seeking indemnification has not met any applicable standard of conduct. Notice of any application for indemnification pursuant to this Section 5 shall be given to the Corporation promptly upon the filing of such application. If successful, in whole or in part, the director or officer seeking indemnification shall also be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such application.

Section 6.     Expenses Payable in Advance.     Expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by a director or officer in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article X.

Section 7.     Nonexclusivity of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses.     The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by or granted pursuant to this Article X shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any By-Law,

 

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agreement, contract, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or pursuant to the direction (howsoever embodied) of any court of competent jurisdiction or otherwise, both as to action in such person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, it being the policy of the Corporation that indemnification of the persons specified in Sections 1 and 2 of this Article X shall be made to the fullest extent permitted by law. The provisions of this Article X shall not be deemed to preclude the indemnification of any person who is not specified in Sections 1 or 2 of this Article X but whom the Corporation has the power or obligation to indemnify under the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, or otherwise.

Section 8.     Insurance.     The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise against any liability, asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any

 

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such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power or the obligation to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of this Article X.

Section 9.     Certain Definitions.     For purposes of this Article X, references to “the Corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors or officers, so that any person who is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation, or is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article X with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as such person would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued. For purposes of this Article X, references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect

 

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to an employee benefit plan; and references to “serving at the request of the Corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director or officer with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation” as referred to in this Article X.

Section 10.     Survival of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses.     The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article X shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.

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hereof), the Corporation shall not be obligated to indemnify any director or officer in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

Section 12.     Indemnification of Employees and Agents.     The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board of Directors, provide rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to employees and agents of the Corporation similar to those conferred in this Article X to directors and officers of the Corporation.

ARTICLE XI

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

Section 1.     Amendment of By-Laws.     These By-Laws may be altered, amended or repealed, in whole or in part, or new By-Laws may be adopted by the stockholders or by the Board of Directors, provided, however, that notice of such alteration, amendment, repeal or adoption of new By-Laws be contained in the notice of such meeting of stockholders or Board of Directors as the case may be. All such amendments must be approved by either the holders of a majority of the outstanding capital stock entitled to vote thereon or by a majority of the entire Board of Directors then in office.

 

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Section 2.     Entire Board of Directors.     As used in this Article XI and in these By-Laws generally, the term “entire Board of Directors” means the total number of directors which the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies.

ARTICLE XII

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 1.     Seal.     The Board of Directors shall approve a corporate seal which shall be in the form of a circle and shall bear the name of the Corporation, the year of its incorporation and, the word “Delaware.”

Section 2.     Fiscal Year.     The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined and may be changed by resolution of the Board of Directors, and unless and until otherwise so determined, shall be the calendar year.

 

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EX-3.27 26 d538541dex327.htm EX-3.27 EX-3.27

Exhibit 3.27

BY-LAWS

OF

REVLON REAL ESTATE CORPORATION

ARTICLE I

OFFICES

Section 1.     Registered Office. The registered office of the Corporation shall be in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware.

Section 2.     Other Offices. The Corporation may also have offices at such other places both within and without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

ARTICLE II

MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

Section 1.     Place of Meetings. Meetings of the stockholders for the election of directors or for any other purpose shall be held at such time and place, either within or without the State of Delaware as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting or in a duly executed waiver of notice thereof.

Section 2.     Annual Meetings. The Annual Meetings of Stockholders shall be held on such date and at such time as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting, at which meetings the stockholders shall elect by a plurality vote a Board of Directors, and transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting. Written notice of the Annual Meeting stating the place, date and hour of the meeting shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of the meeting.


Section 3.     Special Meetings. Unless otherwise prescribed by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, Special Meetings of Stockholders, for any purpose or purposes, may be called by either (i) the Board of Directors, (ii) the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or (iii) the President. Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting. Written notice of a Special Meeting stating the place, date and hour of the meeting and the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called shall be given not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting.

Section 4.     Quorum. Except as otherwise provided by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders for the transaction of business. If, however, such quorum shall not be present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, the Chairman of the meeting or the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed. 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 entitled to vote at the meeting.

 

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Section 5.     Voting. Unless otherwise required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, any question brought before any meeting of stockholders shall be decided by the vote of the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy. Each stockholder represented at a meeting of stockholders shall be entitled to cast one vote for each share of the capital stock entitled to vote thereat held by such stockholder. Such votes may be cast in person or by proxy but no proxy shall be voted on or after three years from its date, unless such proxy provides for a longer period. All elections of directors shall be by written ballot, unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation. The vote on any other question need not be by written ballot, however, the Board of Directors, in its discretion, or the officer of the Corporation presiding at a meeting of stockholders, in his discretion, may require that any votes cast at such meeting on any such other question shall be cast by written ballot.

Section 6.     Organization and Order of Business. At every meeting of stockholders, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one or, in such person’s absence, the President or, in the absence of both of them, such person as shall have been designated by the Board of Directors or, if none, by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or if none, by the President, shall act as Chairman of the meeting. The Secretary or, in such person’s absence, an Assistant Secretary, shall act as Secretary of the meeting. The Chairman of the meeting shall have the sole authority to prescribe the agenda and rules of order for the conduct of any annual or special meeting of stockholders and to determine all questions arising thereat relating to the order of business and the conduct of the meeting, except as otherwise provided by law. In case none of the officers above designated to act as Secretary of the meeting shall be present, the Chairman of the meeting or Secretary of the meeting shall be appointed by vote of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy.

 

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Section 7.     Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting. Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, any action required or permitted to be taken at any Annual or Special Meeting of Stockholders of the Corporation may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing. In the event that the action which is consented to is such as would have required the filing of a certificate under the General Corporation Law if such action had been voted on by stockholders at a meeting thereof, the certificate filed shall state, in lieu of any statement concerning any vote of stockholders, that written consent and written notice has been given as provided in this Section 7.

Section 8.     List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote. The officer of the Corporation who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of 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

 

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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 of the Corporation who is present. Upon the wilful 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.

Section 9.     Stock Ledger. The stock ledger of the Corporation shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the stock ledger, the list required by Section 8 of this Article II or the books of the Corporation, or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.

Section 10.     Inspectors of Election. At all elections of directors or in any other case in which inspectors may act, one or more inspectors of election may be appointed either by the Board of Directors, by the Chairman of the meeting or in such other manner as may be required by law, but the appointment of such inspectors shall not be required unless expressly required by law or demanded by any stockholder or proxy present at the meeting and entitled to vote. Unless otherwise required by law, inspectors may be officers, employees or agents of the Corporation. Each inspector, if appointed, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of his ability. The inspector shall take charge of the polls and, when the vote is completed, shall make a certificate of the result of the vote taken and of such other facts as may be required by law.

 

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ARTICLE III

DIRECTORS

Section 1.     Number and Election of Directors. The Board of Directors shall consist of not less than three members, the exact number of which shall initially be fixed by the Incorporator and thereafter from time to time by the Board of Directors. Except as provided in Section 2 of this Article, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at Annual Meetings of Stockholders, and each director so elected shall hold office until the next Annual Meeting and until his successor is duly elected and qualified, or until his earlier resignation or removal. Directors need not be stockholders.

Section 2.     Vacancies. Vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, except that any vacancy resulting from the death, resignation, removal or disqualification of a director elected by the holders of any class or classes of the stock of the Corporation voting as a class, or from an increase in the number of directors which such holders are entitled to elect, may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors elected by such class or classes, or by a sole remaining director so elected, and the directors so chosen shall hold office until the next Annual Meeting and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal.

Section 3.     Duties and Powers. The business of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors which may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-Laws directed or required to be exercised or done by the stockholders.

 

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Section 4.     Organization. At each meeting of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or, in such person’s absence, a director chosen by a majority of the directors present, shall act as Chairman. The Secretary of the Corporation shall act as Secretary at each meeting of the Board of Directors. In case the Secretary shall be absent from any meeting of the Board of Directors, an Assistant Secretary shall perform the duties of Secretary at such meeting; and in the absence from any such meeting of the Secretary and all the Assistant Secretaries, the Chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as Secretary of the meeting.

Section 5.     Resignations and Removals of Directors. Any director of the Corporation may resign at any time, by giving written notice to the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or the Secretary of the Corporation. Such resignation shall take effect at the time therein specified or, if no time is specified, immediately; and, unless otherwise specified in such notice, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Except as otherwise required by law, any director or the entire Board of Directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote in the election of directors.

Section 6.     Meetings. The Board of Directors of the Corporation may hold meetings, both regular and special, either within or without the State of Delaware. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at such time and at such place as may from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors and, unless required by resolution of the Board of Directors, without notice. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or a majority of directors then in office. Notice thereof stating the place, date and hour of the meeting shall be given to each director either by mail not less than

 

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forty-eight hours before the date of the meeting, by telephone, telecopy or telegram on twenty-four hours’ notice, or on such shorter notice as the person or persons calling such meeting may deem necessary or appropriate in the circumstances.

Section 7.     First Meeting. The Board of Directors may meet, without notice of such meeting, for the purpose of organization, the election of officers and the transaction of other business, on the same day as, at the place at which, and as soon as practicable after each annual election of directors is held. Such first meeting may be held at any other time or place specified in a notice given as hereinafter provided for special meetings of the Board of Directors, or in a waiver of notice thereof.

Section 8.     Quorum and Manner of Acting. Except as may be otherwise specifically provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, at all meetings of the Board of Directors, a majority of the entire Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and the act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Board of Directors. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.

Section 9.     Consent in Lieu of Meeting. Unless otherwise provided by the Certificate 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 the members of the Board of Directors or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee.

 

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Section 10.     Meetings by Means of Conference Telephone. Unless otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, or any committee designated by the Board of Directors, may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors or such committee by means of a 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 Section 10 shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

Section 11.     Compensation. The directors may be paid their expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors and may be paid a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors or a stated salary, or such other emoluments, as the Board of Directors shall from time to time determine. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. Each director who shall serve as a member or Chairman of special or standing committee may be allowed like compensation for attending committee meetings.

Section 12.     Interested Directors. 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 their votes are counted for such purpose if (i) the material facts as to his or their relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the Board of Directors or

 

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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 (ii) the material facts as to his or their 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 (iii) 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.

ARTICLE IV

COMMITTEES

Section 1.     How Constituted and Powers. The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the entire Board of Directors, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation except as otherwise provided in these By-Laws. 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 any such committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, and in the absence of a designation by the Board of Directors of an alternate member to replace the absent or disqualified member, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any absent or disqualified member. Each committee, to the extent allowed by law, 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 as provided in the resolution establishing such committee.

 

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Section 2.     Executive Committee. The Board of Directors may designate an Executive Committee, to consist of not less than three members of the Board of Directors, which shall have and may exercise, to the extent permitted by law and the Certificate of Incorporation, all of the powers of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, including, unless otherwise specified by a resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors, the power and authority to declare dividends, to authorize the issuance of stock and to adopt a certificate of ownership and merger pursuant to Section 253 of the General Corporation Law.

Section 3.     Organization. The Board of Directors or each such committee may choose its Chairman and Secretary, and shall keep and record all its acts and proceedings and report the same from time to time to the Board of Directors.

Section 4.     Meetings. Regular meetings of any such committee, of which no notice shall be necessary, shall be held at such times and in such places as shall be fixed by the committee or by the Board of Directors. Special meetings of any such committee shall be held at the request of any member of the committee.

Section 5.     Quorum and Manner of Acting. A majority of the members of any such committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the act of a majority of those present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the committee.

 

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Section 6.     General. The Board of Directors shall have the power at any time to change the members of, fill vacancies in, and discharge or disband any such committee, either with or without cause.

ARTICLE V

OFFICERS

Section 1.     Officers. The Board of Directors may elect a Chairman of the Board of Directors, and shall elect a President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Treasurer, a Controller and a Secretary. The Board of Directors may designate one or more Vice Presidents as Senior Executive Vice Presidents, Executive Vice Presidents or Senior Vice Presidents, and may use such other descriptive words as it may determine to designate the seniority or areas of special competence or responsibility of the officers. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person.

Section 2.     Election, Term of Office and Qualifications. Such officers shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors, as soon as practicable after the annual election of directors in each year, and at such other time or times as the Board of Directors may determine. Each such officer shall hold office until such officer’s successor shall have been duly chosen and shall qualify, or until such officer’s death, resignation or removal in the manner hereinafter provided. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, shall be chosen from among the directors, but no other officer need be a director. Each officer shall have such functions or duties as are provided in these By-Laws, or as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

Section 3.     Subordinate Officers. The Board of Directors may from time to time elect such other officers or assistant officers as it may deem necessary, each of whom shall hold office for such period, have such authority, and perform such duties as are provided in these By-Laws, or as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

 

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Section 4.     Removal. Any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by the Board of Directors, and any subordinate officer also may be removed in such other manner as may be specified by the Board of Directors in the resolution or resolutions electing such subordinate officer. Any officer may be suspended by the President either with or without cause, pending the next meeting of the Board of Directors.

Section 5.     Resignations. Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President, or the Secretary of the Corporation. Any such resignation shall take effect at the time therein specified or if no time is specified, immediately; and, unless otherwise specified in such notice, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.

Section 6.     Vacancies. A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or any other cause shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the manner prescribed in these By-Laws for the regular election to that office.

Section 7.     Compensation. Salaries or other compensation of the officers may be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors and shall be so fixed by the Board of Directors or such committee as to any officer serving the Corporation as a director. No officer shall be prevented from receiving proper compensation for such officer’s services by reason of the fact that such officer is also a director of the Corporation.

 

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Section 8.     Chairman of the Board of Directors. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, shall possess the same power as the President to sign certificates for stock of the Corporation and enter into and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, bonds, guarantees, contracts and other instruments, except in cases where the making and execution thereof shall be expressly restricted or delegated by the Board of Directors or by a duly authorized committee of directors or by these By-Laws to some other officer or agent of the Corporation, or shall be required by law otherwise to be made or executed. In general, the Chairman of the Board of Directors shall have all authority incident to the office of Chairman of the Board of Directors and shall have such other authority and perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board of Directors or by any duly authorized committee of directors.

Section 9.     President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision of the business, affairs and property of the Corporation and over its several officers, subject, however, to the control of the Board of Directors. The President also shall be the chief operating officer of the Corporation and, subject to the direction of the Board of Directors and any duly authorized committee of directors, shall have general supervision of the operations of the Corporation. The President shall, at the request or in the absence or disability of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, perform the duties and exercise the powers of such officer. The President may, with the Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation. The President may enter into and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, bonds, guarantees, contracts and other instruments, except in cases where the making and execution thereof shall be expressly restricted or delegated by the Board of Directors or by a duly authorized committee of directors, or by these By-Laws to some other officer or agent of the Corporation, or shall be required by law otherwise to be made or executed. The President, with the Chairman of the

 

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Board of Directors, if there be one, shall have the power to fix the compensation of elected officers whose compensation is not fixed by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof in accordance with Section 7 of this Article V, and also to engage, discharge, determine the duties and fix the compensation of all employees and agents of the Corporation necessary or proper for the transaction of the business of the Corporation. In general, the President shall have all authority incident to the office of President, chief executive officer and chief operating officer and shall have such other authority and perform such their duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board of Directors or by any duly authorized committee of directors.

Section 10.     Vice Presidents. The Vice Presidents shall have supervision over the operations of the Corporation within their respective areas of special competence or responsibility and in accordance with policies, procedures and practices in effect from time to time, subject, however, to the control of the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President and any other officer to whom they report. They shall, within such areas (in the order of their designation, or in the absence of such designation, in the order of their seniority based on title or, in the case of officers of equal title, in order of their tenure), at the request or in the absence or disability of the President, perform the duties and exercise the powers of such officer. They may, with the Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation. They may enter into and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, guarantees, bonds, contracts and other instruments, except in cases where the making and execution thereof shall be expressly restricted or otherwise delegated by these By-Laws or by the Board of Directors, a duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the

 

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President or any other officer to whom they report, or shall be required by law otherwise to be made or executed. In general, they shall have all authority incident to their respective offices and shall have such other authority and perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, and duly authorized committee of directors, the President or any other officer to whom they report.

Section 11.     Treasurer. The Treasurer shall, if required by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Treasurer reports, give a bond for the faithful discharge of duties, in such sum and with such sureties as may be so required. The Treasurer shall have custody of, and be responsible for, all funds and securities of the Corporation; receive and give receipts for money due and payable to the Corporation from any source whatsoever; deposit all such money in the name of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies, or other depositories as shall be selected in accordance with the provisions of Section 5 of Article VI of these By-Laws; against proper vouchers, cause such funds to be disbursed by check or draft on the authorized depositories of the Corporation signed in such manner as shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 4 of Article VI of these By-Laws and be responsible for the accuracy of the amounts of all funds so disbursed; regularly enter or cause to be entered in books to be kept by the Treasurer or under the Treasurer’s direction, full and adequate accounts of all money received and paid by the Treasurer for the account of the Corporation; have the right to require, from time to time, reports or statements giving such information as the Treasurer may determine to be necessary or desirable with respect to any and all financial transactions of the Corporation from the officers and agents transacting the same; render to the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of

 

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Directors, if there be one, the President or any officer to whom the Treasurer reports, whenever they or any of them, respectively, shall require the Treasurer so to do, an account of the financial condition of the Corporation and of all transactions of the Treasurer; exhibit at all reasonable times the books of accounts and other records provided for herein to any of the directors of the Corporation; and, in general, have all authority incident to the office of Treasurer and such other authority and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Treasurer reports, and may sign with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any Vice President, certificates for stock of the Corporation.

Section 12.     Controller. The Controller shall be responsible for preparing and maintaining reasonable and adequate books of account and other accounting records of the assets, liabilities and transactions of the Corporation in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and procedures, shall see that reasonable and adequate audits thereof are regularly made and that reasonable and adequate systems of financial control are maintained, shall examine and certify the financial accounts of the Corporation, shall prepare and render such budgets and other financial reports as the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Controller reports may require, and shall, in general, have all authority incident to the office of Controller and such other authority and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Controller reports.

 

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Section 13.     Secretary. The Secretary shall act as Secretary of all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors of the Corporation; shall keep the minutes thereof in the proper book or books to be provided for that purpose; shall see that all notices required to be given by the Corporation in connection with meetings of stockholders and of the Board of Directors are duly given; may, with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any Vice President, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation; shall be the custodian of the seal of the Corporation and shall affix the seal or cause it or a facsimile thereof to be affixed to all certificates for stock of the Corporation and to all documents or instruments requiring the same, the execution of which on behalf of the Corporation is duly authorized in accordance with the provisions of these By-Laws; shall have charge of the stock records and also of the other books, records and papers of the Corporation relating to its organization and acts as a corporation, and shall see that the reports, statements and other documents related thereto required by law are properly kept and filed; and shall, in general, have all authority incident to the office of Secretary and such other authority and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Secretary reports.

Section 14.     Duties of Assistant Treasurers, Assistant Secretaries and Other Subordinate Officers. The Assistant Treasurers shall, respectively, if required by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom they report give bonds for the faithful discharge of their duties in such sums and with such sureties as may be so required. Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Secretaries may, with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any Vice President, sign

 

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certificates for stock of the Corporation. Subordinate officers shall have all authority incident to their respective offices and such other authority and perform such other duties as shall be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or the officers to whom they report.

Section 15.     Appointed Officers. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, and the President may appoint or cause to be appointed, in accordance with the policies and procedures established by them, such Presidents, Vice Presidents and other officers of the Divisions, Groups and Staffs of the Corporation as they shall determine to be necessary or desirable in furtherance of the business and affairs of such Divisions, Groups and Staffs, may designate such Vice Presidents as Senior Executive Vice Presidents, Executive Vice Presidents or Senior Vice Presidents, and may use such other descriptive words as he may determine to designate the seniority or areas of special competence or responsibility of the officers appointed in accordance with this Section 15. Officers appointed in accordance with this Section 15 shall not be deemed to be officers as elsewhere referred to in this Article V but as between themselves and the Corporation shall have such authority and perform such duties in the management and operations of the Divisions, Groups and Staffs of the Corporation of which they are appointed officers as the officer appointing them and the persons to whom they report may from time to time determine. Such officers shall have the authority as between themselves and third parties to bind the Corporation solely to the extent of their apparent authority based upon their titles and solely in relation to the business affairs of the Divisions, Groups and Staffs of which they are appointed officers.

 

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ARTICLE VI.

CONTRACTS, VOTING OF STOCK HELD,

CHECKS, DRAFTS, BANK ACCOUNTS, ETC.

Section 1.     Execution of Contracts. The Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors, except as by these By-Laws otherwise required, may authorize any officer other than or in addition to the officers authorized by Article V of these By-Laws, and any employee or agent or agents, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, to enter into and execute any deed, mortgage, bond, guarantee, contract or other instrument, and any such authority may be general or may be confined to specific instances or otherwise limited.

Section 2.     Loans and Loan Guarantees. Any officer, employee or agent of the Corporation thereunder authorized by the Board of Directors or by any duly authorized committee of directors may effect in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, loans or advances from, or guarantees of loans or advances to, any bank, trust company or other institution or any firm, corporation or individual, and for such loans and advances or guarantees may make, execute and deliver promissory notes, bonds or other certificates or evidences of indebtedness or guaranty of the Corporation, and may pledge or hypothecate or transfer any securities or other property of the Corporation as security for any such loans, advances or guarantees. Such authority conferred by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors may be general or may be confined to specific instances or otherwise limited.

Section 3.     Voting of Stock Held. The President and, unless otherwise provided by resolution of the Board of Directors or directed by the President, the Secretary may from time to time personally or by an attorney or attorneys or agent or agents of the Corporation, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, cast the votes which the Corporation may be entitled to cast as a

 

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stockholder or otherwise in any other corporation, any of the stock or securities of which may be held by the Corporation, at meetings of the holders of the stock or other securities of such other corporations, or consent in writing to any action by any such other corporation, and may instruct any person or persons so appointed as to the manner of casting such votes or giving such consent, and may execute or cause to be executed on behalf of the Corporation and under its corporate seal, or otherwise, such written proxies, consents, waivers or other instruments as the Secretary may deem necessary or proper in the premises; or may attend any meeting of the holders of stock or other securities of any such other corporation and thereat vote or exercise any or all other powers of the Corporation as the holder of such stock or other securities of such other corporation.

Section 4.     Checks, Drafts, etc. All checks, drafts and other orders for payment of money out of the funds of the Corporation and all notes and other evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation shall be signed on behalf of the Corporation by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer or by any other officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to whom such power may from time to time be delegated by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors or by any officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to whom the power of delegation may from time to time be granted by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors.

Section 5.     Deposits. The funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the order of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors may from time to time select, or as may be selected by any officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to whom such power may from time to time be delegated by these By-Laws, the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors.

 

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ARTICLE VII

STOCK AND DIVIDENDS

Section 1.     Form of Certificate. Every holder of stock in the Corporation shall be entitled to have a certificate signed, in the name of the Corporation (i) by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or one of the Vice Presidents and (ii) 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.

Section 2.     Signatures. Where a certificate is countersigned by (i) a transfer agent or (ii) a registrar, any other signature on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, unless otherwise ordered by the Board of Directors, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.

Section 3.     Lost, Destroyed, Stolen or Mutilated Certificate. The Board of Directors may direct a new certificate to be issued in place of any certificate theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit or such other proof satisfactory to the Board of Directors of that fact by the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate, the Board of Directors may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or his legal representative, to advertise

 

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the same in such manner as the Board of Directors shall require and/or to give the Corporation a bond in such sum as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the Corporation and its transfer agents and registrars with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.

Section 4.     Transfers. Stock of the Corporation shall be transferable in the manner prescribed by law and in these By-Laws. Transfers of stock shall be made on the books of the Corporation only by the person named in the certificate or by such person’s duly authorized attorney appointed by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a transfer agent or assistant transfer agent of the Corporation, and upon surrender of the certificate or certificates for such stock properly endorsed for transfer and payment of all necessary transfer taxes; provided, however, that such surrender and endorsement shall not be required in any case in which the officers of the Corporation shall determine to waive such requirement in order to comply with applicable laws governing escheat or disposition of abandoned or unclaimed property. Every certificate exchanged, returned or surrendered to the Corporation shall be marked “Cancelled,” with the date of cancellation, by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation or the transfer agent or assistant transfer agent thereof. No transfer of stock shall be valid as against the Corporation, its stockholders or creditors for any purpose until it shall have been entered in the stock records of the Corporation by an entry showing from and to whom transferred.

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Section 6.     Record Date. In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than sixty days nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting, nor more than sixty days prior to any other action. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

Section 7.     Beneficial Owners. The Corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends, and to vote as such owner, and to hold liable for calls and assessments a person registered on its books as the owner of shares, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by law.

Section 8.     Dividends. Dividends upon the capital stock of the Corporation, subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, if any, may be declared by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting, and may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the capital stock. Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the Board of Directors from time to time, in its absolute discretion, deems proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for

 

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purchasing any of the shares of capital stock, warrants, rights, options, bonds, debentures, notes, scrip or other securities or evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, or for any proper purpose, and the Board of Directors may modify or abolish any such reserve.

Section 9.     Limitations on Transfer. A written restriction on the transfer or registration of transfer of a security of the Corporation, if permitted by Section 202 of the General Corporation Law and noted conspicuously on the certificate representing the security or, in the case of uncertificated shares, contained in the notice sent pursuant to Section 151(f) of the General Corporation Law, may be enforced against the holder of the restricted security or any successor or transferee of the holder including an executor, administrator, trustee, guardian or other fiduciary entrusted with like responsibility for the person or estate of the holder. Unless noted conspicuously on the certificate representing the security or, in the case of uncertificated shares, contained in the notice sent pursuant to Section 151(f) of the General Corporation Law, a restriction, even though permitted by Section 202 of the General Corporation Law, is ineffective except against a person with actual knowledge of the restriction. A restriction on the transfer or registration of transfer of securities of a corporation may be imposed either by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-Laws or by an agreement among any number of security holders or among such holders and the corporation. No restriction so imposed shall be binding with respect to securities issued prior to the adoption of the restriction unless the holders of the securities are parties to an agreement or voted in favor of the restriction.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

NOTICES

Section 1.     Notices. Whenever written notice is required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws to be given to any director, member of a committee or stockholder, such notice may be given by mail, addressed to such director, member of a committee or stockholder, at such person’s address as it appears on the records of the Corporation, with postage thereon prepaid, and such notice shall be deemed to be given at the time when the same shall be deposited in the United States mail. Written notice may also be given personally or by telegram, telex or cable.

Section 2.     Waivers of Notice. Whenever any notice is required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, to be given to any director, member of a committee or stockholder, a waiver thereof in writing, signed, by the person or persons entitled to said notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting, present by person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where the person attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders, directors or members of a committee of directors need be specified in any written waiver of notice unless so required by the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws.

 

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ARTICLE IX

BOOKS

Section 1.     Books. The Corporation shall keep in accordance with applicable law correct and adequate books and records of account and minutes of proceedings of the stockholders, the Board of Directors and any committees of the Board of Directors. The Corporation shall keep in accordance with applicable law at the office designated in the Certificate of Incorporation or at the office of the transfer agent or registrar of the Corporation, a record containing the names and addresses of all stockholders, the number and class of shares held by each and the dates when they respectively became the owners of record thereof.

Section 2.     Form of Books. Any books maintained by the Corporation, including its stock ledger, books of account and minute books, may be kept on, or be in the form of, electronic data storage, computer discs, punch cards, magnetic tape, photographs, microphotographs or any other information storage device, provided that the records so kept can be converted into clearly legible written 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.

Section 3.     Inspection of Books. The Board of Directors and, unless otherwise specified by the Board of Directors and the President shall, subject to applicable law, have the sole power to determine from time to time whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions and regulations the accounts, books and records of the Corporation, or any of them, shall be open to the inspection of the stockholders; and, except as specifically conferred by law, no stockholder shall have any right to inspect any account, book, record or document of the Corporation, unless and until authorized so to do by the Board of Directors or, unless otherwise specified by the Board of Directors, by order of the President.

 

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ARTICLE X

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 1.     Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings other Than Those by or in the Right of the Corporation. Subject to Section 3 of this Article X, the Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director or officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that such person did not act in good faith and in a manner which such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that such person’s conduct was unlawful.

 

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Section 2.     Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation. Subject to Section 3 of this Article X, the Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation; except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

Section 3.     Authorization of Indemnification. Any indemnification under this Article X (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 1 or Section 2 of this Article X, as the case may be. Such determination shall be made (i) by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such

 

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action, suit or proceeding, or (ii) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (iii) by the stockholders. To the extent, however, that a director or officer of the Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding described above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith, without the necessity of authorization in the specific case.

Section 4.     Good Faith Defined. For purposes of any determination under Section 3 of this Article X, a person shall be deemed to have acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, or, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, to have had no reasonable cause to believe such person conduct was unlawful, if such person’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Corporation or another enterprise, or on information supplied to such person by the officers 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 4 shall mean any other corporation or any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise of which such person is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent. The provisions of this Section 4 shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the circumstances in which a person may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Sections 1 or 2 of this Article X, as the case may be.

 

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Section 5.     Indemnification by a Court. Notwithstanding any contrary determination in the specific case under Section 3 of this Article X, and notwithstanding the absence of any determination thereunder, any director or officer may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Delaware for indemnification to the extent otherwise permissible under Sections 1 and 2 of this Article X. The basis of such indemnification by a court shall be a determination by such court that indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standards of conduct set forth in Sections 1 or 2 of this Article X, as the case may be. Neither a contrary determination in the specific case under Section 3 of this Article X nor the absence of any determination thereunder shall be a defense to such application or create a presumption that the director or officer seeking indemnification has not met any applicable standard of conduct. Notice of any application for indemnification pursuant to this Section 5 shall be given to the Corporation promptly upon the filing of such application. If successful, in whole or in part, the director or officer seeking indemnification shall also be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such application.

Section 6.     Expenses Payable in Advance. Expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by a director or officer in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article X.

 

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Section 7.     Nonexclusivity of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by or granted pursuant to this Article X shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any By-Law, agreement, contract, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or pursuant to the direction (howsoever embodied) of any court of competent jurisdiction or otherwise, both as to action in such person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, it being the policy of the Corporation that indemnification of the persons specified in Sections 1 and 2 of this Article X shall be made to the fullest extent permitted by law. The provisions of this Article X shall not be deemed to preclude the indemnification of any person who is not specified in Sections 1 or 2 of this Article X but whom the Corporation has the power or obligation to indemnify under the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, or otherwise.

Section 8.     Insurance. The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power or the obligation to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of this Article X.

 

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Section 9.     Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Article X, references to “the Corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors or officers, so that any person who is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation, or is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article X with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as such person would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued. For purposes of this Article X, references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan; and references to “serving at the request of the Corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director or officer with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation” as referred to in this Article X.

Section 10.     Survival of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article X shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.

 

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Section 11.     Limitation on Indemnification. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Article X to the contrary, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification (which shall be governed by Section 5 hereof), the Corporation shall not be obligated to indemnify any director or officer in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

Section 12.     Indemnification of Employees and Agents. The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board of Directors, provide rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to employees and agents of the Corporation similar to those conferred in this Article X to directors and officers of the Corporation.

ARTICLE XI

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

Section 1.     Amendment of By-Laws. These By-Laws may be altered, amended or repealed, in whole or in part, or new By-Laws may be adopted by the stockholders or by the Board of Directors, provided, however, that notice of such alteration, amendment, repeal or adoption of new By-Laws be contained in the notice of such meeting of stockholders or Board of Directors as the case may be. All such amendments must be approved by either the holders of a majority of the outstanding capital stock entitled to vote thereon or by a majority of the entire Board of Directors then in office.

Section 2.     Entire Board of Directors. As used in this Article XI and in these By-Laws generally, the term “entire Board of Directors” means the total number of directors which the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies.

 

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ARTICLE XII

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 1.     Seal. The Board of Directors shall approve a corporate seal which shall be in the form of a circle and shall bear the name of the Corporation, the year of its incorporation and the word “Delaware.”

Section 2.     Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined and may be changed by resolution of the Board of Directors, and unless and until otherwise so determined, shall be the calendar year.

 

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By-Laws

OF

REVLON REAL ESTATE CORPORATION

As of June 18, 1998

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I OFFICES

  

Section 1. Registered Office

     1   

Section 2. Other Offices

     1   

ARTICLE II MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

  

Section 1. Place of Meetings

     1   

Section 2. Annual Meetings

     1   

Section 3. Special Meetings

     2   

Section 4. Quorum

     2   

Section 5. Voting

     3   

Section 6. Organization and Order of Business

     3   

Section 7. Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting

     4   

Section 8. List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote

     4   

Section 9. Stock Ledger

     5   

Section 10. Inspectors of Election

     5   

ARTICLE III DIRECTORS

  

Section 1. Number and Election of Directors

     6   

Section 2. Vacancies

     6   

Section 3. Duties and Powers

     6   

Section 4. Organization

     7   

Section 5. Resignations and Removals of Directors

     7   

Section 6. Meetings

     7   

Section 7. First Meeting

     8   

Section 8. Quorum and Manner of Acting

     8   

Section 9. Consent in Lieu of Meeting

     8   

Section 10. Meetings by Means of Conference Telephone

     9   

Section 11. Compensation

     9   

Section 12. Interested Directors

     9   

ARTICLE IV COMMITTEES

  

Section 1. How Constituted and Powers

     10   

Section 2. Executive Committee

     11   

Section 3. Organization

     11   

Section 4. Meetings

     11   

Section 5. Quorum and Manner of Acting

     11   

Section 6. General

     12   

ARTICLE V OFFICERS

  

Section 1. Officers

     12   

Section 2. Election, Term of Office and Qualifications

     12   

Section 3. Subordinate Officers

     12   


Section 4. Removal

     13   

Section 5. Resignations

     13   

Section 6. Vacancies

     13   

Section 7. Compensation

     13   

Section 8. Chairman of the Board of Directors

     14   

Section 9. President

     14   

Section 10. Vice Presidents

     15   

Section 11. Treasurer

     16   

Section 12. Controller

     17   

Section 13. Secretary

     18   

Section 14. Duties of Assistant Treasurers, Assistant Secretaries and Other Subordinate Officers

     18   

Section 15. Appointed Officers

     19   

ARTICLE VI. CONTRACTS, VOTING OF STOCK HELD, CHECKS, DRAFTS, BANK
                    ACCOUNTS, ETC.

  

Section 1. Execution of Contracts

     20   

Section 2. Loans and Loan Guarantees

     20   

Section 3. Voting of Stock Held

     20   

Section 4. Checks, Drafts, etc.

     21   

Section 5. Deposits

     21   

ARTICLE VII STOCK AND DIVIDENDS

  

Section 1. Form of Certificate

     22   

Section 2. Signatures

     22   

Section 3. Lost, Destroyed, Stolen or Mutilated Certificate

     22   

Section 4. Transfers

     23   

Section 5. Transfer and Registry Agents

     23   

Section 6. Record Date

     24   

Section 7. Beneficial Owners

     24   

Section 8. Dividends

     24   

Section 9. Limitations on Transfer

     25   

ARTICLE VIII NOTICES

  

Section 1. Notices

     26   

Section 2. Waivers of Notice

     26   

ARTICLE IX BOOKS

  

Section 1. Books

     27   

Section 2. Form of Books

     27   

Section 3. Inspection of Books

     27   


ARTICLE X INDEMNIFICATION

  

Section 1. Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings other Than Those by or in the Right
            of the Corporation

     28   

Section 2. Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings by or in the Right of the
            Corporation

     29   

Section 3. Authorization of Indemnification

     29   

Section 4. Good Faith Defined

     30   

Section 5. Indemnification by a Court

     31   

Section 6. Expenses Payable in Advance

     31   

Section 7. Nonexclusivity of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses

     32   

Section 8. Insurance

     32   

Section 9. Certain Definitions

     33   

Section 10. Survival of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses

     33   

Section 11. Limitation on Indemnification

     34   

Section 12. Indemnification of Employees and Agents

     34   

ARTICLE XI AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

  

Section 1. Amendment of By-Laws

     34   

Section 2. Entire Board of Directors

     34   

ARTICLE XII GENERAL PROVISIONS

  

Section 1. Seal

     35   

Section 2. Fiscal Year

     35   
EX-3.28 27 d538541dex328.htm EX-3.28 EX-3.28

Exhibit 3.28

BY-LAWS

OF

NEW RIROS CORPORATION

(hereinafter referred to as the “Corporation”)

Under the Business Corporation Law

of the State of New York

ARTICLE I

Shareholders

Section 1.01 Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of shareholders for the election of directors and the transaction of such other business as may come before it shall be held at such time and place, within or without the State of New York, as shall be fixed by the Board of Directors (or by any officer so designated by the Board of Directors) and stated in the notice or waiver of notice of the meeting.

Section 1.02 Special Meetings. (a) Special meetings of the shareholders, for any purpose or purposes, may be called at any time by resolution of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be any, or the President, and shall be so called when requested by the holders of not less than 50% of all shares entitled to vote at such meeting. Special meetings of shareholders shall be held at such place, within or without the State of New York, as shall be fixed by the Board of Directors (or such designated officer) and stated in the notice or waiver of notice of the meeting. At any such special meeting only such business may be transacted which is related to the purpose or purposes set forth in the notice required by Section l.03 hereof.


(b) A special meeting, other than one called at the request of the holders of not less than 50% of all shares entitled to vote at such meeting, may be canceled by resolution of the Board of Directors.

Section 1.03 Notice of Meetings of Shareholders. (a) Whenever shareholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, a written notice thereof shall state the place, date and hour of the meeting, and, unless it is the annual meeting, shall indicate that it is being issued by or at the direction of the person or persons calling the meeting. A notice of a special meeting shall also state the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. If, at any meeting, action is proposed to be taken which would, if taken, entitle shareholders fulfilling the requirements of Section 623 of the Business Corporation Law (the “BCL”), to receive payment for their shares, the notice of such meeting shall include a statement of that purpose and to that effect and shall be accompanied by a copy of Section 623 of the Business Corporation Law or an outline of its material terms. A copy of the notice of any meeting shall be given, personally or by first class mail, not fewer than ten (10) nor more than fifty (50) days before the date of the meeting; provided, however, that a copy of such notice may be given by third class mail not fewer than twenty-four nor (24) more than fifty (50) days before the date of the meeting, to each shareholder entitled to vote at such meeting. If mailed, such notice is

 

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given when deposited in the United States mail, with postage thereon prepaid, directed to the shareholder at his address as it appears on the record of shareholders, or, if he shall have filed with the Secretary of the Corporation a written request that notices to him be mailed to some other address, then directed to him at such other address. An affidavit of the Secretary or such other person giving the notice of or of a transfer agent of the Corporation that the notice required by this Section has been given shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the forth therein stated.

(b) When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, it shall not be necessary to give any notice of the adjourned meeting if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and at the adjourned meeting any business may be transacted that might have been transacted on the original date of the meeting. However, if after the adjournment the Board of Directors fixes a new record date for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each shareholder of record on the new record date entitled to notice under the next preceding paragraph.

Section 1.04 Waivers of Notice. Notice of meeting need not be given to any shareholder who submits a signed waiver of notice, in person or by proxy, whether before or after the meeting. The attendance of any shareholder at a meeting, in person or by proxy, without protesting prior to the conclusion of the meeting the lack of notice of such meeting, shall constitute a waiver of notice by him.

 

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Section 1.05 Quorum. (a) The holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote thereat, present in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of shareholders for the transaction of any business, provided that when a specified item of business is required to be voted on by a class or series, voting as a class, the holders of a majority of the shares of such class or series, present in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of such specified item of business.

(b) When a quorum is once present to organize a meeting, it shall not be broken by the subsequent withdrawal of any shareholders.

(c) The shareholders present may adjourn the meeting despite the absence of a quorum.

Section 1.06 Fixing Record Date. For the purpose of determining the shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of shareholders or any adjournment thereof, or to express consent to or dissent from any proposal without a meeting, or for the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or the allotment of any rights, or for the purpose of any other action, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a date as the record date for any such determination of shareholders. Such date shall not be more than fifty (50) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting, nor more than fifty (50) days prior to any other action.

 

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Section 1.07 List of Shareholders at Meetings. A list of shareholders as of the record date, certified by the corporate officer responsible for its preparation or by a transfer agent, shall be produced at any meeting of shareholders upon the request thereat or prior thereto of any shareholder. If the right to vote at any meeting is challenged, the inspectors of election, or person presiding thereat, shall require such list of shareholders to be produced as evidence of the right of the persons challenged to vote at such meeting, and all persons who appear from such list to be shareholders entitled to vote thereat may vote at such meeting.

Section 1.08 Proxies. (a) Every shareholder entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders or to express consent or dissent without a meeting may authorize another person or persons to act for him by proxy.

(b) Every proxy must be signed by the shareholder or his attorney-in-fact. No proxy shall be valid after the expiration of eleven months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy. Every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the shareholder executing it except as otherwise provided in Section 609 of the BCL.

Section 1.09 Selection and Duties of Inspectors. (a) The Board of Directors may appoint in advance of any shareholders’ meeting one or more inspectors to act at the meeting or any adjournment thereof. If inspectors are not so appointed, the person presiding at a shareholders’ meeting may, and on the request of any shareholder entitled

 

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to vote thereat shall, appoint one or more inspectors. In case any person appointed fails to appear or act, the vacancy may be filled by appointment made by the Board of Directors in advance of the meeting or at the meeting by the person presiding thereat. Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector at such meeting with strict impartiality and according to the best of his ability. Unless appointed by the Board of Directors or the person presiding at the meeting, as above provided in this Section, inspectors shall be dispensed with at all meetings of shareholders unless compliance therewith is requested by a shareholder present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote at such meeting.

(b) The inspectors shall determine the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each, the shares represented at the meeting, the existence of a quorum and the validity and effect of proxies and shall receive votes, ballots or consents, hear and determine all challenges and questions arising in connection with the right to vote, count and tabulate all votes, ballots or consents, determine the result, and do such acts as are proper to conduct the election or vote with fairness to all shareholders. On request of the person presiding at the meeting or any shareholder entitled to vote thereat, the inspectors shall make a report in writing of any challenge, question or matter determined by them and execute a certificate of any fact found by them. Any report or certificate made by them shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated and of the vote as certified by them.

 

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Section 1.10 Qualification of Voters. (a) Except as otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, every shareholder shall be entitled at every meeting of shareholders to one vote for every share standing in his name on the record of shareholders.

(b) Treasury shares and shares held by any domestic or foreign corporation of any type or kind, if a majority of the shares entitled to vote in the election of directors of such other corporation is held by the Corporation, shall not be shares entitled to vote or to be counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares.

(c) Shares held by an administrator, executor, guardian, conservator, committee, or other fiduciary, except a trustee, may be voted by him, either in person or by proxy, without transfer of such shares into his name. Shares held by a trustee may be voted by him, either in person or by proxy, only after the shares have been transferred into his name as trustee or into the name of his nominee.

Section 1.11 Vote of Shareholders. (a) Directors shall, except as otherwise required by the BCL or by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation as permitted by the BCL, be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at a meeting of shareholders by the holders of shares entitled to vote in the election. Whenever any corporate action, other than the election of directors, is to be taken by vote of the

 

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shareholders, it shall, except as otherwise required by the BCL or by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation as permitted by the BCL, be authorized by a majority of the votes cast at a meeting of shareholders by the holders of shares entitled to vote thereon.

(b) The vote upon any question at any shareholders’ meeting need not be by written ballot.

Section 1.12 Action Without a Meeting. Whenever shareholders are required or permitted to take any action by vote, such action may be taken without a meeting on written consent, setting forth the action so taken, signed by the holders of all issued and outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon. This Section shall not be construed to alter or modify the provisions of any section of the BCL or any provision in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation not inconsistent with the BCL under which the written consent of the holders of less than all outstanding shares is sufficient for corporate action. Written consent thus given by the holders of all outstanding shares entitled to vote shall have the same effect as a unanimous vote of shareholders.

 

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ARTICLE II

Directors

Section 2.01 Management of Business; Qualifications of Directors. The business of the Corporation shall be managed under the direction of the Board of Directors. Each director shall be at least eighteen years of age but need not be a shareholder. The Board of Directors, in addition to the powers and authority expressly conferred upon it herein, by statute, by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation and otherwise, is hereby empowered to exercise all such powers as may be exercised by the Corporation, except as expressly provided otherwise by the statutes of the State of New York, by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation and by these By-Laws.

Section 2.02 Number. The number of directors which shall not be less than three, except that where all the shares of the Corporation are owned beneficially and of record by less than three shareholders, the number of directors may be less than three but not less than the number of shareholders. Subject to such limitation, the number of directors which shall constitute the entire Board of Directors shall be such number as shall be fixed by action of a majority of the entire Board of Directors from time to time, but no decrease in number shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.

Section 2.03 Election and Term. At each annual meeting of shareholders, directors shall be elected to hold office until the next annual meeting. Each director shall hold office until the expiration of the term for which he is elected and until his successor has been elected and qualified, or until his earlier resignation or removal.

 

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Section 2.04 Resignation. Any director of the Corporation may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or the Secretary of the Corporation. Such resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein, if any, or if no time is specified therein, then upon receipt of such notice by such addressee; and, unless otherwise provided therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.

Section 2.05 Removal. Any or all of the directors may be removed without cause by vote of the shareholders.

Section 2.06 Vacancies. Newly created directorships resulting from an increase in the number of directors and vacancies occurring in the Board of Directors for any reason except the removal of directors without cause may be filled by vote of the Board of Directors except that if the number of directors then in office is less than a quorum, by a vote of a majority of directors then in office. A director elected to fill a vacancy shall be elected to hold office until the next meeting of shareholders at which the election of directors is in the regular order of business.

 

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Section 2.07 Quorum of Directors; Act of the Board of Directors. (a) At all meetings of the Board of Directors a majority of the entire Board of Directors shall be necessary and sufficient to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

(b) The vote of a majority of the directors present at the time of the vote, if a quorum is present at such time, shall be the act of the Board of Directors except as provided in Sections 2.06, 2.11 and 2.14 hereof.

(c) A majority of the directors present, whether or not a quorum is present, may adjourn any meeting of the directors to another time and place. Notice of such adjournment need not be given if such time and place are announced at the meeting.

Section 2.08 Annual Meetings. The newly elected Board of Directors shall meet immediately following the adjournment of the annual meeting of shareholders in each year at the same place and no notice of such meeting shall be necessary.

Section 2.09 Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at such time and at such place, within or without the State of New York, as shall from time to time be fixed by the Board of Directors and no notice thereof shall be necessary.

Section 2.10 Special Meetings. (a) Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called at any time by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any Vice-President or by any two directors or by resolution of the entire Board of Directors, at such place within or without the State of New York as shall be fixed by the person or persons calling the meeting.

 

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(b) Notice of each special meeting, stating the time and place of the meeting, shall be given by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or the Secretary to each director by delivered letter, by telegram or by personal communication either over the telephone or otherwise, in each such case not later than forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting, or by mailed letter deposited in the United States mail with postage thereon prepaid not later than the fifth day prior to the meeting, or on such shorter notice as the person or persons calling the meeting may deem necessary or appropriate under the circumstances. Notices of special meetings of the Board of Directors and waivers thereof need not state the purpose or purposes of the meeting.

(c) Notice of a special meeting need not be given to any director who submits a signed waiver of notice whether before or after the meeting, or who attends the meeting without protesting, prior thereto or at its commencement, the lack of notice to him.

Section 2.11 Action Without a Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken by the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting if all the members of the Board of Directors consent in writing to the adoption of a resolution authorizing the action. The resolution and the written consents thereto by the members of the Board of Directors shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board of Directors.

 

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Section 2.12 Action By Means of Conference Telephone. Any one or more members of the Board of Directors may participate in a meeting of the Board by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment allowing all persons participating in the meeting to hear each other at the same time. Participation by such means shall constitute presence in person at a meeting.

Section 2.13 Compensation. Directors shall receive such compensation for their services in any capacity as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.

Section 2.14 Committees. The Board of Directors, by resolution adopted by a majority of the entire Board of Directors, may designate from among its members an Executive Committee and other committees, each consisting of three or more directors, and each of which, to the extent provided in the resolution, shall have all the authority of the Board of Directors, except that no such committee shall have authority as to the following matters:

 

  (1)

The submission to shareholders of any action that needs shareholders’ authorization under the Business Corporation Law.

 

  (2)

The filling of vacancies in the Board of Directors or in any committee.

 

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  (3)

The fixing of compensation of the directors for serving on the Board of Directors or on any committee.

 

  (4)

The amendment or repeal of these By-Laws, or the adoption of new By-Laws.

 

  (5)

The amendment or repeal of any resolution of the Board of Directors which by its terms shall not be so amendable or repealable.

The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any such committee, who may replace any absent member or members at any meeting of such committee.

Section 2.15 Action of Committees Without a Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken by any committee as provided in Section 2.14 hereof may be taken without a meeting if all the members of the committee consent in writing to the adoption of a resolution authorizing the action. The resolution and the written consents thereto by the members of the committee shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the committee.

Section 2.16 Action of Committees by Means of Conference Telephone. Any one or more members of any committee may participate in a meeting of the committee by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment allowing all persons participating in the meeting to hear each other at the same time. Participation by such means shall constitute presence in person at a meeting.

 

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Section 2.17 Interested Directors. (a) No contract or other transaction between the Corporation and one or more of its directors, or between the Corporation and any other corporation, firm, association or other entity in which one or more of the Corporation’s directors are directors or officers, or have a substantial financial interest, shall be either void or voidable by reason alone of such interest or by reason alone that such director or directors are present at the meeting of the Board of Directors, or of a committee thereof, which approves such contract or transaction, or that his or their votes are counted for such purpose:

 

  (1)

If the material facts as to such director’s interest in such contract or transaction and as to any such common directorship, officership or financial interest are disclosed in good faith or known to the Board or committee, and the Board of Directors or committee approves such contract or transaction by a vote sufficient for such purpose without counting the vote or votes of such interested director or, if the votes of the disinterested directors are insufficient to constitute an act of the Board of Directors under Section 2.07, by unanimous vote of the disinterested directors; or

 

  (2)

If the material facts as to such director’s interest in such contract or transaction and as to any such common directorship, officership or financial interest are disclosed in good faith or known to the shareholders entitled to vote thereon, and such contract or transaction is approved by vote of the shareholders.

(b) If such good faith disclosure of the material facts as to the director’s interest in the contract or transaction and as to any such common directorship, officership or financial interest is made to the directors or shareholders, or known to the Board of Directors or committee or shareholders approving such contract or transaction,

 

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as provided in subsection (a), the contract or transaction may not be avoided by the Corporation for the reasons set forth in subsection (a). If there was no such disclosure or knowledge, or if the vote of such interested director was necessary for the approval of such contract or transaction at a meeting of the Board of Directors or committee at which it was approved, the Corporation may avoid the contract or transaction unless the party or parties thereto shall establish affirmatively that the contract or transaction was fair and reasonable as to the Corporation at the time it was approved by the Board of Directors, committee or the shareholders.

(c) 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 approves such contract or transaction.

Section 2.18 Loans to Directors. A loan shall not be made by the Corporation to any director unless it is authorized by vote of the shareholders. For this purpose, the shares of the director who would be the borrower shall not be shares entitled to vote. A loan made in violation of this Section shall be a violation of the duty to the Corporation of the directors approving it, but the obligation of the borrower with respect to the loan shall not be affected thereby.

 

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ARTICLE III

Officers

Section 3.01 Election or Appointment; Number. The officers of the Corporation shall be elected or appointed by the Board of Directors and shall be a President, a Secretary and a Treasurer. The Board of Directors, in its discretion, may also choose a Chairman of the Board of Directors (who must be a director) and such number of Vice-Presidents, Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers, and such other officers, as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine. Any person may hold two or more offices at the same time, except (subject to the next sentence) the offices of President and Secretary or, additionally, if there be a Chairman of the Board of Directors, the offices of Chairman of the Board of Directors and Secretary. When all of the issued and outstanding stock of the Corporation is owned by one person, such person may hold all or any combination of offices. The officers of the Corporation, except in the case of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, need not be directors of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may require any officer to give security for the faithful performance of his duties.

Section 3.02 Term. Subject to the provisions of Section 3.03 hereof, all officers shall be elected or appointed to hold office until the next annual meeting of the Board of Directors, and each officer shall hold office for the term for which he is elected or appointed and until his successor has been elected or appointed and qualified or until his earlier resignation or removal.

 

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Section 3.03 Removal. Any officer elected or appointed by the Board may be removed by the Board of Directors with or without cause. The removal of an officer without cause shall be without prejudice to his contract rights, if any; however, the election or appointment of an officer shall not of itself create contract rights.

Section 3.04 General Authority. The officers shall have such authority, duties and powers as may be assigned to them from time to time by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or the President and, to the extent consistent therewith and with other provisions of these By-Laws, shall have the authority, perform the duties and exercise the powers in the management of the Corporation usually incident to the offices held by them.

Section 3.05 Voting Securities Owned by the Corporation. Powers of attorney, proxies, waivers of notice of meeting, consents and other instruments relating to securities owned by the Corporation may be executed in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any Vice-President and any such officer may, in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation, take all such action as any such officer may deem advisable to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of security holders of any corporation in which the Corporation may own securities and at any such meeting shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities and which, as the owner thereof, the Corporation might have exercised and possessed if present. The Board of Directors may, by resolution, from time to time confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

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Section 3.06 Chairman of the Board of Directors. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if present, shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors. The Chairman of the Board of Directors may, with the Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation. The Chairman of the Board of Directors may enter into and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, bonds, guarantees, contracts and other instruments, except in cases where the making and execution thereof shall be expressly restricted or delegated by the Board of Directors or by a duly authorized committee of directors or by these By-Laws to some other officer or agent of the Corporation, or shall be required by law otherwise to be made or executed. In general, the Chairman of the Board of Directors shall have all authority incident to the office of Chairman of the Board of Directors and shall have such other authority and perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board of Directors or by any duly authorized committee of directors.

Section 3.07 President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision of the business, affairs and property of the Corporation and over its several officers, subject, however, to the control of the Board of Directors. The President also shall be the chief operating officer of the

 

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Corporation and, subject to the direction of the Board of Directors and any duly authorized committee of directors, shall have general supervision of the operations of the Corporation. The President may, with the Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation. The President may enter into and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, bonds, guarantees, contracts and other instruments, except in cases where the making and execution thereof shall be expressly restricted or delegated by the Board of Directors or by a duly authorized committee of directors, or by these By-Laws to some other officer or agent of the Corporation, or shall be required by law otherwise to be made or executed. The President shall have the power to fix the compensation of elected officers whose compensation is not fixed by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof in accordance with Section 7 of this Article III, and also to engage, discharge, determine the duties and fix the compensation of all employees and agents of the Corporation necessary or proper for the transaction of the business of the Corporation. In general, the President shall have all authority incident to the office of President, chief executive officer and chief operating officer and shall have such other authority and perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board of Directors or by any duly authorized committee of directors.

 

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Section 3.08 Vice Presidents. The Vice Presidents shall have supervision over the operations of the Corporation within their respective areas of special competence or responsibility and in accordance with policies, procedures and practices in effect from time to time, subject, however, to the control of the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the President and any other officer to whom they report. They shall, within such areas (in the order of their designation, or in the absence of such designation, in the order of their seniority based on title or, in the case of officers of equal title, in order of their tenure), at the request or in the absence or disability of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, perform the duties and exercise the powers of such officer, and at the request or in the absence or disability of the President, perform the duties and exercise the powers of such officer. They may, with the Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation. They may enter into and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, guarantees, bonds, contracts and other instruments, except in cases where the making and execution thereof shall be expressly restricted or otherwise delegated by these By-Laws or by the Board of Directors, a duly authorized committee of directors, the President or any other officer to whom they report, or shall be required by law otherwise to be made or executed. In general, they shall have all authority incident to their respective offices and shall have such other authority and perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, and duly authorized committee of directors, the President or any other officer to whom they report.

 

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Section 3.09 Secretary. The Secretary shall act as Secretary of all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors of the Corporation; shall keep the minutes thereof in the proper book or books to be provided for that purpose; shall see that all notices required to be given by the Corporation in connection with meetings of stockholders and of the Board of Directors are duly given; may, with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation; shall be the custodian of the seal of the Corporation and shall affix the seal or cause it or a facsimile thereof to be affixed to all certificates for stock of the Corporation and to all documents or instruments requiring the same, the execution of which on behalf of the Corporation is duly authorized in accordance with the provisions of these By-Laws; shall have charge of the stock records and also of the other books, records and papers of the Corporation relating to its organization and acts as a corporation, and shall see that the reports, statements and other documents related thereto required by law are properly kept and filed; and shall, in general, have all authority incident to the office of Secretary and such other authority and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the President or any other officer to whom the Secretary reports.

 

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Section 3.10 Treasurer. The Treasurer shall, if required by the Board of Directors, the President or any other officer to whom the Treasurer reports, give a bond for the faithful discharge of duties, in such sum and with such sureties as may be so required. The Treasurer shall have custody of, and be responsible for, all funds and securities of the Corporation; receive and give receipts for money due and payable to the Corporation from any source whatsoever; deposit all such money in the name of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies, or other depositories as shall be selected in accordance with the provisions of Section 4 of Article VI of these By-Laws; against proper vouchers, cause such funds to be disbursed by check or draft on the authorized depositories of the Corporation signed in such manner as shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of Article VI of these By-Laws and be responsible for the accuracy of the amounts of all funds so disbursed; regularly enter or cause to be entered in books to be kept by the Treasurer or under the Treasurer’s direction, full and adequate accounts of all money received and paid by the Treasurer for the account of the Corporation; have the right to require, from time to time, reports or statements giving such information as the Treasurer may determine to be necessary or desirable with respect to any and all financial transactions of the Corporation from the officers and agents transacting the same; render to the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the President or any officer to whom the Treasurer reports, whenever they or any of them, respectively, shall require the Treasurer so to do, an account of the financial condition of the Corporation and of all transactions of the Treasurer; exhibit at all reasonable times the books of accounts and other records

 

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provided for herein to any of the directors of the Corporation; and, in general, have all authority incident to the office of Treasurer and such other authority and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the President or any other officer to whom the Treasurer reports, and may sign with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President, certificates for stock of the Corporation.

Section 3.11 Controller. The Controller shall be responsible for preparing and maintaining reasonable and adequate books of account and other accounting records of the assets, liabilities and transactions of the Corporation in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and procedures, shall see that reasonable and adequate audits thereof are regularly made and that reasonable and adequate systems of financial control are maintained, shall examine and certify the financial accounts of the Corporation, shall prepare and render such budgets and other financial reports as the Board of Directors, the President or any other officer to whom the Controller reports may require, and shall, in general, have all authority incident to the office of Controller and such other authority and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the President or any other officer to whom the Controller reports.

 

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Section 3.12 Duties of Assistant Treasurers, Assistant Secretaries and Other Subordinate Officers. The Assistant Treasurers shall, respectively, if required by the Board of Directors, the President or any other officer to whom they report give bonds for the faithful discharge of their duties in such sums and with such sureties as may be so required. Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Secretaries may, with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation. Subordinate officers shall have all authority incident to their respective offices and such other authority and perform such other duties as shall be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the President or the officers to whom they report.

Section 3.13 Appointed Officers. The President may appoint or cause to be appointed, in accordance with the policies and procedures established by him, such Presidents, Vice Presidents and other officers of the Divisions, Groups and Staffs of the Corporation as he shall determine to be necessary or desirable in furtherance of the business and affairs of such Divisions, Groups and Staffs, may designate such Vice Presidents as Senior Executive Vice Presidents, Executive Vice Presidents or Senior Vice Presidents, and may use such other descriptive words as he may determine to designate the seniority or areas of special competence or responsibility of the officers appointed in accordance with this Section 15. Officers appointed in accordance with this Section 15 shall not be deemed to be officers as elsewhere referred to in this Article V but as between themselves and the Corporation shall have such authority and perform such duties in the management and operations of the Divisions, Groups and Staffs of the

 

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Corporation of which they are appointed officers as the officer appointing them and the persons to whom they report may from time to time determine. Such officers shall have the authority as between themselves and third parties to bind the Corporation solely to the extent of their apparent authority based upon their titles and solely in relation to the business affairs of the Divisions, Groups and Staffs of which they are appointed officers.

ARTICLE IV

Capital Stock

Section 4.01 Stock Certificates. (a) The shares of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates signed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or a Vice-President and the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer of the Corporation, and may be sealed with the seal of the Corporation or a facsimile thereof. The signatures of the officers upon a certificate may be facsimiles if the certificate is countersigned by a transfer agent or registered by a registrar other than the Corporation itself or its employee. If any officer who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer at the date of issue.

(b) Each certificate representing shares shall also set forth such additional material as is required by subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 508 of the Business Corporation Law.

 

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Section 4.02 Transfers. The shares of the Corporation shall be transferable in the manner prescribed by the laws of the State of New York and in these By-Laws. Transfers of shares shall be made on the books of the Corporation only by the person named in the certificate or by power of attorney lawfully constituted in writing and upon the surrender of the certificate therefor, which shall be cancelled before a new certificate or certificates shall be issued.

Section 4.03 Registered Holders. The Corporation shall be entitled to treat and shall be protected in treating the persons in whose names shares or any warrants, rights or options stand on the record of shareholders, warrant holders, rights holders or option holders, as the case may be, as the owners thereof for all purposes.

Section 4.04 New Certificates. The Corporation may issue 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 Board of Directors may require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or his legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond sufficient (in the judgment of the directors) to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate. A new certificate may be issued without requiring any bond when, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, it is proper so to do.

 

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Section 4.05 Dividends. The Corporation may declare and pay dividends or make other distributions in cash or its bonds or its property, including the shares or bonds of other corporations, on its outstanding shares, except when currently the Corporation is insolvent or would thereby be made insolvent, or when the declaration, payment or distribution would be contrary to any restrictions contained in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation. Dividends may be declared or paid and other distributions may be made out of surplus only, so that the net assets of the Corporation remaining after such declaration, payment or distribution shall at least equal the amount of its stated capital. When any dividend is paid or any other distribution is made, in whole or in part, from sources other than earned surplus, it shall be accompanied by a written notice (1) disclosing the amounts by which such dividend or distribution affects stated capital, capital surplus and earned surplus, or (2) if such amounts are not determinable at the time of such notice, disclosing the approximate effect of such dividend or distribution upon stated capital, capital surplus and earned surplus and stating that such amounts are not yet determinable.

ARTICLE V

Financial Notices to Shareholders

Section 5.01 Cancellation of Reacquired Shares. (a) Shares that have been issued and have been purchased, redeemed or otherwise reacquired by the Corporation shall be cancelled if they are reacquired out of stated capital, or if they are converted

 

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shares, or if the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation requires that such shares be cancelled upon reacquisition. Any shares reacquired by the Corporation and not required to be cancelled may either be retained as treasury shares or cancelled by the Board of Directors at the time of reacquisition or at any time thereafter. Shares cancelled under this Section are restored to the status of unauthorized but unissued shares. However, if the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation prohibits the reissue of any shares required or permitted to be cancelled under this Section, the Board of Directors by certificate of amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation pursuant to Section 805 of the BCL shall reduce the number of authorized shares accordingly.

(b) When reacquired shares other than converted shares are cancelled, the stated capital of the Corporation shall be reduced by the amount of stated capital then represented by such shares plus any stated capital not theretofore allocated to any designated class or series which is thereupon allocated to the shares cancelled. The amount by which stated capital has been reduced by cancellation of reacquired shares during a stated period of time shall be disclosed in the next financial statement covering such period that is furnished by the Corporation to all its shareholders or, if practicable, in the first notice of dividend or share distribution that is furnished to the holders of each class or series of its shares between the end of the period and the next such financial statement, and in any event to all its shareholders within six (6) months of the date of the reduction of capital.

 

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Section 5.02 Reduction of Stated Capital. When a reduction of stated capital has been effected under Section 516 of the BCL, the amount of such reduction shall be disclosed in the next financial statement covering the period in which such reduction is made that is furnished by the Corporation to all its shareholders or, if practicable, in the first notice of dividend or share distribution that is furnished to the holders of each class or series of its shares between the date of such reduction and the next such financial statement, and in any event to all its shareholders within six months of the date of such reduction.

ARTICLE VI

Duties of Directors and Officers; Indemnification

Section 6.01 Duties of Directors. A director shall perform his duties as a director, including his duties as a member of any committee of the Board of Directors upon which he may serve, in good faith and with that degree of care which an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would use under similar circumstances. In performing his duties, a director shall be entitled to rely on information, opinions, reports or statements including financial statements and other financial data, in each case prepared or presented by:

 

  (1)

one or more officers or employees of the Corporation or of any other corporation of which at least fifty per cent of the outstanding shares of stock entitling the holders thereof to vote for the election of directors is owned directly or indirectly by the Corporation whom the director believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented,

 

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  (2)

counsel, public accountants or other persons as to matters which the director believes to be within such person’s professional or expert competence, or

 

  (3)

a committee of the Board of Directors upon which he does not serve, duly designated in accordance with a provision of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation or the By-Laws, as to matters within its designated authority, which committee the director believes to merit confidence,

so long as in so relying he shall be acting in good faith and with such degree of care, but he shall not be considered to be acting in good faith if he has knowledge concerning the matter in question that would cause such reliance to be unwarranted. A person who so performs his duties shall have no liability by reason of being or having been a director of the Corporation.

(b) In taking action, including, without limitation, action which may involve or relate to change or potential change in the control of the Corporation, a director shall be entitled to consider, without limitation, (1) both the long-term and the short-term interests of the Corporation and the shareholders and (2) the effects that the Corporation’s actions may have in the short-term or in the long-term upon any of the following:

 

  (A)

the prospects for potential growth, development, productivity and profitability of the Corporation;

 

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  (B)

the Corporation’s current employees;

 

  (C)

the Corporation’s retired employees and other beneficiaries receiving or entitled to receive retirement, welfare or similar benefits from or pursuant to any plan sponsored, or agreement entered into, by the Corporation;

 

  (D)

the Corporation’s customers and creditors; and

 

  (E)

the ability of the Corporation to provide, as a going concern, goods, services, employment opportunities and employment benefits and otherwise to contribute to the communities in which it does business.

    Nothing in this subsection shall create any duties owed by any director to any person or entity to consider or afford any particular weight to any of the foregoing or abrogate any duty of the directors, either statutory or recognized by common law or court decisions. For purposes of this subsection, “control” shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the Corporation, whether through the ownership of voting stock, by contract, or otherwise.

Section 6.02 Duties of Officers. An officer shall perform his duties as an officer in good faith and with that degree of care which an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would use under similar circumstances. In performing his duties, an officer shall be entitled to rely on information, opinions, reports or statements including financial statements and other financial data, in each case prepared or presented by:

 

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  (1)

one or more other officers or employees of the Corporation or of any other corporation of which at least fifty per cent of the outstanding shares of stock entitling the holders thereof to vote for the election of directors is owned directly or indirectly by the Corporation whom the officer believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented, or

 

  (2)

counsel, public accountants or other persons as to matters which the officer believes to be within such person’s professional or expert competence,

so long as in so relying he shall be acting in good faith and with such degree of care, but he shall not be considered to be acting in good faith if he has knowledge concerning the matter in question that would cause such reliance to be unwarranted. A person who so performs his duties shall have no liability by reason of being or having been an officer of the Corporation.

Section 6.03 Indemnification of Directors and Officers in Actions by or in the Right of the Corporation. Subject to Section 6.06 hereof, the Corporation shall indemnify any person made, or threatened to be made, a party to an action by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he, his testator or intestate, 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 any other corporation of any type or kind, domestic or foreign, of any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually and necessarily incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action, or in connection with an

 

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appeal therein, if such director or officer of the Corporation acted, in good faith, for a purpose which he reasonably believed to be in, or, in the case of service for any other corporation or any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation, except that no indemnification under this Section shall be made in respect of (1) a threatened action, or a pending action which is settled or otherwise disposed of, or (2) any claim, issue or matter as to which such director or officer shall have been adjudged liable to the Corporation, unless and only to the extent that the court in which the action was brought, or, if no action was brought, any court of competent jurisdiction, determines upon application that, in the view of all circumstances of the case, the director or officer of the Corporation is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such portion of the settlement amount and expenses as the court deems proper.

Section 6.04 Indemnification of Directors and Officers in Other Actions or Proceedings. (a) Subject to Section 6.06 hereof, the Corporation shall indemnify any person, made, or threatened to be made, a party to an action or proceeding other than one by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor, whether civil or criminal, including an action by or in the right of any other corporation of any type or kind, domestic or foreign, or any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, which any director or officer of the Corporation served in any capacity at the request of the Corporation, by reason of the fact that he, his testator or

 

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intestate, was a director or officer of the Corporation, or served such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise in any capacity, against judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees actually and necessarily incurred as a result of such action or proceeding, or any appeal therein, if such director or officer of the Corporation acted, in good faith, for a purpose which he reasonably believed to be in, or, in the case of service for any other corporation or any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation and, in criminal actions or proceedings, in addition, had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.

Section 6.05 Good Faith Defined. The termination of any such civil or criminal action or proceeding by judgment, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere, or its equivalent, shall not in itself create a presumption that any such director or officer of the Corporation did not act, in good faith, for a purpose which he reasonably believed to be in, or, in the case of service for any other corporation or any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation or that he had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.

Section 6.06 Authorization of Indemnification. (a) A person who has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of a civil or criminal action or proceeding of the character described in Section 6.03 or 6.04 hereof shall be entitled to indemnification as authorized in such Sections.

 

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      (b) Except as provided in subsection (a), any indemnification under Section 6.03 or 6.04 hereof or otherwise permitted by Section 6.12 hereof, unless ordered by a court under Section 724 of the BCL, shall be made by the Corporation, only if authorized in the specific case:

 

  (1)

by the Board of Directors acting by a quorum consisting of directors who are not parties to such action or proceeding upon a finding that the director or officer has met the standard of conduct set forth in Section 6.03 or 6.04 hereof, or established pursuant to Section 6.12 hereof, as the case may be, or,

 

  (2)

if a quorum under subparagraph (l) is not obtainable or, even if obtainable, a quorum of disinterested directors so directs;

 

  (A)

by the Board of Directors upon the opinion in writing of independent legal counsel that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because the applicable standard of conduct set forth in such Sections has been met by such director or officer, or

 

  (B)

by the shareholders upon a finding that the director or officer has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in such Sections.

Section 6.07 Expenses. (a) All expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action or proceeding which are advanced by the Corporation under subsection (b) hereof or allowed by a court under Section 724(c) of the BCL shall be repaid in case the person receiving such advancement or allowance is ultimately found, under the

 

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procedure set forth in this Article VI or in Article 7 of the BCL, not to be entitled to indemnification or, where indemnification is granted, to the extent the expenses so advanced by the Corporation or allowed by the court exceed the indemnification to which he is entitled.

(b) Expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action or proceeding may be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer of the Corporation to repay such amount as, and to the extent, required by subsection (a).

Section 6.08 Indemnification by a Court. Notwithstanding the failure of the Corporation to provide indemnification, and despite any contrary resolution of the Board of Directors or the shareholders in the specific case under Section 6.06(b) hereof, the director or officer of the Corporation may apply to the appropriate court as set forth in Section 724 of the BCL for indemnification to the extent otherwise permissible under Section 6.03 or 6.04 hereof. The basis of such indemnification by a court shall be a determination by such court that indemnification of the director or officer of the Corporation is authorized by Section 6.03 or 6.04 hereof, as the case may be. Neither a contrary determination in the specific case under Section 6.06 hereof nor the absence of any determination thereunder shall be a defense to such application or create a presumption that the director or officer of the Corporation seeking indemnification has not met any applicable standard of conduct.

 

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Section 6.09 Other Provisions Affecting Indemnification of Directors and Officers. (a) For the purpose of Sections 6.03 and 6.04 hereof, the Corporation shall be deemed to have requested a director or officer to serve an employee benefit plan where the performance by such director or officer of his duties to the Corporation also imposes duties on, or otherwise involves services by, such director or officer of the Corporation to the plan or participants or beneficiaries of the plan; excise taxes assessed on a director or officer of the Corporation with respect to an employee benefit plan pursuant to applicable law shall be considered fines; and action taken or omitted by a director or officer of the Corporation with respect to an employee benefit plan in the performance of such director’s or officer’s duties for a purpose reasonably believed by such director or officer of the Corporation to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of the plan shall be deemed to be for a purpose which is not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation.

    (b) No indemnification, advancement or allowance shall be made under this Article VI in any circumstance where it appears:

 

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  (2)

that the indemnification would be inconsistent with a provision of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, a By-Law, a resolution of the Board of Directors or of the shareholders, an agreement or other proper corporate action, in effect at the time of the accrual of the alleged cause of action asserted in the threatened or pending action or proceeding in which the expenses were incurred or other amounts were paid, which prohibits or otherwise limits indemnification; or

 

  (3)

if there has been a settlement approved by the court, that the indemnification would be inconsistent with any condition with respect to indemnification expressly imposed by the court in approving the settlement.

Section 6.10 Notice to Shareholders. (a) If any expenses or other amounts are paid by way of indemnification, otherwise than by court order or action by the shareholders, the Corporation shall, not later than the next annual meeting of shareholders, unless such meeting is held within three (3) months from the date of such payment, and, in any event, within fifteen (15) months from the date of such payment, mail to its shareholders of record at the time entitled to vote for the election of directors, a statement specifying the persons paid, the amounts paid, and the nature and status at the time of such payment of the litigation or threatened litigation.

    (b) If any action with respect to indemnification of directors and officers is taken by way of amendment to these By-Laws, resolution of directors or by agreement, then the Corporation shall, not later than the next annual meeting of shareholders, unless such meeting is held within three (3) months from the date of such action, and, in any event, within fifteen (15) months from the date of such action, mail to the shareholders of record at the time entitled to vote for the election of directors a statement specifying the action taken.

 

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Section 6.11 Insurance for Indemnification of Directors and Officers. (a) Subject to subsection (b) below, the Corporation shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance.

 

  (1)

to indemnify the Corporation for any obligation which it incurs as a result of the indemnification of directors and officers under the provisions of this Article VI,

 

  (2)

to indemnify directors and officers in instances in which they may be indemnified by the Corporation under the provisions of this Article VI, and

 

  (3)

to indemnify directors and officers in instances in which they may not otherwise be indemnified by the Corporation under the provisions of this Article VI provided the contract of insurance covering such directors and officers provides, in a manner acceptable to the superintendent of insurance, for a retention amount and for co-insurance.

    (b) No insurance under subsection (a) may provide for any payment, other than cost of defense, to or on behalf of any director or officer:

 

  (1)

if a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to the insured director or officer establishes that his acts of active and deliberate dishonesty were material to the cause of action so adjudicated, or that he personally gained in fact a financial profit or other advantage to which he was not legally entitled, or

 

  (2)

in relation to any risk the insurance of which is prohibited under the insurance law of the State of New York.

 

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(c) Insurance under any or all subsections of subsection (a) may be included in a single contract or supplement thereto. Retrospective rated contracts are prohibited.

(d) The Corporation shall, within the time and to the persons provided in Section 6.10(a) hereof, mail a statement in respect of any insurance it has purchased or renewed under this Section, specifying the insurance carrier, date of the contract, cost of the insurance, corporate positions insured, and a statement explaining all sums, not previously reported in a statement to shareholders, paid under any indemnification insurance contract.

Section 6.12 Non-Exclusivity and Survival of Indemnification. (a) The indemnification and advancement of expenses granted pursuant to, or provided by, this Article VI shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which a director or officer of the Corporation seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled, whether contained in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation or these By-Laws or, when authorized by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation or these By-Laws, (i) a resolution of shareholders, (ii) a resolution of directors or (iii) an agreement providing for such indemnification, provided that no indemnification may be made to or on behalf of any director or officer if a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to the director or officer establishes that his acts were committed in bad faith or were the result of active and deliberate dishonesty and were material to the

 

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cause of action so adjudicated, or that he personally gained in fact a financial profit or other advantage to which he was not legally entitled. The provisions of this Article VI shall not affect any rights to indemnification to which corporate personnel other than directors and officers of the Corporation may be entitled by contract or otherwise under law.

(b) The indemnification provided by this Article VI shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer of the Corporation and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators of such person.

Section 6.13 Meaning of “Corporation” for Purposes of Article VI. For purposes of this Article VI, references to “the Corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors or officers so that any person who is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director or officer of another corporation of any type or kind, domestic or foreign, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article VI with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as he would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.

 

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Section 6.14 Limitation on Indemnification. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Article VI to the contrary, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification (which shall be governed by Section 6.08 hereof), the Corporation shall not be obligated to indemnify any director or officer in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE VII

Miscellaneous

Section 7.01 Offices. The principal office of the Corporation shall be in the City of New York, County of New York, State of New York or such other place within the State of New York as may from time to time be designated by the Board of Directors. The Corporation may also have offices at other places within or without the State of New York.

Section 7.02 Seal. The Corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation, the year of its incorporation and the words “Corporate Seal New York.”

Section 7.03 Checks. All checks or demands for money shall be signed by such person or persons as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

 

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Section 7.04 Books and Records. The Corporation shall keep correct and complete books and records of account and shall keep minutes of the proceedings of its shareholders, Board of Directors and Executive Committee, if any, and shall keep at the office of the Corporation in New York State or at the office of its transfer agent or registrar in New York State, a record containing the names and addresses of all shareholders, the number and class of shares held by each and the dates when they respectively became the owners of record thereof. Any of the foregoing books, minutes or records may be in written form or in any other form capable of being converted into written form within a reasonable time.

Section 7.05 When Notice of Lapse of Time Unnecessary; Notices Dispensed With When Delivery is Prohibited. (a) Whenever, under the BCL or the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation or these By-Laws or by the terms of any agreement or instrument, the Corporation or the Board of Directors or any committee thereof is authorized to take any action after notice to any person or persons or after the lapse of a prescribed period of time, such action may be taken without notice and without the lapse of such period of time, if at any time before or after such action is completed the person or persons entitled to such notice or entitled to participate in the action to be taken or, in the case of a shareholder, by his attorney-in-fact, submit a signed waiver of notice of such requirements.

(b) Whenever any notice or communication is required to be given to any person by the BCL, the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation or these By-Laws, or by the terms of any agreement or instrument, or as a condition

 

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precedent to taking any corporate action and communication with such person is then unlawful under any statute of the State of New York or of the United States or any regulation, proclamation or order issued under said statutes, then the giving of such notice or communication to such person shall not be required and there shall be no duty to apply for license or other permission to do so. Any affidavit, certificate or other instrument which is required to be made or filed as proof of the giving of any notice or communication required under the Business Corporation Law shall, if such notice or communication to any person is dispensed with under this paragraph, include a statement that such notice or communication was not given to any person with whom communication is unlawful. Such affidavit, certificate or other instrument shall be as effective for all purposes as though such notice or communication had been personally given to such person.

Section 7.06 Entire Board. As used in these By-Laws, the term “entire Board” means the total number of directors which the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies.

Section 7.07 Amendment of By-Laws. (a) These By-Laws may be amended or repealed and new By-Laws adopted by the Board of Directors or by vote of the holders of the shares at the time entitled to vote in the election of any directors, except that any action by the Board of Directors changing the number of directors shall require the vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors and except that any By-Laws adopted by the Board of Directors may be amended or repealed by the shareholders entitled to vote thereon as provided in the Business Corporation Law.

 

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(b) If any By-Law regulating an impending election of directors is adopted, amended or repealed by the Board of Directors, there shall be set forth in the notice of the next meeting of shareholders for the election of directors the By-Laws so adopted, amended or repealed, together with a concise statement of the changes made.

Section 7.08 Section Headings. The headings of the Articles and Sections of these By-Laws have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to be a part of these By-Laws.

 

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EXHIBIT A

BY-LAWS

OF

NEW RIROS CORPORATION

As of December 15, 1998


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE 1

 

Shareholders

  

1

 

1.01 Annual Meeting

  

1

 

1.02 Special Meetings

  

1

 

1.03 Notice of Meetings of Shareholders

  

2

 

1.04 Waivers of Notice

  

3

 

1.05 Quorum

  

4

 

1.06 Fixing Record Date

  

4

 

1.07 List of Shareholders At Meetings

  

5

 

1.08 Proxies

  

5

 

1.09 Selection and Duties of Inspectors

  

5

 

1.10 Qualification of Voters

  

7

 

1.11 Vote of Shareholders

  

7

 

1.12 Action Without a Meeting

  

8

ARTICLE II    

 

Directors

  

9

 

2.01 Management of Business; Qualifications of Directors

  

9

 

2.02 Number

  

9

 

2.03 Election and Term

  

9

 

2.04 Resignation

  

10

 

2.05 Removal

  

10

 

2.06 Vacancies

  

10

 

2.07 Quorum of Directors; Act of the Board of Directors

  

11

 

2.08 Annual Meetings

  

11

 

2.09 Regular Meetings

  

11

 

2.10 Special Meetings

  

11

 

2.11 Action Without a Meeting

  

12

 

2.12 Action By Means of Conference Telephone

  

13

 

2.13 Compensation

  

13

 

2.14 Committees

  

13

 

2.15 Action of Committees Without a Meeting

  

14

 

2.16 Action of Committees by Means of Conference Telephone

  

14

 

2.17 Interested Directors

  

15

 

2.18 Loans to Directors

  

16


ARTICLE III

 

Officers

  

17

 

3.01 Election or Appointment; Number

  

17

 

3.02 Term

  

17

 

3.03 Removal

  

18

 

3.04 General Authority

  

18

 

3.05 Voting Securities Owned by the Corporation

  

18

 

3.06 Chairman of the Board of Directors

  

19

 

3.07 President

  

19

 

3.08 Vice Presidents

  

21

 

3.09 Secretary

  

22

 

3.10 Treasurer

  

23

 

3.11 Controller

  

24

 

3.12 Duties of Assistant Treasurers, Assistant Secretaries and Other Subordinate Officers

  

25

 

3.13 Appointed Officers

  

25

ARTICLE IV  

 

Captial Stock

  

26

 

4.01 Stock Certificates

  

26

 

4.02 Transfers

  

27

 

4.03 Registered Holders

  

27

 

4.04 New Certificates

  

27

 

4.05 Dividends

  

28

ARTICLE V

 

Financial Notice to Shareholders

  

28

 

5.01 Cancellation of Reacquired Shares

  

28

 

5.02 Reduction of Stated Capital

  

30

ARTICLE VI

 

Duties of Directors and Officers, Indemnification

  

30

 

6.01 Duties of Directors

  

30

 

6.02 Duties of Officers

  

32

 

6.03 Indemnification of Directors and Officers in Actions by or in the Right of the

        Corporation

  

32


 

6.04 Indemnification of Directors and Officers in Other Actions or Proceedings

  

34

 

6.05 Good Faith Defined

  

35

 

6.06 Authorization of Indemnification

  

35

 

6.07 Expenses

  

36

 

6.08 Indemnification by a Court

  

37

 

6.09 Other Provisions Affecting Indemnification of Directors and Officers

  

38

 

6.10 Notice to Shareholders

  

39

 

6.11 Insurance for Indemnification of Directors and Officers

  

40

 

6.12 Non-Exclusivity and Survival of Indemnification

  

41

 

6.13 Meaning of “Corporation” for Purposes of Article VI

  

42

 

6.14 Limitation on Indemnification

  

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ARTICLE VII  

 

Miscellaneous

  

43

 

7.01 Offices

  

43

 

7.02 Seal

  

43

 

7.03 Checks

  

43

 

7.04 Books and Records

  

44

 

7.05 When Notice of Lapse of Time Unnecessary; Notices Dispensed With When Delivery

        is Prohibited

  

44

 

7.06 Entire Board

  

45

 

7.07 Amendment of By-Laws

  

45

 

7.08 Section Headings

  

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EX-3.29 28 d538541dex329.htm EX-3.29 EX-3.29

Exhibit 3.29

BY-LAWS

OF

RIROS GROUP INC.

ARTICLE I

OFFICES

Section 1.        Registered Office.    The registered office of the Corporation shall be in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware.

Section 2.        Other Offices.    The Corporation may also have offices at such other places both within and without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

ARTICLE II

MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

Section 1.        Place of Meetings.    Meetings of the stockholders for the election of directors or for any other purpose shall be held at such time and place, either within or without the State of Delaware as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting or in a duly executed waiver of notice thereof.

Section 2.        Annual Meetings.    The Annual Meetings of Stockholders shall be held on such date and at such time as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting, at which meetings the stockholders shall elect by a plurality vote a Board of Directors, and transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting. Written notice of the Annual Meeting stating the place, date and hour of the meeting shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of the meeting.


Section 3.        Special Meetings.    Unless otherwise prescribed by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, Special Meetings of Stockholders, for any purpose or purposes, may be called by either (i) the Board of Directors, (ii) the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or (iii) the President. Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting. Written notice of a Special Meeting stating the place, date and hour of the meeting and the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called shall be given not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting.

Section 4.        Quorum.    Except as otherwise provided by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders for the transaction of business. If, however, such quorum shall not be present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, the Chairman of the meeting or the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed. 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 entitled to vote at the meeting.

 

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Section 5.        Voting.    Unless otherwise required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, any question brought before any meeting of stockholders shall be decided by the vote of the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy. Each stockholder represented at a meeting of stockholders shall be entitled to cast one vote for each share of the capital stock entitled to vote thereat held by such stockholder. Such votes may be cast in person or by proxy but no proxy shall be voted on or after three years from its date, unless such proxy provides for a longer period. All elections of directors shall be by written ballot, unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation. The vote on any other question need not be by written ballot, however, the Board of Directors, in its discretion, or the officer of the Corporation presiding at a meeting of stockholders, in his discretion, may require that any votes cast at such meeting on any such other question shall be cast by written ballot.

Section 6.        Organization and Order of Business.    At every meeting of stockholders, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one or, in such person’s absence, the President or, in the absence of both of them, such person as shall have been designated by the Board of Directors or, if none, by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or if none, by the President, shall act as Chairman of the meeting. The Secretary or, in such person’s absence, an Assistant Secretary, shall act as Secretary of the meeting. The Chairman of the meeting shall have the sole authority to prescribe the agenda and rules of order for the conduct of any annual or special meeting of stockholders and to determine all questions arising thereat relating to the order of business and the conduct of the meeting, except as otherwise provided by law. In case none of the officers above designated to act as Secretary of the meeting shall be present, the Chairman of the meeting or Secretary of the meeting shall be appointed by vote of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy.

 

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Section 7.        Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting.    Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, any action required or permitted to be taken at any Annual or Special Meeting of Stockholders of the Corporation may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing. In the event that the action which is consented to is such as would have required the filing of a certificate under the General Corporation Law if such action had been voted on by stockholders at a meeting thereof, the certificate filed shall state, in lieu of any statement concerning any vote of stockholders, that written consent and written notice has been given as provided in this Section 7.

Section 8.        List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote.    The officer of the Corporation who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of 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

 

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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 of the Corporation who is present. Upon the wilful 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.

Section 9.        Stock Ledger.    The stock ledger of the Corporation shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the stock ledger, the list required by Section 8 of this Article II or the books of the Corporation, or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.

Section 10.        Inspectors of Election.    At all elections of directors or in any other case in which inspectors may act, one or more inspectors of election may be appointed either by the Board of Directors, by the Chairman of the meeting or in such other manner as may be required by law, but the appointment of such inspectors shall not be required unless expressly required by law or demanded by any stockholder or proxy present at the meeting and entitled to vote. Unless otherwise required by law, inspectors may be officers, employees or agents of the Corporation. Each inspector, if appointed, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of his ability. The inspector shall take charge of the polls and, when the vote is completed, shall make a certificate of the result of the vote taken and of such other facts as may be required by law.

 

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ARTICLE III

DIRECTORS

Section 1.        Number and Election of Directors.    The Board of Directors shall consist of not less than three members, the exact number of which shall initially be fixed by the Incorporator and thereafter from time to time by the Board of Directors. Except as provided in Section 2 of this Article, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at Annual Meetings of Stockholders, and each director so elected shall hold office until the next Annual Meeting and until his successor is duly elected and qualified, or until his earlier resignation or removal. Directors need not be stockholders.

Section 2.        Vacancies.    Vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, except that any vacancy resulting from the death, resignation, removal or disqualification of a director elected by the holders of any class or classes of the stock of the Corporation voting as a class, or from an increase in the number of directors which such holders are entitled to elect, may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors elected by such class or classes, or by a sole remaining director so elected, and the directors so chosen shall hold office until the next Annual Meeting and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal.

Section 3.        Duties and Powers.    The business of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors which may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-Laws directed or required to be exercised or done by the stockholders.

 

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Section 4.        Organization.    At each meeting of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or, in such person’s absence, a director chosen by a majority of the directors present, shall act as Chairman. The Secretary of the Corporation shall act as Secretary at each meeting of the Board of Directors. In case the Secretary shall be absent from any meeting of the Board of Directors, an Assistant Secretary shall perform the duties of Secretary at such meeting; and in the absence from any such meeting of the Secretary and all the Assistant Secretaries, the Chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as Secretary of the meeting.

Section 5.        Resignations and Removals of Directors.    Any director of the Corporation may resign at any time, by giving written notice to the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or the Secretary of the Corporation. Such resignation shall take effect at the time therein specified or, if no time is specified, immediately; and, unless otherwise specified in such notice, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Except as otherwise required by law, any director or the entire Board of Directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote in the election of directors.

Section 6.        Meetings.    The Board of Directors of the Corporation may hold meetings, both regular and special, either within or without the State of Delaware. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at such time and at such place as may from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors and, unless required by resolution of the Board of Directors, without notice. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or a majority of directors then in office. Notice thereof stating the place, date and hour of the meeting shall be given to each director either by mail not less than

 

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forty-eight hours before the date of the meeting, by telephone, telecopy or telegram on twenty-four hours’ notice, or on such shorter notice as the person or persons calling such meeting may deem necessary or appropriate in the circumstances.

Section 7.        First Meeting.    The Board of Directors may meet, without notice of such meeting, for the purpose of organization, the election of officers and the transaction of other business, on the same day as, at the place at which, and as soon as practicable after each annual election of directors is held. Such first meeting may be held at any other time or place specified in a notice given as hereinafter provided for special meetings of the Board of Directors, or in a waiver of notice thereof.

Section 8.        Quorum and Manner of Acting.    Except as may be otherwise specifically provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, at all meetings of the Board of Directors, a majority of the entire Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and the act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Board of Directors. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.

Section 9.        Consent in Lieu of Meeting.    Unless otherwise provided by the Certificate 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 the members of the Board of Directors or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee.

 

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Section 10.        Meetings by Means of Conference Telephone.    Unless otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, or any committee designated by the Board of Directors, may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors or such committee by means of a 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 Section 10 shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

Section 11.        Compensation.    The directors may be paid their expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors and may be paid a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors or a stated salary, or such other emoluments, as the Board of Directors shall from time to time determine. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. Each director who shall serve as a member or Chairman of special or standing committee may be allowed like compensation for attending committee meetings.

Section 12.        Interested Directors.    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 their votes are counted for such purpose if (i) the material facts as to his or their relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the Board of Directors or

 

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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 (ii) the material facts as to his or their 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 (iii) 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.

ARTICLE IV

COMMITTEES

Section 1.        How Constituted and Powers.    The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the entire Board of Directors, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation except as otherwise provided in these By-Laws. 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 any such committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, and in the absence of a designation by the Board of Directors of an alternate member to replace the absent or disqualified member, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any absent or disqualified member. Each committee, to the extent allowed by law, 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 as provided in the resolution establishing such committee.

 

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Section 2.        Executive Committee.    The Board of Directors may designate an Executive Committee, to consist of not less than three members of the Board of Directors, which shall have and may exercise, to the extent permitted by law and the Certificate of Incorporation, all of the powers of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, including, unless otherwise specified by a resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors, the power and authority to declare dividends, to authorize the issuance of stock and to adopt a certificate of ownership and merger pursuant to Section 253 of the General Corporation Law.

Section 3.        Organization.    The Board of Directors or each such committee may choose its Chairman and Secretary, and shall keep and record all its acts and proceedings and report the same from time to time to the Board of Directors.

Section 4.        Meetings.    Regular meetings of any such committee, of which no notice shall be necessary, shall be held at such times and in such places as shall be fixed by the committee or by the Board of Directors. Special meetings of any such committee shall be held at the request of any member of the committee.

Section 5.        Quorum and Manner of Acting.    A majority of the members of any such committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the act of a majority of those present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the committee.

 

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Section 6.        General.    The Board of Directors shall have the power at any time to change the members of, fill vacancies in, and discharge or disband any such committee, either with or without cause.

ARTICLE V

OFFICERS

Section 1.        Officers.    The Board of Directors may elect a Chairman of the Board of Directors, and shall elect a President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Treasurer, a Controller and a Secretary. The Board of Directors may designate one or more Vice Presidents as Senior Executive Vice Presidents, Executive Vice Presidents or Senior Vice Presidents, and may use such other descriptive words as it may determine to designate the seniority or areas of special competence or responsibility of the officers. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person.

Section 2.        Election, Term of Office and Qualifications.    Such officers shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors, as soon as practicable after the annual election of directors in each year, and at such other time or times as the Board of Directors may determine. Each such officer shall hold office until such officer’s successor shall have been duly chosen and shall qualify, or until such officer’s death, resignation or removal in the manner hereinafter provided. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, shall be chosen from among the directors, but no other officer need be a director. Each officer shall have such functions or duties as are provided in these By-Laws, or as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

Section 3.        Subordinate Officers.    The Board of Directors may from time to time elect such other officers or assistant officers as it may deem necessary, each of whom shall hold office for such period, have such authority, and perform such duties as are provided in these By-Laws, or as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

 

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Section 4.        Removal.    Any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by the Board of Directors, and any subordinate officer also may be removed in such other manner as may be specified by the Board of Directors in the resolution or resolutions electing such subordinate officer. Any officer may be suspended by the President either with or without cause, pending the next meeting of the Board of Directors.

Section 5.        Resignations.    Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President, or the Secretary of the Corporation. Any such resignation shall take effect at the time therein specified or if no time is specified, immediately; and, unless otherwise specified in such notice, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.

Section 6.        Vacancies.    A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or any other cause shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the manner prescribed in these By-Laws for the regular election to that office.

Section 7.        Compensation.     Salaries or other compensation of the officers may be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors and shall be so fixed by the Board of Directors or such committee as to any officer serving the Corporation as a director. No officer shall be prevented from receiving proper compensation for such officer’s services by reason of the fact that such officer is also a director of the Corporation.

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of the Corporation and enter into and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, bonds, guarantees, contracts and other instruments, except in cases where the making and execution thereof shall be expressly restricted or delegated by the Board of Directors or by a duly authorized committee of directors or by these By-Laws to some other officer or agent of the Corporation, or shall be required by law otherwise to be made or executed. In general, the Chairman of the Board of Directors shall have all authority incident to the office of Chairman of the Board of Directors and shall have such other authority and perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board of Directors or by any duly authorized committee of directors.

Section 9.        President.    The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision of the business, affairs and property of the Corporation and over its several officers, subject, however, to the control of the Board of Directors. The President also shall be the chief operating officer of the Corporation and, subject to the direction of the Board of Directors and any duly authorized committee of directors, shall have general supervision of the operations of the Corporation. The President shall, at the request or in the absence or disability of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, perform the duties and exercise the powers of such officer. The President may, with the Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation. The President may enter into and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, bonds, guarantees, contracts and other instruments, except in cases where the making and execution thereof shall be expressly restricted or delegated by the Board of Directors or by a duly authorized committee of directors, or by these By-Laws to some other officer or agent of the Corporation, or shall be required by law otherwise to be made or executed. The President, with the Chairman of the

 

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Board of Directors, if there be one, shall have the power to fix the compensation of elected officers whose compensation is not fixed by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof in accordance with Section 7 of this Article V, and also to engage, discharge, determine the duties and fix the compensation of all employees and agents of the Corporation necessary or proper for the transaction of the business of the Corporation. In general, the President shall have all authority incident to the office of President, chief executive officer and chief operating officer and shall have such other authority and perform such their duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board of Directors or by any duly authorized committee of directors.

Section 10.        Vice Presidents.    The Vice Presidents shall have supervision over the operations of the Corporation within their respective areas of special competence or responsibility and in accordance with policies, procedures and practices in effect from time to time, subject, however, to the control of the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President and any other officer to whom they report. They shall, within such areas (in the order of their designation, or in the absence of such designation, in the order of their seniority based on title or, in the case of officers of equal title, in order of their tenure), at the request or in the absence or disability of the President, perform the duties and exercise the powers of such officer. They may, with the Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation. They may enter into and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, guarantees, bonds, contracts and other instruments, except in cases where the making and execution thereof shall be expressly restricted or otherwise delegated by these By-Laws or by the Board of Directors, a duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the

 

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President or any other officer to whom they report, or shall be required by law otherwise to be made or executed. In general, they shall have all authority incident to their respective offices and shall have such other authority and perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, and duly authorized committee of directors, the President or any other officer to whom they report.

Section 11.        Treasurer.    The Treasurer shall, if required by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Treasurer reports, give a bond for the faithful discharge of duties, in such sum and with such sureties as may be so required. The Treasurer shall have custody of, and be responsible for, all funds and securities of the Corporation; receive and give receipts for money due and payable to the Corporation from any source whatsoever; deposit all such money in the name of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies, or other depositories as shall be selected in accordance with the provisions of Section 5 of Article VI of these By-Laws; against proper vouchers, cause such funds to be disbursed by check or draft on the authorized depositories of the Corporation signed in such manner as shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 4 of Article VI of these By-Laws and be responsible for the accuracy of the amounts of all funds so disbursed; regularly enter or cause to be entered in books to be kept by the Treasurer or under the Treasurer’s direction, full and adequate accounts of all money received and paid by the Treasurer for the account of the Corporation; have the right to require, from time to time, reports or statements giving such information as the Treasurer may determine to be necessary or desirable with respect to any and all financial transactions of the Corporation from the officers and agents transacting the same; render to the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of

 

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Directors, if there be one, the President or any officer to whom the Treasurer reports, whenever they or any of them, respectively, shall require the Treasurer so to do, an account of the financial condition of the Corporation and of all transactions of the Treasurer; exhibit at all reasonable times the books of accounts and other records provided for herein to any of the directors of the Corporation; and, in general, have all authority incident to the office of Treasurer and such other authority and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Treasurer reports, and may sign with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any Vice President, certificates for stock of the Corporation.

Section 12.        Controller.    The Controller shall be responsible for preparing and maintaining reasonable and adequate books of account and other accounting records of the assets, liabilities and transactions of the Corporation in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and procedures, shall see that reasonable and adequate audits thereof are regularly made and that reasonable and adequate systems of financial control are maintained, shall examine and certify the financial accounts of the Corporation, shall prepare and render such budgets and other financial reports as the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Controller reports may require, and shall, in general, have all authority incident to the office of Controller and such other authority and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Controller reports.

 

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Section 13.        Secretary.    The Secretary shall act as Secretary of all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors of the Corporation; shall keep the minutes thereof in the proper book or books to be provided for that purpose; shall see that all notices required to be given by the Corporation in connection with meetings of stockholders and of the Board of Directors are duly given; may, with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any Vice President, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation; shall be the custodian of the seal of the Corporation and shall affix the seal or cause it or a facsimile thereof to be affixed to all certificates for stock of the Corporation and to all documents or instruments requiring the same, the execution of which on behalf of the Corporation is duly authorized in accordance with the provisions of these By-Laws; shall have charge of the stock records and also of the other books, records and papers of the Corporation relating to its organization and acts as a corporation, and shall see that the reports, statements and other documents related thereto required by law are properly kept and filed; and shall, in general, have all authority incident to the office of Secretary and such other authority and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Secretary reports.

Section 14.        Duties of Assistant Treasurers, Assistant Secretaries and Other Subordinate Officers.    The Assistant Treasurers shall, respectively, if required by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom they report give bonds for the faithful discharge of their duties in such sums and with such sureties as may be so required. Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Secretaries may, with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any Vice President, sign

 

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certificates for stock of the Corporation. Subordinate officers shall have all authority incident to their respective offices and such other authority and perform such other duties as shall be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or the officers to whom they report.

Section 15.        Appointed Officers.    The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, and the President may appoint or cause to be appointed, in accordance with the policies and procedures established by them, such Presidents, Vice Presidents and other officers of the Divisions, Groups and Staffs of the Corporation as they shall determine to be necessary or desirable in furtherance of the business and affairs of such Divisions, Groups and Staffs, may designate such Vice Presidents as Senior Executive Vice Presidents, Executive Vice Presidents or Senior Vice Presidents, and may use such other descriptive words as he may determine to designate the seniority or areas of special competence or responsibility of the officers appointed in accordance with this Section 15. Officers appointed in accordance with this Section 15 shall not be deemed to be officers as elsewhere referred to in this Article V but as between themselves and the Corporation shall have such authority and perform such duties in the management and operations of the Divisions, Groups and Staffs of the Corporation of which they are appointed officers as the officer appointing them and the persons to whom they report may from time to time determine. Such officers shall have the authority as between themselves and third parties to bind the Corporation solely to the extent of their apparent authority based upon their titles and solely in relation to the business affairs of the Divisions, Groups and Staffs of which they are appointed officers.

 

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ARTICLE VI.

CONTRACTS, VOTING OF STOCK HELD,

CHECKS, DRAFTS, BANK ACCOUNTS, ETC.

Section 1.        Execution of Contracts.    The Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors, except as by these By-Laws otherwise required, may authorize any officer other than or in addition to the officers authorized by Article V of these By-Laws, and any employee or agent or agents, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, to enter into and execute any deed, mortgage, bond, guarantee, contract or other instrument, and any such authority may be general or may be confined to specific instances or otherwise limited.

Section 2.        Loans and Loan Guarantees.    Any officer, employee or agent of the Corporation thereunder authorized by the Board of Directors or by any duly authorized committee of directors may effect in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, loans or advances from, or guarantees of loans or advances to, any bank, trust company or other institution or any firm, corporation or individual, and for such loans and advances or guarantees may make, execute and deliver promissory notes, bonds or other certificates or evidences of indebtedness or guaranty of the Corporation, and may pledge or hypothecate or transfer any securities or other property of the Corporation as security for any such loans, advances or guarantees. Such authority conferred by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors may be general or may be confined to specific instances or otherwise limited.

Section 3.        Voting of Stock Held.    The President and, unless otherwise provided by resolution of the Board of Directors or directed by the President, the Secretary may from time to time personally or by an attorney or attorneys or agent or agents of the Corporation, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, cast the votes which the Corporation may be entitled to cast as a

 

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stockholder or otherwise in any other corporation, any of the stock or securities of which may be held by the Corporation, at meetings of the holders of the stock or other securities of such other corporations, or consent in writing to any action by any such other corporation, and may instruct any person or persons so appointed as to the manner of casting such votes or giving such consent, and may execute or cause to be executed on behalf of the Corporation and under its corporate seal, or otherwise, such written proxies, consents, waivers or other instruments as the Secretary may deem necessary or proper in the premises; or may attend any meeting of the holders of stock or other securities of any such other corporation and thereat vote or exercise any or all other powers of the Corporation as the holder of such stock or other securities of such other corporation.

Section 4.        Checks, Drafts, etc.    All checks, drafts and other orders for payment of money out of the funds of the Corporation and all notes and other evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation shall be signed on behalf of the Corporation by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer or by any other officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to whom such power may from time to time be delegated by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors or by any officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to whom the power of delegation may from time to time be granted by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors.

Section 5.        Deposits.    The funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the order of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors may from time to time select, or as may be selected by any officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to whom such power may from time to time be delegated by these By-Laws, the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors.

 

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ARTICLE VII

STOCK AND DIVIDENDS

Section 1.        Form of Certificate.    Every holder of stock in the Corporation shall be entitled to have a certificate signed, in the name of the Corporation (i) by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or one of the Vice Presidents and (ii) 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.

Section 2.        Signatures.    Where a certificate is countersigned by (i) a transfer agent or (ii) a registrar, any other signature on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, unless otherwise ordered by the Board of Directors, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.

Section 3.        Lost, Destroyed, Stolen or Mutilated Certificate.    The Board of Directors may direct a new certificate to be issued in place of any certificate theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit or such other proof satisfactory to the Board of Directors of that fact by the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate, the Board of Directors may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or his legal representative, to advertise

 

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the same in such manner as the Board of Directors shall require and/or to give the Corporation a bond in such sum as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the Corporation and its transfer agents and registrars with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.

Section 4.        Transfers.    Stock of the Corporation shall be transferable in the manner prescribed by law and in these By-Laws. Transfers of stock shall be made on the books of the Corporation only by the person named in the certificate or by such person’s duly authorized attorney appointed by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a transfer agent or assistant transfer agent of the Corporation, and upon surrender of the certificate or certificates for such stock properly endorsed for transfer and payment of all necessary transfer taxes; provided, however, that such surrender and endorsement shall not be required in any case in which the officers of the Corporation shall determine to waive such requirement in order to comply with applicable laws governing escheat or disposition of abandoned or unclaimed property. Every certificate exchanged, returned or surrendered to the Corporation shall be marked “Cancelled,” with the date of cancellation, by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation or the transfer agent or assistant transfer agent thereof. No transfer of stock shall be valid as against the Corporation, its stockholders or creditors for any purpose until it shall have been entered in the stock records of the Corporation by an entry showing from and to whom transferred.

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Section 6.        Record Date.    In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than sixty days nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting, nor more than sixty days prior to any other action. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

Section 7.        Beneficial Owners.    The Corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends, and to vote as such owner, and to hold liable for calls and assessments a person registered on its books as the owner of shares, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by law.

Section 8.        Dividends.    Dividends upon the capital stock of the Corporation, subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, if any, may be declared by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting, and may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the capital stock. Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the Board of Directors from time to time, in its absolute discretion, deems proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for

 

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purchasing any of the shares of capital stock, warrants, rights, options, bonds, debentures, notes, scrip or other securities or evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, or for any proper purpose, and the Board of Directors may modify or abolish any such reserve.

Section 9.        Limitations on Transfer.    A written restriction on the transfer or registration of transfer of a security of the Corporation, if permitted by Section 202 of the General Corporation Law and noted conspicuously on the certificate representing the security or, in the case of uncertificated shares, contained in the notice sent pursuant to Section 151(f) of the General Corporation Law, may be enforced against the holder of the restricted security or any successor or transferee of the holder including an executor, administrator, trustee, guardian or other fiduciary entrusted with like responsibility for the person or estate of the holder. Unless noted conspicuously on the certificate representing the security or, in the case of uncertificated shares, contained in the notice sent pursuant to Section 151(f) of the General Corporation Law, a restriction, even though permitted by Section 202 of the General Corporation Law, is ineffective except against a person with actual knowledge of the restriction. A restriction on the transfer or registration of transfer of securities of a corporation may be imposed either by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-Laws or by an agreement among any number of security holders or among such holders and the corporation. No restriction so imposed shall be binding with respect to securities issued prior to the adoption of the restriction unless the holders of the securities are parties to an agreement or voted in favor of the restriction.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

NOTICES

Section 1.        Notices.    Whenever written notice is required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws to be given to any director, member of a committee or stockholder, such notice may be given by mail, addressed to such director, member of a committee or stockholder, at such person’s address as it appears on the records of the Corporation, with postage thereon prepaid, and such notice shall be deemed to be given at the time when the same shall be deposited in the United States mail. Written notice may also be given personally or by telegram, telex or cable.

Section 2.        Waivers of Notice.    Whenever any notice is required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, to be given to any director, member of a committee or stockholder, a waiver thereof in writing, signed, by the person or persons entitled to said notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting, present by person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where the person attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders, directors or members of a committee of directors need be specified in any written waiver of notice unless so required by the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws.

 

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ARTICLE IX

BOOKS

Section 1.        Books.    The Corporation shall keep in accordance with applicable law correct and adequate books and records of account and minutes of proceedings of the stockholders, the Board of Directors and any committees of the Board of Directors. The Corporation shall keep in accordance with applicable law at the office designated in the Certificate of Incorporation or at the office of the transfer agent or registrar of the Corporation, a record containing the names and addresses of all stockholders, the number and class of shares held by each and the dates when they respectively became the owners of record thereof.

Section 2.        Form of Books.    Any books maintained by the Corporation, including its stock ledger, books of account and minute books, may be kept on, or be in the form of, electronic data storage, computer discs, punch cards, magnetic tape, photographs, microphotographs or any other information storage device, provided that the records so kept can be converted into clearly legible written 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.

Section 3.        Inspection of Books.    The Board of Directors and, unless otherwise specified by the Board of Directors and the President shall, subject to applicable law, have the sole power to determine from time to time whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions and regulations the accounts, books and records of the Corporation, or any of them, shall be open to the inspection of the stockholders; and, except as specifically conferred by law, no stockholder shall have any right to inspect any account, book, record or document of the Corporation, unless and until authorized so to do by the Board of Directors or, unless otherwise specified by the Board of Directors, by order of the President.

 

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ARTICLE X

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 1.        Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings other Than Those by or in the Right of the Corporation.    Subject to Section 3 of this Article X, the Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director or officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that such person did not act in good faith and in a manner which such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that such person’s conduct was unlawful.

 

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Section 2.        Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation.    Subject to Section 3 of this Article X, the Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation; except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

Section 3.        Authorization of Indemnification.    Any indemnification under this Article X (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 1 or Section 2 of this Article X, as the case may be. Such determination shall be made (i) by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such

 

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action, suit or proceeding, or (ii) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (iii) by the stockholders. To the extent, however, that a director or officer of the Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding described above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith, without the necessity of authorization in the specific case.

Section 4.        Good Faith Defined.    For purposes of any determination under Section 3 of this Article X, a person shall be deemed to have acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, or, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, to have had no reasonable cause to believe such person conduct was unlawful, if such person’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Corporation or another enterprise, or on information supplied to such person by the officers 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 4 shall mean any other corporation or any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise of which such person is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent. The provisions of this Section 4 shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the circumstances in which a person may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Sections 1 or 2 of this Article X, as the case may be.

 

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Section 5.        Indemnification by a Court.    Notwithstanding any contrary determination in the specific case under Section 3 of this Article X, and notwithstanding the absence of any determination thereunder, any director or officer may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Delaware for indemnification to the extent otherwise permissible under Sections 1 and 2 of this Article X. The basis of such indemnification by a court shall be a determination by such court that indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standards of conduct set forth in Sections 1 or 2 of this Article X, as the case may be. Neither a contrary determination in the specific case under Section 3 of this Article X nor the absence of any determination thereunder shall be a defense to such application or create a presumption that the director or officer seeking indemnification has not met any applicable standard of conduct. Notice of any application for indemnification pursuant to this Section 5 shall be given to the Corporation promptly upon the filing of such application. If successful, in whole or in part, the director or officer seeking indemnification shall also be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such application.

Section 6.        Expenses Payable in Advance.    Expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by a director or officer in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article X.

 

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Section 7.        Nonexclusivity of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses.    The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by or granted pursuant to this Article X shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any By-Law, agreement, contract, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or pursuant to the direction (howsoever embodied) of any court of competent jurisdiction or otherwise, both as to action in such person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, it being the policy of the Corporation that indemnification of the persons specified in Sections 1 and 2 of this Article X shall be made to the fullest extent permitted by law. The provisions of this Article X shall not be deemed to preclude the indemnification of any person who is not specified in Sections 1 or 2 of this Article X but whom the Corporation has the power or obligation to indemnify under the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, or otherwise.

Section 8.        Insurance.    The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power or the obligation to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of this Article X.

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(including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors or officers, so that any person who is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation, or is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article X with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as such person would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued. For purposes of this Article X, references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan; and references to “serving at the request of the Corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director or officer with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation” as referred to in this Article X.

Section 10.        Survival of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses.    The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article X shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.

 

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Section 11.        Limitation on Indemnification.    Notwithstanding anything contained in this Article X to the contrary, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification (which shall be governed by Section 5 hereof), the Corporation shall not be obligated to indemnify any director or officer in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

Section 12.        Indemnification of Employees and Agents.    The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board of Directors, provide rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to employees and agents of the Corporation similar to those conferred in this Article X to directors and officers of the Corporation.

ARTICLE XI

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

Section 1.        Amendment of By-Laws.    These By-Laws may be altered, amended or repealed, in whole or in part, or new By-Laws may be adopted by the stockholders or by the Board of Directors, provided, however, that notice of such alteration, amendment, repeal or adoption of new By-Laws be contained in the notice of such meeting of stockholders or Board of Directors as the case may be. All such amendments must be approved by either the holders of a majority of the outstanding capital stock entitled to vote thereon or by a majority of the entire Board of Directors then in office.

Section 2.        Entire Board of Directors.    As used in this Article XI and in these By-Laws generally, the term “entire Board of Directors” means the total number of directors which the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies.

 

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ARTICLE XII

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 1.        Seal.    The Board of Directors shall approve a corporate seal which shall be in the form of a circle and shall bear the name of the Corporation, the year of its incorporation and the word “Delaware.”

Section 2.        Fiscal Year.    The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined and may be changed by resolution of the Board of Directors, and unless and until otherwise so determined, shall be the calendar year.

 

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By-Laws

OF

RIROS GROUP INC.

As of December 7, 1998


TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLE I OFFICES

  

Section 1. Registered Office

     1   

Section 2. Other Offices

     1   

ARTICLE II MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

  

Section 1. Place of Meetings

     1   

Section 2. Annual Meetings

     1   

Section 3. Special Meetings

     2   

Section 4. Quorum

     2   

Section 5. Voting

     3   

Section 6. Organization and Order of Business

     3   

Section 7. Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting

     4   

Section 8. List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote

     4   

Section 9. Stock Ledger

     5   

Section 10. Inspectors of Election

     5   

ARTICLE III DIRECTORS

  

Section 1. Number and Election of Directors

     6   

Section 2. Vacancies

     6   

Section 3. Duties and Powers

     6   

Section 4. Organization

     7   

Section 5. Resignations and Removals of Directors

     7   

Section 6. Meetings

     7   

Section 7. First Meeting

     8   

Section 8. Quorum and Manner of Acting

     8   

Section 9. Consent in Lieu of Meeting

     8   

Section 10. Meetings by Means of Conference Telephone

     9   

Section 11. Compensation

     9   

Section 12. Interested Directors

     9   

ARTICLE IV COMMITTEES

  

Section 1. How Constituted and Powers

     10   

Section 2. Executive Committee

     11   

Section 3. Organization

     11   

Section 4. Meetings

     11   

Section 5. Quorum and Manner of Acting

     11   

Section 6. General

     12   

ARTICLE V OFFICERS

  

Section 1. Officers

     12   

Section 2. Election, Term of Office and Qualifications

     12   

Section 3. Subordinate Officers

     12   


Section 4. Removal

     13   

Section 5. Resignations

     13   

Section 6. Vacancies

     13   

Section 7. Compensation

     13   

Section 8. Chairman of the Board of Directors

     13   

Section 9. President

     14   

Section 10. Vice Presidents

     15   

Section 11. Treasurer

     16   

Section 12. Controller

     17   

Section 13. Secretary

     18   

Section 14. Duties of Assistant Treasurers, Assistant Secretaries and Other Subordinate Officers

     18   

Section 15. Appointed Officers

     19   

ARTICLE VI. CONTRACTS, VOTING OF STOCK HELD, CHECKS, DRAFTS, BANK ACCOUNTS, ETC.

  

Section 1. Execution of Contracts

     20   

Section 2. Loans and Loan Guarantees

     20   

Section 3. Voting of Stock Held

     20   

Section 4. Checks, Drafts, etc.

     21   

Section 5. Deposits

     21   

ARTICLE VII STOCK AND DIVIDENDS

  

Section 1. Form of Certificate

     22   

Section 2. Signatures

     22   

Section 3. Lost, Destroyed, Stolen or Mutilated Certificate

     22   

Section 4. Transfers

     23   

Section 5. Transfer and Registry Agents

     23   

Section 6. Record Date

     24   

Section 7. Beneficial Owners

     24   

Section 8. Dividends

     24   

Section 9. Limitations on Transfer

     25   

ARTICLE VIII NOTICES

  

Section 1. Notices

     26   

Section 2. Waivers of Notice

     26   

ARTICLE IX BOOKS

  

Section 1. Books

     27   

Section 2. Form of Books

     27   

Section 3. Inspection of Books

     27   


ARTICLE X INDEMNIFICATION

  

Section 1. Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings other Than Those by or in the Right of the Corporation

  

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Section 2. Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation

  

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Section 3. Authorization of Indemnification

  

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Section 4. Good Faith Defined

  

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Section 5. Indemnification by a Court

  

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Section 6. Expenses Payable in Advance

  

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Section 7. Nonexclusivity of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses

  

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Section 8. Insurance

  

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Section 9. Certain Definitions

  

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Section 10. Survival of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses

  

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Section 11. Limitation on Indemnification

  

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Section 12. Indemnification of Employees and Agents

  

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ARTICLE XI AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

  

Section 1. Amendment of By-Laws

  

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Section 2. Entire Board of Directors

  

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ARTICLE XII GENERAL PROVISIONS

  

Section 1. Seal

  

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Section 2. Fiscal Year

  

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EX-3.30 29 d538541dex330.htm EX-3.30 EX-3.30

Exhibit 3.30

BY-LAWS

OF

MC PRODUCTS, INC.

ARTICLE I

OFFICES

Section 1.        Registered Office.   The registered office of the Corporation shall be in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware.

Section 2.        Other Offices.   The Corporation may also have offices at such other places both within and without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

ARTICLE II

MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

Section 1.        Place of Meetings.   Meetings of the stockholders for the election of directors or for any other purpose shall be held at such time and place, either within or without the State of Delaware, as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting or in a duly executed waiver of notice thereof.

Section 2.        Annual Meetings.   The Annual Meetings of Stockholders shall be held on such date and at such time as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting, at which meetings the stockholders shall elect by a plurality vote a Board of Directors, and transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting. Written notice of the Annual Meeting stating the place, date and hour of the meeting shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of the meeting.


Section 3.        Special Meetings.    Unless otherwise prescribed by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, Special Meetings of Stockholders, for any purpose or purposes, may be called by either (i) the Board of Directors, (ii) the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or (iii) the President. Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting. Written notice of a Special Meeting stating the place, date and hour of the meeting and the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called shall be given not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting.

Section 4.        Quorum.   Except as otherwise provided by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders for the transaction of business. If, however, such quorum shall not be present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, the Chairman of the meeting or the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed. 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 entitled to vote at the meeting.

Section 5.        Voting.    Unless otherwise required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, any question brought before any meeting of stockholders shall be

 

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decided by the vote of the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy. Each stockholder represented at a meeting of stockholders shall be entitled to cast one vote for each share of the capital stock entitled to vote thereat held by such stockholder. Such votes may be cast in person or by proxy but no proxy shall be voted on or after three years from its date, unless such proxy provides for a longer period. All elections of directors shall be by written ballot, unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation. The vote on any other question need not be by written ballot, however, the Board of Directors, in its discretion, or the officer of the Corporation presiding at a meeting of stockholders, in his discretion, may require that any votes cast at such meeting on any such other question shall be cast by written ballot.

Section 6.        Organization and Order of Business.    At every meeting of stockholders, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one or, in such person’s absence, the President or, in the absence of both of them, such person as shall have been designated by the Board of Directors or, if none, by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or if none, by the President, shall act as Chairman of the meeting. The Secretary or, in such person’s absence, an Assistant Secretary, shall act as Secretary of the meeting. The Chairman of the meeting shall have the sole authority to prescribe the agenda and rules of order for the conduct of any annual or special meeting of stockholders and to determine all questions arising thereat relating to the order of business and the conduct of the meeting, except as otherwise provided by law. In case none of the officers above designated to act as Secretary of the meeting shall be present, the Chairman of the meeting or Secretary of the meeting shall be appointed by vote of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy.

 

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Section 7.        Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting.    Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, any action required or permitted to be taken at any Annual or Special Meeting of Stockholders of the Corporation may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing. In the event that the action which is consented to is such as would have required the filing of a certificate under the General Corporation Law if such action had been voted on by stockholders at a meeting thereof, the certificate filed shall state, in lieu of any statement concerning any vote of stockholders, that written consent and written notice has been given as provided in this Section 7.

Section 8.        List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote.  The officer of the Corporation who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of 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

 

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time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder of the Corporation 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.

Section 9.        Stock Ledger.  The stock ledger of the Corporation shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the stock ledger, the list required by Section 8 of this Article II or the books of the Corporation, or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.

Section 10.      Inspectors of Election.  At all elections of directors or in any other case in which inspectors may act, one or more inspectors of election may be appointed either by the Board of Directors, by the Chairman of the meeting or in such other manner as may be required by law, but the appointment of such inspectors shall not be required unless expressly required by law or demanded by any stockholder or proxy present at the meeting and entitled to vote. Unless otherwise required by law, inspectors may be officers, employees or agents of the Corporation. Each inspector, if appointed, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of his ability. The inspector shall take charge of the polls and, when the vote is completed, shall make a certificate of the result of the vote taken and of such other facts as may be required by law.

ARTICLE III

DIRECTORS

Section 1.        Number and Election of Directors.    The Board of Directors shall consist of not less than three members, the exact number of which shall initially be fixed by the

 

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Incorporator and thereafter from time to time by the Board of Directors. Except as provided in Section 2 of this Article, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at Annual Meetings of Stockholders, and each director so elected shall hold office until the next Annual Meeting and until his successor is duly elected and qualified, or until his earlier resignation or removal. Directors need not be stockholders.

Section 2.        Vacancies.  Vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, except that any vacancy resulting from the death, resignation, removal or disqualification of a director elected by the holders of any class or classes of the stock of the Corporation voting as a class, or from an increase in the number of directors which such holders are entitled to elect, may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors elected by such class or classes, or by a sole remaining director so elected, and the directors so chosen shall hold office until the next Annual Meeting and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal.

Section 3.        Duties and Powers.    The business of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors which may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-Laws directed or required to be exercised or done by the stockholders.

Section 4.        Organization.    At each meeting of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or, in such person’s absence, a director chosen by a majority of the directors present, shall act as Chairman. The Secretary of the Corporation shall act as Secretary at each meeting of the Board of Directors. In case the Secretary shall be absent from

 

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any meeting of the Board of Directors, an Assistant Secretary shall perform the duties of Secretary at such meeting; and in the absence from any such meeting of the Secretary and all the Assistant Secretaries, the Chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as Secretary of the meeting.

Section 5.        Resignations and Removals of Directors.    Any director of the Corporation may resign at any time, by giving written notice to the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or the Secretary of the Corporation. Such resignation shall take effect at the time therein specified or, if no time is specified, immediately; and, unless otherwise specified in such notice, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Except as otherwise required by law, any director or the entire Board of Directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote in the election of directors.

Section 6.        Meetings.  The Board of Directors of the Corporation may hold meetings, both regular and special, either within or without the State of Delaware. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at such time and at such place as may from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors and, unless required by resolution of the Board of Directors, without notice. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or a majority of directors then in office. Notice thereof stating the place, date and hour of the meeting shall be given to each director either by mail not less than forty-eight hours before the date of the meeting, by telephone, telecopy or telegram on twenty-four hours’ notice, or on such shorter notice as the person or persons calling such meeting may deem necessary or appropriate in the circumstances.

 

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Section 7.        First Meeting.   The Board of Directors may meet, without notice of such meeting, for the purpose of organization, the election of officers and the transaction of other business, on the same day as, at the place at which, and as soon as practicable after each annual election of directors is held. Such first meeting may be held at any other time or place specified in a notice given as hereinafter provided for special meetings of the Board of Directors, or in a waiver of notice thereof.

Section 8.        Quorum and Manner of Acting.    Except as may be otherwise specifically provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, at all meetings of the Board of Directors, a majority of the entire Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and the act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Board of Directors. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.

Section 9.        Consent in Lieu of Meeting.   Unless otherwise provided by the Certificate 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 the members of the Board of Directors or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee.

Section 10.      Meetings by Means of Conference Telephone.    Unless otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, or any committee designated by the Board of Directors, may participate in a

 

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meeting of the Board of Directors or such committee by means of a 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 Section 10 shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

Section 11.     Compensation.   The directors may be paid their expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors and may be paid a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors or a stated salary, or such other emoluments, as the Board of Directors shall from time to time determine. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. Each director who shall serve as a member or Chairman of a special or standing committee may be allowed like compensation for attending committee meetings.

Section 12.  Interested Directors.  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 their votes are counted for such purpose if (i) the material facts as to his or their relationship or

 

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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 (ii) the material facts as to his or their 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 (iii) 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.

ARTICLE IV

COMMITTEES

Section 1.        How Constituted and Powers.   The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the entire Board of Directors, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation except as otherwise provided in these By-Laws. 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 any such committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, and in the absence of a designation by the Board of Directors of an alternate member to replace the absent or disqualified member, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any absent or disqualified member. Each committee, to the extent allowed by law, 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 as provided in the resolution establishing such committee.

 

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Section 2.        Executive Committee.    The Board of Directors may designate an Executive Committee, to consist of not less than three members of the Board of Directors, which shall have and may exercise, to the extent permitted by law and the Certificate of Incorporation, all of the powers of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, including, unless otherwise specified by a resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors, the power and authority to declare dividends, to authorize the issuance of stock and to adopt a certificate of ownership and merger pursuant to Section 253 of the General Corporation Law.

Section 3.        Organization.   The Board of Directors or each such committee may choose its Chairman and Secretary, and shall keep and record all its acts and proceedings and report the same from time to time to the Board of Directors.

Section 4.        Meetings.   Regular meetings of any such committee, of which no notice shall be necessary, shall be held at such times and in such places as shall be fixed by the committee or by the Board of Directors. Special meetings of any such committee shall be held at the request of any member of the committee.

Section 5.        Quorum and Manner of Acting.  A majority of the members of any such committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the act of a majority of those present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the committee.

Section 6.        General.  The Board of Directors shall have the power at any time to change the members of, fill vacancies in, and discharge or disband any such committee, either with or without cause.

 

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ARTICLE V

OFFICERS

Section 1.        Officers.  The Board of Directors may elect a Chairman of the Board of Directors, and shall elect a President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Treasurer, a Controller and a Secretary. The Board of Directors may designate one or more Vice Presidents as Senior Executive Vice Presidents, Executive Vice Presidents or Senior Vice Presidents, and may use such other descriptive words as it may determine to designate the seniority or areas of special competence or responsibility of the officers. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person.

Section 2.        Election, Term of Office and Qualifications.  Such officers shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors, as soon as practicable after the annual election of directors in each year, and at such other time or times as the Board of Directors may determine. Each such officer shall hold office until such officer’s successor shall have been duly chosen and shall qualify, or until such officer’s death, resignation or removal in the manner hereinafter provided. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, shall be chosen from among the directors, but no other officer need be a director. Each officer shall have such functions or duties as are provided in these By-Laws, or as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

Section 3.        Subordinate Officers.  The Board of Directors may from time to time elect such other officers or assistant officers as it may deem necessary, each of whom shall hold office for such period, have such authority, and perform such duties as are provided in these By-Laws, or as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

Section 4.        Removal.  Any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by the Board of Directors, and any subordinate officer also may be removed in such other manner as

 

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may be specified by the Board of Directors in the resolution or resolutions electing such subordinate officer. Any officer may be suspended by the President either with or without cause, pending the next meeting of the Board of Directors.

Section 5.        Resignations.   Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President, or the Secretary of the Corporation. Any such resignation shall take effect at the time therein specified or if no time is specified, immediately; and, unless otherwise specified in such notice, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.

Section 6.        Vacancies.   A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or any other cause shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the manner prescribed in these By-Laws for the regular election to that office.

Section 7.        Compensation.   Salaries or other compensation of the officers may be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors and shall be so fixed by the Board of Directors or such committee as to any officer serving the Corporation as a director. No officer shall be prevented from receiving proper compensation for such officer’s services by reason of the fact that such officer is also a director of the Corporation.

Section 8.        Chairman of the Board of Directors.   The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, shall possess the same power as the President to sign certificates for stock of the Corporation and enter into and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, bonds, guarantees, contracts and other instruments, except in cases where the making and execution thereof shall be expressly restricted or delegated by the Board of Directors or by a duly authorized committee of directors or by these By-Laws to some other officer or agent of the Corporation, or

 

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shall be required by law otherwise to be made or executed. In general, the Chairman of the Board of Directors shall have all authority incident to the office of Chairman of the Board of Directors and shall have such other authority and perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board of Directors or by any duly authorized committee of directors.

Section 9.        President.    The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision of the business, affairs and property of the Corporation and over its several officers, subject, however, to the control of the Board of Directors. The President also shall be the chief operating officer of the Corporation and, subject to the direction of the Board of Directors and any duly authorized committee of directors, shall have general supervision of the operations of the Corporation. The President shall, at the request or in the absence or disability of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, perform the duties and exercise the powers of such officer. The President may, with the Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation. The President may enter into and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, bonds, guarantees, contracts and other instruments, except in cases where the making and execution thereof shall be expressly restricted or delegated by the Board of Directors or by a duly authorized committee of directors, or by these By-Laws to some other officer or agent of the Corporation, or shall be required by law otherwise to be made or executed. The President, with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, shall have the power to fix the compensation of elected officers whose compensation is not fixed by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof in accordance with Section 7 of this Article V, and also to engage, discharge, determine the duties and fix the compensation of all employees and agents of the Corporation necessary or proper for the transaction

 

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of the business of the Corporation. In general, the President shall have all authority incident to the office of President, chief executive officer and chief operating officer and shall have such other authority and perform such their duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board of Directors or by any duly authorized committee of directors.

Section 10.     Vice Presidents.  The Vice Presidents shall have supervision over the operations of the Corporation within their respective areas of special competence or responsibility and in accordance with policies, procedures and practices in effect from time to time, subject, however, to the control of the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President and any other officer to whom they report. They shall, within such areas (in the order of their designation, or in the absence of such designation, in the order of their seniority based on title or, in the case of officers of equal title, in order of their tenure), at the request or in the absence or disability of the President, perform the duties and exercise the powers of such officer. They may, with the Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation. They may enter into and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, guarantees, bonds, contracts and other instruments, except in cases where the making and execution thereof shall be expressly restricted or otherwise delegated by these By-Laws or by the Board of Directors, a duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom they report, or shall be required by law otherwise to be made or executed. In general, they shall have all authority incident to their respective offices and shall have such other authority and perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the President or any other officer to whom they report.

 

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Section 11.     Treasurer.  The Treasurer shall, if required by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Treasurer reports, give a bond for the faithful discharge of duties, in such sum and with such sureties as may be so required. The Treasurer shall have custody of, and be responsible for, all funds and securities of the Corporation; receive and give receipts for money due and payable to the Corporation from any source whatsoever; deposit all such money in the name of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies, or other depositories as shall be selected in accordance with the provisions of Section 5 of Article VI of these By-Laws; against proper vouchers, cause such funds to be disbursed by check or draft on the authorized depositories of the Corporation signed in such manner as shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 4 of Article VI of these By-Laws and be responsible for the accuracy of the amounts of all funds so disbursed; regularly enter or cause to be entered in books to be kept by the Treasurer or under the Treasurer’s direction, full and adequate accounts of all money received and paid by the Treasurer for the account of the Corporation; have the right to require, from time to time, reports or statements giving such information as the Treasurer may determine to be necessary or desirable with respect to any and all financial transactions of the Corporation from the officers and agents transacting the same; render to the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any officer to whom the Treasurer reports, whenever they or any of them, respectively, shall require the Treasurer so to do, an account of the financial condition of the Corporation and of all transactions of the Treasurer; exhibit at all reasonable times

 

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the books of accounts and other records provided for herein to any of the directors of the Corporation; and, in general, have all authority incident to the office of Treasurer and such other authority and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Treasurer reports, and may sign with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any Vice President, certificates for stock of the Corporation.

Section 12.     Controller.    The Controller shall be responsible for preparing and maintaining reasonable and adequate books of account and other accounting records of the assets, liabilities and transactions of the Corporation in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and procedures, shall see that reasonable and adequate audits thereof are regularly made and that reasonable and adequate systems of financial control are maintained, shall examine and certify the financial accounts of the Corporation, shall prepare and render such budgets and other financial reports as the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Controller reports may require, and shall, in general, have all authority incident to the office of Controller and such other authority and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Controller reports.

Section 13.        Secretary.  The Secretary shall act as Secretary of all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors of the Corporation; shall keep the minutes thereof in the proper book or books to be provided for that purpose; shall see that all notices required to be given

 

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by the Corporation in connection with meetings of stockholders and of the Board of Directors are duly given; may, with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any Vice President, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation; shall be the custodian of the seal of the Corporation and shall affix the seal or cause it or a facsimile thereof to be affixed to all certificates for stock of the Corporation and to all documents or instruments requiring the same, the execution of which on behalf of the Corporation is duly authorized in accordance with the provisions of these By-Laws; shall have charge of the stock records and also of the other books, records and papers of the Corporation relating to its organization and acts as a corporation, and shall see that the reports, statements and other documents related thereto required by law are properly kept and filed; and shall, in general, have all authority incident to the office of Secretary and such other authority and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom the Secretary reports.

Section 14.     Duties of Assistant Treasurers, Assistant Secretaries and Other Subordinate Officers.    The Assistant Treasurers shall, respectively, if required by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any other officer to whom they report give bonds for the faithful discharge of their duties in such sums and with such sureties as may be so required. Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Secretaries may, with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or any Vice President, sign certificates for stock of the Corporation. Subordinate officers shall have all authority incident to their respective offices and such other authority and perform such other duties as shall be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee of directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or the officers to whom they report.

 

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Section 15.     Appointed Officers.  The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, and the President may appoint or cause to be appointed, in accordance with the policies and procedures established by them, such Presidents, Vice Presidents and other officers of the Divisions, Groups and Staffs of the Corporation as they shall determine to be necessary or desirable in furtherance of the business and affairs of such Divisions, Groups and Staffs, may designate such Vice Presidents as Senior Executive Vice Presidents, Executive Vice Presidents or Senior Vice Presidents, and may use such other descriptive words as he may determine to designate the seniority or areas of special competence or responsibility of the officers appointed in accordance with this Section 15. Officers appointed in accordance with this Section 15 shall not be deemed to be officers as elsewhere referred to in this Article V but as between themselves and the Corporation shall have such authority and perform such duties in the management and operations of the Divisions, Groups and Staffs of the Corporation of which they are appointed officers as the officer appointing them and the persons to whom they report may from time to time determine. Such officers shall have the authority as between themselves and third parties to bind the Corporation solely to the extent of their apparent authority based upon their titles and solely in relation to the business affairs of the Divisions, Groups and Staffs of which they are appointed officers.

ARTICLE VI.

CONTRACTS, VOTING OF STOCK HELD,

CHECKS, DRAFTS, BANK ACCOUNTS, ETC.

Section 1.        Execution of Contracts.    The Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors, except as by these By-Laws otherwise require, may authorize any

 

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officer other than or in addition to the officers authorized by Article V of these By-Laws, and any employee or agent or agents, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, to enter into and execute any deed, mortgage, bond, guarantee, contract or other instrument, and any such authority may be general or may be confined to specific instances or otherwise limited.

Section 2.        Loans and Loan Guarantees.  Any officer, employee or agent of the Corporation thereunder authorized by the Board of Directors or by any duly authorized committee of directors may effect, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, loans or advances from, or guarantees of loans or advances to, any bank, trust company or other institution or any firm, corporation or individual, and for such loans and advances or guarantees may make, execute and deliver promissory notes, bonds or other certificates or evidences of indebtedness or guaranty of the Corporation, and may pledge or hypothecate or transfer any securities or other property of the Corporation as security for any such loans, advances or guarantees. Such authority conferred by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors may be general or may be confined to specific instances or otherwise limited.

Section 3.        Voting of Stock Held.  The President and, unless otherwise provided by resolution of the Board of Directors or directed by the President, the Secretary may from time to time personally or by an attorney or attorneys or agent or agents of the Corporation, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, cast the votes which the Corporation may be entitled to cast as a stockholder or otherwise in any other corporation, any of the stock or securities of which may be held by the Corporation, at meetings of the holders of the stock or other securities of such other corporations, or consent in writing to any action by any such other corporation, and may instruct any person or persons so appointed as to the manner of casting such votes or giving such consent, and

 

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may execute or cause to be executed on behalf of the Corporation and under its corporate seal, or otherwise, such written proxies, consents, waivers or other instruments as the Secretary may deem necessary or proper in the premises; or may attend any meeting of the holders of stock or other securities of any such other corporation and thereat vote or exercise any or all other powers of the Corporation as the holder of such stock or other securities of such other corporation.

Section 4.        Checks, Drafts, etc.  All checks, drafts and other orders for payment of money out of the funds of the Corporation and all notes and other evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation shall be signed on behalf of the Corporation by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer or by any other officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to whom such power may from time to time be delegated by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors or by any officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to whom the power of delegation may from time to time be granted by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors.

Section 5.        Deposits.  The funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the order of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors may from time to time select, or as may be selected by any officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to whom such power may from time to time be delegated by these By-Laws, the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of directors.

 

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ARTICLE VII

STOCK AND DIVIDENDS

Section 1.        Form of Certificate. Every holder of stock in the Corporation shall be entitled to have a certificate signed, in the name of the Corporation (i) by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the President or one of the Vice Presidents and (ii) 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.

Section 2.        Signatures.    Where a certificate is countersigned by (i) a transfer agent or (ii) a registrar, any other signature on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, unless otherwise ordered by the Board of Directors, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.

Section 3.        Lost, Destroyed, Stolen or Mutilated Certificate.    The Board of Directors may direct a new certificate to be issued in place of any certificate theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit or such other proof satisfactory to the Board of Directors of that fact by the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate, the Board of Directors may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or his legal representative, to advertise the same in such manner as the Board of Directors shall require and/or to give the Corporation a bond in such sum as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the Corporation and its transfer agents and registrars with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.

 

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Section 4.    Transfers.    Stock of the Corporation shall be transferable in the manner prescribed by law and in these By-Laws. Transfers of stock shall be made on the books of the Corporation only by the person named in the certificate or by such person’s duly authorized attorney appointed by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a transfer agent or assistant transfer agent of the Corporation, and upon surrender of the certificate or certificates for such stock properly endorsed for transfer and payment of all necessary transfer taxes; provided, however, that such surrender and endorsement shall not be required in any case in which the officers of the Corporation shall determine to waive such requirement in order to comply with applicable laws governing escheat or disposition of abandoned or unclaimed property. Every certificate exchanged, returned or surrendered to the Corporation shall be marked “Cancelled,” with the date of cancellation, by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation or the transfer agent or assistant transfer agent thereof. No transfer of stock shall be valid as against the Corporation, its stockholders or creditors for any purpose until it shall have been entered in the stock records of the Corporation by an entry showing from and to whom transferred.

Section 5.        Transfer and Registry Agents.  The Corporation may from time to time maintain one or more transfer offices or agencies and registry offices or agencies at such place or places as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

Section 6.        Record Date.    In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, or entitled to

 

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receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than sixty days nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting, nor more than sixty days prior to any other action. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

Section 7.        Beneficial Owners.  The Corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends, and to vote as such owner, and to hold liable for calls and assessments a person registered on its books as the owner of shares, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by law.

Section 8.        Dividends.  Dividends upon the capital stock of the Corporation, subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, if any, may be declared by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting, and may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the capital stock. Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the Board of Directors from time to time, in its absolute discretion, deems proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for purchasing any of the shares of capital stock, warrants, rights, options, bonds, debentures, notes, scrip or other securities or evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, or for any proper purpose, and the Board of Directors may modify or abolish any such reserve.

 

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Section 9.        Limitations on Transfer.    A written restriction on the transfer or registration of transfer of a security of the Corporation, if permitted by Section 202 of the General Corporation Law and noted conspicuously on the certificate representing the security or, in the case of uncertificated shares, contained in the notice sent pursuant to Section 151(f) of the General Corporation Law, may be enforced against the holder of the restricted security or any successor or transferee of the holder including an executor, administrator, trustee, guardian or other fiduciary entrusted with like responsibility for the person or estate of the holder. Unless noted conspicuously on the certificate representing the security or, in the case of uncertificated shares, contained in the notice sent pursuant to Section 151(f) of the General Corporation Law, a restriction, even though permitted by Section 202 of the General Corporation Law, is ineffective except against a person with actual knowledge of the restriction. A restriction on the transfer or registration of transfer of securities of a corporation may be imposed either by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-Laws or by an agreement among any number of security holders or among such holders and the corporation. No restriction so imposed shall be binding with respect to securities issued prior to the adoption of the restriction unless the holders of the securities are parties to an agreement or voted in favor of the restriction.

ARTICLE VIII

NOTICES

Section 1.        Notices.  Whenever written notice is required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws to be given to any director, member of a committee or

 

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stockholder, such notice may be given by mail, addressed to such director, member of a committee or stockholder, at such person’s address as it appears on the records of the Corporation, with postage thereon prepaid, and such notice shall be deemed to be given at the time when the same shall be deposited in the United States mail. Written notice may also be given personally or by telegram, telex or cable.

Section 2.        Waivers of Notice.    Whenever any notice is required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws to be given to any director, member of a committee or stockholder, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to said notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting, present by person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where the person attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders, directors or members of a committee of directors need be specified in any written waiver of notice unless so required by the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws.

ARTICLE IX

BOOKS

Section 1.        Books.    The Corporation shall keep in accordance with applicable law correct and adequate books and records of account and minutes of proceedings of the stockholders, the Board of Directors and any committees of the Board of Directors. The Corporation shall keep, in accordance with applicable law, at the office designated in the Certificate

 

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of Incorporation or at the office of the transfer agent or registrar of the Corporation, a record containing the names and addresses of all stockholders, the number and class of shares held by each and the dates when they respectively became the owners of record thereof.

Section 2.        Form of Books.  Any books maintained by the Corporation, including its stock ledger, books of account and minute books, may be kept on, or be in the form of, electronic data storage, computer discs, punch cards, magnetic tape, photographs, microphotographs or any other information storage device, provided that the records so kept can be converted into clearly legible written 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.

Section 3.        Inspection of Books.   The Board of Directors and, unless otherwise specified by the Board of Directors and the President shall, subject to applicable law, have the sole power to determine from time to time whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions and regulations the accounts, books and records of the Corporation, or any of them, shall be open to the inspection of the stockholders; and, except as specifically conferred by law, no stockholder shall have any right to inspect any account, book, record or document of the Corporation, unless and until authorized so to do by the Board of Directors or, unless otherwise specified by the Board of Directors, by order of the President.

ARTICLE X

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 1.        Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings other Than Those by or in the Right of the Corporation.  Subject to Section 3 of this Article X, the Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any

 

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threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director or officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that such person did not act in good faith and in a manner which such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that such person’s conduct was unlawful.

Section 2.        Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation.  Subject to Section 3 of this Article X, the Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or

 

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other entity or enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation; except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

Section 3.        Authorization of Indemnification.    Any indemnification under this Article X (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 1 or Section 2 of this Article X, as the case may be. Such determination shall be made (i) by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, or (ii) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (iii) by the stockholders. To the extent, however, that a director or officer of the Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding described above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith, without the necessity of authorization in the specific case.

 

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Section 4.        Good Faith Defined.    For purposes of any determination under Section 3 of this Article X, a person shall be deemed to have acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, or, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, to have had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful, if such person’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Corporation or another enterprise, or on information supplied to such person by the officers 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 4 shall mean any other corporation or any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise of which such person is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent. The provisions of this Section 4 shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the circumstances in which a person may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Sections 1 or 2 of this Article X, as the case may be.

Section 5.        Indemnification by a Court.      Notwithstanding any contrary determination in the specific case under Section 3 of this Article X, and notwithstanding the absence of any determination thereunder, any director or officer may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Delaware for indemnification to the extent otherwise permissible under Sections 1 and 2 of this Article X. The basis of such indemnification by a court shall be a determination by such court that indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the

 

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circumstances because such person has met the applicable standards of conduct set forth in Sections 1 or 2 of this Article X, as the case may be. Neither a contrary determination in the specific case under Section 3 of this Article X nor the absence of any determination thereunder shall be a defense to such application or create a presumption that the director or officer seeking indemnification has not met any applicable standard of conduct. Notice of any application for indemnification pursuant to this Section 5 shall be given to the Corporation promptly upon the filing of such application. If successful, in whole or in part, the director or officer seeking indemnification shall also be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such application.

Section 6.        Expenses Payable in Advance.  Expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by a director or officer in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article X.

Section 7.        Nonexclusivity of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses.  The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by or granted pursuant to this Article X shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any By-Law, agreement, contract, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or pursuant to the direction (howsoever embodied) of any court of competent jurisdiction or otherwise, both as to action in such person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, it being the policy of the Corporation that indemnification of the persons specified in Sections 1 and 2 of this Article X shall be made to the

 

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fullest extent permitted by law. The provisions of this Article X shall not be deemed to preclude the indemnification of any person who is not specified in Sections 1 or 2 of this Article X but whom the Corporation has the power or obligation to indemnify under the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, or otherwise.

Section 8.        Insurance.  The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power or the obligation to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of this Article X.

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

 

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continued. For purposes of this Article X, references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan; and references to “serving at the request of the Corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director or officer with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation” as referred to in this Article X.

Section 10.      Survival of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses.    The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article X shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.

Section 11.      Limitation on Indemnification.  Notwithstanding anything contained in this Article X to the contrary, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification (which shall be governed by Section 5 hereof), the Corporation shall not be obligated to indemnify any director or officer in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

Section 12.      Indemnification of Employees and Agents.  The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board of Directors, provide rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to employees and agents of the Corporation similar to those conferred in this Article X to directors and officers of the Corporation.

 

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ARTICLE XI

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

Section 1.        Amendment of By-Laws.  These By-Laws may be altered, amended or repealed, in whole or in part, or new By-Laws may be adopted by the stockholders or by the Board of Directors, provided, however, that notice of such alteration, amendment, repeal or adoption of new By-Laws be contained in the notice of such meeting of stockholders or Board of Directors as the case may be. All such amendments must be approved by either the holders of a majority of the outstanding capital stock entitled to vote thereon or by a majority of the entire Board of Directors then in office.

Section 2.        Entire Board of Directors.  As used in this Article XI and in these By-Laws generally, the term “entire Board of Directors” means the total number of directors which the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies.

ARTICLE XII

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 1.        Seal.  The Board of Directors shall approve a corporate seal which shall be in the form of a circle and shall bear the name of the Corporation, the year of its incorporation and the word “Delaware.”

Section 2.        Fiscal Year.  The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined and may be changed by resolution of the Board of Directors, and unless and until otherwise so determined, shall be the calendar year.

 

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By-Laws

 

OF

 

MC PRODUCTS, INC.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I  OFFICES

  
 

Section 1. Registered Office

     1   
 

Section 2. Other Offices

     1   

ARTICLE II  MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

  
 

Section 1.  Place of Meetings

     1   
 

Section 2.  Annual Meetings

     1   
 

Section 3.  Special Meetings

     2   
 

Section 4.  Quorum

     2   
 

Section 5.  Voting

     2   
 

Section 6.  Organization and Order of Business

     3   
 

Section 7.  Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting

     4   
 

Section 8.  List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote

     4   
 

Section 9.  Stock Ledger

     5   
 

Section 10.  Inspectors of Election

     5   

ARTICLE III  DIRECTORS

  
 

Section 1.  Number and Election of Directors

     5   
 

Section 2.  Vacancies

     6   
 

Section 3.  Duties and Powers

     6   
 

Section 4.  Organization

     6   
 

Section 5.  Resignations and Removals of Directors

     7   
 

Section 6.  Meetings

     7   
 

Section 7.  First Meeting

     8   
 

Section 8.  Quorum and Manner of Acting

     8   
 

Section 9.  Consent in Lieu of Meeting

     8   
 

Section 10.  Meetings by Means of Conference Telephone

     8   
 

Section 11.  Compensation

     9   
 

Section 12.  Interested Directors

     9   

ARTICLE IV  COMMITTEES

  
 

Section 1.  How Constituted and Powers

     10   
 

Section 2.  Executive Committee

     11   
 

Section 3.  Organization

     11   
 

Section 4.  Meetings

     11   
 

Section 5.  Quorum and Manner of Acting

     11   
 

Section 6.  General

     11   

ARTICLE V  OFFICERS

  
 

Section 1.  Officers

     12   
 

Section 2.  Election, Term of Office and Qualifications

     12   
 

Section 3.  Subordinate Officers

     12   
 

Section 4.  Removal

     12   
 

Section 5.  Resignations

     13   
 

Section 6.  Vacancies

     13   
 

Section 7.  Compensation

     13   


 

Section 8.  Chairman of the Board of Directors

     13   
 

Section 9.  President

     14   
 

Section 10.  Vice Presidents

     15   
 

Section 11.  Treasurer

     16   
 

Section 12.  Controller

     17   
 

Section 13.  Secretary

     17   
 

Section 14.  Duties of Assistant Treasurers, Assistant Secretaries and Other Subordinate Officers

     18   
 

Section 15.  Appointed Officers

     19   

ARTICLE VI.

 

  CONTRACTS, VOTING OF STOCK HELD, CHECKS, DRAFTS, BANK ACCOUNTS,

  
 

  ETC.

  
 

Section 1.  Execution of Contracts

     19   
 

Section 2.  Loans and Loan Guarantees

     20   
 

Section 3.  Voting of Stock Held

     20   
 

Section 4.  Checks, Drafts, etc.

     21   
 

Section 5.  Deposits

     21   

ARTICLE VII  STOCK AND DIVIDENDS

  
 

Section 1.  Form of Certificate

     22   
 

Section 2.  Signatures

     22   
 

Section 3.  Lost, Destroyed, Stolen or Mutilated Certificate

     22   
 

Section 4.  Transfers

     23   
 

Section 5.  Transfer and Registry Agents

     23   
 

Section 6.  Record Date

     23   
 

Section 7.  Beneficial Owners

     24   
 

Section 8.  Dividends

     24   
 

Section 9.  Limitations on Transfer

     25   

ARTICLE VIII  NOTICES

  
 

Section 1.  Notices

     25   
 

Section 2.  Waivers of Notice

     26   

ARTICLE IX  BOOKS

  
 

Section 1.  Books

     26   
 

Section 2.  Form of Books

     27   
 

Section 3.  Inspection of Books

     27   

ARTICLE X  INDEMNIFICATION

  
   Section 1.  

 Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings other Than Those by or in the Right of the Corporation

     27   
 

Section 2.  Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation

     28   
 

Section 3.  Authorization of Indemnification

     29   
 

Section 4.  Good Faith Defined

     30   
 

Section 5.  Indemnification by a Court

     30   


 

Section 6.  Expenses Payable in Advance

     31   
 

Section   7.     Nonexclusivity of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses

     31   
 

Section 8.  Insurance

     32   
 

Section 9.  Certain Definitions

     32   
 

Section 10.  Survival of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses

     33   
 

Section 11.  Limitation on Indemnification

     33   
 

Section 12.  Indemnification of Employees and Agents

     33   

ARTICLE XI  AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

  
 

Section 1.  Amendment of By-Laws

     34   
 

Section 2.  Entire Board of Directors

     34   

ARTICLE XII  GENERAL PROVISIONS

  
 

Section 1.  Seal

     34   
 

Section 2.   Fiscal Year

     34   
EX-5 30 d538541dex5.htm EX-5 EX-5

Exhibit 5

SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP

Four Times Square

New York, New York 10036

(212) 735-3000

May 20, 2013

Revlon Consumer Products Corporation

237 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10017

 

Re:    Revlon Consumer Products Corporation and the Guarantors
   Listed on Schedules I and II Hereto
   Registration Statement on Form S-4                                        

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special counsel to Revlon Consumer Products Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the public offering of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 5.75% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “Exchange Notes”). The Indenture, dated as of February 8, 2013 (the “Indenture”), by and among the Company, the Guarantors (as defined below) and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), provides for the guarantee of the Exchange Notes by the Guarantors to the extent set forth in the Indenture (guarantees by the Guarantors are referred to herein as the “Guarantees”). The Exchange Notes are to be issued pursuant to an offer to exchange (the “Exchange Offer”) an aggregate principal amount of $500,000,000 of the Exchange Notes and the related Guarantees, which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), for a like principal amount of the Company’s issued and outstanding 5.75% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “Original Notes”) and the related guarantees under the Indenture, as contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of February 8, 2013 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), by and among the Company, the Guarantors, and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as the representatives of the initial purchasers of the Original Notes.

This opinion is being furnished in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act.

As used herein, (i) “Delaware Guarantors” means those entities listed on Schedule I hereto, (ii) “New York Guarantors” means those entities listed on Schedule II hereto, (iii) “Guarantors” means, collectively, the Delaware Guarantors and the New York Guarantors and (iv) “Opinion Parties” means, collectively, the Company and the Guarantors.

In rendering the opinions stated herein, we have examined and relied upon the following:

 

  (i) the Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the Exchange Notes and the Guarantees to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on the date hereof (the “Registration Statement”);

 

  (ii) the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, on Form T-1, of the Trustee to be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement;

 

  (iii) an executed copy of the Registration Rights Agreement;

 

  (iv) an executed copy of the Indenture;


Revlon Consumer Products Corporation

May 20, 2013

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  (v) the form of global certificate evidencing the Exchange Notes, included as an exhibit to the Indenture (the “Exchange Note Certificate”);

 

  (vi) the form of notation of guarantee of each of the Guarantors, to be endorsed on the Exchange Note Certificate (the “Notations of Guarantee”);

 

  (vii) an executed copy of a certificate of Michael T. Sheehan, Secretary of the Company, dated the date hereof (the “Company Secretary’s Certificate”);

 

  (viii) an executed copy of a certificate of Michael T. Sheehan, Secretary of each of the Guarantors, dated the date hereof (the “Guarantors Secretary’s Certificate”);

 

  (ix) a copy of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as of January 28, 2013, and certified pursuant to the Company Secretary’s Certificate;

 

  (x) a copy of the Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company, as amended and in effect as of the date hereof, certified pursuant to the Company Secretary’s Certificate;

 

  (xi) copies of each Delaware Guarantor’s Certificate of Incorporation, certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as of January 28, 2013, and certified pursuant to the Guarantors Secretary’s Certificate;

 

  (xii) copies of each New York Guarantor’s Certificate of Incorporation, certified by the office of the Secretary of State of the State of New York as of January 28, 2013, and certified pursuant to the Guarantors Secretary’s Certificate;

 

  (xiii) copies of each Guarantor’s By-laws, as amended and in effect as of the date hereof, certified pursuant to the Guarantors Secretary’s Certificate;

 

  (xiv) copies of certain resolutions of the Board of the Company, adopted January 29, 2013 and February 1, 2013, and resolutions of the Pricing Committee thereof, adopted February 5, 2013, relating to the Exchange Offer, the issuance of the Original Notes and the Exchange Notes, the Indenture and related matters, certified pursuant to the Company Secretary’s Certificate;

 

  (xv) copies of the Actions by Written Consent of the Boards of Directors of each Guarantor, adopted January 29, 2013 and February 1, 2013, relating to the Exchange Offer, the Indenture, the Guarantees and related matters, certified pursuant to the Guarantors Secretary’s Certificate;

 

  (xvi) copies of certificates, each dated the date hereof, from the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware with respect to the Company’s and each Delaware Guarantor’s existence and good standing in the State of Delaware; and

 

  (xvii) copies of certificates, each dated the date hereof, from the office of the Secretary of State of the State of New York with respect to each New York Guarantor’s existence in the State of New York.

We have also examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such records of the Opinion Parties and such agreements, certificates and receipts of public officials, certificates of officers or other representatives of the Opinion Parties and others, and such other documents as we have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for the opinions set forth below.


Revlon Consumer Products Corporation

May 20, 2013

Page 3

 

In our examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, including endorsements, the legal capacity and competency of all natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as facsimile, electronic, certified or photostatic copies, and the authenticity of the originals of such copies. In making our examination of executed documents or documents to be executed, we have assumed that the parties thereto, other than the Opinion Parties, had or will have the power, corporate or other, to enter into and perform all obligations thereunder and have also assumed the due authorization by all requisite action, corporate or other, and execution and delivery by such parties of such documents, and the validity and binding effect on such parties. As to any facts relevant to the opinions stated herein that we did not independently establish or verify, we have relied upon statements and representations of officers and other representatives of the Opinion Parties and others and of public officials.

We do not express any opinion with respect to the laws of any jurisdiction other than (i) the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and (ii) the laws, rules and regulations of the State of New York that, in our experience, are normally applicable to transactions of the type governed or contemplated by the Exchange Offer, the Indenture and the Exchange Notes (including applicable provisions of the New York constitution and reported judicial interpretations interpreting such laws) and, to the extent that judicial or regulatory orders or decrees or consents, approvals, licenses, authorizations, validations, filings, recordings or registrations with governmental authorities are relevant, to those required under such laws (all of the foregoing being referred to as “Opined on Law”). We do not express any opinion as to the effect of any non-Opined on Law on the opinions stated herein.

The Exchange Note Certificate, the Guarantees, the Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement are referred to herein collectively as the “Transaction Agreements.”

Based upon the foregoing and subject to the limitations, qualifications, exceptions and assumptions stated herein, we are of the opinion that when the Registration Statement, as finally amended, has become effective under the Securities Act, the Indenture has been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act, the Exchange Notes (in the form filed as Exhibit 4.20 to the Registration Statement) and the Notations of Guarantee (in the form reviewed by us) have been duly executed and authenticated in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and have been delivered upon consummation of the Exchange Offer against receipt of Original Notes surrendered in exchange therefor in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Exchange Offer, the Exchange Note Certificate and the Guarantees will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company and each of the Guarantors, respectively, enforceable against the Company and each of the Guarantors, respectively, in accordance with their terms.

The opinions stated herein are subject to the following qualifications:

(a) the opinions stated herein are limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer, preference and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law);

(b) except to the extent expressly stated in the opinions contained herein, we do not express any opinion with respect to the effect on the opinions stated herein of (i) the compliance or non-compliance of any party to any of the Transaction Agreements with any laws, rules or regulations applicable to such party or (ii) the legal status or legal capacity of any party to any of the Transaction Agreements; and

(c) except to the extent expressly stated in the opinions contained herein, we do not express any opinion with respect to any law, rule or regulation that is applicable to any party to any of the Transaction Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby solely because such law, rule or regulation is part of a regulatory regime applicable to any such party or any of its affiliates as a result of the specific assets or business operations of such party or such affiliates.


Revlon Consumer Products Corporation

May 20, 2013

Page 4

 

In addition, in rendering the foregoing opinions, we have assumed that neither the execution and delivery by each Opinion Party of the Transaction Agreements and delivery by each Opinion Party of the Transaction Agreements nor the performance by each Opinion Party of its obligations under each of the Transaction Agreements: (i) constitutes or will constitute a violation of, or a default under, any lease, indenture, instrument or other agreement to which any Opinion Party or its property is subject, (ii) contravenes or will contravene any order or decree of any governmental authority to which any Opinion Party or its property is subject, (iii) violates or will violate any law, rule or regulation to which any Opinion Party or its property is subject or (iv) requires the consent, approval, licensing or authorization of, or any filing, recording or registration with, any governmental authority under any law, rule or regulation of any jurisdiction.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement being filed on the date hereof, and incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. We also hereby consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Legal Matters” in the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission. This opinion is expressed as of the date hereof unless otherwise expressly stated, and we disclaim any undertaking to advise you of any subsequent changes in the facts stated or assumed herein or of any subsequent changes in applicable law.

 

Very truly yours,

/s/ SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE,

MEAGHER & FLOM LLP


SCHEDULE I

DELAWARE GUARANTORS

Almay, Inc.

Bari Cosmetics, Ltd.

OPP Products, Inc.

PPI Two Corporation

Revlon Consumer Corp.

Revlon Development Corp.

Revlon Government Sales, Inc.

Revlon International Corporation

Revlon Real Estate Corporation

RIROS Group Inc.

SinfulColors Inc.


SCHEDULE II

NEW YORK GUARANTORS

Charles Revson Inc.

North America Revsale Inc.

RIROS Corporation

EX-12 31 d538541dex12.htm EX-12 EX-12

Exhibit 12

STATEMENT REGARDING COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

Revlon Consumer Production Corporation and Subsidiaries

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

 

     Year Ended December 31,     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
       2008         2009         2010         2011         2012         2012         2013    
                                   (Unaudited)  
     (Dollars in millions)              

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

   $ 36.9      $ 66.6      $ 88.7      $ 98.8      $ 115.6      $ 21.4      $ (2.5

Interest expense

     119.7        93.0        96.7        91.1        85.3        21.6        20.3   

Amortization of debt issuance costs

     5.6        5.5        4.5        3.7        3.4        0.8        0.8   

Portion of rental expense deemed to represent interest

     5.0        5.5        5.6        5.8        5.5        1.3        1.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings before fixed charges

   $ 167.2      $ 170.6      $ 195.5      $ 199.4      $ 209.8      $ 45.1      $ 20.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest expense

   $ 119.7      $ 93.0      $ 96.7      $ 91.1      $ 85.3      $ 21.6      $ 20.3   

Amortization of debt issuance costs

     5.6        5.5        4.5        3.7        3.4        0.8        0.8   

Portion of rental expense deemed to represent interest

     5.0        5.5        5.6        5.8        5.5        1.3        1.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fixed charges

   $ 130.3      $ 104.0      $ 106.8      $ 100.6      $ 94.2      $ 23.7      $ 22.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

     1.3     1.6     1.8     2.0     2.2     1.9     0.9
EX-23.1 32 d538541dex231.htm EX-23.1 EX-23.1

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Stockholder

Revlon Consumer Products Corporation:

We consent to the use of our report dated February 13, 2013, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Revlon Consumer Products Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, the related consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, stockholder’s deficiency and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2012, and the related financial statement schedule, included herein, and to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in the prospectus.

/s/ KPMG LLP

New York, New York

May 20, 2013

EX-25 33 d538541dex25.htm EX-25 EX-25

Exhibit 25

 

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM T-1

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER

THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A

CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

Check if an Application to Determine Eligibility of

a Trustee Pursuant to Section 305(b)(2)

 

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

(Exact name of Trustee as specified in its charter)

31-0841368

I.R.S. Employer Identification No.

 

800 Nicollet Mall

Minneapolis, Minnesota

  55402
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Joshua A. Hahn

U.S. Bank National Association

60 Livingston Avenue

St. Paul, MN 55107

(651) 495-5333

(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

Revlon Consumer Products Corporation

(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   13-3662953
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 


TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS

 

Names of Additional Registrants

   State or Other
Jurisdiction  of
    Incorporation or    
Formation
   I.R.S. Employer
    Identification Number    

Almay, Inc.

   Delaware    13-3721920

Bari Cosmetics, Ltd.

   Delaware    45-5569710

Charles Revson Inc.

   New York    13-2577534

North America Revsale Inc.

   New York    13-1953730

OPP Products, Inc.

   Delaware    27-4403060

PPI Two Corporation

   Delaware    13-3298307

Revlon Consumer Corp.

   Delaware    13-3745413

Revlon Development Corp.

   Delaware    48-1283986

Revlon Government Sales, Inc.

   Delaware    13-2893624

Revlon International Corporation

   Delaware    13-6157771

Revlon Real Estate Corporation

   Delaware    06-1519063

RIROS Corporation

   New York    13-4030700

RIROS Group Inc.

   Delaware    13-4034499

SinfulColors Inc.

   Delaware    27-4403478

 

237 Park Avenue

New York, New York

   

10017

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)     (Zip Code)

5.75% Senior Notes due 2021

and Guarantees of 5.75% Senior Notes due 2021

(Title of the Indenture Securities)

 

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FORM T-1

Item 1.   GENERAL INFORMATION. Furnish the following information as to the Trustee.

 

  a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.

Comptroller of the Currency

Washington, D.C.

 

  b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

Yes

Item 2.   AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR. If the obligor is an affiliate of the Trustee, describe each such affiliation.

None

 

Items 3-15 Items 3-15 are not applicable because to the best of the Trustee’s knowledge, the obligor is not in default under any Indenture for which the Trustee acts as Trustee.

Item 16.   LIST OF EXHIBITS: List below all exhibits filed as a part of this statement of eligibility and qualification.

 

  1. A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee.*

 

  2. A copy of the certificate of authority of the Trustee to commence business, attached as Exhibit 2.

 

  3. A copy of the certificate of authority of the Trustee to exercise corporate trust powers, attached as Exhibit 3.

 

  4. A copy of the existing bylaws of the Trustee.**

 

  5. A copy of each Indenture referred to in Item 4. Not applicable.

 

  6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, attached as Exhibit 6.

 

  7. Report of Condition of the Trustee as of September 30, 2012 published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority, attached as Exhibit 7.

 

* Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 25.1 to Amendment No. 2 to registration statement on S-4, Registration Number 333-128217 filed on November 15, 2005.
** Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 25.1 to registration statement on S-4, Registration Number 333-166527 filed on May 5, 2010.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the Trustee, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this statement of eligibility and qualification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of St. Paul, State of Minnesota on the 20th of May, 2013.

 

   By:   

/s/ Joshua A. Hahn

 
     

Joshua A. Hahn

Assistant Vice President

 

 

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Exhibit 2

LOGO

 

 

Comptroller of the Currency

Administrator of National Banks

 

 

 

Washington, DC 20219

CERTIFICATE OF CORPORATE EXISTENCE

I, Thomas J. Curry, Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that:

1. The Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to Revised Statutes 324, et seq, as amended, and 12 USC 1, et seq, as amended, has possession, custody, and control of all records pertaining to the chartering, regulation, and supervision of all national banking associations.

2. “U.S. Bank National Association,” Cincinnati, Ohio (Charter No. 24), is a national banking association formed under the laws of the United States and is authorized thereunder to transact the business of banking on the date of this certificate.

 

 

LOGO

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, today, May 9, 2012, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused my seal of office to be affixed to these presents at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, in the City of Washington, District of Columbia.

 

 

LOGO

 

Comptroller of the Currency

 

 

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Exhibit 3

 

LOGO

 

 

Comptroller of the Currency

Administrator of National Banks

 

 

 

Washington, DC 20219

 

CERTIFICATION OF FIDUCIARY POWERS

 

I, John Walsh, Acting Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that:

 

1. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to Revised Statutes 324, et seq, as amended, and 12 USC 1, et seq, as amended, has possession, custody, and control of all records pertaining to the chartering, regulation, and supervision of all national banking associations.

 

2. “U.S. Bank National Association,” Cincinnati, Ohio (Charter No. 24), was granted, under the hand and seal of the Comptroller, the right to act in all fiduciary capacities authorized under the provisions of the Act of Congress approved September 28, 1962, 76 Stat. 668, 12 USC 92a, and that the authority so granted remains in full force and effect on the date of this certificate.

 

 

LOGO

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, today, September 14, 2011, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused my seal of office to be affixed to these presents at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, in the City of Washington, District of Columbia.

 

 

LOGO

 

Acting Comptroller of the Currency

 

Exhibit 6

 

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CONSENT

In accordance with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the undersigned, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION hereby consents that reports of examination of the undersigned by Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request therefor.

Dated: May 20, 2013

 

   By:   

/s/ Joshua A. Hahn

  
      Joshua A. Hahn   
      Assistant Vice President   

 

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Exhibit 7

U.S. Bank National Association

Statement of Financial Condition

As of 3/31/2013

($000’s)

 

         3/31/2013      

Assets

  

Cash and Balances Due From Depository Institutions

   $ 6,932,431   

Securities

     74,769,168   

Federal Funds

     45,892   

Loans & Lease Financing Receivables

     218,577,592   

Fixed Assets

     5,068,178   

Intangible Assets

     12,739,644   

Other Assets

     27,654,064   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 345,786,969   

Liabilities

  

Deposits

   $ 251,849,922   

Fed Funds

     3,545,914   

Treasury Demand Notes

     0   

Trading Liabilities

     512,718   

Other Borrowed Money

     32,387,140   

Acceptances

     0   

Subordinated Notes and Debentures

     4,736,320   

Other Liabilities

     12,747,015   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

   $ 305,779,029   

Equity

  

Common and Preferred Stock

     18,200   

Surplus

     14,133,290   

Undivided Profits

     24,357,498   

Minority Interest in Subsidiaries

   $ 1,498,952   
  

 

 

 

Total Equity Capital

   $ 40,007,940   

Total Liabilities and Equity Capital

   $ 345,786,969   

 

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EX-99.1 34 d538541dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

REVLON CONSUMER PRODUCTS CORPORATION

OFFER FOR ALL OUTSTANDING

5.75% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2021

AND THE RELATED GUARANTEES

IN EXCHANGE FOR

5.75% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2021

AND THE RELATED GUARANTEES

WHICH HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED,

PURSUANT TO THE PROSPECTUS

DATED        , 2013

 

 

THE EXCHANGE OFFER WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M. NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON                , 2013 (THE “EXPIRATION DATE”), UNLESS EXTENDED. TENDERS MAY BE WITHDRAWN PRIOR TO 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON THE EXPIRATION DATE.

Delivery to:

U.S. Bank National Association

Exchange Agent

By Mail, Hand, or Overnight Delivery:

c/o U.S. Bank National Association

Corporate Trust Services

60 Livingston Avenue

EP-MN-WS2N

St. Paul, MN 55107-2292

Attention: Specialized Finance

For Information Call:

(800) 934-6802 or go to

www.usbank.com/corp_trust/bondholder_contact.html

By Facsimile Transmission

(for Eligible Institutions only):

(651) 466-7372

Attention: Specialized Finance

Fax cover sheets should provide a call back phone number

and request a call back, upon receipt.

Confirm by Telephone:

(800) 934-6802

DELIVERY OF THIS INSTRUMENT TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE, OR TRANSMISSION OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL VIA FACSIMILE OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE, WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.

The undersigned acknowledges that he or she has received the prospectus, dated                , 2013 (the “Prospectus”), of Revlon Consumer Products Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the co-registrants named therein and this Letter of Transmittal (the “Letter”), which together constitute the Company’s offer (the “Exchange Offer”), to exchange an aggregate principal amount of up to $500,000,000 of its 5.75% Senior Notes due 2021 and the related Guarantees which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (individually a “New Note” and collectively, the “New Notes”), for a like principal amount at maturity of the Company’s issued and outstanding 5.75% Senior Notes due 2021 and


the related Guarantees (individually an “Old Note” and collectively, the “Old Notes”) from the registered holders thereof. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Prospectus.

For each Old Note accepted for exchange, the holder of such Old Note will receive a New Note having a principal amount equal to the principal amount at maturity of the surrendered Old Note. The New Notes will bear interest from the most recent date to which interest has been paid on the Old Notes, or if no interest has been paid, from the date of original issuance. Accordingly, registered holders of New Notes on the relevant record date for the first interest payment date following the consummation of the Exchange Offer will receive interest accruing from the most recent date to which interest has been paid on the Old Notes. The Old Notes accepted for exchange will cease to accrue interest from and after the date of consummation of the Exchange Offer. Holders of Old Notes whose Old Notes are accepted for exchange will not receive any payment in respect of accrued interest on such Old Notes otherwise payable on any interest payment date the record date for which occurs on or after the consummation of the Exchange Offer.

This Letter is to be completed by a holder of Old Notes either if certificates for such Old Notes are to be forwarded herewith or if a tender is to be made by book-entry transfer to the account maintained by the Exchange Agent at The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) pursuant to the procedures set forth in “The Exchange Offer — Book-Entry Transfers” section of the Prospectus and an Agent’s Message is not delivered.

HOLDERS OF OLD NOTES WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY VALIDLY DELIVERED A LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL IN CONJUNCTION WITH A VALID TENDER OF OLD NOTES FOR EXCHANGE PURSUANT TO THE PROCEDURES DESCRIBED IN THE PROSPECTUS UNDER THE HEADING “THE EXCHANGE OFFER” ARE NOT REQUIRED TO TAKE ANY FURTHER ACTION TO RECEIVE NEW NOTES. HOLDERS OF OLD NOTES WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY VALIDLY TENDERED OLD NOTES FOR EXCHANGE OR WHO VALIDLY TENDER OLD NOTES FOR EXCHANGE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS LETTER MAY WITHDRAW ANY OLD NOTES SO TENDERED AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION DATE. SEE THE PROSPECTUS UNDER THE HEADING “THE EXCHANGE OFFER” FOR A MORE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THE TENDER AND WITHDRAWAL PROVISIONS.

Tenders by book-entry transfer also may be made by delivering an Agent’s Message in lieu of this Letter. The term “Agent’s Message” means a message, transmitted by DTC to and received by the Exchange Agent and forming a part of a Book-Entry Confirmation (as defined below), which states that DTC has received an express acknowledgment from the tendering participant, which acknowledgment states that such participant has received and agrees to be bound by this Letter and that the Company may enforce this Letter against such participant. The term “Book-Entry Confirmation” means the confirmation of the book entry tender of Old Notes into the Exchange Agent’s account at DTC.

Delivery of documents to DTC does not constitute delivery to the Exchange Agent.

The method of delivery of Old Notes, Letters and all other required documents are at the election and risk of the holders. If such delivery is by mail it is recommended that registered mail properly insured, with return receipt requested, be used. In all cases, sufficient time should be allowed to assure timely delivery. No Letters or Old Notes should be sent to the Company.

The undersigned has completed the appropriate boxes below and signed this Letter to indicate the action the undersigned desires to take with respect to the Exchange Offer.

 

2


List below the Old Notes to which this Letter relates. If the space provided below is inadequate, the certificate numbers and principal amount at maturity of Old Notes should be listed on a separate signed schedule affixed hereto.

 

DESCRIPTION OF OLD NOTES
Type    Name(s) and Address(es)
of Registered Holder(s)
(Please fill in, if blank)
  

1

Certificate
Number(s)*

  

2

Aggregate
Principal
Amount
Represented

  

3

Principal
Amount
Tendered**

5.75% Senior Notes due 2021

                 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
          Total Shares:          

  *  Need not be completed if Old Notes are being tendered by book-entry transfer.

**  Unless otherwise indicated in this column, a holder will be deemed to have tendered ALL of the Old Notes represented by the Old Note indicated in column 2. See Instruction 2. Old Notes tendered hereby must be in denominations of principal amount of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000. See Instruction 1.

 

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¨ CHECK HERE IF TENDERED OLD NOTES ARE BEING DELIVERED BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER MADE TO THE ACCOUNT MAINTAINED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT WITH THE DTC AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:

 

Name of Tendering Institution                                                                                                                                                                                   

Account Number                                                                                   

 

Transaction Code Number                                                                      

By crediting the Old Notes to the Exchange Agent’s account at DTC using the Automated Tender Offer Program (“ATOP”) and by complying with applicable ATOP procedures with respect to the Exchange Offer, including transmitting to the Exchange Agent an Agent’s Message in which the holder of the Old Notes acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the terms of, and makes the representations and warranties contained in, this Letter, the participant in DTC confirms on behalf of itself and the beneficial owners of such Old Notes all provisions of this Letter (including all representations and warranties) applicable to it and such beneficial owner as fully as if it had completed the information required herein and executed and transmitted this Letter to the Exchange Agent.

If Delivered by Book-Entry Transfer, Complete the Following:

 

Account Number                                                                                         

 

Transaction Code Number                                                                      

Name of Tendering Institution                                                                                                                                                                                           

 

¨ CHECK HERE IF TENDERED OLD NOTES ARE ENCLOSED HEREWITH.

 

¨ CHECK HERE IF YOU ARE A BROKER-DEALER AND WISH TO RECEIVE 10 ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS AND 10 COPIES OF ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO.

 

Name:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Address:                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

If the undersigned is not a broker-dealer, the undersigned represents that it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of New Notes. If the undersigned is a broker-dealer that will receive New Notes for its own account in exchange for Old Notes, it represents that the Old Notes to be exchanged for New Notes were acquired by it as a result of market-making or other trading activities and acknowledges that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such New Notes; however, by so acknowledging and by delivering such a prospectus, the undersigned will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act.

 

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PLEASE READ THE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Exchange Offer, the undersigned hereby tenders to the Company the aggregate principal amount at maturity of Old Notes indicated above. Subject to, and effective upon, the acceptance for exchange of the Old Notes tendered hereby, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers to, or upon the order of, the Company all right, title and interest in and to such Old Notes as are being tendered hereby.

The undersigned hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Exchange Agent as the undersigned’s true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact with respect to such tendered Old Notes, with full power of substitution, among other things, to cause the Old Notes to be assigned, transferred and exchanged. The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has full power and authority to tender, sell, assign and transfer the Old Notes, and to acquire New Notes issuable upon the exchange of such tendered Old Notes, and that, when the same are accepted for exchange, the Company will acquire good and unencumbered title thereto, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances and not subject to any adverse claim when the same are accepted by the Company. The undersigned hereby further represents that any New Notes acquired in exchange for Old Notes tendered hereby will have been acquired in the ordinary course of business of the person receiving such New Notes, whether or not such person is the undersigned, that neither the Holder of such Old Notes nor any such other person is participating in, intends to participate in or has an arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of such New Notes and that neither the Holder of such Old Notes nor any such other person is an “affiliate,” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, of the Company.

The undersigned acknowledges that this Exchange Offer is being made in reliance on interpretations by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as set forth in no-action letters issued to third parties, that the New Notes issued pursuant to the Exchange Offer in exchange for the Old Notes may be offered for resale, resold and otherwise transferred by Holders thereof (other than any such Holder that is an “affiliate” of the Company within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act), without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery provisions of the Securities Act, provided that such New Notes are acquired in the ordinary course of such Holders’ business, such Holders are not holding any Old Notes that have the status of, or are reasonably likely to have the status of, an unsold allotment in the initial offering, and such Holders have no arrangement with any person to participate in the distribution of such New Notes. However, the staff of the SEC has not considered the Exchange Offer in the context of a no-action letter and there can be no assurance that the staff of the SEC would make a similar determination with respect to the Exchange Offer as in other circumstances. If the undersigned is not a broker-dealer, the undersigned represents that it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of New Notes and has no arrangement or understanding to participate in a distribution of New Notes. If any Holder is an affiliate of the Company, is engaged in or intends to engage in or has any arrangement or understanding with respect to the distribution of the New Notes to be acquired pursuant to the Exchange Offer, such Holder (i) could not rely on the applicable interpretations of the staff of the SEC and (ii) must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale transaction. If the undersigned is a broker-dealer that will receive New Notes for its own account in exchange for Old Notes, it represents that the Old Notes to be exchanged for the New Notes were acquired by it as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities and acknowledges that it will deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale of such New Notes; however, by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act, the undersigned will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act.

The undersigned will, upon request, execute and deliver any additional documents deemed by the Company to be necessary or desirable to complete the sale, assignment and transfer of the Old Notes tendered hereby. All authority conferred or agreed to be conferred in this Letter and every obligation of the undersigned hereunder shall be binding upon the successors, assigns, heirs, executors, administrators, trustees in bankruptcy and legal representatives of the undersigned and shall not be affected by, and shall survive, the death or incapacity of the undersigned. This tender may be withdrawn only in accordance with the procedures set forth in “The Exchange Offer — Withdrawal Rights” section of the Prospectus.

 

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Unless otherwise indicated herein in the box entitled “Special Issuance Instructions” below, please deliver the New Notes (and, if applicable, substitute certificates representing Old Notes for any Old Notes not exchanged) in the name of the undersigned or, in the case of a book-entry delivery of Old Notes, please credit the account indicated above maintained at DTC. Similarly, unless otherwise indicated under the box entitled “Special Delivery Instructions” below, please send the New Notes (and, if applicable, substitute certificates representing Old Notes for any Old Notes not exchanged) to the undersigned at the address shown above in the box entitled “Description of Old Notes.”

THE UNDERSIGNED, BY COMPLETING THE BOX ENTITLED “DESCRIPTION OF OLD NOTES” ABOVE AND SIGNING THIS LETTER, WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE TENDERED THE OLD NOTES AS SET FORTH IN SUCH BOX ABOVE.

 

SPECIAL ISSUANCE INSTRUCTIONS

(See Instructions 3 and 4)

 

To be completed ONLY if certificates for Old Notes not exchanged and/or New Notes are to be issued in the name of and sent to someone other than the person or persons whose signature(s) appear(s) on this Letter above, or if Old Notes delivered by book-entry transfer which are not accepted for exchange are to be returned by credit to an account maintained at DTC other than the account indicated above.

 

Issue New Notes and/or Old Notes to:

 

   
Name(s):          
(Please Type or Print)    
   

 

   
(Please Type or Print)    
Address:          
   

 

   
   

 

   

(Including Zip Code)

 

   

(Complete Substitute Form W-9)

 

   
¨    Credit unexchanged Old Notes delivered by book-entry transfer to DTC account set forth below.    
   

 

   

(Book-Entry Transfer Facility Account Number, it applicable)

 

   

SPECIAL ISSUANCE INSTRUCTIONS

(See Instructions 3 and 4)

 

To be completed ONLY if certificates for Old Notes not exchanged and/or New Notes are to be sent to someone other than the person or persons whose signature(s) appear(s) on this Letter above or to such person or persons at an address other than shown in the box entitled “Description of Old Notes” on this Letter above.

 

Mail New Notes and/or Old Notes to:

 

   
   
Name(s):          
(Please Type or Print)    
   

 

   

(Please Type or Print)

 

   
Address:          
   

 

   
   

 

   

(Including Zip Code)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

 

IMPORTANT: THIS LETTER OR A FACSIMILE HEREOF OR AN AGENT’S MESSAGE IN LIEU THEREOF (TOGETHER WITH THE CERTIFICATES FOR OLD NOTES OR A BOOK-

 

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ENTRY CONFIRMATION AND ALL OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS) MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT PRIOR TO 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON THE EXPIRATION DATE.

PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE LETTER CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING ANY BOX ABOVE.

IN ORDER TO VALIDLY TENDER OLD NOTES FOR EXCHANGE, HOLDERS OF OLD NOTES MUST COMPLETE, EXECUTE AND DELIVER THIS LETTER.

Except as stated in the Prospectus, all authority herein conferred or agreed to be conferred shall survive the death, incapacity or dissolution of the undersigned, and any obligation of the undersigned hereunder shall be binding upon the heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns of the undersigned. See Instruction 10.

 

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PLEASE SIGN HERE

(To be Completed by All Tendering Holders)

(Complete Accompanying Substitute Form W-9 Below)

 

    ,        ,  2013
    ,        ,  2013

(SIGNATURE(S) OF OWNER)

     (DATE)  

 

Area Code and Telephone No.:      

This Letter must be signed by the registered holder(s) as the name(s) appear(s) on the certificate(s) for the Old Notes hereby tendered or on a security position listing or by any person(s) authorized to become registered holder(s) by endorsements any documents transmitted herewith. If signature is by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, officer or other person acting in fiduciary or representative capacity, please set forth full title. See Instruction 3.

 

Name(s):

    
(Please Type or Print)

Capacity:

    

Address:

    
 
 
(Including Zip Code)

 

Principal place of business (if different from address listed above):

  

Address:

    
 
 
(Including Zip Code)

 

Area Code and Telephone No.:

    

 

Taxpayer Identification or Social Security Nos.:

    

SIGNATURE GUARANTEE

(If required by Instruction 3)

 

Signature(s) Guaranteed by An Eligible Institution:

    
(Authorized Signature)   

 

Title:

    

 

Name and Firm:

    

Dated:                     , 2013

 

 

 

 

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INSTRUCTIONS

Forming Part of the Terms and Conditions of the Exchange Offer for the

5.75% Senior Notes due 2021

and the Related Guarantees

in Exchange for

5.75% Senior Notes due 2021

and the Related Guarantees

Which Have Been Registered Under

The Securities Act of 1933, as Amended,

Pursuant to the Prospectus

Dated                 , 2013

 

1.    DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER AND NOTES.

This Letter is to be completed by holders of Old Notes either if certificates are to be forwarded herewith or if tenders are to be made pursuant to the procedures for delivery by book-entry transfer set forth in “The Exchange Offer — Book-Entry Transfers” section of the Prospectus and an Agent’s Message is not delivered. Tenders by book-entry transfer also may be made by delivering an Agent’s Message in lieu of this Letter. The term “Agent’s Message” means a message, transmitted by DTC to and received by the Exchange Agent and forming a part of a Book-Entry Confirmation, which states that DTC has received an express acknowledgment from the tendering participant, which acknowledgment states that such participant has received and agrees to be bound by, and makes the representations and warranties contained in, the Letter and that the Company may enforce the Letter against such participant. Certificates for all physically tendered Old Notes, or Book-Entry Confirmation, as the case may be, as well as a properly completed and duly executed Letter (or manually signed facsimile hereof or Agent’s Message in lieu thereof) and any other documents required by this Letter, must be received by the Exchange Agent at the address set forth herein prior to the Expiration Date. Old Notes tendered hereby must be in denominations of principal amount of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000.

The method of delivery of this Letter, the Old Notes and all other required documents is at the election and risk of the tendering holders, but the delivery will be deemed made only when actually received or confirmed by the Exchange Agent. If this Letter and the Old Notes are sent by mail, it is suggested that the mailing be registered mail, properly insured, with return receipt requested, made sufficiently in advance of the Expiration Date to permit delivery to the Exchange Agent prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date.

See “The Exchange Offer” section of the Prospectus.

 

2.    PARTIAL TENDERS (NOT APPLICABLE TO NOTE HOLDERS WHO TENDER BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER).

If less than all of the Old Notes evidenced by a submitted certificate are to be tendered, the tendering holder(s) should fill in the aggregate principal amount at maturity of Old Notes to be tendered in the box above entitled “Description of Old Notes — Principal Amount at Maturity Tendered.” A reissued certificate representing the balance of non-tendered Old Notes will be sent to such tendering holder, unless otherwise provided in the appropriate box on this Letter, promptly after the Expiration Date. All of the Old Notes delivered to the Exchange Agent will be deemed to have been tendered unless otherwise indicated.

 

3.    SIGNATURES ON THIS LETTER; BOND POWERS AND ENDORSEMENTS; GUARANTEE OF SIGNATURES.

If this Letter is signed by the holder of the Old Notes tendered hereby, the signature must correspond exactly with the name as written on the face of the certificates or on DTC’s security position listing as the holder of such Old Notes without any change whatsoever.

 

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If any tendered Old Notes are owned of record by two or more joint owners, all of such owners must sign this Letter.

If any tendered Old Notes are registered in different names on several certificates, it will be necessary to complete, sign and submit as many separate copies of this Letter as there are different registrations of certificates.

When this Letter is signed by the registered holder or holders of the Old Notes specified herein and tendered hereby, no endorsements of certificates or separate bond powers are required. If, however, the New Notes are to be issued, or any untendered Old Notes are to be reissued, to a person other than the registered holder, then endorsements of any certificates transmitted hereby or separate bond powers are required. Signatures on such certificate(s) must be guaranteed by a participant in a securities transfer association recognized signature program.

If this Letter is signed by a person other than the registered holder or holders of any certificate(s) specified herein, such certificate(s) must be endorsed or accompanied by appropriate bond powers, in either case signed exactly as the name or names of the registered holder or holders appear(s) on the certificate(s) and signatures on such certificate(s) must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.

If this Letter or any certificates or bond powers are signed by trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact, officers of corporations or others acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such persons should so indicate when signing, and, unless waived by the Company, proper evidence satisfactory to the Company of their authority to so act must be submitted.

Endorsements on certificates for Old Notes or signatures on bond powers required by this Instruction 3 must be guaranteed by a firm which is a financial institution (including most banks, savings and loan associations and brokerage houses) that is a participant in the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program, the New York Stock Exchange Medallion Signature Program or the Stock Exchanges Medallion Program (each an “Eligible Institution”).

Signatures on this Letter need not be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution, provided the Old Notes are tendered: (i) by a registered holder of Old Notes (which term, for purposes of the Exchange Offer, includes any participant in DTC’s system whose name appears on a security position listing as the holder of such Old Notes) who has not completed the box entitled “Special Issuance Instructions” or “Special Delivery Instructions” on this Letter, or (ii) for the account of an Eligible Institution.

 

4.    SPECIAL ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS.

Tendering holders of Old Notes should indicate in the applicable box the name and address to which New Notes issued pursuant to the Exchange Offer and/or substitute certificates evidencing Old Notes not exchanged are to be issued or sent, if different from the name or address of the person signing this Letter. In the case of issuance in a different name, the employer identification or social security number of the person named also must be indicated. Note holders tendering Old Notes by book-entry transfer may request that Old Notes not exchanged be credited to such account maintained at DTC as such note holder may designate hereon. If no such instructions are given, such Old Notes not exchanged will be returned to the name and address of the person signing this Letter.

 

5.    TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND BACKUP WITHHOLDING.

Federal income tax law generally requires that the Exchange Agent (as payor) must have a correct Taxpayer Identification Number (a “TIN”) for each tendering holder whose Old Notes are accepted for exchange. In the case of a holder who is an individual, the TIN is generally such holder’s social security number. If the Exchange Agent has not already been provided, or is not provided with, the correct TIN or an adequate basis for an exemption, such holder may be subject to a $50 penalty imposed by the Internal Revenue Service and backup withholding at the applicable rate, currently 28%, upon the amount of any reportable payments made after the exchange to such tendering holder. If withholding results in an overpayment of taxes, a refund may be obtained.

 

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To prevent backup withholding, each tendering holder that has not already provided the Exchange Agent with a correct TIN must provide such holder’s correct TIN by completing the “Substitute Form W-9” set forth herein, or a Form W-8BEN, certifying that the TIN provided is correct (or that such holder is awaiting a TIN) and that (i) the holder is exempt from backup withholding, (ii) the holder has not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service that such holder is subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure to report all interest or dividends or (iii) the Internal Revenue Service has notified the holder that such holder is no longer subject to backup withholding. If a holder has previously provided the Exchange Agent with a correct Form W-9, Substitute Form W-9, or Form W-8BEN, such holder must only complete the “Substitute Form W-9” or Form W-8BEN only if the information on such form is no longer correct.

If the holder does not have a TIN, such holder should consult the enclosed Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9 (the “W-9 Guidelines”) for instructions on applying for a TIN, write “Applied For” in the space for the TIN in Part 1 of the Substitute Form W-9, and sign and date the Substitute Form W-9 and the Certificate of Awaiting Taxpayer Identification Number set forth herein. If the holder does not provide such holder’s TIN to the Exchange Agent within 60 days, backup withholding will begin and continue until such holder furnishes such holder’s TIN to the Exchange Agent. Note: Writing “Applied For” on the form means that the holder has already applied for a TIN or that such holder intends to apply for one in the near future.

If the Old Notes are held in more than one name or are not in the name of the actual owner, consult the W-9 Guidelines for information on which TIN to report.

Certain tendering holders (including, among others, all corporations and certain foreign persons) are not subject to these backup withholding and reporting requirements. Exempt holders should indicate their exempt status on Substitute Form W-9. See the enclosed “Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9” for additional instructions. A foreign person may qualify as an exempt recipient by submitting to the Exchange Agent a properly completed Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN, signed under penalties of perjury, attesting to that holder’s exempt status. A Form W-8BEN can be obtained from the Exchange Agent.

 

6.    TRANSFER TAXES.

The Company will pay all transfer taxes, if any, applicable to the transfer of Old Notes to it or its order pursuant to the Exchange Offer. If, however, New Notes and/or substitute Old Notes not exchanged are to be delivered to, or are to be registered or issued in the name of, any person other than the registered holder of the Old Notes tendered hereby, or if tendered Old Notes are registered in the name of any person other than the person signing this Letter, or if a transfer tax is imposed for any reason other than the transfer of Old Notes to the Company or its order pursuant to the Exchange Offer, the amount of any such transfer taxes (whether imposed on the registered holder or any other persons) will be payable by the tendering holder. If satisfactory evidence of payment of such taxes or exemption therefrom is not submitted herewith, the amount of such transfer taxes will be billed directly to such tendering holder. Except as provided in this Instruction 6, it will not be necessary for transfer tax stamps to be affixed to the Old Notes specified in this Letter.

 

7.    WAIVER OF CONDITIONS.

The Company reserves the right (in its reasonable discretion) to waive satisfaction of any or all conditions enumerated in the Prospectus.

 

8.    NO CONDITIONAL TENDERS; DEFECTS.

No alternative, conditional, irregular or contingent tenders will be accepted. All tendering holders of Old Notes, by execution of this Letter or an Agent’s Message in lieu thereof, shall waive any right to receive notice of the acceptance of their Old Notes for exchange.

Neither the Company, the Guarantors, the Exchange Agent nor any other person is obligated to give notice of any defect or irregularity with respect to any tender of Old Notes, nor shall any of them incur any liability for failure to give any such notice.

 

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9.    MUTILATED, LOST, STOLEN OR DESTROYED OLD NOTES.

Any holder whose Old Notes have been mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed should contact the Exchange Agent at the address indicated above for further instructions.

 

10.    WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS.

Tenders of Old Notes may be withdrawn at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date.

For a withdrawal of a tender of Old Notes to be effective, a written notice of withdrawal must be received by the Exchange Agent at the address set forth above prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date. Any such notice of withdrawal must (i) specify the name of the person having tendered the Old Notes to be withdrawn (the “Depositor”), (ii) identify the Old Notes to be withdrawn (including certificate number or numbers and the principal amount at maturity of such Old Notes), (iii) contain a statement that such holder is withdrawing such holder’s election to have such Old Notes exchanged, (iv) be signed by the holder in the same manner as the original signature on the Letter by which such Old Notes were tendered (including any required signature guarantees) or be accompanied by documents of transfer to have the Trustee with respect to the Old Notes register the transfer of such Old Notes in the name of the person withdrawing the tender and (v) specify the name in which such Old Notes are registered, if different from that of the Depositor. If Old Notes have been tendered pursuant to the procedure for book-entry transfer set forth in “The Exchange Offer — Book-Entry Transfers” section of the Prospectus, any notice of withdrawal must specify the name and number of the account at DTC to be credited with the withdrawn Old Notes and otherwise comply with the procedures of such facility. All questions as to the validity, form and eligibility (including time of receipt) of such notices will be determined by the Company (which power may be delegated to the Exchange Agent), whose determination shall be final and binding on all parties. Any Old Notes so withdrawn will be deemed not to have been validly tendered for exchange for purposes of the Exchange Offer and no New Notes will be issued with respect thereto unless the Old Notes so withdrawn are validly re-tendered. Any Old Notes that have been tendered for exchange but which are not exchanged for any reason will be returned to the holder thereof without cost to such holder (or, in the case of Old Notes tendered by book-entry transfer into the Exchange Agent’s account at DTC pursuant to the book-entry transfer procedures set forth in “The Exchange Offer — Book-Entry Transfers” section of the Prospectus, such Old Notes will be credited to an account maintained with DTC for the Old Notes) as soon as practicable after withdrawal, rejection of tender or termination of the Exchange Offer. Properly withdrawn Old Notes may be re-tendered by following the procedures described above at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date.

 

11.    REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE OR ADDITIONAL COPIES.

Questions relating to the procedure for tendering, as well as requests for additional copies of the Prospectus, this Letter and other related documents may be directed to the Exchange Agent, at the address and telephone number indicated above.

 

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TO BE COMPLETED BY ALL TENDERING HOLDERS OF OLD NOTES

(See Instruction 5)

 

PAYOR’S NAME: U.S. Bank National Association

SUBSTITUTE

 

        FORM W-9

 

       Part I — PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR TIN IN THE BOX AT RIGHT AND CERTIFY BY SIGNING AND DATING BELOW        
         Social Security Number
     
             OR
            

Department of the Treasury

Internal Revenue Service

     Part II — FOR PAYEES EXEMPT FROM BACKUP WITHHOLDING (See Guidelines)      
         Employer Identification Number

Payer’s Request for Taxpayer

Identification Number (TIN)

    

Part III — CERTIFICATION-Under penalties of perjury, I certify that:

 

(1)  The number shown on this form is my correct TIN (or I am waiting for a number to be issued to me) and

 

(2)  I am not subject to backup withholding because (a) I am exempt from backup withholding, or (b) I have not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) that I am subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure to report all interest or dividends or (c) the IRS has notified me that I am no longer subject to backup withholding, and

 

(3)  I am a U.S. person (including U.S. resident alien).

 

The IRS does not require your consent to any provision of this document other than the certifications required to avoid backup withholding.

SIGNATURE:

               DATE:     
              
You must cross out item (2) in Part 3 above if you have been notified by the IRS that you are currently subject to backup withholding because of underreporting interest or dividends on your tax return.

YOU MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATE IF YOU

WROTE “APPLIED FOR” IN PART 1 OF THE SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9.

 

CERTIFICATE OF AWAITING TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER

I certify under penalties of perjury that a taxpayer identification number has not been issued to me, and that I mailed or delivered an application to receive a taxpayer identification number to the appropriate Internal Revenue Service Center or Social Security Administration Office (or I intend to mail or deliver an application in the near future). I understand that if I do not provide a taxpayer identification number to the Payor within 60 days, the Payor is required to withhold 28 percent of all cash payments made to me thereafter until I provide a number.

 

Signature 

             Date         
              

 

NOTE:     FAILURE TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THIS FORM MAY RESULT IN A $50 PENALTY IMPOSED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND IN BACKUP WITHHOLDING AT THE APPLICABLE RATE. PLEASE REVIEW THE ENCLOSED GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9 FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

 

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GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION

NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9

GUIDELINES FOR DETERMINING THE PROPER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER TO GIVE THE PAYER. Social Security numbers have nine digits separated by two hyphens: i.e. 000-00-0000. Employer identification numbers have nine digits separated by only one hyphen: i.e. 00-0000000. The table below will help determine the number to give the payer.

 

For this type of account:        Give name and SOCIAL
SECURITY number
of:
      For this type of account:        Give name and EMPLOYER
IDENTIFICATION number
of
1.  

An individual’s account

  The individual     6.   A valid trust, estate, or pension trust     The legal entity(4)
2.   Two or more individuals (joint account)   The actual owner of the account or, if combined funds, the first individual on the account(1)     7.   Corporation or LLC electing corporate status on Form 8832     The corporation
3.   Custodian account of a minor (Uniform Gift to Minors Act)   The minor(2)     8.   Partnership or multi-member LLC     The partnership
4.   

(a)

  The usual revocable savings trust account (grantor is also trustee)     The grantor-trustee(1)     9.   Association, club, religious, charitable, educational, or other tax-exempt organization     The organization
 

(b)

  So-called trust account that is not a legal or valid trust under state law     The actual owner(1)     10.   A broker or registered nominee     The broker or nominee
5.   Sole proprietorship or single-owner LLC   The owner(3)     11.   Account with the Department of Agriculture in the name of a public entity (such as a state or local government, school district, or prison) that receives agricultural program payments       The public entity

 

(1) List first and circle the name of the person whose number you furnish. If only one person on a joint account has a social security number, that person’s number must be furnished.

 

(2) Circle the minor’s name and furnish the minor’s social security number.

 

(3) You must show your individual name, but you may also enter your business or “DBA” name. You may use either your Social Security number or employer identification number.

 

(4) List first and circle the name of the legal trust, estate, or pension trust. (Do not furnish the identifying number of the personal representative or trustee unless the legal entity itself is not designated in the account title.)

NOTE:    If no name is circled when there is more than one name, the number will be considered to be that of the first name listed.

 

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OBTAINING A NUMBER

If you do not have a taxpayer identification number or you do not know your number, obtain Form SS-5, Application for a Social Security Number Card, or Form SS-4, Application for Employer Identification Number, at the local office of the Social Security Administration or the Internal Revenue Service and apply for a number. (Both forms can be found on the web at www.irs.gov.)

PAYEES EXEMPT FROM BACKUP WITHHOLDING

If you are exempt, enter your name as described above, write “Exempt from backup withholding” in Part II of the form and sign and date the form.

Generally, individuals (including sole proprietors) are not exempt from backup withholding. Corporations are exempt from backup withholding for certain payments, such as interest and dividends.

Note:    If you are exempt from backup withholding, you should still complete this form to avoid possible erroneous backup withholding.

Exempt payees. Backup withholding is not required on any payments made to the following payees (section references are to the Internal Revenue Code):

1.  An organization exempt from tax under section 501(a), any IRA, or a custodial account under section 403(b)(7) if the account satisfies the requirements of section 401(f)(2);

2.  The United States or any of its agencies or instrumentalities;

3.  A state, the District of Columbia, a possession of the United States, or any of their political subdivisions or instrumentalities;

4.  A foreign government or any of its political subdivisions, agencies, or instrumentalities; or

5.  An international organization or any of its agencies or instrumentalities.

Other payees that may be exempt from backup withholding include:

6.  A corporation;

7.  A foreign central bank of issue;

8.  A dealer in securities or commodities required to register in the United States, the District of Columbia, or a possession of the United States;

9.  A futures commission merchant registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission;

10.  A real estate investment trust;

11.  An entity registered at all times during the tax year under the Investment Company Act of 1940;

12.  A common trust fund operated by a bank under section 584(a);

13.  A financial institution;

14.  A middleman known in the investment community as a nominee or custodian; or

15.  A trust exempt from tax under section 664 or described in section 4947.

Exempt payees described above should file Form W-9 to avoid possible erroneous backup withholding. FILE THIS FORM WITH THE PAYER, FURNISH YOUR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, WRITE “EXEMPT FROM BACKUP WITHHOLDING” IN PART II OF THE FORM, AND RETURN IT TO THE PAYER.

Certain payments, other than interest, dividends, and patronage dividends, that are not subject to information reporting are also not subject to backup withholding. For details, see the Treasury regulations under sections 6041, 6041A, 6042, 6044, 6045, 6049, 6050A and 6050N.

 

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Privacy Act Notice — Section 6109 requires most recipients of dividend, interest, or other payments to give taxpayer identification numbers to payers who must report the payments to the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”). The IRS uses the numbers for identification purposes and to help verify the accuracy of your tax return. The IRS may also provide this information to the Department of Justice for civil and criminal litigation, and to cities, states, and the District of Columbia to carry out their tax laws. The IRS may also disclose this information to other countries under a tax treaty, or to Federal and state agencies to enforce Federal nontax criminal laws and to combat terrorism. Payers must be given the numbers whether or not recipients are required to file tax returns. Payers must generally withhold 28% of taxable interest, dividend, and certain other payments to a payee who does not furnish a taxpayer identification number to a payer. Certain penalties may also apply.

PENALTIES

(1) Failure to Furnish Taxpayer Identification Number — If you fail to furnish your correct taxpayer identification number to a payer, you are subject to a penalty of $50 for each such failure unless your failure is due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect.

(2) Civil Penalty for False Information With Respect to Withholding — If you make a false statement with no reasonable basis which results in no imposition of backup withholding, you are subject to a penalty of $500.

(3) Criminal Penalty for Falsifying Information — Falsifying certifications or affirmations may subject you to criminal penalties including fines and/or imprisonment. For Additional Information Contact Your Tax Consultant or the Internal Revenue Service.

Manually signed copies of the Letter will be accepted. The Letter and any other required documents should be sent or delivered by each holder or such holder’s broker, dealer commercial bank or other nominee to the Exchange Agent at one of the addresses set forth below.

The Exchange Agent for the Exchange Offer is:

U.S. Bank National Association

By Mail, Hand, or Overnight Delivery:

c/o U.S. Bank National Association

Corporate Trust Services

60 Livingston Avenue

EP-MN-WS2N

St. Paul, MN 55107-2292

Attention: Specialized Finance

For Information Call:

(800) 934-6802 or go to

www.usbank.com/corp_trust/bondholder_contact.html

By Facsimile Transmission

(for Eligible Institutions only):

(651) 466-7372

Attention: Specialized Finance

Fax cover sheets should provide a call back phone number

and request a call back, upon receipt.

Confirm by Telephone:

(800) 934-6802

 

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EX-99.2 35 d538541dex992.htm EX-99.2 EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2

REVLON CONSUMER PRODUCTS CORPORATION

OFFER FOR ALL OUTSTANDING

5.75% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2021

AND THE RELATED GUARANTEES

IN EXCHANGE FOR

5.75% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2021

AND THE RELATED GUARANTEES

WHICH HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED,

PURSUANT TO THE PROSPECTUS

DATED                     , 2013

                    , 2013

To our Clients:

Enclosed for your consideration is a prospectus, dated                     , 2013 (the “Prospectus”), and the letter of transmittal (the “Letter of Transmittal”) relating to the offer (the “Exchange Offer”) of Revlon Consumer Products Corporation (the “Company”) to exchange up to $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.75% Senior Notes due 2021 and related guarantees which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (individually a “New Note” and collectively, the “New Notes”), for a like principal amount at maturity of the Company’s issued and outstanding 5.75% Senior Notes due 2021 and related guarantees (individually an “Old Note” and collectively, the “Old Notes”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions described in the Prospectus. The Exchange Offer is being made in order to satisfy certain obligations of the Company contained in the Registration Rights Agreement, dated February 8, 2013, by and among the Company, the guarantors, and the initial purchasers referred therein. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Prospectus.

This material is being forwarded to you as the beneficial owner of the Old Notes held by us for your account but not registered in your name. A tender of such Old Notes may only be made by us as the holder of record and pursuant to your instructions.

Accordingly, we request instructions as to whether you wish us to tender on your behalf the Old Notes held by us for your account, pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the enclosed Prospectus and Letter of Transmittal.

Your instructions should be forwarded to us as promptly as possible in order to permit us to tender the Old Notes on your behalf in accordance with the provisions of the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on                 , 2013 unless extended by the Company. Any Old Notes tendered pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be withdrawn (in accordance with the procedures set forth in the prospectus) at any time before the Expiration Date.

Your attention is directed to the following:

1.  The Exchange Offer is for any and all Old Notes.

2.  The Exchange Offer is subject to certain conditions set forth in the Prospectus in the section captioned “The Exchange Offer — Conditions to the Exchange Offer.”

3.  Any transfer taxes incident to the transfer of Old Notes from the holder to the Company will be paid by the Company, except as otherwise provided in the Prospectus and the instructions to the Letter of Transmittal.

4.  The Exchange Offer expires at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on                 , 2013 unless extended by the Company.

If you wish to have us tender your Old Notes, please so instruct us by completing, executing and returning to us the instruction form on the back of this letter. The Letter of Transmittal is furnished to you for information only and may not be used directly by you to tender Old Notes.


INSTRUCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO

THE EXCHANGE OFFER

The undersigned acknowledge(s) receipt of your letter and the enclosed material referred to therein relating to the Exchange Offer made by the Company with respect to the Old Notes.

This will instruct you to tender the Old Notes held by you for the account of the undersigned, upon and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus and the related Letter of Transmittal.

Please tender the Old Notes held by you for my account as indicated below:

 

   

¨

  Please tender the Old Notes held by you for my account as indicated below:
   
   

AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT AT

MATURITY OF OLD NOTES

   
    5.75% Senior Notes due 2021: $                                                 
   

¨

  Please do not tender any Old Notes held by you for my account.
   
    Dated:             , 2013
   
    Signature(s):   

 

   
     

 

   
    Print Name(s) here:   

 

   
     

 

   
    Print Address(es):   

 

   
     

 

   
     

 

   
    Area Code and Telephone Number(s):   

 

   
     

 

   
    Tax Identification or Social Security Number(s):   

 

   
     

 

       

 

None of the Old Notes held by us for your account will be tendered unless we receive written instructions from you to do so. Unless a specific contrary instruction is given in the space provided, your signature(s) hereon shall constitute an instruction to us to tender all Old Notes held by us for your account.

 

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EX-99.3 36 d538541dex993.htm EX-99.3 EX-99.3

Exhibit 99.3

REVLON CONSUMER PRODUCTS CORPORATION

OFFER FOR ALL OUTSTANDING

5.75% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2021

AND THE RELATED GUARANTEES

IN EXCHANGE FOR

5.75% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2021

AND THE RELATED GUARANTEES

WHICH HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED,

PURSUANT TO THE PROSPECTUS

DATED                    , 2013

                    , 2013

To Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks,

Trust Companies and Other Nominees:

Revlon Consumer Products Corporation (the “Company”) is offering, upon and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the prospectus dated                     , 2013 (the “Prospectus”), and the enclosed letter of transmittal (the “Letter of Transmittal”), to exchange (the “Exchange Offer”) an aggregate principal amount of up to $500,000,000 of its 5.75% Senior Notes due 2021 and the related guarantees, which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (individually a “New Note” and collectively, the “New Notes”), for a like principal amount at maturity of the Company’s issued and outstanding 5.75% Senior Notes due 2021 and the related guarantees (individually an “Old Note” and collectively, the “Old Notes”). The Exchange Offer is being made in order to satisfy certain obligations of the Company contained in the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of February 8, 2013, by and among the Company, the Guarantors, and the initial purchasers referred to therein. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Prospectus.

We are requesting that you contact your clients for whom you hold Old Notes regarding the Exchange Offer. For your information and for forwarding to your clients for whom you hold Old Notes registered in your name or in the name of your nominee, or who hold Old Notes registered in their own names, we are enclosing the following documents:

1.  Prospectus dated                     , 2013;

2.  The Letter of Transmittal for your use and for the information of your clients; and

3.  A form of letter which may be sent to your clients for whose account you hold Old Notes registered in your name or the name of your nominee, with space provided for obtaining such clients’ instructions with regard to the Exchange Offer.

Your prompt action is requested. The Exchange Offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on                     , 2013 unless extended by the Company (the “Expiration Date”). Old Notes tendered pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be withdrawn (in accordance with the procedures set forth in the prospectus) at any time before the Expiration Date.

To participate in the Exchange Offer, a duly executed and properly completed Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof or Agent’s Message in lieu thereof), with any required signature guarantees and any other required documents, should be sent to the Exchange Agent and certificates representing the Old Notes, or a timely Book-Entry confirmation of such Old Notes into the Exchange Agent’s account at The Depository Trust Company, should be delivered to the Exchange Agent, all in accordance with the instructions set forth in the Letter of Transmittal and the Prospectus.


The Company will, upon request, reimburse brokers, dealers, commercial banks and trust companies for reasonable and necessary costs and expenses incurred by them in forwarding the Prospectus and the related documents to the beneficial owners of Old Notes held by them as nominee or in a fiduciary capacity. The Company will pay or cause to be paid all transfer taxes applicable to the exchange of Old Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer, except as otherwise provided in the Prospectus and the instructions to the Letter of Transmittal.

Any inquiry you may have with respect to the Exchange Offer, or requests for additional copies of the enclosed materials, should be directed to U.S. Bank National Association, the Exchange Agent for the Exchange Offer, at its address and telephone number set forth in the Prospectus under the caption “The Exchange Offer — The Exchange Agent.”

Very truly yours,

REVLON CONSUMER PRODUCTS

CORPORATION

NOTHING HEREIN OR IN THE ENCLOSED DOCUMENTS SHALL CONSTITUTE YOU OR ANY PERSON AS AN AGENT OF THE COMPANY OR THE EXCHANGE AGENT, OR AUTHORIZE YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON TO USE ANY DOCUMENT OR MAKE ANY STATEMENTS ON BEHALF OF EITHER OF THEM WITH RESPECT TO THE EXCHANGE OFFER, EXCEPT FOR STATEMENTS EXPRESSLY MADE IN THE PROSPECTUS.

Enc.

 

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