0001193125-13-164998.txt : 20130422 0001193125-13-164998.hdr.sgml : 20130422 20130422161826 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-13-164998 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 153 FILED AS OF DATE: 20130422 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130422 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMSURG CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000895930 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-OFFICES & CLINICS OF DOCTORS OF MEDICINE [8011] IRS NUMBER: 621493316 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 0512 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062 FILM NUMBER: 13774036 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD. STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD. STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg Naples, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568513 IRS NUMBER: 621659906 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-10 FILM NUMBER: 13774034 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg New Port Richey FL, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568514 IRS NUMBER: 621612176 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-11 FILM NUMBER: 13774035 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg Altamonte Springs FL, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568515 IRS NUMBER: 260289067 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-28 FILM NUMBER: 13774053 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg Kissimmee FL, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568516 IRS NUMBER: 621567628 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-42 FILM NUMBER: 13774067 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg EC Topeka, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568517 IRS NUMBER: 621512093 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-50 FILM NUMBER: 13774075 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg Glendora CA, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568518 IRS NUMBER: 205732564 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-29 FILM NUMBER: 13774054 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg Holdings, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568519 IRS NUMBER: 621595888 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-51 FILM NUMBER: 13774076 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg Pottsville PA, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568520 IRS NUMBER: 260303835 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-30 FILM NUMBER: 13774055 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg Lancaster PA, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568521 IRS NUMBER: 205988960 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-31 FILM NUMBER: 13774056 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg Oakland CA, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568522 IRS NUMBER: 205645841 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-32 FILM NUMBER: 13774057 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg El Paso, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568543 IRS NUMBER: 621711537 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-54 FILM NUMBER: 13774079 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg Melbourne, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568544 IRS NUMBER: 621635312 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-55 FILM NUMBER: 13774080 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg Burbank, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568545 IRS NUMBER: 621619548 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-56 FILM NUMBER: 13774081 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg Miami, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568546 IRS NUMBER: 621598504 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-57 FILM NUMBER: 13774082 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg Ocala, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568547 IRS NUMBER: 621650493 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-59 FILM NUMBER: 13774084 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg Maryville, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568548 IRS NUMBER: 621586143 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-58 FILM NUMBER: 13774083 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg Palmetto, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568549 IRS NUMBER: 621647404 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-61 FILM NUMBER: 13774086 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg Northwest Florida, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568550 IRS NUMBER: 621519549 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-60 FILM NUMBER: 13774085 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg Abilene, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568557 IRS NUMBER: 621555413 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-43 FILM NUMBER: 13774068 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg Anesthesia Management Services, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568558 IRS NUMBER: 271174941 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-27 FILM NUMBER: 13774052 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg EC Beaumont, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568559 IRS NUMBER: 621524208 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-48 FILM NUMBER: 13774073 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg EC Santa Fe, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568560 IRS NUMBER: 621523398 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-46 FILM NUMBER: 13774071 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg EC Washington, Inc CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568561 IRS NUMBER: 621506354 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-45 FILM NUMBER: 13774070 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg KEC, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568562 IRS NUMBER: 621510489 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-47 FILM NUMBER: 13774072 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg La Jolla, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568563 IRS NUMBER: 621625304 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-63 FILM NUMBER: 13774088 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg Lorain, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568564 IRS NUMBER: 621595307 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-64 FILM NUMBER: 13774089 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg Suncoast, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568565 IRS NUMBER: 621555677 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-65 FILM NUMBER: 13774090 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg Torrance, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568566 IRS NUMBER: 621545685 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-44 FILM NUMBER: 13774069 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Illinois NSC, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568568 IRS NUMBER: 202393903 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-08 FILM NUMBER: 13774032 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NSC Healthcare, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568569 IRS NUMBER: 841209756 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-07 FILM NUMBER: 13774031 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NSC RBO West, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568570 IRS NUMBER: 263816052 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-26 FILM NUMBER: 13774051 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NSC RBO East, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568571 IRS NUMBER: 273205481 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-25 FILM NUMBER: 13774050 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg Main Line PA, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568574 IRS NUMBER: 205408469 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-33 FILM NUMBER: 13774058 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg Arcadia CA Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568576 IRS NUMBER: 204483684 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-34 FILM NUMBER: 13774059 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg Scranton PA, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568577 IRS NUMBER: 202853308 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-35 FILM NUMBER: 13774060 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg Escondido CA, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568578 IRS NUMBER: 201626979 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-36 FILM NUMBER: 13774061 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg Temecula CA, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568580 IRS NUMBER: 200095263 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-37 FILM NUMBER: 13774062 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg San Luis Obispo CA, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568581 IRS NUMBER: 201965555 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-38 FILM NUMBER: 13774063 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg San Antonio TX, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568583 IRS NUMBER: 200075736 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-39 FILM NUMBER: 13774064 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Long Beach NSC, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568584 IRS NUMBER: 201048768 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-24 FILM NUMBER: 13774049 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg Glendale, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568589 IRS NUMBER: 621807967 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-40 FILM NUMBER: 13774065 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg Inglewood, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568591 IRS NUMBER: 621814134 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-41 FILM NUMBER: 13774066 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Twin Falls NSC, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568594 IRS NUMBER: 208086602 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-18 FILM NUMBER: 13774043 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Ardmore NSC, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568595 IRS NUMBER: 261651465 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-17 FILM NUMBER: 13774042 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Kenwood NSC, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568596 IRS NUMBER: 263055899 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-16 FILM NUMBER: 13774041 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Towson NSC, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568597 IRS NUMBER: 200314129 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-15 FILM NUMBER: 13774040 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NSC West Palm, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568598 IRS NUMBER: 760740666 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-14 FILM NUMBER: 13774039 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Tampa Bay NSC, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568599 IRS NUMBER: 203447384 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-06 FILM NUMBER: 13774030 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Coral Springs NSC, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568600 IRS NUMBER: 261649639 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-05 FILM NUMBER: 13774029 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Weston NSC, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568601 IRS NUMBER: 263435641 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-04 FILM NUMBER: 13774028 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Wilton NSC, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568602 IRS NUMBER: 261653853 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CT FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-03 FILM NUMBER: 13774027 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Austin NSC, LP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568603 IRS NUMBER: 204943017 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TX FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-02 FILM NUMBER: 13774026 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg Abilene Eye, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568608 IRS NUMBER: 621692556 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-52 FILM NUMBER: 13774077 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg Crystal River, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568610 IRS NUMBER: 621666189 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-53 FILM NUMBER: 13774078 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg EC St. Thomas, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568611 IRS NUMBER: 621511996 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-49 FILM NUMBER: 13774074 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg Fresno CA, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568612 IRS NUMBER: 461290033 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-01 FILM NUMBER: 13774025 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg Colton CA, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568613 IRS NUMBER: 461462856 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-13 FILM NUMBER: 13774038 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Austin NSC, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568630 IRS NUMBER: 204942934 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-19 FILM NUMBER: 13774044 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: San Antonio NSC, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568631 IRS NUMBER: 200322582 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-20 FILM NUMBER: 13774045 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Fullerton NSC, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568632 IRS NUMBER: 203435683 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-21 FILM NUMBER: 13774046 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Davis NSC, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568633 IRS NUMBER: 205451784 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-22 FILM NUMBER: 13774047 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Torrance NSC, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568634 IRS NUMBER: 201048801 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-23 FILM NUMBER: 13774048 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg EC Centennial, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568636 IRS NUMBER: 621511980 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-09 FILM NUMBER: 13774033 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg Hillmont, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001568637 IRS NUMBER: 621632685 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-62 FILM NUMBER: 13774087 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AmSurg Rockledge FL Anesthesia, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001570964 IRS NUMBER: 461848471 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-188062-12 FILM NUMBER: 13774037 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 BUSINESS PHONE: 615-665-1283 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 BURTON HILLS BLVD., 5TH FLOOR CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37215 S-4 1 d516951ds4.htm FORM S-4 FORM S-4
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 2013

Registration No. 333-            

 

 

 

United States

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM S-4

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

AMSURG CORP. *

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Tennessee   8011   62-1493316

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Primary Standard Industrial

Classification Code Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Suite 500

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

(615) 665-1283

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

Claire M. Gulmi

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Suite 500

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

(615) 665-1283

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

 

 

With copies to:

J. James Jenkins, Jr., Esq.

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

150 Third Avenue South, Suite 2800

Nashville, Tennessee 37201

(615) 742-6200

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed exchange offers: As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement is declared 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 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 small reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer   x    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   ¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    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 Issue Tender Offer)  ¨

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

 

 

Title of Each Class of

Securities to be Registered

 

Amount

to be

Registered

 

Proposed

Maximum

Offering Price

Per Note

 

Proposed

Maximum

Aggregate

Offering Price(1)

 

Amount of

Registration Fee

5.625% Senior Notes due 2020

  $250,000,000   100%   $250,000,000   $34,100

Guarantees of 5.625% Senior Notes due 2020(2)

  N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A(3)

 

 

(1) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(f) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
(2) See inside facing page for table of additional registrant guarantors.
(3) Pursuant to Rule 457(n) under the Securities Act, no separate filing fee is required for the registration of the guarantees.
* The companies listed on the next page in the Table of Additional Registrant Guarantors are also included in this Registration Statement as additional Registrants.

 

 

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, or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 


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TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANT GUARANTORS

 

Exact Name of Registrant

Guarantor as Specified in its Charter(1)

 

State or

Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation

or Organization

 

Primary

Standard

Industrial

Classification
Code Number

 

I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number

AmSurg Holdings, Inc.   Tennessee   8011   62-1595888
AmSurg Anesthesia Management Services, LLC   Tennessee   8011   27-1174941
AmSurg EC Topeka, Inc.   Tennessee   8011   62-1512093
AmSurg EC St. Thomas, Inc.   Tennessee   8011   62-1511996
AmSurg EC Beaumont, Inc.   Tennessee   8011   62-1524208
AmSurg KEC, Inc.   Tennessee   8011   62-1510489
AmSurg EC Santa Fe, Inc.   Tennessee   8011   62-1523398
AmSurg EC Washington, Inc.   Tennessee   8011   62-1506354
AmSurg Torrance, Inc.   Tennessee   8011   62-1545685
AmSurg Abilene, Inc.   Tennessee   8011   62-1555413
AmSurg Suncoast, Inc.   Tennessee   8011   62-1555677
AmSurg Lorain, Inc.   Tennessee   8011   62-1595307
AmSurg La Jolla, Inc.   Tennessee   8011   62-1625304
AmSurg Hillmont, Inc.   Tennessee   8011   62-1632685
AmSurg Palmetto, Inc.   Tennessee   8011   62-1647404
AmSurg Northwest Florida, Inc.   Tennessee   8011   62-1519549
AmSurg Ocala, Inc.   Tennessee   8011   62-1650493
AmSurg Maryville, Inc.   Tennessee   8011   62-1586143
AmSurg Miami, Inc.   Tennessee   8011   62-1598504
AmSurg Burbank, Inc.   Tennessee   8011   62-1619548
AmSurg Melbourne, Inc.   Tennessee   8011   62-1625312
AmSurg El Paso, Inc.   Tennessee   8011   62-1711537
AmSurg Crystal River, Inc.   Tennessee   8011   62-1666189
AmSurg Abilene Eye, Inc.   Tennessee   8011   62-1692556
AmSurg Inglewood, Inc.   Tennessee   8011   62-1814134
AmSurg Glendale, Inc.   Tennessee   8011   62-1807967
AmSurg San Antonio TX, Inc.   Tennessee   8011   20-0075736
AmSurg San Luis Obispo CA, Inc.   Tennessee   8011   20-1965555
AmSurg Temecula CA, Inc.   Tennessee   8011   20-0095263
AmSurg Escondido CA, Inc.   Tennessee   8011   20-1626979
AmSurg Scranton PA, Inc.   Tennessee   8011   20-2853308
AmSurg Arcadia CA Inc.   Tennessee   8011   20-4483684
AmSurg Main Line PA, Inc.   Tennessee   8011   20-5408469
AmSurg Oakland CA, Inc.   Tennessee   8011   20-5645841
AmSurg Lancaster PA, Inc.   Tennessee   8011   20-5988960
AmSurg Pottsville PA, Inc.   Tennessee   8011   26-0303835
AmSurg Glendora CA, Inc.   Tennessee   8011   20-5732564
AmSurg Kissimmee FL, Inc.   Tennessee   8011   62-1567628
AmSurg Altamonte Springs FL, Inc.   Tennessee   8011   26-0289067
AmSurg New Port Richey FL, Inc.   Tennessee   8011   62-1612176
AmSurg EC Centennial, Inc.   Tennessee   8011   62-1511980
AmSurg Naples, Inc.   Tennessee   8011   62-1659906
Illinois NSC, Inc.   Tennessee   8011   20-2393903
NSC Healthcare, Inc.   Tennessee   8011   84-1209756
NSC RBO West, LLC   Tennessee   8011   26-3816052
NSC RBO East, LLC   Tennessee   8011   27-3205481
Long Beach NSC, LLC   Tennessee   8011   20-1048768
Torrance NSC, LLC   Tennessee   8011   20-1048801
Davis NSC, LLC   Tennessee   8011   20-5451784
Fullerton NSC, LLC   Tennessee   8011   20-3435683
San Antonio NSC, LLC   Tennessee   8011   20-0322582
Austin NSC, LLC   Tennessee   8011   20-4942934
Twin Falls NSC, LLC   Tennessee   8011   20-8086602
Ardmore NSC, LLC   Tennessee   8011   26-1651465
Kenwood NSC, LLC   Tennessee   8011   26-3055899
Towson NSC, LLC   Tennessee   8011   20-0314129
Wilton NSC, LLC   Connecticut   8011   26-1653853
NSC West Palm, LLC   Tennessee   8011   76-0740666
Tampa Bay NSC, LLC   Tennessee   8011   20-3447384
Coral Springs NSC, LLC   Tennessee   8011   26-1649639
Weston NSC, LLC   Tennessee   8011   26-3435641
AmSurg Fresno CA, Inc.   Tennessee   8011   46-1290033
Austin NSC, L.P.   Texas   8011   20-4943017


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Exact Name of Registrant

Guarantor as Specified in its Charter(1)

 

State or

Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation

or Organization

 

Primary

Standard

Industrial

Classification
Code Number

 

I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number

AmSurg Colton CA, Inc.   Tennessee   8011   46-1462856
AmSurg Rockledge FL Anesthesia, LLC   Tennessee   8011   46-1848471

 

(1) The address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of each additional registrant guarantor’s principal executive offices is: c/o AmSurg Corp., 20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Suite 500 Nashville, Tennessee 37215, (615) 665-1283.

The name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service of each additional registrant guarantor is:

Claire M. Gulmi

Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Suite 500

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

(615) 665-1283

With copies to:

J. James Jenkins, Jr., Esq.

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

150 Third Avenue South Suite 2800

Nashville, Tennessee 37201

(615) 742-6200


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

 

 

Subject to Completion, dated April 22, 2013

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

 

LOGO

AmSurg Corp.

Offer to Exchange

5.625% Senior Notes due 2020

($250,000,000 aggregate principal amount)

which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933

for

all outstanding unregistered 5.625% Senior Notes due 2020

($250,000,000 aggregate principal amount outstanding)

 

 

We are offering, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this prospectus and the accompanying letter of transmittal, to exchange up to $250 million aggregate principal amount of registered 5.625% senior notes due 2020 (the “exchange notes”) for any and all of our $250 million aggregate principal amount of unregistered 5.625% senior notes due 2020 that were issued in a private placement on November 20, 2012 (the “private notes”). The exchange notes are substantially identical to the private notes, except the exchange notes are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the transfer restrictions and registration rights, and related additional interest provisions, applicable to the private notes will not apply to the exchange notes. The exchange notes will represent the same debt as the private notes and we will issue the exchange notes under the same indenture under which the private notes were issued. As with the private notes, the exchange notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by our existing and future subsidiaries that guarantee the senior secured revolving credit facility and the 2020 senior secured notes.

We refer to the private notes and the exchange notes collectively in this prospectus as the “notes.” We refer to this exchange as the “exchange offer.”

The private notes sold pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act bear the CUSIP number 03232PAA6, and the private notes sold pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act bear the CUSIP number U0018WAA4.

Terms of the Exchange Offer

 

 

The exchange offer expires at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on                  , 2013, unless we extend it.

 

 

The exchange offer is subject to customary conditions, which we may waive.

 

 

We will exchange all private notes that are validly tendered and not withdrawn prior to the expiration of the exchange offer for an equal principal amount of exchange notes.

 

 

You may withdraw your tender of private notes at any time prior to the expiration of the exchange offer.

 

 

If you fail to tender your private notes, you will continue to hold unregistered, restricted securities, and it may be difficult to transfer them.

 

 

We believe that the exchange of private notes for exchange notes will not be a taxable transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes, but you should see the discussion under the caption “Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations” for more information.

 

 

We will not receive any proceeds from the exchange offer.

Investing in the exchange notes involves risks. See “Risk Factors,” beginning on page 6, for a discussion of certain factors that you should consider before deciding to exchange private notes for exchange notes pursuant to this exchange offer.

Each broker-dealer that receives the exchange notes for its own account pursuant to this exchange offer must acknowledge by way of the letter of transmittal that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of the exchange notes. The letter of transmittal states that by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, such 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 the exchange notes received in exchange for private notes where such private 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 up to 90 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.”

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The date of this prospectus is                  , 2013.


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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

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RISK FACTORS

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USE OF PROCEEDS

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SELECTED HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA

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CONSOLIDATED RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

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THE EXCHANGE OFFER

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DESCRIPTION OF OTHER INDEBTEDNESS

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DESCRIPTION OF THE EXCHANGE NOTES

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BOOK-ENTRY, DELIVERY AND FORM

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CERTAIN UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

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LEGAL MATTERS

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EXPERTS

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THIS PROSPECTUS IS PART OF A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WE FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (THE “SEC”). IN MAKING YOUR INVESTMENT DECISION, YOU SHOULD RELY ONLY ON THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS, IN THE ACCOMPANYING LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL OR THE INFORMATION TO WHICH WE HAVE REFERRED YOU. WE HAVE NOT AUTHORIZED ANYONE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH ANY OTHER INFORMATION. IF YOU RECEIVE ANY UNAUTHORIZED INFORMATION, YOU MUST NOT RELY ON IT. THIS PROSPECTUS MAY ONLY BE USED WHERE IT IS LEGAL TO EXCHANGE THE PRIVATE NOTES. YOU SHOULD NOT ASSUME THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS IS ACCURATE AS OF ANY DATE OTHER THAN THE DATE ON THE FRONT COVER OF THIS PROSPECTUS.

 

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC under the Exchange Act. You may read and copy materials that we have filed or will file with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room located at Room 1580, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549, or at the SEC’s public reference rooms in New York, New York or Chicago, Illinois. You may also obtain copies of this information by mail from the Public Reference Section of the SEC, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. Such materials may also be accessed electronically by means of the SEC’s home page on the Internet (http://www.sec.gov).

INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

This prospectus “incorporates by reference” information that we have filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act, which means that we are disclosing important information to you by referring you to those documents. Any statement contained in this prospectus or in any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus will be deemed modified or superseded for the purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus or any subsequently filed document which also is, or is deemed to be, incorporated by reference into this prospectus modifies or supersedes that statement. Any statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus. Accordingly, we incorporate by reference the specific documents listed below and any future filings made with the SEC after the date hereof under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act which will be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus and to be part of this prospectus from the date we subsequently file such reports and documents after the date hereof and prior to the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, except that any such reports or portions thereof which are furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of any Current Reports on Form 8-K and not filed shall not be deemed incorporated by reference herein:

 

   

Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the SEC on February 27, 2013;

 

   

The portion of our Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on April 19, 2013 that is incorporated by reference into Part III of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012; and

 

   

Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 3, 2013, January 18, 2013 and February 6, 2013.

This prospectus incorporates important business and financial information about us from documents that are not included in or delivered with this prospectus. You may have already been sent some of the documents incorporated by reference, but you can obtain any of them through the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov or from us, excluding all exhibits (unless an exhibit has been specifically incorporated herein by reference), free of charge, by requesting them in writing or by telephone from us at the following address:

AmSurg Corp.

Secretary

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Suite 500

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

(615) 665-3550

You can also get more information by visiting our website at www.amsurg.com. Website materials are not part of this prospectus.

You should rely only on the information incorporated by reference or provided in this prospectus. If information in incorporated documents conflicts with information in this prospectus you should rely on the most recent information. If information in an incorporated document conflicts with information in another incorporated document, you should rely on the most recent incorporated document. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus or any document incorporated by reference is accurate as of any date other than the date of those documents. We have not authorized anyone else to provide you with any information.

 

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You will not be charged for any of these documents that you request. In order to ensure timely delivery of the documents, any request should be made at least five business days prior to the expiration date.

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include statements we make concerning our plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events, future revenues or performance, capital expenditures, financing needs, and other information that is not historical information. When used in this prospectus, the words “estimates,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “projects,” “forecasts,” “plans,” “intends,” “believes,” “foresees,” “seeks,” “likely,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “goal,” “target,” and variations of these words or similar expressions (or the negative versions of any such words) are intended to identify forward-looking statements. In addition, we, through our senior management, from time-to-time make forward-looking public statements concerning our expected future operations and performance and other developments. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may change at any time, and, therefore, our actual results may differ materially from those that we expected. Accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. We derive many of our forward-looking statements from our operating budgets and forecasts, which are based upon many detailed assumptions. While we believe that our 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 actual results. All forward looking statements are based upon information available to us on the date of this prospectus.

In evaluating these forward-looking statements, you should carefully consider the risks outlined in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10–K for the year ended December 31, 2012, which is incorporated by reference into this prospectus, and the “Risk Factors” set forth in this prospectus. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law.

 

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

This summary highlights selected information about AmSurg Corp., the exchange offer and the exchange notes. This summary is not complete and does not contain all of the information that is important to you. To understand the exchange offer fully and for a more complete description of the legal terms of the exchange notes, you should carefully read this entire prospectus, the accompanying letter of transmittal and the documents incorporated herein by reference, especially the risks of investing in the exchange notes discussed under “Risk Factors.” In this prospectus, other than in “Description of the Exchange Notes” and unless the context requires otherwise, “AmSurg,” “we,” “us,” “Issuer,” “our” and “ours” refer to AmSurg Corp., a Tennessee corporation, together with its consolidated subsidiaries.

AmSurg Corp.

We are the largest owner and operator of short stay ambulatory surgery centers (“ASC”s) in the United States with 240 ASCs in 35 states and the District of Columbia, in partnership with over 2,000 physicians. Our principal executive offices are located at 20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Suite 500, Nashville, Tennessee 37215, and our telephone number at that location is (615) 665–1283.

Summary of the Exchange Offer

 

Purpose of Exchange Offer   

As a condition to the initial sale of the private notes, we and the guarantors have entered into a registration rights agreement with the initial purchasers with respect to the private notes on the original issue date of such notes. In the registration rights agreement, we agreed for the benefit of the holders of the private notes that we would file with the SEC and use our commercially reasonable efforts to cause to become effective a registration statement relating to an offer to exchange the private notes for the exchange notes with terms identical to the private notes (except that the exchange notes will not be subject to additional interest or restrictions on transfer).

 

The Exchange Offer   

We are offering to exchange:

 

•          Up to $250 million aggregate principal amount of our 5.625% senior notes due 2020 registered under the Securities Act, which we refer to as exchange notes,

 

for

 

•          Up to $250 million aggregate principal amount of our unregistered 5.625% senior notes due 2020 issued on November 20, 2012 in a private offering (CUSIP Numbers 03232PAA6, U0018WAA4), which we refer to as private notes.

 

You may exchange private notes only in denominations of $2,000 (and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof).

 

Expiration Date   

The exchange offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on                  , 2013, unless we extend the expiration date. In that case, the phrase “expiration date” will mean the latest date and time to which we extend the exchange offer. We will issue exchange notes on the expiration date or promptly after that date.

 

 

 

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Conditions to the Exchange Offer   

The exchange offer is subject to customary conditions which include, among other things, the absence of any applicable law or any applicable interpretation of the staff of the SEC, which, in our reasonable judgment, would materially impair our ability to proceed with the exchange offer. The exchange offer is not conditioned upon any minimum principal amount of private notes being submitted for exchange. See “The Exchange Offer – Conditions to the Exchange Offer.”

 

Procedures for Participating in the Exchange Offer   

If you wish to participate in the exchange offer, you must complete, sign and date an original or faxed letter of transmittal in accordance with the instructions contained in the letter of transmittal accompanying this prospectus or, for private notes tendered electronically, an agent’s message from The Depository Trust Company stating that the tendering participant agrees to be bound by the letter of transmittal and the terms of the exchange offer. Then you must mail, fax or deliver the completed letter of transmittal, together with the private notes you wish to exchange and any other required documentation to U.S. Bank National Association, which is acting as exchange agent, for receipt prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date. By signing the letter of transmittal, you will represent to and agree with us that:

 

•        you are acquiring the exchange notes in the ordinary course of your business;

 

•        you are not participating, do not intend to participate, and have no arrangement or understanding with anyone to participate in a distribution of the exchange notes within the meaning of the federal securities laws; and

 

•        you are not an “affiliate,” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, of AmSurg, or a broker-dealer tendering the private notes acquired directly from AmSurg for its own account.

 

If you are a broker-dealer who will receive exchange notes for your own account in exchange for private notes that you acquired as a result of your market-making or other trading activities, you will be required to acknowledge in the letter of transmittal that you will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such exchange notes.

 

Resale of Exchange Notes   

We believe that you may offer for resale, resell and transfer your exchange notes without registering them under the Securities Act and delivering a prospectus, if you can make the same three representations that appear above under the heading “Procedures for Participating in the Exchange Offer.” If you are a broker-dealer who will receive exchange notes in your own account in exchange for private notes that you acquired as a result of your market-making or other trading activities, you must deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of the exchange notes. See “Plan of Distribution.”

 

Our belief is based on interpretations of the SEC staff for other exchange offers that the SEC staff expressed in some of the SEC’s no-action letters to other issuers in exchange offers like ours. We cannot guarantee that the SEC would make a similar decision about this exchange offer. If our belief is wrong, or if you cannot truthfully make the representations mentioned above, and you transfer any exchange note issued to you in the exchange offer without meeting the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act, or without an exemption from such requirements, you could incur liability under

 

 

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the Securities Act. We are not indemnifying you for any such liability and we will not protect you against any loss incurred as a result of any such liability under the Securities Act.

 

Special Procedures for Beneficial Owners   

If your private notes are held through a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee and you wish to surrender such private notes, you should contact your intermediary promptly and instruct it to surrender your private notes on your behalf.

 

If you wish to tender on your own behalf, you must, before completing and executing the letter of transmittal for the exchange offer and delivering your private notes, either arrange to have your private notes registered in your name or obtain a properly completed bond power from the registered holder. The transfer of registered ownership may take a long time.

 

Guaranteed Delivery Procedures   

If you wish to tender your private notes and you cannot do so before the expiration date deadline, or you cannot deliver your private notes, the letter of transmittal or any other documentation on time, then you must surrender your private notes according to the guaranteed delivery procedures appearing below under “The Exchange Offer – Guaranteed Delivery Procedures.”

 

Acceptance of Private Notes and Delivery of Exchange Notes   

We will accept for exchange any and all private notes that are properly tendered in the exchange offer and not withdrawn prior to the expiration date, if you comply with the procedures of the exchange offer. The exchange notes will be delivered promptly after the expiration date.

 

Withdrawal Rights   

You may withdraw the surrender of your private notes at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date, by complying with the procedures for withdrawal described in “The Exchange Offer – Withdrawal of Tenders.”

 

Accounting Treatment   

We will not recognize a gain or loss for accounting purposes as a result of the exchange.

 

Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences   

The exchange of private notes for exchange notes should not be a taxable transaction for United States federal income tax purposes. You should not have to pay federal income tax as a result of your participation in the exchange offer. See “Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations.”

 

Exchange Agent   

U.S. Bank National Association is serving as the exchange agent in connection with the exchange offer. U.S. Bank National Association also serves as trustee under the indenture governing the notes. The address, telephone number and facsimile number of the exchange agent are listed under the heading “The Exchange Offer – Exchange Agent.”

 

Failure to Exchange Private Notes Will Adversely Affect You    If you are eligible to participate in this exchange offer and you do not tender your private notes as described in this prospectus, you will not have any further registration or exchange rights. In that event, your private notes will continue to accrue interest until maturity in accordance with the terms of the private notes but will continue to be subject to restrictions on transfer. As a result of such restrictions and the availability of registered exchange notes, your private notes are likely to be a much less liquid security than before.
  

 

 

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Summary of the Exchange Notes

Other than the restrictions on transfer, registration rights and special interest provisions, the exchange notes have the same financial terms and covenants as the private notes. The exchange notes will evidence the same debt as the outstanding private notes which they replace, and the same indenture will govern the exchange notes and the private notes. In this prospectus we refer to the private notes and the exchange notes together as the “notes.” The brief summary below describes the principal terms of the exchange notes. Some of the terms and conditions described below are subject to important limitations and exceptions. The “Description of the Exchange Notes” section of this prospectus contains a more detailed description of the terms and conditions of the exchange notes.

 

Issuer   

AmSurg Corp., a Tennessee corporation

 

Notes Offered   

$250.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.625% senior notes due 2020 and registered under the Securities Act.

 

Maturity Date   

The exchange notes will mature on November 30, 2020.

 

Interest   

The exchange notes will bear interest at a rate of 5.625% per annum. Interest on the exchange notes will accrue from November 20, 2012.

 

Interest Payment Dates   

May 30 and November 30 of each year, commencing May 30, 2013.

 

Guarantees   

The exchange notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by AmSurg’s existing and future subsidiaries that guarantee the senior secured revolving credit facility and the 2020 senior secured notes.

 

Ranking   

The exchange notes and the related guarantees will be the Issuer’s and the guarantors’ senior obligations and will rank:

 

•        pari passu in right of payment with all of the Issuer’s and the guarantors’ existing and future senior indebtedness; and

 

•        senior to all of the Issuer’s and the guarantors’ existing and future subordinated indebtedness.

 

The exchange notes and the related guarantees also will be effectively subordinated to all of the existing and future secured obligations to the extent of the value of the assets securing such obligations. See “Description of Other Indebtedness.” As of December 31, 2012, our total consolidated indebtedness is $638.1 million, of which $354.8 million is secured indebtedness which is effectively senior to the exchange notes to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness. The exchange notes will be structurally subordinated to liabilities of our subsidiaries that do not guarantee the notes, or the “non-guarantor subsidiaries.” Our non-guarantor subsidiaries generate substantially all of our operating revenue and had total liabilities, including trade payables, but excluding intercompany liabilities, of approximately $85.0 million at December 31, 2012.

 

Optional Redemption   

Prior to November 30, 2015, the Issuer may redeem all or part of the exchange notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the exchange notes redeemed plus an applicable premium set forth herein, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date. Beginning on November 30, 2015, the Issuer may redeem some or all of the exchange notes at any time and from time to time at the

 

 

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redemption prices set forth herein plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date. In addition, at any time prior to November 30, 2015, the Issuer may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the exchange notes with the proceeds of certain equity offerings at a redemption price of 105.625% of the principal amount of the exchange notes redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date. Please see the section entitled “Description of Exchange Notes – Optional Redemption.”

 

Mandatory Offer to Purchase; Asset Sales   

If a Change of Control occurs, the Issuer must give holders of the exchange notes an opportunity to sell all or part of their notes at a purchase price of 101% of the principal amount of such notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, to the date of repurchase. The term “Change of Control” is defined under “Description of Exchange Notes – Certain Definitions.” See “Description of Exchange Notes – Change of Control.”

 

If AmSurg or certain of its subsidiaries, including the guarantors, sell assets under certain circumstances, the Issuer will be required to make an offer to purchase the exchange notes at their face amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of repurchase. See “Description of Exchange Notes – Certain Covenants – Limitation on Sales of Assets and Subsidiary Stock.”

 

Certain Covenants   

The indenture governing the exchange notes contains covenants that, among other things, limit the ability of the Issuer and the restricted subsidiaries to, among other things:

 

•        incur additional indebtedness or issue certain preferred equity;

 

•        pay dividends on, repurchase, or make distributions in respect of our or their capital stock, prepay, redeem, or repurchase certain debt or make other restricted payments;

 

•        make certain investments;

 

•        create liens;

 

•        enter into sale and leaseback transactions;

 

•        enter into agreements restricting our subsidiaries’ ability to pay dividends or make certain other distributions and transfers to us;

 

•        consolidate, merge, sell, or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our or their assets; and

 

•        enter into certain transactions with our or their affiliates.

 

Use of Proceeds   

We will not receive any proceeds from the issuance of the exchange notes.

 

Risk Factors   

In evaluating an investment in the exchange notes, prospective investors should carefully consider all of the information set forth herein or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, and, in particular, should evaluate the specific factors set forth under “Risk Factors” for risks involved with an investment in the exchange notes.

 

Absence of Public Market for the Notes    The exchange notes will be a new class of securities for which there is currently no market.

 

 

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RISK FACTORS

An investment in the exchange notes involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks described below and the risk factors incorporated by reference herein, as well as the other information included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, including the financial statements and related notes incorporated by reference into this prospectus, before deciding to exchange your private notes for exchange notes pursuant to this exchange offer. Certain risks related to us and our business are contained in the section titled “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in our Annual Report on Form 10–K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, which is incorporated by reference in this prospectus (and in any of our Annual or Quarterly Reports for a subsequent year or quarter that we file with the SEC and that are so incorporated). See the section titled “Where You Can Find More Information” for information about how to obtain a copy of these documents. If any of these risks actually occur, our business, financial condition, operating results, or cash flow could be materially and adversely affected. Additional risks or uncertainties not presently known to us, or that we currently deem immaterial, also may impair our business operations. We cannot assure you that any of these events will not occur and if such events do occur, the value of the exchange notes could decline substantially.

Risks Related to Our Business

For a discussion of the risks and uncertainties related to our business, please read “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10 – K filed with the SEC on February 27, 2013, which is incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

Risks Related to the Exchange Offer

If you wish to tender your private notes for exchange, you must comply with the requirements described in this prospectus.

You will receive exchange notes in exchange for private notes only after the exchange agent receives such private notes, a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal and all other required documentation within the time limits described below. If you wish to tender your private notes in exchange for exchange notes, you should allow sufficient time for delivery. Neither the exchange agent nor AmSurg has any duty to give you notice of defects or irregularities with respect to tenders of private notes for exchange. Private notes that are not tendered or are tendered but not accepted will, following consummation of the exchange offer, continue to be subject to the existing restrictions upon transfer relating to the private notes.

In addition, if you tender your private notes in the exchange offer for the purpose of participating in a distribution of the exchange notes, you will be required to comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale transaction. Each broker-dealer who holds private notes acquired for its own account as a result of market-making or other trading activities and who receives exchange notes for its own account in exchange for such private notes pursuant to the exchange offer must acknowledge in the letter of transmittal that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such exchange notes.

If you do not exchange your private notes, you may have difficulty transferring them at a later time.

We will issue exchange notes in exchange for the private notes after the exchange agent receives your private notes, the letter of transmittal and all related documents. You should allow adequate time for delivery if you choose to tender your notes for exchange. If you are eligible to participate in the exchange offer but do not tender your private notes in the exchange offer, your private notes that are not exchanged will remain subject to restrictions on transfer and will not have rights to registration.

If you do not participate in the exchange offer for the purpose of participating in the distribution of the exchange notes, you must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act for any resale transaction. Each broker-dealer who holds private notes for its own account due to market-making or other trading activities and who receives exchange notes for its own account must acknowledge that it will deliver a

 

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prospectus in connection with any resale of the exchange notes. If any private notes are not tendered in the exchange or are tendered but not accepted, the trading market for such notes could be negatively affected due to the limited amount of notes expected to remain outstanding following the completion of the exchange offer.

The consummation of the exchange offer may not occur.

We are not obligated to complete the exchange offer under certain circumstances. See “The Exchange Offer – Conditions to the Exchange Offer.” Even if the exchange offer is completed, it may not be completed on the schedule described in this prospectus. Accordingly, holders participating in the exchange offer may have to wait longer than expected to receive their exchange notes. You may be required to deliver prospectuses and comply with other requirements in connection with any resale of the exchange notes.

Holders of the private notes who do not tender their private notes will have no further rights under the registration rights agreement, including registration rights and the right to receive additional interest.

Holders that are eligible to participate in the exchange offer but who do not tender their private notes will not have any further registration rights or any right to receive additional interest under the registration rights agreement or otherwise.

Risks Related to the Exchange Notes

If you do not exchange your private notes, they may be difficult to resell.

It may be difficult for you to sell private notes that are not exchanged in the exchange offer, since any private notes not exchanged will remain subject to the restrictions on transfer provided for in Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act.

These restrictions on transfer of your private notes exist because we issued the private notes pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. Generally, the private notes that are not exchanged for exchange notes pursuant to the exchange offer will remain restricted securities and may not be offered or sold, unless registered under the Securities Act, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. Other than in connection with this exchange offer, we do not intend to register the private notes under the Securities Act unless required under the registration rights agreement. See “The Exchange Offer – Purpose of the Exchange Offer.”

To the extent any private notes are tendered and accepted in the exchange offer, the trading market, if any, for the private notes that remain outstanding after the exchange offer would be adversely affected due to a reduction in market liquidity.

Our substantial indebtedness could adversely affect our ability to raise additional capital to fund our growth strategy, limit our ability to react to changes in the economy or our industry, expose us to interest rate risk to the extent of any variable rate debt, and prevent us from meeting our obligations under the notes.

As of December 31, 2012, our total indebtedness is approximately $638.1 million. We have an additional $195.2 million available for borrowings under the senior secured revolving credit facility. Our high degree of leverage could have important consequences for you, including:

 

   

increasing our vulnerability to adverse economic, industry, or competitive developments;

 

   

requiring a substantial portion of our cash flows from operations to be dedicated to the payment of principal and interest on our indebtedness, therefore reducing our ability to use our cash flows to fund acquisitions of additional ASCs, capital expenditures, and future business opportunities;

 

   

exposing us to the risk of increased interest rates to the extent of any future borrowings, including borrowings under the senior secured revolving credit facility, at variable rates of interest;

 

   

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failure to comply with the obligations of any of our debt instruments, including restrictive covenants and borrowing conditions, could result in an event of default under the indenture governing the notes and the agreements governing such other indebtedness;

 

   

limiting our ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures, debt service requirements, acquisitions, and general corporate or other purposes; and

 

   

limiting our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business or market conditions and placing us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors who are less highly leveraged and who, therefore, may be able to take advantage of opportunities that our leverage may prevent us from exploiting.

Despite our high indebtedness level, we and our subsidiaries will still be able to incur significant additional amounts of debt, including secured debt, which could further exacerbate the risks associated with our substantial indebtedness.

We and our subsidiaries may be able to incur substantial additional indebtedness in the future. Although the indenture governing the exchange notes, the agreement governing the 2020 senior secured notes and the senior secured revolving credit facility contain restrictions on the incurrence of additional indebtedness, these restrictions are subject to a number of significant qualifications and exceptions, and under certain circumstances, the amount of indebtedness that could be incurred in compliance with these restrictions could be substantial. As of December 31, 2012, we have approximately $195.2 million available for additional borrowing under the senior secured revolving credit facility. If new debt is added to our and our subsidiaries’ existing debt levels, the related risks that we now face would increase. In addition, the indenture governing the exchange notes, the agreement governing the 2020 senior secured notes and the senior secured revolving credit facility will not prevent us from incurring obligations that do not constitute prohibited indebtedness thereunder.

Our debt agreements will contain restrictions that will limit our flexibility in operating our business.

The senior secured revolving credit facility, the agreement governing the 2020 senior secured notes and the indenture governing the exchange notes contain various covenants that limit our ability to engage in specified types of transactions. These covenants limit our ability and the ability of the Issuer and the guarantors to, among other things:

 

   

incur additional indebtedness or issue certain preferred equity;

 

   

pay dividends on, repurchase, or make distributions in respect of our or their capital stock, prepay, redeem, or repurchase certain debt or make other restricted payments;

 

   

make certain investments;

 

   

create certain liens;

 

   

enter into sale and leaseback transactions;

 

   

enter into agreements restricting our subsidiaries’ ability to pay dividends to us;

 

   

consolidate, merge, sell, or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our or their assets;

 

   

enter into certain transactions with our or their affiliates; and

 

   

designate our subsidiaries as non-guarantor subsidiaries.

In addition, the restrictive covenants in our senior secured revolving credit facility require us to maintain specified financial ratios and satisfy other financial condition tests. Our ability to meet those financial ratios and tests will depend on our ongoing financial and operating performance, which, in turn, will be subject to economic conditions and to financial, market, and competitive factors, many of which are beyond our control.

A breach of any of these covenants could result in a default under one or more of these agreements, including as a result of cross default provisions and, in the case of the senior secured revolving credit facility, permit the lenders to cease making loans to us. Upon the occurrence of an event of default under the senior secured revolving credit facility or the agreement governing the 2020 senior secured notes, the creditors thereunder could elect to declare all amounts outstanding to be immediately due and payable and, in the case of the senior secured revolving credit facility, terminate all commitments to extend further credit. Such action by our creditors could cause cross defaults under the indenture governing the exchange notes. Please see the section entitled “Description of Other Indebtedness.”

 

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If our operating performance declines, we may be required to obtain waivers from the lenders under the senior secured revolving credit facility, from the holders of our 2020 senior secured notes or from the holders of other obligations, to avoid defaults thereunder. If we are not able to obtain such waivers, our creditors could exercise their rights upon default, and we could be forced into bankruptcy or liquidation. See “Description of Other Indebtedness.”

Furthermore, if we were unable to repay the amounts due and payable under our secured obligations, the creditors thereunder could proceed against the collateral granted to them to secure our obligations thereunder. We have pledged a significant portion of our assets, including our ownership interests in our subsidiaries, as collateral under our senior secured revolving credit facility and our 2020 senior secured notes. If the creditors under our senior secured revolving credit facility or the agreement governing the 2020 senior secured notes accelerate the repayment of our debt obligations, we cannot assure you that we will have sufficient assets to repay our senior secured revolving credit facility, the 2020 senior secured notes and our other indebtedness, including the exchange notes, or will have the ability to borrow sufficient funds to refinance such indebtedness. Even if we were able to obtain new financing, it may not be on commercially reasonable terms, or terms that are acceptable to us. See “Description of Other Indebtedness.”

When the senior secured revolving credit facility or the 2020 senior secured notes mature, we may not be able to refinance or replace them.

Each of the senior secured revolving credit facility and the 2020 senior secured notes has an earlier maturity date than that of the exchange notes offered hereby. When the senior secured revolving credit facility or the 2020 senior secured notes mature, we may need to refinance them and may not be able to do so on favorable terms or at all. If we are able to refinance maturing indebtedness, the terms of any refinancing or alternate credit arrangements may contain terms and covenants that restrict our financial and operating flexibility.

We may not be able to generate sufficient cash to service all of our indebtedness, including the exchange notes, and may be forced to take other actions to satisfy our obligations under our indebtedness, which may not be successful.

Our ability to make scheduled payments on or to refinance our debt obligations depends on our financial condition and operating performance, which is subject to prevailing economic and competitive conditions and to certain financial, business, and other factors beyond our control. We may not be able to maintain a level of cash flows from operating activities sufficient to permit us to pay the principal, premium, if any, and interest on our indebtedness, including the exchange notes.

If our cash flows and capital resources are insufficient to fund our debt service obligations, we may be forced to reduce or delay investments and capital expenditures, or to sell assets, seek additional capital, or restructure or refinance our indebtedness, including the exchange notes. Our ability to restructure or refinance our debt will depend on the condition of the capital markets and our financial condition at such time. Any refinancing of our debt could be at higher interest rates and may require us to comply with more onerous covenants, which could further restrict our business operations. The terms of existing or future debt instruments, including the senior secured revolving credit facility, the indenture governing the 2020 senior secured notes and the indenture governing the notes, may restrict us from adopting some of these alternatives. In addition, any failure to make payments of interest and principal on our outstanding indebtedness on a timely basis would likely result in a reduction of our credit rating, which could harm our ability to incur additional indebtedness. These alternative measures may not be successful and may not permit us to meet our scheduled debt service obligations.

 

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There are circumstances other than repayment or discharge of the exchange notes under which the guarantees of the exchange notes will be released automatically, without your consent or the consent of the trustee, and you may not realize any payment upon release of such guarantees.

The guarantee of a guarantor will be automatically released in connection with a sale of such guarantor in a transaction not prohibited by the indenture governing the exchange notes. The indenture governing the exchange notes permits us to designate one or more of the guarantors as an unrestricted subsidiary under certain circumstances. If we designate a guarantor as an unrestricted subsidiary for purposes of the indenture governing the exchange notes, any guarantees of the exchange notes by such subsidiary or any of its subsidiaries will be released under the indenture governing the exchange notes. In addition, the creditors of such subsidiary and its subsidiaries will have an effectively senior claim on the assets of such subsidiary and its subsidiaries. See “Description of Exchange Notes.”

The exchange notes will be unsecured and will be effectively subordinated to our and the guarantors’ secured debt, including the senior secured revolving credit facility and the 2020 senior secured notes, and structurally subordinated to the indebtedness of our non-guarantor subsidiaries.

Our obligations under the exchange notes and the guarantors’ obligations under the guarantees of the exchange notes will not be secured by any of our or our subsidiaries’ assets. The 2020 senior secured notes and borrowings under our senior secured revolving credit facility are secured by a security interest in substantially all of our assets and the assets of the guarantors. In addition, the indenture governing the exchange notes permits us and our subsidiaries to incur additional secured debt. As a result, the exchange notes and the guarantees will be effectively subordinated to all of our and the guarantors’ secured debt and other obligations to the extent of the value of the assets securing such obligations. As of December 31, 2012, we had $354.8 million of secured debt outstanding under our senior secured revolving credit facility and our 2020 senior secured notes, and an additional $195.2 million of availability under our senior secured revolving credit facility. If we and the guarantors were to become insolvent or otherwise fail to make payments on the exchange notes, holders of our and the guarantors’ secured obligations would be paid first and would receive payments from the assets securing such obligations before the holders of the exchange notes would receive any payments. You may therefore not be fully repaid in the event we become insolvent or otherwise fail to make payments on the exchange notes.

The exchange notes are structurally subordinated to indebtedness and other liabilities of our current and future subsidiaries that are not guarantors under the exchange notes. The indenture governing the exchange notes allows the non-guarantor subsidiaries to incur certain additional indebtedness in the future. Any right that the Issuer or the guarantors have to receive any assets of any of the non-guarantor subsidiaries upon the liquidation or reorganization of those subsidiaries, and the consequent rights of holders of the exchange notes to realize proceeds from the sale of any of those subsidiaries’ assets, will be effectively subordinated to the claims of those non-guarantor subsidiaries’ creditors, including trade creditors and holders of preferred equity interests of those subsidiaries. Accordingly, in the event of a bankruptcy, liquidation, or reorganization of any of the non-guarantor subsidiaries, such non-guarantor subsidiaries will pay the holders of their debts, holders of their preferred equity interests, and their trade creditors before they will be able to distribute any of their assets to the Issuer or the guarantors. At December 31, 2012, the total liabilities of our subsidiaries (other than the subsidiary guarantors) were approximately $85.0 million, including trade payables, but excluding intercompany liabilities.

Federal and state fraudulent transfer laws and laws restricting distributions by insolvent subsidiaries may permit a court to void the exchange notes and the guarantees, subordinate claims in respect of the exchange notes and the guarantees, and require noteholders to return payments received and, if that occurs, you may not receive any payments on the exchange notes.

Federal and state fraudulent transfer and conveyance statutes and laws restricting distributions by insolvent subsidiaries may apply to the issuance of the exchange notes and the incurrence of any guarantees of the exchange notes entered into upon issuance of the exchange notes and guarantees that may be entered into thereafter under the terms of the indenture governing the exchange notes. Under federal bankruptcy law and comparable provisions of state fraudulent transfer or conveyance laws, which may vary from state to state, the exchange notes or guarantees could be voided as a fraudulent transfer or conveyance if (1) the Issuer or any of the guarantors, as applicable, issued the exchange notes or incurred the guarantees with the intent of hindering, delaying, or defrauding creditors or (2)

 

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the Issuer or any of the guarantors, as applicable, received less than reasonably equivalent value or fair consideration in return for either issuing the exchange notes or incurring the guarantees and, in the case of (2) only, one of the following is also true at the time thereof:

 

   

the Issuer or any of the guarantors, as applicable, were insolvent or rendered insolvent by reason of the issuance of the exchange notes or the incurrence of the guarantees;

 

   

the issuance of the exchange notes or the incurrence of the guarantees left the Issuer or any of the guarantors, as applicable, with an unreasonably small amount of capital to carry on the business;

 

   

the Issuer or any of the guarantors intended to, or believed that the Issuer or the guarantors would, incur debts beyond the Issuer’s or guarantors’ ability to pay such debts as they mature; or

 

   

the Issuer or any of the guarantors issued the exchange notes or its guarantee, as applicable, to or for the benefit of an insider, or incurred such obligation to or for the benefit of an insider, under an employment contract and not in the ordinary course of business.

A court would likely find that the Issuer or a guarantor did not receive reasonably equivalent value or fair consideration for the exchange notes or such guarantee if the Issuer or guarantors did not substantially benefit directly or indirectly from the issuance of the exchange 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 an antecedent debt is secured or satisfied. A debtor will generally not be considered to have received value in connection with a debt offering if the debtor uses the proceeds of that offering to make a dividend payment or otherwise retire or redeem equity securities issued by the debtor.

We cannot be certain as to the standards a court would use to determine whether or not the Issuer 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 the Issuer’s or the guarantors’ other debt. Generally, however, an entity would be considered insolvent 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;

 

   

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 exchange notes or the incurrence of the guarantee was a fraudulent transfer or conveyance, the court could void the payment obligations under the exchange notes or such guarantee or further subordinate the notes or such guarantee to presently existing and future indebtedness of the Issuer or of the related guarantor, or require the holders of the exchange notes to repay any amounts received with respect to such guarantee. In the event of a finding that a fraudulent transfer or conveyance occurred, you may not receive any repayment on the notes. Further, the voidance of the exchange notes could result in an event of default with respect to our and our subsidiaries’ other debt that could result in acceleration of such debt.

Although each guarantee entered into by one of our subsidiaries will contain a provision intended to limit such 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 law, or may reduce that guarantor’s obligation to an amount that effectively makes its guarantee worthless.

Holders of the exchange notes may not be able to determine when a change of control giving rise to their right to have the notes repurchased has occurred following a sale of “substantially all” of our assets.

The definition of change of control in the indenture governing the exchange notes includes a phrase relating to the sale of “all or substantially all” of our assets. There is no precise established definition of the phrase “substantially all” under applicable law. Accordingly, the ability of a holder of exchange notes to require us to repurchase its exchange notes as a result of a sale of less than all our assets to another person may be uncertain.

 

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The Issuer may not be able to repurchase the exchange notes upon a change of control.

Upon the occurrence of specific kinds of change of control events, the Issuer will be required to offer to repurchase all outstanding exchange notes at 101% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest. The source of funds for any such purchase of the exchange notes will be the Issuer’s available cash or cash generated from its subsidiaries’ operations or other sources, including borrowings, sales of assets, or sales of equity. The Issuer may not be able to repurchase the exchange notes upon a change of control because it may not have sufficient financial resources to purchase all of the exchange notes that are tendered upon a change of control. The Issuer’s senior secured revolving credit facility currently prohibits the repurchase of the exchange notes. The Issuer’s failure to repurchase the exchange notes upon a change of control would cause a default under the indenture governing the exchange notes. Any future debt agreements may contain similar provisions.

There is no established trading market for the exchange notes and there is no guarantee that an active trading market for the exchange notes will develop. You may not be able to sell the exchange notes readily or at all or at or above the price that you paid.

The exchange notes are a new issue of securities and there is no established trading market for them. We do not intend to apply for the exchange notes to be listed on any securities exchange or to arrange for quotation on any automated dealer quotation system. The initial purchasers in the private offering advised us that they intended to make a market in the exchange notes, but they are not obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making in the exchange notes at any time, in their sole discretion. You may not be able to sell your exchange notes at a particular time or at favorable prices. As a result, we cannot assure you as to the liquidity of any trading market for the exchange notes. Accordingly, you may be required to bear the financial risk of your investment in the exchange notes indefinitely. If a trading market were to develop, future trading prices of the exchange notes may be volatile and will depend on many factors, including:

 

   

our operating performance and financial condition;

 

   

the interest of securities dealers in making a market for them; and

 

   

the market for similar securities.

The market for non-investment grade debt historically has been subject to disruptions that have caused substantial volatility in the prices of securities similar to the exchange notes. The market for the exchange notes, if any, may be subject to similar disruptions that could adversely affect their value. In addition, subsequent to their initial issuance, the exchange notes may trade at a discount from their initial offering price, depending upon prevailing interest rates, the market for similar notes, our performance, and other factors.

A lowering or withdrawal of the ratings assigned to our debt securities by rating agencies may increase our future borrowing costs and reduce our access to capital.

Our debt currently has a non-investment grade rating, and there can be no assurance that any rating assigned by the rating agencies will remain for any given period of time or that a rating will not be lowered or withdrawn entirely by a rating agency if, in that rating agency’s judgment, future circumstances relating to the basis of the rating, such as adverse changes, so warrant. A lowering or withdrawal of the ratings assigned to our debt securities by rating agencies may increase our future borrowing costs and reduce our access to capital, which could have a materially adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operations.

Variable rate indebtedness subjects us to interest rate risk, which could cause our debt service obligations to increase significantly.

Our borrowings under the senior secured revolving credit facility are at variable rates of interest and expose us to interest rate risk. If interest rates increase, our debt service obligations on the variable rate indebtedness would increase even though the amount borrowed remained the same, and our net income would decrease. The applicable margin with respect to the loans under the senior secured revolving credit facility is a percentage per annum equal to a reference rate plus the applicable margin. As of December 31, 2012, each quarter point change in interest rates would result in an approximate $420,000 change in annual interest expense on the senior secured revolving credit facility. In the future, we may enter into interest rate swaps, involving the exchange of floating for fixed rate interest payments, to reduce interest rate volatility.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

The exchange offer is intended to satisfy certain obligations of AmSurg under the registration rights agreement. We will not receive any proceeds from the issuance of the exchange notes. In exchange for issuing the exchange notes as contemplated in this exchange offer, we will receive private notes in the same principal amount. The form and terms of the exchange notes are identical in all material respects to the form and terms of the private notes, except as described below under the heading “The Exchange Offer – Terms of the Exchange Offer.” The private notes tendered in exchange for the exchange notes will be retired and cancelled and cannot be re-issued. Accordingly, issuance of the exchange notes will not result in any increase in our outstanding indebtedness.

 

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SELECTED HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA

The following table sets forth our summary historical consolidated financial data. The summary consolidated statements of earnings data and cash flow data for fiscal years 2012, 2011 and 2010 and the balance sheet data as of December 31, 2012, and December 31, 2011 are derived from our consolidated financial statements which are incorporated by reference into this prospectus. The summary consolidated statements of earnings data and cash flow data for fiscal years 2009 and 2008 and the balance sheet data as of December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 are derived from our consolidated financial statements which are not incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

The financial data set forth below should be read in conjunction with, and are qualified by reference to, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” our consolidated financial statements and the related notes to those financial statements, which are incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2012     2011     2010     2009     2008  
     (In thousands, except per share data)  

Consolidated Statement of Earnings Data:

          

Revenues

   $ 928,509     $ 777,587     $ 692,571     $ 639,087     $ 566,705  

Operating expenses

     648,128       538,344       469,390       424,535       369,227  

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates

     1,564       613       —         —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     281,945       239,856       223,181       214,552       197,478  

Interest expense

     16,972       15,330       13,476       7,752       9,909  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes

     264,973       224,526       209,705       206,800       187,569  

Income tax expense

     42,627       35,254       32,991       33,457       30,053  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net earnings from continuing operations

     222,346       189,272       176,714       173,343       157,516  

Discontinued operations:

          

Earnings from operations of discontinued interests in surgery centers, net of income tax expense

     1,272       2,385       6,514       8,709       10,183  

Gain (loss) on disposal of discontinued interests in surgery centers, net of income tax

     25       (1,543     (2,732     (702     (1,773
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net earnings from discontinued operations

     1,297       842       3,782       8,007       8,410  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net earnings

     223,643       190,114       180,496       181,350       165,926  

Less net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests

     161,080       140,117       130,671       129,202       118,880  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net earnings attributable to AmSurg Corp. common shareholders

   $ 62,563     $ 49,997     $ 49,825     $ 52,148     $ 47,046  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Amounts attributable to AmSurg Corp. common shareholders:

          

Earnings from continuing operations, net of tax

   $ 62,585     $ 50,394     $ 49,998     $ 49,466     $ 45,935  

Discontinued operations, net of tax

     (22     (397     (173     2,682       1,111  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net earnings attributable to AmSurg Corp. common shareholders

   $ 62,563     $ 49,997     $ 49,825     $ 52,148     $ 47,046  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic earnings per common share:

          

Net earnings from continuing operations attributable to AmSurg Corp. common shareholders

   $ 2.03     $ 1.65     $ 1.65     $ 1.62     $ 1.46  

Net earnings attributable to AmSurg Corp. common shareholders

   $ 2.03     $ 1.64     $ 1.65     $ 1.71     $ 1.49  

Diluted earnings per common share:

          

Net earnings from continuing operations attributable to AmSurg Corp. common shareholders

   $ 1.98     $ 1.61     $ 1.63     $ 1.60     $ 1.44  

Net earnings attributable to AmSurg Corp. common shareholders

   $ 1.98     $ 1.60     $ 1.62     $ 1.69     $ 1.47  

Weighted average number of shares and share equivalents outstanding:

          

Basic

     30,773       30,452       30,255       30,576       31,503  

Diluted

     31,608       31,211       30,689       30,862       31,963  

 

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     Year Ended December 31,  
     2012     2011     2010     2009     2008  
     (In thousands)  

Operating and Other Financial Data:

          

Continuing centers at end of year

     240       224       198       191       177  

Procedures performed during year

     1,526,053       1,370,421       1,246,875       1,184,152       1,049,544  

Same-center revenue increase (decrease)

     3     1     (2 %)      0     3

Cash flows provided by operating activities

   $ 295,652     $ 243,423     $ 230,575     $ 232,584     $ 209,696  

Cash flows used in investing activities

     (298,943     (254,367     (72,905     (112,792     (131,780

Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities

     8,971       17,515       (152,900     (121,963     (76,321
     At December 31,  
     2012     2011     2010     2009     2008  
     (In thousands)  

Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:

          

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 46,398     $ 40,718     $ 34,147     $ 29,377     $ 31,548  

Working capital

     107,768       109,561       89,393       80,161       85,497  

Total assets

     2,044,586       1,573,018       1,165,878       1,066,831       905,879  

Long-term debt and other long-term liabilities

     646,677       476,094       307,619       318,819       288,251  

Non-redeemable and redeemable noncontrolling interests

     486,360       302,858       160,539       128,618       66,079  

AmSurg Corp. shareholders’ equity

     689,488       616,245       564,068       505,116       460,429  

 

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CONSOLIDATED RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

The following table sets forth our historical consolidated ratios of earnings to fixed charges on a consolidated basis for the periods indicated. You should read these ratios of earnings to fixed charges in connection with our consolidated financial statements, including the notes to those statements, incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

 

                                                                     
     Year Ended December 31,  
     2008     2009     2010     2011     2012  

Consolidated ratio of earnings to fixed charges(1)

     16.8     22.1     14.4     13.6     14.5

 

(1) For the purposes of calculating the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, “earnings” means the sum of income from continuing operations before taxes, excluding income from equity investees; fixed charges; amortization of capitalized interest; distributed income of equity investees and pre-tax losses of equity investees for which charges from guarantees are included in fixed charges; less capitalized interest. “Fixed charges” means interest (expensed and capitalized), amortized premiums, discounts and capitalized expenses related to indebtedness and an estimate of the portion of annual rental expense on operating leases that represents the interest factor.

 

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THE EXCHANGE OFFER

Purpose of the Exchange Offer

We sold the private notes in transactions that were exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Accordingly, the private notes are subject to transfer restrictions. In general, you may not offer or sell the private notes unless either they are registered under the Securities Act or the offer or sale is exempt from registration under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.

As a condition to the initial sale of the private notes, we and the guarantors have entered into a registration rights agreement with the initial purchasers with respect to the private notes on the original issue date of such notes. In the registration rights agreement, we agreed for the benefit of the holders of the private notes that we would file with the SEC and use our commercially reasonable efforts to cause to become effective a registration statement relating to an offer to exchange the private notes for the exchange notes with terms identical to the private notes (except that the exchange notes will not be subject to additional interest or restrictions on transfer or to any increase in annual interest rate as described below).

When the SEC declares the exchange offer registration statement effective, we will offer the exchange notes in return for the private notes. The exchange offer will remain open for at least 20 business days after the date we mail notice of the exchange offer to noteholders. For each private note surrendered to us under the exchange offer, the noteholder will receive an exchange note of equal principal amount. Interest on each exchange note will accrue from the last interest payment date on which interest was paid on the notes.

If (i) applicable law or applicable interpretations of the staff of the SEC do not permit us to effect the exchange offer, (ii) the exchange offer is not consummated within 270 days after the closing date of the private notes offering, which we refer to as the “Exchange Date,” or (iii) we receive a written request from an initial purchaser representing that it holds notes that are or were ineligible to be exchanged in the exchange offer (which we refer to as a “shelf registration request”), we will use our commercially reasonable efforts to cause to become effective a shelf registration statement relating to resales of the notes and to keep the shelf registration statement effective for a period of one year from the effective date of the shelf registration statement, or such shorter period that will terminate when all notes covered by the shelf registration statement have been sold pursuant to the shelf registration statement.

We will, in the event of such a shelf registration, provide to each noteholder copies of a prospectus, notify each noteholder when the shelf registration statement has become effective and take certain other actions to permit resales of the notes. A noteholder that sells notes under the shelf registration statement generally will be required to be named as a selling securityholder in the related prospectus and to deliver a prospectus to purchasers, will be subject to certain of the civil liability provisions under the Securities Act in connection with those sales and will be bound by the provisions of the registration rights agreement that are applicable to such a noteholder (including certain indemnification obligations).

In the event that on the Exchange Date the exchange offer has not been consummated or a shelf registration statement covering resales of the notes has not been declared effective by the SEC, then the interest rate on the notes eligible for inclusion in such registration statement will be increased by (i) 0.25% per annum for the first 90-day period immediately following the occurrence of the Exchange Date and (ii) an additional 0.25% per annum with respect to each subsequent 90-day period up to a maximum of 1.00% per annum, in each case until and including the date that the exchange offer is consummated or the shelf registration statement is declared effective.

The registration rights agreement provides that we and the guarantors (1) shall make available for a period of up to 90 days after the consummation of the exchange offer the prospectus contained in the exchange offer registration statement, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any resale of any exchange notes and (2) shall pay all reasonable expenses incident to the exchange offer (including the reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel to the holders of the notes) and will jointly and severally indemnify the holders and each initial purchaser of the notes against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

 

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This summary of the provisions of the registration rights agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the registration rights agreement, a copy of which is available from us upon request.

Terms of the Exchange Offer

Subject to the terms and conditions in this prospectus and in the letter of transmittal, we will issue $1,000 principal amount of exchange notes in exchange for each $1,000 principal amount of outstanding private notes properly tendered pursuant to the exchange offer and not withdrawn prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date. Private notes may be tendered only in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

As of the date of this prospectus, $250,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the 5.625% senior notes due 2020 are outstanding. This amount is registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee for The Depository Trust Company. Solely for reasons of administration, we have fixed the close of business on                  , 2013 as the record date for the exchange offer for purposes of determining the persons to whom this prospectus and the letter of transmittal will be mailed initially.

In connection with the exchange offer, neither the Tennessee Business Corporation Act nor the indenture governing the notes gives you any appraisal or dissenters’ rights nor any other right to seek monetary damages in court. We intend to conduct the exchange offer in accordance with the provisions of the registration rights agreement and the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the related SEC rules and regulations.

For all relevant purposes, we will be regarded as having accepted properly tendered private notes if and when we give oral or written notice of our acceptance to the exchange agent. The exchange agent will act as agent for the surrendering holders of private notes for the purposes of receiving the exchange notes from us. We will return any private notes that we do not accept for exchange for any reason without expense to their tendering holders promptly after the expiration or termination of the exchange offer.

If you tender private notes in the exchange offer, you will not be required to pay brokerage commissions or fees. In addition, subject to the instructions in the letter of transmittal, you will not have to pay transfer taxes for the exchange of private notes. We will pay all charges and expenses, other than certain applicable taxes described under “– Fees and Expenses” below.

By executing or otherwise becoming bound by the letter of transmittal, you will be making the representations described under “– Representations on Tendering Private Notes” below.

Expiration Date; Extensions; Amendments

The “expiration date” is 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on                  , 2013, unless we, in our sole discretion, extend the exchange offer, in which case the expiration date is the latest date and time to which we extend the exchange offer.

In order to extend the exchange offer, we will:

 

   

notify the exchange agent of any extension by oral or written notice; and

 

   

issue a press release or other public announcement which will include disclosure of the approximate number of private notes deposited; such press release or announcement would be issued prior to 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the next business day after the previously scheduled expiration date.

 

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We expressly reserve the right:

 

   

to delay accepting any private notes, but only to the extent that such delay is the result of an extension of the exchange offer and permitted by Rule 14e–1 promulgated under the Exchange Act;

 

   

to extend the exchange offer; or

 

   

if, in the opinion of our counsel, the consummation of the exchange offer would violate any law or interpretation of the staff of the SEC, to terminate or amend the exchange offer by giving oral or written notice to the exchange agent.

Any delay in acceptance, extension, termination or amendment will be followed as soon as practicable by a press release or other public announcement. If the exchange offer is amended in a manner determined by us to constitute a material change, we will promptly disclose that amendment by means of a prospectus supplement that will be distributed to the holders. We will also extend the exchange offer for a period of five to ten business days, depending upon the significance of the amendment and the manner of disclosure to the holders, if the exchange offer would otherwise expire during the five– to ten–business–day period following such amendment.

We will have no obligation to publish, advertise, or otherwise communicate any public announcement of any delay, extension, amendment or termination that we may choose to make, other than by making a timely release to an appropriate news agency.

Interest on the Exchange Notes

The exchange notes will accrue interest on the same terms as the private notes, i.e., at the rate of 5.625% per year from November 20, 2012, payable semi–annually in arrears on May 30 and November 30 of each year, with the next interest payment date being May 30, 2013.

Resale of the Exchange Notes

Based upon an interpretation by the staff of the SEC contained in no-action letters issued to third parties, we believe that you may exchange private notes for exchange notes in the ordinary course of business. For further information on the SEC’s position, see Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation, available May 13, 1988, Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, available June 5, 1991 and Shearman & Sterling, available July 2, 1993, and other interpretive letters to similar effect. You will be allowed to resell exchange notes to the public without further registration under the Securities Act and without delivering to purchasers of the exchange notes a prospectus that satisfies the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act so long as you do not participate, do not intend to participate, and have no arrangement with any person to participate, in a distribution of the exchange notes. However, the foregoing does not apply to you if you are: a broker-dealer who purchased the exchange notes directly from us to resell pursuant to Rule 144A or any other available exemption under the Securities Act; or you are an “affiliate” of ours within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

In addition, if you are a broker-dealer, or you acquire exchange notes in the exchange offer for the purpose of distributing or participating in the distribution of the exchange notes, you cannot rely on the position of the staff of the SEC contained in the no-action letters mentioned above and must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale transaction, unless an exemption from registration is otherwise available.

Each broker-dealer that receives exchange notes for its own account in exchange for private notes, which the broker-dealer acquired 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 the exchange notes. The letter of transmittal for use in connection with any such resale will state 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. A broker-dealer may use this prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, in connection with resales of exchange notes received in exchange for private notes which the broker-dealer acquired as a result of market-making or other trading activities.

See “Plan of Distribution” for more information regarding broker–dealers.

 

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Procedures For Tendering

To tender your private notes in this exchange offer, you must use one of the three alternative procedures described below:

 

  (1) Regular delivery procedure: Complete, sign and date the letter of transmittal, or a facsimile of the letter of transmittal. Have the signatures on the letter of transmittal guaranteed if required by the letter of transmittal. Mail or otherwise deliver the letter of transmittal or the facsimile together with the certificates representing the private notes being tendered and any other required documents to the exchange agent on or before 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the expiration date.

 

  (2) Book-entry delivery procedure: Send a timely confirmation of a book-entry transfer of your private notes, if this procedure is available, into the exchange agent’s account at The Depository Trust Company in accordance with the procedures for book-entry transfer described under “– Book-Entry Transfer” below, on or before 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the expiration date.

 

  (3) Guaranteed delivery procedure: If time will not permit you to complete your tender by using the procedures described in (1) or (2) above before the expiration date and this procedure is available, comply with the guaranteed delivery procedures described under “– Guaranteed Delivery Procedures” below.

In order for the tender to be effective, the exchange agent must receive the private notes, a completed letter of transmittal and all other required documents before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date.

The method of delivery of private notes and the letter of transmittal and all other required documents to the exchange agent is at your election and risk, and the delivery will be deemed made only when actually received or confirmed by the exchange agent.

As an alternative to delivery by mail, you may wish to consider overnight or hand delivery service, properly insured. In all cases, you should allow sufficient time to assure delivery to the exchange agent before the expiration date. Do not send the letter of transmittal or any private notes to us. You may ask your broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or nominee to perform these transactions for you.

If you do not withdraw your surrender of private notes prior to the expiration date, you will be regarded as agreeing to surrender the exchange notes in accordance with the terms and conditions in this exchange offer.

If you are a beneficial owner of the private notes and your private notes are held through a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee and you want to surrender your private notes, you should contact your intermediary promptly and instruct it to surrender the private notes on your behalf. If you wish to tender on your own behalf, you must, before completing and executing the letter of transmittal for the exchange offer and delivering your private notes, either arrange to have your private notes registered in your name or obtain a properly completed bond power from the registered holder. The transfer of registered ownership may take a long time.

By tendering, you will make the representations described below under “– Representations on Tendering Private Notes.” In addition, each participating broker–dealer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of the private notes. See “Plan of Distribution.”

Your tender and our acceptance of the tender will constitute the agreement between you and us set forth in this prospectus and in the letter of transmittal.

Signature on Letter Of Transmittal

Signatures on a letter of transmittal or a notice of withdrawal described below under “– Withdrawal of Tenders,” as the case may be, must generally be guaranteed by an eligible institution. You can submit the letter of transmittal without guarantee if you surrender your private notes (i) as a registered holder and you have not completed the box titled “Special Delivery Instruction” on the letter of transmittal or (ii) for the account of an eligible institution. In the event that signatures on a letter of transmittal or a notice of withdrawal are required to be guaranteed, the guarantee must be made by:

 

   

a member firm of a registered national securities exchange or of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority;

 

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a commercial bank or trust company having an office or correspondent in the United States; or

 

   

an “eligible guarantor institution” within the meaning of Rule 17Ad–15 under the Exchange Act which is a member of one of the recognized signature guarantee programs identified in the letter of transmittal.

If you sign the letter of transmittal even though you are not the registered holder of any private notes listed in the letter of transmittal, your private notes must be endorsed or accompanied by a properly completed bond power. The bond power must authorize you to tender the private notes on behalf of the registered holder and must be signed by the registered holder as the registered holder’s name appears on the private notes.

In connection with any surrender of private notes in definitive certificated form, if you sign the letter of transmittal or any private notes or bond powers in your capacity as trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney–in–fact or officer of a corporation or if you are otherwise acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, you should indicate this when signing. Unless waived by us, you must submit with the letter of transmittal evidence satisfactory to us of your authority to act in the particular capacity.

Acceptance of Tendered Private Notes

All questions as to the validity, form, acceptance, withdrawal and eligibility, including time of receipt of tendered private notes, will be determined by us in our sole discretion, which will be final and binding.

We reserve the absolute right:

 

   

to reject any and all private notes not properly tendered;

 

   

to reject any private notes if our acceptance of them would, in the opinion of our counsel, be unlawful; and

 

   

to waive any defects, irregularities or conditions of tender as to particular private notes.

Unless waived, you must cure any defects or irregularities in connection with tenders of private notes within the time period we will determine.

Although we intend to notify holders of defects or irregularities in connection with tenders of private notes, neither we, the exchange agent nor anyone else will be liable for failure to give such notice. Tenders of private notes will not be deemed to have been made until any defects or irregularities have been cured or waived.

We do not currently intend to acquire any private notes that are not tendered in the exchange offer or to file a registration statement to permit resales of any private notes that are not tendered pursuant to the exchange offer. We reserve the right in our sole discretion to purchase or make offers for any private notes that remain outstanding after the expiration date. To the extent permitted by applicable law, we also reserve the right in our sole discretion to purchase private notes in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. The terms of any future purchases or offers could differ from the terms of the exchange offer.

Representations on Tendering Private Notes

By surrendering private notes pursuant to the exchange offer, you will be telling us that, among other things,

 

   

the exchange notes are being acquired in the ordinary course of business of the person receiving the exchange notes, whether or not the person is the holder;

 

   

at the time of the exchange offer, you are not engaged in and do not intend to engage in, a distribution of the exchange notes;

 

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you are not an “affiliate,” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, of AmSurg or any subsidiary guarantor;

 

   

at the time of the exchange offer, you have no arrangement with any person to participate in the distribution (within the meaning of the Securities Act) of the exchange notes; and

 

   

we will acquire good, marketable and unencumbered title to the private notes being tendered, free and clear of all security interests, liens, restrictions, charges, encumbrances, conditional sale agreements or other obligations relating to their sale or transfer, and not subject to any adverse claim when the private notes are accepted by us.

If you are a broker–dealer and you will receive exchange notes for your own account in exchange for private notes that were acquired as a result of market–making activities or other trading activities, you will be required to acknowledge in the letter of transmittal that you will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such exchange notes.

Return of Private Notes

If any tendered private notes are not accepted for any reason described here or if private notes are withdrawn or are submitted for a greater principal amount than you desire to exchange, those private notes will be returned, at our cost, to (i) the person who tendered them or (ii) in the case of private notes tendered by book–entry transfer, the exchange agent’s account at The Depository Trust Company. Any such private notes will be returned to the tendering person or credited to an account maintained with The Depository Trust Company promptly.

Book–Entry Transfer

Any financial institution that is a participant in The Depository Trust Company’s systems may make book-entry deliveries of private notes by causing The Depository Trust Company to transfer the private notes into the exchange agent’s account at The Depository Trust Company in accordance with The Depository Trust Company’s procedures for transfer. To effectively tender private notes through The Depository Trust Company, the financial institution that is a participant in The Depository Trust Company will electronically transmit its acceptance through the Automatic Tender Offer Program. The Depository Trust Company will then edit and verify the acceptance and send an agent’s message to the exchange agent for its acceptance. An agent’s message is a message transmitted by The Depository Trust Company to the exchange agent stating that The Depository Trust Company has received an express acknowledgment from the participant in The Depository Trust Company tendering the private notes that this participant has received and agrees to be bound by the terms of the letter of transmittal, and that we may enforce this agreement against this participant. The exchange agent will make a request to establish an account for the private notes at The Depository Trust Company for purposes of the exchange offer within two business days after the date of this prospectus.

A delivery of private notes through a book-entry transfer into the exchange agent’s account at The Depository Trust Company will only be effective if an agent’s message or the letter of transmittal or a facsimile of the letter of transmittal with any required signature guarantees and any other required documents is transmitted to and received by the exchange agent at the address indicated below under “– Exchange Agent” on or before the expiration date unless the guaranteed delivery procedures described below are complied with. Delivery of documents to The Depository Trust Company does not constitute delivery to the exchange agent.

Guaranteed Delivery Procedures

If you wish to surrender your private notes and (i) your private notes are not readily available so you cannot meet the expiration date deadline, (ii) you cannot deliver your private notes, the letter of transmittal or any other required documents to the exchange agent prior to the expiration date or (iii) the procedures for book-entry transfer cannot be completed on a timely basis and agent’s message delivered, you may still participate in the exchange offer if:

 

   

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prior to the expiration date, the exchange agent receives from such eligible institution a properly completed and duly executed notice of guaranteed delivery substantially in the form provided by us, by facsimile transmission, mail or hand delivery, containing:

 

   

the name and address of the holder, the certificate number(s) of the private notes, if applicable, and the principal amount of private notes tendered; and

 

   

a statement that the surrender is being made thereby;

 

   

a guarantee that, within five trading days after the expiration date, the letter of transmittal, together with the certificate(s) representing the private notes in proper form for transfer or a book–entry confirmation with an agent’s message, as the case may be, and any other required documents, will be deposited by the eligible institution with the exchange agent; and

 

   

the properly executed letter of transmittal, as well as the certificate(s) representing all tendered private notes in proper form for transfer or a book–entry confirmation, as the case may be, and all other documents required by the letter of transmittal are received by the exchange agent within five trading days after the expiration date.

The exchange agent will send you a notice of guaranteed delivery upon your request if you wish to surrender your private notes according to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth above.

Withdrawal of Tenders

Except as otherwise provided in this prospectus, you may withdraw your tender of private notes at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date.

For a withdrawal to be effective:

 

   

the exchange agent must receive a written or facsimile transmission notice of withdrawal at its address set forth below under “– Exchange Agent” prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date; or

 

   

for The Depository Trust Company participants, holders must comply with The Depository Trust Company’s standard operating procedures for electronic tenders and the exchange agent must receive an electronic notice of withdrawal from The Depository Trust Company.

Any notice of withdrawal must:

 

   

specify the name of the person having deposited the private notes to be withdrawn;

 

   

identify the private notes to be withdrawn, including the certificate number or numbers, if applicable, and principal amount of the private notes;

 

   

be signed by the holder in the same manner as the original signature on the letter of transmittal by which the private notes were tendered;

 

   

specify the name in which the private notes are to be re–registered, if different from that of the withdrawing holder; and

 

   

if applicable because the private notes have been tendered through the book–entry procedure, specify the name and number of the participant’s account at The Depository Trust Company to be credited, if different than that of the person having tendered the private notes to be withdrawn.

We will determine in our sole discretion all questions as to the validity, form, eligibility and time of receipt of notices, and our determination will be final and binding upon all parties. Any private notes so withdrawn will be deemed not to have been validly tendered for purposes of the exchange offer, and no exchange notes will be issued unless the private notes so withdrawn are validly re–tendered. Properly withdrawn private notes may be re–tendered by following one of the procedures described above under “– Procedures for Tendering” at any time prior to the expiration date.

 

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Conditions to the Exchange Offer

Despite any other term of the exchange offer, we will not be required to accept for exchange, or exchange the exchange notes for, any private notes, and we may terminate the exchange offer as provided in this prospectus before the acceptance of those private notes if, in our judgment, any of the following conditions has occurred or exists or has not been satisfied or waived prior to the expiration of the exchange offer:

 

   

any law, statute, rule or regulation is proposed, adopted or enacted, or the staff of the SEC interprets any existing law, statute, rule or regulation in a manner, which, in our reasonable judgment, would materially impair our ability to proceed with the exchange offer;

 

   

any action or proceeding is instituted or threatened in any court or by or before any governmental agency with respect to the exchange offer which, in our reasonable judgment, would materially impair our ability to proceed with the exchange offer; or

 

   

any governmental approval, which we deem necessary for the consummation of the exchange offer, has not been obtained.

If we determine in our sole discretion that any of these conditions are not satisfied, we may:

 

   

refuse to accept any private notes and promptly return all tendered private notes to the tendering holders, or in the case of private notes tendered by book-entry transfer procedures described above, promptly credit to an account maintained with the book-entry transfer facility;

 

   

extend the exchange offer and retain all private notes tendered prior to the expiration of the exchange offer, subject, however, to the rights of holders who tendered the private notes to withdraw their tendered private notes; or

 

   

waive the unsatisfied conditions with respect to the exchange offer and accept all properly tendered private notes which have not been withdrawn. If that waiver constitutes a material change to the exchange offer, we will promptly disclose the waiver by means of a prospectus supplement that will be distributed to the registered holders, and we will extend the exchange offer to the extent required by law.

The conditions listed above are for our sole benefit and we may assert these rights regardless of the circumstances giving rise to any of these conditions. We may waive these conditions in our reasonable discretion in whole or in part at any time and from time to time. If we fail at any time to exercise any of the above rights, the failure will not be deemed a waiver of these rights, and these rights will be deemed ongoing rights which may be asserted at any time and from time to time.

The exchange offer is not conditioned upon any minimum principal amount of private notes being submitted for exchange.

Termination of Certain Rights

All registration rights under the registration rights agreement benefiting the holders of the private notes will terminate when we consummate the exchange offer. That includes all rights to receive additional interest in the event of a registration default under the registration rights agreement.

 

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Exchange Agent

We have appointed U.S. Bank National Association as the exchange agent for the exchange offer. You should direct any questions and requests for assistance, requests for additional copies of this prospectus or of the letter of transmittal and requests for notice of guaranteed delivery to the exchange agent, addressed as follows:

By mail, hand or overnight courier:

By Regular Mail or Overnight Carrier:

U.S. Bank National Association

60 Livingston Avenue

St. Paul, MN 55107

Attention: Specialized Finance

By facsimile:

(651) 466-7372

Confirm by telephone:

(800) 934-6802

U.S. Bank National Association also serves as trustee under the indenture governing the notes.

Fees and Expenses

We will bear the expenses of soliciting tenders in this exchange offer, including fees and expenses of the exchange agent and trustee and accounting, legal, printing and related fees and expenses.

We have not retained a dealer–manager in connection with the exchange offer, and will not make any payments to brokers, dealers or others soliciting acceptances of the exchange offer. We will, however, pay the exchange agent reasonable and customary fees for its services and will reimburse it for its reasonable out–of–pocket expenses in connection with providing the services.

We will pay any transfer taxes applicable to the exchange of private notes. If, however, a transfer tax is imposed for any reason other than the exchange, then the amount of any transfer taxes will be payable by the person surrendering the notes. If you do not submit satisfactory evidence of payment of taxes or of an exemption with the letter of transmittal, the amount of those transfer taxes will be billed directly to you.

Accounting Treatment

We will record the exchange notes at the same carrying value as the private notes as reflected in our accounting records on the date of exchange.

Therefore, we will not recognize a gain or loss for accounting purposes. We will amortize the expenses of the exchange offer and the unamortized expenses related to the issuance of the private notes over the term of the exchange notes.

Consequence of Failure to Exchange

You do not have to participate in the exchange offer. You should carefully consider whether to accept the terms and conditions of this exchange offer. We urge you to consult your financial and tax advisors in deciding what action to take with respect to the exchange offer.

Private notes that are not exchanged will remain “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3)(iii) of the Securities Act. Accordingly, they may not be offered, sold, pledged or otherwise transferred except:

 

   

so long as the private notes are eligible for resale under Rule 144A under the Securities Act, to a person who the seller reasonably believes is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A, purchasing for its own account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A;

 

   

outside the U.S. to a foreign person in accordance with the requirements of Regulation S under the Securities Act;

 

   

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pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act; or

 

   

pursuant to another available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, in each case in accordance with all other applicable securities laws.

Additionally, we expect that, following the consummation of the exchange offer, the trading market for the private notes will be negatively affected because of the limited amount of private notes expected to remain outstanding. See “Risk Factors” for more information about the risks of not participating in the exchange offer.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF OTHER INDEBTEDNESS

Description of Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility

We maintain a senior secured revolving credit facility pursuant to that certain Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of May 28, 2010, among AmSurg, SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent, and various banks and other financial institutions party thereto, as amended from time to time (the “senior secured revolving credit facility”). Set forth below is a summary of the terms of our senior secured revolving credit facility. Such summary is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the credit agreement and related documents.

The amended senior secured revolving credit facility provides for senior secured financing consisting of a $475.0 million revolving credit facility maturing in 2017, including a $10.0 million letter of credit sub-facility and a $20.0 million swingline loan sub-facility.

The credit agreement governing our senior secured revolving credit facility permits us to request additional commitments to the senior secured revolving credit facility in an aggregate amount not exceeding $150.0 million. The lenders under these facilities are not under any obligation to provide any such incremental commitments and any such increase in commitments is subject to certain customary conditions precedent.

All borrowings under our senior secured revolving credit facility are subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions, including absence of a default and accuracy of representations and warranties.

Proceeds of revolving loans, swingline loans and letters of credit are used for working capital and other general corporate purposes, including without limitation capital expenditures and permitted acquisitions.

Interest and Fees

The interest rates per annum applicable to loans, other than swingline loans, under our senior secured revolving credit facility are, at our option, equal to either an alternate base rate or an adjusted LIBOR rate for a one, two, three or six month interest period in each case, plus an applicable margin percentage. The alternate base rate is the greater of (1) the Administrative Agent’s base rate, (2) 0.5% over the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or (3) 1.0% over the adjusted LIBOR rate for a one month interest period. The adjusted LIBOR rate is determined by reference to settlement rates established for deposits in dollars in the London interbank market for a period equal to the interest period of the loan and the maximum reserve percentages established by the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve to which our lenders are subject.

Swingline loans bear interest at the interest rate applicable to alternate base rate revolving loans. We are required to pay a quarterly commitment fee in respect of any unused commitments under the senior secured revolving credit facility. We also pay customary fees and expenses in connection with letters of credit.

Prepayments

Voluntary prepayments of loans under our senior secured revolving credit facility and voluntary reductions of revolving credit commitments are permitted, in whole or in part, in minimum amounts without premium or penalty, other than customary breakage costs with respect to adjusted LIBOR rate loans. Mandatory prepayments of loans under our senior secured revolving credit facility, and mandatory reductions of revolving credit commitments are required, in specified circumstances, with net proceeds from dispositions, debt issuances and equity issuances.

Collateral and Guarantors

The obligations under our senior secured revolving credit facility are guaranteed by our current and future direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions, and are secured by a first priority pledge of the capital stock of each of our direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries, and 65% of the capital stock of certain of our foreign subsidiaries that are directly owned by us or one of our wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions.

 

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Restrictive Covenants and Other Matters

The credit agreement governing our senior secured revolving credit facility requires that we comply on a quarterly basis with covenants relating to a 3.75x ratio of debt to EBITDA (as defined in our credit agreement), operating performance and minimum net worth, and is subject to waiver by required lenders under our credit facility. In addition, our senior secured revolving credit facility includes, subject to significant exceptions, certain negative covenants restricting or limiting our ability and the ability of our subsidiaries, to, among other things:

 

 

incur, assume or permit to exist additional indebtedness or guarantees;

 

 

incur liens and engage in sale leaseback transactions;

 

 

make loans, investments and other advances;

 

 

declare dividends, make payments or redeem or repurchase capital stock;

 

 

engage in mergers, acquisitions and other business combinations;

 

 

prepay, redeem or repurchase certain indebtedness including the notes;

 

 

amend or otherwise alter terms of certain indebtedness including the notes;

 

 

enter into agreements limiting subsidiary distributions;

 

 

sell assets; or

 

 

engage in certain transactions with affiliates.

The credit agreement governing our senior secured revolving credit facility contains certain customary representations and warranties, affirmative covenants and events of default, including payment defaults, breach of representations and warranties, covenant defaults, cross defaults to certain indebtedness, certain events of bankruptcy, certain events under ERISA, material judgments, actual or asserted failure of certain guaranty or security documents supporting our senior secured revolving credit facility to be in force and effect and certain changes of control. If such an event of default occurs, the lenders under our senior secured revolving credit facility would be entitled to take various actions, including the acceleration of amounts due under our senior secured revolving credit facility and all actions permitted to be taken by a secured creditor.

Description of 2020 Senior Secured Notes

We also issued 6.04% senior secured notes (the “2020 senior secured notes”) in the aggregate principal amount of $75,000,000 to certain institutional investors in a private placement pursuant to that certain Note Purchase Agreement, dated May 28, 2010, by and among the Company and the purchasers a party thereto, as amended from time to time (the “note purchase agreement”). In connection with issuance of the private notes, the per annum interest rate of the 2020 senior notes was increased by 2.00%. Set forth below is a summary of the terms of our 2020 senior secured notes. Such summary is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the note purchase agreement and related documents.

The obligations under our 2020 senior secured notes are guaranteed by our current and future direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions, and are secured by a first priority pledge of the capital stock of each of our direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries, and 65% of the capital stock of certain of our foreign subsidiaries that are directly owned by us or one of our wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions.

 

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The note purchase agreement contains covenants customary for agreements of this type, which are substantially similar to the covenants contained in the senior secured revolving credit facility. The note purchase agreement also contains customary events of default, which are substantially similar to the events of default contained in the senior secured revolving credit facility, the occurrence of which permit the holders of the 2020 senior secured notes to accelerate the amounts due thereunder.

The entire unpaid principal balance of the 2020 senior secured notes are due and payable on May 28, 2020 with interest due May 28, August 28, November 28 and February 28 of each calendar year. We may prepay at any time all or part of the 2020 senior secured notes at 100 percent of the principal amount thereof, together with accrued and unpaid interest, plus any applicable make-whole amount. We are required to make quarterly payments in the amount of $2.7 million, plus interest, on the principal balance of 2020 senior secured notes beginning on August 28, 2013.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF THE EXCHANGE NOTES

The private notes were, and the exchange notes will be, issued under that certain indenture, dated November 20, 2012 (the “Indenture”), among AmSurg Corp., as issuer, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto from time to time and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). The terms of the notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the United States Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

The exchange notes will be treated as a single series of debt securities. Holders of the exchange notes and the private notes will vote as one series under the Indenture governing the notes.

Certain terms used in this description are defined under the subheading “– Certain Definitions.” In this description, references to “Company,” “we,” “our,” and “us” refer only to AmSurg Corp. and not to any of its subsidiaries and the “Notes” refers to the private notes issued on November 20, 2012, and the exchange notes to be issued in the exchange offer.

The following description is only a summary of the material provisions of the Indenture and the Notes. It does not purport to be complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to all of the provisions of the Indenture, including the definition of certain terms. We urge you to read the Indenture because it, and not this description, defines your rights as holders of the Notes.

Anyone who receives this prospectus may obtain a copy of the Indenture without charge by writing to AmSurg Corp., 20 Burton Hills, Suite 500, Nashville, Tennessee 37215, Attention: Secretary.

Brief Description of the Notes

These Notes:

 

   

are unsecured senior obligations of the Company;

 

   

are senior in right of payment to any existing and future Subordinated Obligations of the Company; and

 

   

are guaranteed by each Subsidiary Guarantor.

Principal, Maturity and Interest

The Notes will mature on November 30, 2020. Subject to our compliance with the covenant described under the subheading “– Certain Covenants – Limitation on Indebtedness,” we are permitted to issue more Notes from time to time under the Indenture (the “Additional Notes”).

To the extent required by applicable tax regulations, Additional Notes that are issued with original issue discount may not be fungible with other Notes, may trade under a separate CUSIP number and may be treated as a separate class for purposes of transfer and exchange. Nevertheless, the Notes offered hereby and any Additional Notes, if any, will be treated as a single class for all purposes of the Indenture, including waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase.

Interest on the Notes will accrue at the rate of 5.625% per annum.

Interest on the Notes will be payable semiannually in arrears on May 30 and November 30 of each year, commencing May 30, 2013. We will make each interest payment to the holders of record of the Notes on the immediately preceding May 15 and November 15. We will pay interest on overdue principal at 1% per annum in excess of the rate set forth above and will pay interest on overdue installments of interest at such higher rate to the extent lawful. Interest on the Notes will accrue from the date of original issuance. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.

The Company will issue the Notes in denominations of $2,000 and any greater integral multiple of $1,000.

 

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Paying Agent and Registrar for the Notes

The Company maintains one or more paying agents (each, a “paying agent”) for the Notes.

The Company also maintains one or more registrars (each, a “registrar”) and a transfer agent. The registrar and transfer agent will maintain a register reflecting the ownership of the Notes outstanding from time to time and will make payments on and facilitate transfer of the Notes on behalf of the Company at the office or agency of the registrar.

The Trustee will initially act as paying agent and registrar. The Company may change the paying agents, the registrars or the transfer agents without prior notice to the holders of the Notes. The Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may act as paying agent or registrar.

Transfer and Exchange

A holder may transfer or exchange the Notes in accordance with the Indenture. The registrar and the Company may require a holder to furnish appropriate endorsements, Opinions of Counsel and transfer documents in connection with a transfer of the Notes. Holders will be required to pay all taxes due on transfer. The Company is not required to transfer or exchange any of the Notes selected for redemption. Also, the Company is not required to transfer or exchange any of the Notes for a period of 15 days before a selection of the Notes to be redeemed.

Methods of Receiving Payments on the Notes

If a holder has given wire transfer instructions to the Company at least three Business Days prior the applicable payment date, the Company, through the paying agent or otherwise, will pay all principal, interest and premium, if any, on that holder’s Notes in accordance with those instructions. All other payments on the Notes will be mailed to the holders at their address set forth in the register of holders.

Optional Redemption

On and after November 30, 2015 we will be entitled at our option to redeem all or a portion of the Notes (which includes Additional Notes) upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice, at the redemption prices (expressed in percentages of principal amount on the redemption date), plus accrued interest, if any, to the redemption date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date), if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on November 30 in the years indicated below:

 

Period

   Redemption Price  

2015

     104.219

2016

     102.813

2017

     101.406

2018 and thereafter

     100.000

Prior to November 30, 2015, we will be entitled at our option on one or more occasions to redeem Notes (which includes Additional Notes, if any) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes (which includes Additional Notes, if any) issued at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) of 105.625%, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date, with the net cash proceeds from one or more Equity Offerings; provided, however, that

 

  (1) at least 65% of such aggregate principal amount of the Notes (which includes Additional Notes, if any) remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of each such redemption (other than the Notes held, directly or indirectly, by the Company or its Affiliates); and

 

  (2) each such redemption occurs within 90 days after the date of the related Equity Offering.

 

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Prior to November 30, 2015, we will be entitled at our option to redeem all or a portion of the Notes (which includes Additional Notes) at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, the redemption date (subject to the right of Holders on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date).

Selection and Notice of Redemption

If we are redeeming less than all of the Notes at any time, the Trustee will select Notes on a pro rata basis to the extent practicable.

We will redeem Notes of $2,000 or less in whole and not in part. We will cause notices of redemption to be mailed by first-class mail at least 30 but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each holder of Notes to be redeemed at its registered address.

If any Note is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption that relates to that Note will state the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. We will issue a new Note in a principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the original Note in the name of the holder upon cancelation of the original Note. Notes called for redemption become due on the date fixed for redemption. On and after the redemption date, interest ceases to accrue on Notes or portions of them called for redemption.

Mandatory Redemption; Offers to Purchase; Open Market Purchases

We are not required to make any mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes. However, under certain circumstances, we may be required to offer to purchase Notes as described under the captions “– Change of Control” and “– Certain Covenants – Limitation on Sales of Assets and Subsidiary Stock.” We may at any time and from time to time purchase Notes in the open market or otherwise.

Subsidiary Guarantees

The Subsidiary Guarantors will jointly and severally guarantee, on a senior unsecured basis, our obligations under the Notes. The obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor under its Subsidiary Guarantee will be limited as necessary to prevent that Subsidiary Guarantee from constituting a fraudulent conveyance under applicable law or a violation of state law prohibiting distribution from an insolvent subsidiary. If, however, a Subsidiary Guarantee were rendered voidable, it could be subordinated by a court to all other indebtedness (including guarantees and other contingent liabilities) of the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor, and, depending on the amount of such other indebtedness, a Subsidiary Guarantor’s liability on its Subsidiary Guarantee could be reduced to zero. See “Risk Factors – Federal and state fraudulent transfer laws and laws restricting distributions by insolvent subsidiaries may permit a court to void the notes and the guarantees, subordinate claims in respect of the notes and the guarantees, and require noteholders to return payments received and, if that occurs, you may not receive any payments on the notes.”

Initially, the Notes are guaranteed by all of our subsidiaries that guarantee borrowings under the Credit Agreement and 2020 Senior Secured Notes.

Each Subsidiary Guarantor that makes a payment under its Subsidiary Guarantee will be entitled upon payment in full of all guaranteed obligations under the Indenture to a contribution from each other Subsidiary Guarantor in an amount equal to such other Subsidiary Guarantor’s pro rata portion of such payment based on the respective net assets of all the Subsidiary Guarantors at the time of such payment determined in accordance with GAAP.

Pursuant to the Indenture, (A) a Subsidiary Guarantor may consolidate with, merge with or into, or transfer all or substantially all its assets to any other Person and (B) the Capital Stock of a Subsidiary Guarantor may be sold or otherwise disposed of to another Person to the extent described below under “– Certain Covenants – Limitation on Sales of Assets and Subsidiary Stock.”

 

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The Subsidiary Guarantee of a Subsidiary Guarantor with respect to the Notes will be released:

 

  (1) upon the designation of such Subsidiary Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary under the Indenture;

 

  (2) at such time as any Guarantee by such Subsidiary Guarantor of the obligations under the Credit Agreement and under all Capital Markets Indebtedness has been released and discharged, except a discharge or release by or as a result of payment under such Guarantee; or

 

  (3) if we exercise our legal defeasance option or our covenant defeasance option as described under “– Defeasance” or if our obligations under the Indenture are discharged in accordance with the terms of Indenture.

Ranking

Senior Indebtedness Versus Notes

The Indebtedness evidenced by the Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees will be unsecured and will rank pari passu in right of payment to the senior Indebtedness of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, as the case may be.

As of December 31, 2012, the senior Indebtedness of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors is approximately $604.8 million, including approximately $354.8 million of Secured Indebtedness. Other than Capital Lease Obligations, substantially all of the Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantors consists of their respective guarantees of senior Indebtedness of the Company under the Credit Agreement and with respect to our outstanding 2020 Senior Secured Notes and the Notes.

The Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees thereof are senior unsecured obligations of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors respectively. The Notes and the Guarantees thereof will rank equal in right of payment to the current and future senior Indebtedness of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, respectively, and will rank senior in right of payment to any future subordinated Indebtedness of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, respectively. The Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees thereof will be effectively subordinated to current and future secured debt and other secured obligations of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, respectively, including borrowings under the Credit Agreement and obligations under the 2020 Senior Secured Notes, to the extent of the value of the assets securing such debt or other obligations.

Liabilities of Subsidiaries Versus Notes

Substantially all of our operations are conducted through our subsidiaries. None of our non-Wholly Owned Subsidiaries are guaranteeing the Notes. In addition, as described above under “– Subsidiary Guarantees,” Subsidiary Guarantees may be released under certain circumstances. Also, our future subsidiaries may not be required to guarantee the Notes. Claims of creditors of such non-guarantor subsidiaries, including trade creditors and creditors holding indebtedness or guarantees issued by such non-guarantor subsidiaries, and claims of preferred stockholders of such non-guarantor subsidiaries generally will have priority with respect to the assets and earnings of such non-guarantor subsidiaries over the claims of our creditors, including holders of the Notes. Accordingly, the Notes will be structurally subordinated to creditors (including trade creditors) and preferred stockholders, if any, of our non-guarantor subsidiaries.

At December 31, 2012, the total liabilities of our subsidiaries (other than the Subsidiary Guarantors) were approximately $85.0 million, including trade payables (excluding intercompany liabilities). Although the Indenture limits the incurrence of Indebtedness and Preferred Stock by certain of our Subsidiaries, such limitation is subject to a number of significant qualifications. Moreover, the Indenture does not impose any limitation on the incurrence by such subsidiaries of liabilities that are not considered Indebtedness under the Indenture. See “– Certain Covenants – Limitation on Indebtedness.” The non-guarantor subsidiaries generated substantially all of our operating revenue at December 31, 2012.

 

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Change of Control

Upon the occurrence of any of the following events (each a “Change of Control”), each Holder shall have the right to require that the Company repurchase such Holder’s Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof on the date of purchase plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date):

 

  (1) the Company becomes aware that any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) is or has become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that for purposes of this clause (1) such person shall 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;

 

  (2) at any time during any period of up to 24 consecutive months, commencing on the Issue Date, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board of Directors (together with any new directors whose election by such Board of Directors or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of the Company was approved by a 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 then in office;

 

  (3) the Company is liquidated or dissolved or adopts a plan of liquidation or dissolution; or

 

  (4) the merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person or the merger of another Person with or into the Company, or the sale of all or substantially all the assets of the Company (determined on a consolidated basis) to another Person, other than a transaction following which (i) in the case of a merger or consolidation transaction, holders of securities that represented 100% of the Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior to such transaction (or other securities into which such securities are converted as part of such merger or consolidation transaction) own directly or indirectly at least a majority of the voting power of the Voting Stock of the surviving Person in such merger or consolidation transaction immediately after such transaction and (ii) in the case of a sale of assets transaction, each transferee becomes an obligor in respect of the Notes and a Subsidiary of the transferor of such assets.

Within 30 days following any Change of Control, we will mail a notice to each Holder with a copy to the Trustee (the “Change of Control Offer”) stating:

 

  (1) that a Change of Control has occurred and that such Holder has the right to require us to purchase such Holder’s Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof on the date of purchase, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest on the relevant interest payment date);

 

  (2) the circumstances and relevant facts and financial information regarding such Change of Control;

 

  (3) the purchase date (which shall be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed); and

 

  (4) the instructions, as determined by us, consistent with the covenant described hereunder, that a Holder must follow in order to have its Notes purchased.

We will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer following a Change of Control if a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in the Indenture applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by us and purchases all Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer.

 

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We 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 Notes as a result of a Change of Control. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of the covenant described hereunder, we will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached our obligations under the covenant described hereunder by virtue of our compliance with such securities laws or regulations.

The Change of Control purchase feature of the Notes may in certain circumstances make more difficult or discourage a sale or takeover of the Company and, thus, the removal of incumbent management. The Change of Control purchase feature is a result of negotiations between the Company and the initial purchasers. We have no present intention to engage in a transaction involving a Change of Control, although it is possible that we could decide to do so in the future. Subject to the limitations discussed below, we could, in the future, enter into certain transactions, including acquisitions, refinancings or other recapitalizations, that would not constitute a Change of Control under the Indenture, but that could increase the amount of indebtedness outstanding at such time or otherwise affect our capital structure or credit ratings. Restrictions on our ability to incur additional Indebtedness are contained in the covenants described under “– Certain Covenants – Limitation on Indebtedness,” “– Limitation on Liens” and “– Limitation on Sale/Leaseback Transactions.” Such restrictions can only be waived under the Indenture with respect to the Notes with the consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding. Except for the limitations contained in such covenants, however, the Indenture will not contain any covenants or provisions that may afford holders of the Notes protection in the event of a highly leveraged transaction.

Subject to certain exceptions, the Credit Agreement and the 2020 Senior Secured Notes prohibit us from purchasing any Notes pursuant to a Change of Control Offer, and also provide that the occurrence of certain change of control events with respect to the Company would constitute a default thereunder. In the event a Change of Control occurs at a time when we are prohibited from purchasing Notes, we may seek the consent of our lenders and noteholders to the purchase of Notes or may attempt to refinance the borrowings and the notes that contain such prohibition. If we do not obtain such consent or repay such borrowings or such notes, we will remain prohibited from purchasing Notes. In such case, our failure to offer to purchase Notes would constitute a Default under the Indenture, which would, in turn, constitute a default under the Credit Agreement and the 2020 Senior Secured Notes.

Future Indebtedness that we may incur may contain prohibitions on the occurrence of certain events that would constitute a Change of Control or require the repurchase of such Indebtedness upon a Change of Control. Moreover, the exercise by the holders of their right to require us to repurchase their Notes could cause a default under such indebtedness, even if the Change of Control itself does not, due to the financial effect of such repurchase on us. Finally, our ability to pay cash to the holders of 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.

The definition of “Change of Control” includes a disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to any Person. Although there is a limited body of case law interpreting the phrase “substantially all,” there is no precise established definition of the phrase under applicable law. Accordingly, in certain circumstances there may be a degree of uncertainty as to whether a particular transaction would involve a disposition of “all or substantially all” of the assets of the Company. As a result, it may be unclear as to whether a Change of Control has occurred and whether a holder of Notes may require the Company to make an offer to repurchase the Notes as described above.

Under clause (2) of the definition of Change of Control, a Change of Control will occur when a majority of our board of directors are not Continuing Directors. In a recent decision in connection with a proxy contest, the Delaware Court of Chancery held that the occurrence of a change of control under a similar indenture provision may nevertheless be avoided if the existing directors were to approve the slate of new director nominees (who would constitute a majority of the new board) as “continuing directors,” provided the incumbent directors give their approval in the good faith exercise of their fiduciary duties owed to the corporation and its stockholders. Therefore, in certain circumstances involving a significant change in the composition of our board of directors, including in connection with a proxy contest where our board of directors does not endorse a dissident slate of directors but approves them as Continuing Directors, holders of the notes may not be entitled to require us to make a Change of Control Offer.

The provisions under the Indenture relative to our obligation to make a Change of Control Offer may be waived or modified with the written consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of such Notes.

 

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Suspension of Certain Covenants

If at any time after the Issue Date (i) the Notes are rated Investment Grade by each of S&P and Moody’s (or, if either (or both) of S&P and Moody’s have been substituted in accordance with the definition of “Rating Agencies”, by each of the then applicable Rating Agencies) and (ii) no Default has occurred and is continuing under the Indenture, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will not be subject to the covenants in the Indenture specifically listed under the following captions in this “Description of Notes” section of this prospectus (the “Suspended Covenants”):

“– Certain Covenants – Limitation on Indebtedness”;

“– Certain Covenants – Limitation on Restricted Payments”;

“– Certain Covenants – Limitation on Restrictions on Distributions from Restricted Subsidiaries”;

“– Certain Covenants – Limitation on Sales of Assets and Subsidiary Stock”;

“– Certain Covenants – Limitation on Affiliate Transactions”;

“– clause (3) under “– Certain Covenants – Merger and Consolidation”; and

“– clauses (2) and (3) under “– Certain Covenants – Limitation on Sale/Leaseback Transactions”.

During such time as the above referenced covenants are suspended (a “Suspension Period”), the Company will not be permitted to designate any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

In the event that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries are not subject to the Suspended Covenants for any period of time as a result of the foregoing, and on any subsequent date (the “Reversion Date”) the condition set forth in clause (i) of the first paragraph of this section is no longer satisfied, then the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will thereafter again be subject to the Suspended Covenants with respect to future events.

On each Reversion Date, all Indebtedness incurred during the Suspension Period prior to such Reversion Date will be deemed to be Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (b)(4) under “– Limitation on Indebtedness”. For purposes of calculating the amount available to be made as Restricted Payments under clause (3) of clause (a) of “– Limitation on Restricted Payments”, calculations under such covenant shall be made as though such covenant had been in effect during the Suspension Period. Restricted Payments made during the Suspension Period not otherwise permitted pursuant under clause (b) of the “– Limitation on Restricted Payments” covenant will reduce the amount available to be made as Restricted Payments under clause (3) of clause (a) of such covenant to the extent such amount is a surplus. For purposes of the covenant under “– Limitation on Sales of Assets and Subsidiary Stock”, on the Reversion Date, the amount of Net Available Cash will be reset to the amount of Net Available Cash in effect as of the first day of the Suspension Period ending on such Reversion Date. Notwithstanding that the Suspended Covenants may be reinstated, no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred as a result of a failure to comply with the Suspended Covenants during a Suspension Period (or on the Reversion Date after a Suspension Period based solely on events that occurred during the Suspension Period).

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Certain Covenants

The Indenture contains covenants including, among others, those summarized below.

Limitation on Indebtedness

 

(a) The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, Incur, directly or indirectly, any Indebtedness; provided, however, that the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors will be entitled to Incur Indebtedness if, on the date of such Incurrence and after giving effect thereto on a pro forma basis the Consolidated Coverage Ratio of the Company and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries exceeds 2.0 to 1.

 

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph (a), the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries will be entitled to Incur any or all of the following Indebtedness:

 

  (1) Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to the Credit Facilities; provided, however, that, immediately after giving effect to any such Incurrence, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness Incurred under this clause (1) and then outstanding does not exceed $625.0 million less the sum of all permanent reductions of such Indebtedness made pursuant to paragraph (a)(3)(A) of, and in satisfaction of, the covenant described under “– Limitation on Sales of Assets and Subsidiary Stock”;

 

  (2) Indebtedness owed to and held by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that (A) any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock that results in any such Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any subsequent transfer of such Indebtedness (other than to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) shall be deemed, in each case, to constitute the Incurrence of such Indebtedness by the obligor thereon, (B) if the Company is the obligor on such Indebtedness, such Indebtedness is expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of all obligations with respect to the Notes, (C) if a Subsidiary Guarantor is the obligor on such Indebtedness, such Indebtedness is expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of all obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor with respect to its Subsidiary Guarantee, and (D) if the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor is the obligor on such Indebtedness owing to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not Subsidiary Guarantor, such Indebtedness, when taken together with all other such Indebtedness outstanding on the date of such Incurrence pursuant to this clause (2)(D), does not exceed $15.0 million.

 

  (3) the Notes (excluding any Additional Notes) and the exchange notes issued in exchange therefor;

 

  (4) Indebtedness outstanding on the Issue Date, including the 2020 Senior Secured Notes (other than Indebtedness described in clause (1) or (3) of this covenant);

 

  (5) Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary Incurred and outstanding on or prior to the date on which such Subsidiary was acquired by the Company (other than Indebtedness Incurred in connection with, 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 or was acquired by the Company); provided, however, that on the date of such acquisition and after giving pro forma effect thereto, (x) the Company would have been entitled to Incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to paragraph (a) of this covenant or (y) the Consolidated Coverage Ratio of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries would be no worse than such ratio for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries immediately prior to such acquisition;

 

  (6) Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to paragraph (a) or pursuant to clause (3), (4) or (5) or this clause (6);

 

  (7) Currency Agreements and Hedging Obligations directly related to Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the Indenture or entered into in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;

 

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  (9) Indebtedness 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, however, that such Indebtedness is extinguished within three Business Days of its Incurrence;

 

  (10) Indebtedness consisting of the Subsidiary Guarantee of a Subsidiary Guarantor and any Guarantee by the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor of Indebtedness or other obligations of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to clause (5) above) so long as the Incurrence of such Indebtedness or other obligations by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary is permitted under the terms of the Indenture;

 

  (11) (A) Purchase Money Indebtedness, (B) Capital Lease Obligations and (C) Attributable Debt, and Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof, in an aggregate principal amount on the date of Incurrence that, when added to all other Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (11) and then outstanding, does not exceed the greater of (x) $50.0 million and (y) 3.5% of Total Assets;

 

  (12) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent the proceeds of such Indebtedness are deposited and used to defease the Notes as described under “Defeasance” or “Satisfaction and Discharge”;

 

  (13) Indebtedness representing Guarantees of Indebtedness of partnerships or joint ventures of the Company or of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount, when added to all other Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (13) and then outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (x) $45.0 million and (y) 3.0% of Total Assets;

 

  (14) Indebtedness of Restricted Subsidiaries Incurred to finance the replacement or expansion of facilities, including, without limitation equipment, used in a Related Business in an amount, when added to all other Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (14) and then outstanding, not to exceed $25.0 million; and

 

  (15) Indebtedness of the Company or of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount that, when taken together with all other Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on the date of such Incurrence (other than Indebtedness permitted by clauses (1) through (14) above or paragraph (a)) does not exceed $75.0 million.

 

(c) For purposes of determining compliance with this covenant:

 

  (1) all Indebtedness outstanding under the Credit Agreement will be deemed as Incurred under clause (1) of paragraph (b) above prior to any Incurrence of such Indebtedness pursuant to paragraph (a) or one of clauses (b)(2) through (b)(15) above;

 

  (2) in the event that an item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Indebtedness described above, the Company, in its sole discretion, may classify such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) at the time of Incurrence and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Indebtedness in one of the above clauses (provided that any Indebtedness originally classified as Incurred pursuant to any of clauses (b)(2) through (b)(15) above may later be reclassified as having been Incurred pursuant to paragraph (a) or any other of clauses (b)(2) through (b)(15) above to the extent that such reclassified Indebtedness could be Incurred pursuant to paragraph (a) or one of clauses (b)(2) through (b)(15) above, as the case may be, if it were Incurred at the time of such reclassification); and

 

  (3) the Company will be entitled to divide and classify an item of Indebtedness in more than one of the types of Indebtedness described above.

 

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Limitation on Restricted Payments

 

(a) The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, to make a Restricted Payment unless at the time the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary makes such Restricted Payment and immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment:

 

  (1) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing (or would result therefrom);

 

  (2) the Company would, at the time of such Restricted Payment and after giving pro forma effect thereto, have been permitted to Incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to paragraph (a) of the covenant described under “– Limitation on Indebtedness;” and

 

  (3) the aggregate amount of such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments (including the Fair Market Value of any non-cash amounts) made by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries since the Issue Date (including Restricted Payments permitted by clause (3) of paragraph (b) below, but excluding all other Restricted Payments permitted by paragraph (b)) would not exceed the sum of (without duplication):

 

  (A) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income accrued during the period (treated as one accounting period) from the beginning of the first full fiscal quarter during which the Issue Date occurs and ending on the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted Payment (or, in case such Consolidated Net Income for such period shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such deficit); plus

 

  (B) 100% of the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds received by the Company from the issuance or sale of its Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) subsequent to the Issue Date (other than an issuance or sale to a Subsidiary of the Company and other than an issuance or sale to an employee stock ownership plan or to a trust established by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for the benefit of their employees) and 100% of any cash capital contribution received by the Company from its shareholders subsequent to the Issue Date; plus

 

  (C) the amount by which Indebtedness of the Company is reduced on the Company’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange subsequent to the Issue Date of any Indebtedness of the Company convertible or exchangeable for Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of any other property, distributed by the Company upon such conversion or exchange); provided, however, that the foregoing amount shall not exceed the Net Cash Proceeds received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from the sale of such Indebtedness (excluding Net Cash Proceeds from sales to a Subsidiary of the Company or to an employee stock ownership plan or to a trust established by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for the benefit of their employees); plus

 

  (D) an amount equal to the net reduction in the Investments (other than Permitted Investments) made by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in any Person resulting from repurchases, repayments or redemptions of such Investments by such Person, proceeds realized on the sale of such Investment and proceeds representing the return of capital (excluding dividends and distributions), in each case received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that the foregoing sum shall not exceed, in the case of any such Person, the amount of Investments (excluding Permitted Investments) previously made (and treated as a Restricted Payment) by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in such Person; plus

 

  (E)

in the case of the redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the portion (proportionate to the Company’s equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the lesser of (x) the Fair Market Value of the net assets of such Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time such Unrestricted Subsidiary is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary and (y) such Fair Market Value as of the date on which such Subsidiary was originally designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, except, in each

 

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  case, to the extent that the Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary was made by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to clause (12) of the next succeeding paragraph or to the extent that such Investment constituted a Permitted Investment.

 

(b) The preceding provisions will not prohibit:

 

  (1) any Restricted Payment made out of the Net Cash Proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of, or made by exchange for, Capital Stock of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock and other than Capital Stock issued or sold to a Subsidiary of the Company or an employee stock ownership plan or to a trust established by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for the benefit of their employees) or a substantially concurrent cash capital contribution received by the Company from its shareholders; provided, however, that the Net Cash Proceeds from such sale or such cash capital contribution (to the extent so used for such Restricted Payment) shall be excluded in the calculation of amounts under clause (3)(B) of paragraph (a) above;

 

  (2) any purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Obligations of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Indebtedness of such Person that is permitted to be Incurred pursuant to the covenant described under “– Limitation on Indebtedness”;

 

  (3) dividends paid within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof if at such date of declaration such dividend would have complied with this Restricted Payment covenant;

 

  (4) so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing, (A) the purchase, redemption or other acquisition of shares of Capital Stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from employees, former employees, directors or former directors of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or permitted transferees of such employees, former employees, directors or former directors), pursuant to the terms of the agreements (including employment agreements) or plans (or amendments thereto) approved or ratified by the Board of Directors under which such individuals purchase or sell, or are granted the option to purchase or sell, shares of such Capital Stock and (B) the purchase, redemption or other acquisition of shares of Capital Stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from any Person made to mitigate the dilutive effect of the exercise of such agreements or plans refer to in clause (A) by such employees, former employees, directors or former directors (or permitted transferees of such employees, former employees, directors or former directors); provided, however, that the aggregate amount of such Restricted Payments (excluding amounts representing cancelation of Indebtedness) shall not exceed, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this clause (4), $40.0 million and the amount payable in any calendar year may be increased by an amount up to the sum of (i) the amount of cash proceeds from the sale of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company to employees, former employees, directors or former directors of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, to the extent that the cash proceeds from the sale of such Capital Stock have not otherwise been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments by virtue of clause (3)(B) of paragraph (a) of this covenant, plus (ii) the cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Issue Date, less (iii) the amount of repurchases and other acquisitions previously made with the cash proceeds described in clauses (i) and (ii) above); provided, further, however, that cash proceeds referred to in clause (i) above used to make Restricted Payments under this clause (4) shall be excluded in the calculation of amounts under clause (3)(B) of paragraph (a) above;

 

  (5) the declaration and payment of dividends on Disqualified Stock issued pursuant to the covenant described under “– Limitation on Indebtedness” to the extent that such dividends are included in the definition of Consolidated Interest Expense; provided, however, in each case, that at the time of payment of such dividend or other cash payment, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing (or result therefrom);

 

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  (7) cash payments in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares in connection with the exercise of warrants, options or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Stock of the Company; provided, however, that any such cash payment shall not be for the purpose of evading the limitation of the covenant described under this subheading;

 

  (8) in the event of a Change of Control, and if no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the payment, purchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of Subordinated Obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, in each case, at a purchase price not greater than 101% of the principal amount of such Subordinated Obligations, plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon; provided, however, that prior to such payment, purchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement, the Company (or a third party to the extent permitted by the Indenture) has made a Change of Control Offer with respect to the Notes as a result of such Change of Control and has repurchased all Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn in connection with such Change of Control Offer;

 

  (9) payments of intercompany subordinated Indebtedness, the Incurrence of which was permitted under clause (2) of paragraph (b) of the covenant described under “– Limitation on Indebtedness”; provided, however, that no Default has occurred and is continuing or would otherwise result therefrom;

 

  (10) the payment of any dividend (or any similar distribution) by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to holders of its Capital Stock on a pro rata basis;

 

  (11) the purchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of shares of Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary owned by a Strategic Investor if such purchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value is made for consideration not in excess of the Fair Market Value of such Capital Stock;

 

  (12) Restricted Payments in an amount that, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this clause (12), does not exceed $50.0 million; provided, however, that at the time of each such Restricted Payment, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing (or result therefrom).

The amount of any Restricted Payment that is not made in cash shall be determined in a manner consistent with the determination of the amount of an Investment as set forth in the final sentence of the first paragraph of the definition of “Investment.”

Limitation on Restrictions on Distributions from Restricted Subsidiaries

The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create or otherwise cause or permit to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to (a) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its Capital Stock to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or pay any Indebtedness owed to the Company, (b) make any loans or advances to the Company or (c) transfer any of its property or assets to the Company, except:

 

  (1) with respect to clauses (a), (b) and (c),

 

  (A) any encumbrance or restriction pursuant to applicable law, rule, regulation or order;

 

  (B) any encumbrances or restrictions under or by reason of agreements or in effect at or entered into on the Issue Date including, without limitation, the Credit Agreement and the 2020 Senior Secured Notes or by any other agreement or documents entered into in connection thereto;

 

  (C)

any encumbrance or restriction with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to an agreement relating to any Indebtedness Incurred by such Restricted Subsidiary on or prior to the date on which such Restricted Subsidiary was acquired by the Company (other than Indebtedness Incurred as consideration in, or to provide all or any portion of the funds or credit support utilized to

 

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  consummate, the transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to which such Restricted Subsidiary became a Restricted Subsidiary or was acquired by the Company) and outstanding on such date;

 

  (D) any encumbrance or restriction pursuant to any amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing of an agreement referred to in clause (B) or (C) above; provided, however, that such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing is no more restrictive, as reasonably determined in good faith by the Company, with respect to such encumbrances and other restrictions taken as a whole than those prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing;

 

  (E) any encumbrance or restriction with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement entered into for the sale or disposition of all or substantially all the Capital Stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary pending the closing of such sale or disposition;

 

  (F) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;

 

  (G) any customary limitation or prohibition on the disposition or distribution of assets or property in joint venture agreements, asset sale agreements, stock sale agreements and other similar agreements, which limitation or prohibition is applicable only to the assets that are the subject of such agreements;

 

  (H) customary provisions in joint venture, partnership and other similar agreements, including agreements related to the ownership and operation of surgical facilities, relating solely to such joint venture, partnership or facilities or the Persons who own Capital Stock therein;

 

  (I) any encumbrance or restriction arising in the ordinary course of business, not relating to any Indebtedness, that does not, individually or in the aggregate, materially detract from the value of the property or assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as whole, or adversely affect the Company’s ability to make principal and interest payments on the Notes, in each case, as reasonably determined in good faith by the Company;

 

  (J) Liens permitted under the provisions described under “– Certain Covenants – Liens” and any negative pledges and restrictions on Liens in favor of any holder of Indebtedness permitted under the Indenture;

 

  (K) customary restrictions imposed on the transfer of copyrighted or patented materials; and

 

  (L) customary provisions restricting dispositions of real property interest set forth in any reciprocal easement agreements of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary

 

  (2) with respect to clause (c) only,

 

  (A) any encumbrance or restriction consisting of customary nonassignment provisions in leases governing leasehold interests to the extent such provisions restrict the transfer of the lease or the property leased thereunder; and

 

  (B) any encumbrance or restriction contained in Capital Lease Obligations, any agreement governing Purchase Money Indebtedness, security agreements or mortgages securing Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary to the extent such encumbrance or restriction restricts the transfer of the property subject to such Capital Lease Obligations, Purchase Money Indebtedness, security agreements or mortgages.

 

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Limitation on Sales of Assets and Subsidiary Stock

 

(a) The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, consummate any Asset Disposition unless:

 

  (1) the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary receives consideration at the time of such Asset Disposition at least equal to the Fair Market Value (as determined at the time of contractual agreement to such Asset Disposition) of the shares and assets subject to such Asset Disposition;

 

  (2) at least 75% of the consideration thereof received by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary is in the form of cash or cash equivalents; and

 

  (3) an amount equal to 100% of the Net Available Cash from such Asset Disposition,

 

  (A) to the extent the Company elects (or is required by the terms of any Indebtedness), is used to prepay, repay, redeem or purchase (i) Secured Indebtedness of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor or (ii) Indebtedness (other than any Disqualified Stock) of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor (in each case other than Indebtedness owed to the Company or an Affiliate of the Company) within 450 days from the later of the date of such Asset Disposition or the receipt of such Net Available Cash;

 

  (B) to the extent the Company elects (including with respect to the balance of such Net Available Cash after application (if any) in accordance with clause (A)) within one year from the later of the date of such Asset Disposition or the receipt of such Net Available Cash, is used to (i) make an Investment in any one or more businesses (provided that such Investment in any business is in the form of the acquisition of Capital Stock of such business such that such business constitutes a Restricted Subsidiary), (ii) acquire assets, (iii) acquire property, or (iv) make capital expenditures, in each case, used or useful in a Related Business (collectively, “Additional Assets”); and

 

  (C) to the extent of the balance of such Net Available Cash after application (if any) in accordance with clauses (A) and (B) and the expiration of the time periods set forth therein, to make an offer to the holders of the Notes (and to holders of other Pari Passu Indebtedness of the Company designated by the Company) is used to purchase Notes (and such other Pari Passu Indebtedness of the Company) pursuant to and subject to the conditions contained in the Indenture;

provided, however, that in connection with any prepayment, repayment or purchase of Indebtedness made to satisfy clause (A) or (C) above, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary shall permanently retire such Indebtedness and shall cause the related loan commitment (if any) to be permanently reduced in an amount equal to the principal amount so prepaid, repaid or purchased.

For the purposes of this covenant, the following are deemed to be cash or cash equivalents:

 

  (1) the assumption or discharge of any liabilities (as shown on the Company’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet or in the footnotes thereto) of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary (other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Notes) that are assumed by the transferee of such assets and for which the Company and all of the Restricted Subsidiaries have been released by all creditors in writing;

 

  (2) securities received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from the transferee that are converted by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary within 180 days into cash, to the extent of cash received in that conversion;

 

  (3) all Temporary Cash Investments; and

 

  (4) any Designated Noncash Consideration having an aggregate Fair Market Value that, when taken together with all other Designated Noncash Consideration previously received and then outstanding, does not exceed at the time of the receipt of such Designated Noncash Consideration (with the Fair Market Value of each item of Designated Noncash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value) 5.0% of Total Assets.

 

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(b) In the event of an Asset Disposition that requires an offer to purchase the Notes (and other Pari Passu Indebtedness of the Company) pursuant to clause (a)(3)(C) above, the Company will purchase Notes tendered pursuant to an offer by the Company for the Notes (and such other Pari Passu Indebtedness) at a purchase price of 100% of their principal amount (or, in the event such other Pari Passu Indebtedness of the Company was issued with a significant original issue discount, 100% of the accreted value thereof) without premium, plus accrued but unpaid interest (or, in respect of such other Pari Passu Indebtedness of the Company, such lesser price, if any, as may be provided for by the terms of such Pari Passu Indebtedness) in accordance with the procedures (including prorating in the event of oversubscription) set forth in the Indenture. If the aggregate purchase price of the securities tendered exceeds the Net Available Cash allotted to their purchase, the Company will select the securities to be purchased on a pro rata basis but in round denominations, which in the case of the Notes will be denominations of $2,000 principal amount or any greater integral multiple of $1,000. The Company shall not be required to make such an offer to purchase Notes (and other Pari Passu Indebtedness of the Company) pursuant to this covenant if the Net Available Cash available therefor is less than $20 million (which lesser amount shall be carried forward for purposes of determining whether such an offer is required with respect to the Net Available Cash from any subsequent Asset Disposition). Upon completion of such an offer to purchase, Net Available Cash will be deemed to be reduced by the aggregate amount of such offer.

 

(c) 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 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 of its compliance with such securities laws or regulations.

Limitation on Affiliate Transactions

 

(a) The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into or make or amend any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property, employee compensation arrangements, loans, contracts, agreements or other transactions or the rendering of any service) with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of the Company (an “Affiliate Transaction”) unless:

 

  (1) the terms of the Affiliate Transaction are no less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that could be obtained at the time of the Affiliate Transaction in arm’s-length dealings with a Person who is not an Affiliate;

 

  (2) if such Affiliate Transaction involves an amount in excess of $10 million, the terms of the Affiliate Transaction are set forth in writing and a majority of the non-employee directors of the Company disinterested with respect to such Affiliate Transaction have determined in good faith that the criteria set forth in clause (1) are satisfied and have approved the relevant Affiliate transaction as evidenced by a resolution of the Board of Directors; and

 

  (3) if such Affiliate Transaction involves an amount in excess of $75 million, the Board of Directors shall also have received a written opinion from an Independent Qualified Party to the effect that such Affiliate Transaction is fair, from a financial standpoint, to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries or is not less favorable to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries than could reasonably be expected to be obtained at the time in an arm’s-length transaction with a Person who was not an Affiliate.

 

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(b) The provisions of the preceding paragraph (a) will not prohibit:

 

  (1) any Permitted Investment or any Restricted Payment, permitted to be made pursuant to the covenant described under “– Limitation on Restricted Payments”;

 

  (2) any employment or consulting agreement, employee benefit plan, severance plan, officer or director indemnification agreement or any similar arrangement entered into by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business or as reasonably determined and in good faith approved by the Board of Directors, and payments pursuant thereto;

 

  (3) loans or advances to employees in the ordinary course of business of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, but in any event not to exceed $10 million in the aggregate outstanding at any one time;

 

  (4) the payment of reasonable fees or other reasonable compensation to, or the provision of customary benefits or indemnification arrangements to, directors of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

  (5) any transaction with the Company, a Restricted Subsidiary or any Person that would constitute an Affiliate Transaction solely because the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary owns an equity interest in or otherwise controls such Restricted Subsidiary or Person;

 

  (6) the issuance or sale of any Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company;

 

  (7) any agreement as in effect on the Issue Date and described in this prospectus (or described in a document incorporated by reference in this prospectus) or any renewals or extensions of any such agreement (so long as such renewals or extensions are not less favorable in any material respect to the Company or the Restricted Subsidiaries and not more disadvantageous to the Holder of the Notes in any material respect), in each case, as determined in good faith by the Company, and the transactions evidenced thereby;

 

  (8) the provision of services to directors or officers of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of the nature provided by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to customers in the ordinary course of business; and

 

  (9) transactions with joint ventures and joint venture partners (including, without limitation, physicians and other Strategic Investors), in each case, which are in the ordinary course of business (including, without limitation, pursuant to joint venture agreements) and otherwise in compliance with the terms of the Indenture.

Limitation on Liens

The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create, Incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien (the “Initial Lien”) of any nature whatsoever on any of its properties (including Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary), whether owned at the Issue Date or thereafter acquired, securing any Indebtedness, other than Permitted Liens, without effectively providing that the Notes shall be secured equally and ratably with (or prior to) the obligations so secured for so long as such obligations are so secured.

Any Lien created for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes pursuant to the preceding sentence shall provide by its terms that such Lien shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged upon the release and discharge of the Initial Lien.

Limitation on Sale/Leaseback Transactions

The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into any Sale/Leaseback Transaction with respect to any property unless:

 

  (1) the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary would be entitled to (A) Incur Indebtedness in an amount equal to the Attributable Debt with respect to such Sale/Leaseback Transaction pursuant to the covenant described under “– Limitation on Indebtedness” and (B) create a Lien on such property securing such Attributable Debt without equally and ratably securing the Notes pursuant to the covenant described under “– Limitation on Liens”;

 

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  (2) the gross proceeds received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such Sale/ Leaseback Transaction are at least equal to the Fair Market Value of such property; and

 

  (3) the Company applies the proceeds of such transaction in compliance with the covenant described under “– Limitation on Sale of Assets and Subsidiary Stock.”

Merger and Consolidation

The Company will not consolidate with or merge with or into, or convey, transfer or lease, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, directly or indirectly, all or substantially all its properties or assets to, any Person, unless:

 

  (1) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (the “Successor Company”) shall be a Person organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia and the Successor Company (if not the Company) shall expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental thereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, all the obligations of the Company under the Notes, the Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement;

 

  (2) immediately after giving pro forma effect to such transaction (and treating any Indebtedness which becomes an obligation of the Successor Company or any Subsidiary as a result of such transaction as having been Incurred by such Successor Company or such Subsidiary at the time of such transaction), no Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

 

  (3) immediately after giving pro forma effect to such transaction, (A) the Successor Company would be able to Incur an additional $1.00 of Indebtedness pursuant to paragraph (a) of the covenant described under “– Limitation on Indebtedness” or (B) the Consolidated Coverage Ratio for the Successor Company would be no worse than such ratio for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries immediately prior to such transaction;

 

  (4) each Subsidiary Guarantor, unless it is the other party to the transactions described above, in which case clause (1) shall apply, shall have confirmed in writing that its Subsidiary Guarantee shall apply to such Person’s obligation under the Notes, the Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement; and

 

  (5) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ 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, however, that clause (3) will not be applicable to (A) a Restricted Subsidiary consolidating with, merging into or transferring all or part of its properties and assets to the Company (so long as no Capital Stock of the Company is distributed to any Person) or (B) the Company merging with an Affiliate of the Company solely for the purpose and with the sole effect of reincorporating the Company in another jurisdiction.

For purposes of this covenant, the sale, lease, conveyance, assignment, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the properties and assets or one or more Subsidiaries of the Company, which properties and assets, if held by the Company instead of such Subsidiaries, would constitute all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company on a consolidated basis, shall be deemed to be the transfer of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company.

 

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The Successor Company will be the successor to the Company and shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under the Indenture, and the predecessor Company, except in the case of a lease, shall be released from the obligation to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes.

Subject to the provisions described under “Subsidiary Guarantees,” no Subsidiary Guarantor shall consolidate with or merge with or into, or convey, transfer or lease, in one transaction or a series of transactions, directly or indirectly, all or substantially all its assets to, any Person, unless:

 

  (1) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (the “Successor Guarantor”) shall be a Person organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia and the Successor Guarantor (if not such Subsidiary Guarantor) shall expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental thereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, all the obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantor under the Notes, the Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement;

 

  (2) immediately after giving pro forma effect to such transaction (and treating any Indebtedness which becomes an obligation of the Successor Guarantor as a result of such transaction as having been Incurred by such Successor Guarantor at the time of such transaction), no Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and

 

  (3) the Subsidiary Guarantor shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger or transfer and such supplemental indenture (if any) comply with the Indenture.

Notwithstanding the foregoing (1) a Subsidiary Guarantor may merge with an Affiliate incorporated solely for the purpose of reincorporating such Guarantor in another state of the United States or the District of Columbia, so long as the amount of Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantor is not increased thereby, and (2) any Subsidiary Guarantor may merge into or transfer all or part of its properties and assets to the Company or another Subsidiary Guarantor.

Future Guarantors

The Company will cause each Restricted Subsidiary that Guarantees any Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of the Credit Agreement or Capital Markets Indebtedness (or Incurs any such Indebtedness) to, at the same time, execute and deliver to the Trustee a Guaranty Agreement pursuant to which such Restricted Subsidiary will Guarantee payment of the Notes on the same terms and conditions as those set forth in the Indenture.

Payments for Consents

The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any consideration to or for the benefit of any holder of the Notes for or as an inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of any of the terms or provisions of the Indenture or the Notes unless such consideration is offered to be paid and is paid to all holders of the Notes that so consent, waive or agree to amendment in the time frame set forth in the solicitation documents relating to such consent, waive or agreement.

SEC Reports

Whether or not the Company is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Company will file with the SEC (subject to the next sentence) and provide the Trustee and Noteholders with such annual and other reports as are specified in Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act and applicable to a U.S. corporation subject to such Sections, such reports to be so filed and provided at the times specified for the filings of such reports under such Sections and containing all the information, audit reports and exhibits required for such reports. If at any time, the Company is not 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 sentence with the

 

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SEC within the time periods required unless the SEC will not accept such a filing. The Company agrees that it will not take any action for the purpose of causing the SEC not to accept any such filings. If, notwithstanding the foregoing, the SEC will not accept such filings for any reason, the Company will post the reports specified in the preceding sentence on its website within the time periods that would apply if the Company were required to file those reports with the SEC. At any time that any of the Company’s Subsidiaries are Unrestricted Subsidiaries, then the quarterly and annual financial information required by the preceding paragraph will include a reasonably detailed presentation, either on the face of the financial statements or in the footnotes thereto, of the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries separate from the financial condition and results of operations of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries of the Company.

Defaults

Each of the following is an Event of Default with respect to the Notes under the Indenture:

 

  (1) a default in the payment of interest, if any, on the Notes when due, continued for 30 days;

 

  (2) the Company (A) defaults in the payment of principal of any Note when due at its Stated Maturity, upon optional redemption, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise or (B) fails to purchase Notes when required pursuant to the Indenture or the Notes;

 

  (3) the failure by the Company to comply with its obligations under “– Certain Covenants – Merger and Consolidation” above;

 

  (4) the failure by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor to comply with its agreements contained in the Indenture governing the Notes (other than those referred to in (1), (2) and (3) above) and such failure continues for 60 days after notice;

 

  (5) Indebtedness of the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any Significant 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 amount of such Indebtedness unpaid or accelerated exceeds $35.0 million (the “cross acceleration provision”);

 

  (6) certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Company, a Subsidiary Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary (the “bankruptcy provisions”);

 

  (7) any judgment or decree for the payment of money in excess of $35.0 million is entered against the Company, a Subsidiary Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary, remains outstanding for a period of 60 consecutive days following such judgment and is not discharged, waived or effectively stayed (the “judgment default provision”); or

 

  (8) a Subsidiary Guarantee ceases to be in full force and effect (other than in accordance with the terms of such Subsidiary Guarantee) or a Subsidiary Guarantor denies or disaffirms its obligations under its Subsidiary Guarantee.

However, a default under clause (4) will not constitute an Event of Default until the Trustee or the holders of 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes notify the Company of the default and the Company does not cure such default within the time specified after receipt of such notice.

If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default relating to bankruptcy provisions) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may declare the principal of and accrued but unpaid interest on all the 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 bankruptcy provisions occurs and is continuing, the principal of and interest on all the Notes will ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any holders of the Notes. Under certain circumstances, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may rescind any such acceleration with respect to the Notes and its consequences.

 

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In the case of any Event of Default occurring by reason of any willful action (or inaction) taken (or not taken) by or on behalf of the Company with the intention of avoiding payment of the premium that the Company would have had to pay if the Company then had elected to redeem the Notes pursuant to the optional redemption provisions of the Indenture, an equivalent premium will also become and be immediately due and payable to the extent permitted by law upon the acceleration of the Notes.

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 Notes unless such holders have offered to the Trustee reasonable indemnity or security against any loss, liability or expense. Except to enforce the right to receive payment of principal, premium (if any) or interest when due, no holder of a Note may pursue any remedy with respect to the Indenture or the Notes unless:

 

  (1) such holder has previously given the Trustee notice that an Event of Default is continuing;

 

  (2) holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes have requested the Trustee to pursue the remedy;

 

  (3) such holders have offered the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity against any loss, liability or expense;

 

  (4) the Trustee has not complied with such request within 60 days after the receipt thereof and the offer of security or indemnity; and

 

  (5) holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding 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 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 Note or that would involve the Trustee in personal liability.

If a Default occurs, is continuing and is known to the Trustee, the Trustee must mail to each holder of the 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 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 not opposed to the interest of the holders of the Notes. In addition, we are required to deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, a certificate indicating whether the signers thereof know of any Default that occurred during the previous year. We are required to deliver to the Trustee, within 30 days after the occurrence thereof, written notice of any event that would constitute certain Defaults, their status and what action we are taking or propose to take in respect thereof.

Amendments and Waivers

Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture governing the Notes may be amended with the consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (including consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange for, the Notes) and any past default or compliance with any provisions may also be waived with the consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding. However, without the consent of each holder of an outstanding Note affected thereby, an amendment or waiver may not, among other things:

 

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  (2) reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest, if any, on any Note;

 

  (3) reduce the principal of or change the Stated Maturity of any Note;

 

  (4) (i) reduce the amount payable upon the redemption of any Note or (ii) change the time at which any Note may be redeemed, in each case as described under “– Optional Redemption” above;

 

  (5) make any Note payable in money other than that stated in the Note;

 

  (6) impair the right of any holder of the Notes to receive payment of principal of and interest, if any, on such holder’s Notes on or after the due dates therefor or to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to such holder’s Notes;

 

  (7) make any change in the amendment provisions that require each holder’s consent or in the waiver provisions;

 

  (8) make any change in the ranking or priority of any Note that would adversely affect the Noteholders; or

 

  (9) make any change in, or release other than in accordance with the Indenture, any Subsidiary Guarantee that would adversely affect the Noteholders.

Notwithstanding the preceding, without the consent of any holder of the Notes, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and Trustee may amend the Indenture:

 

  (1) to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency;

 

  (2) to provide for the assumption by a successor Person of the obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor under the Indenture;

 

  (3) to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes (provided that the uncertificated Notes are issued in registered form for purposes of Section 163(f) of the Code, or in a manner such that the uncertificated Notes are described in Section 163(f)(2)(B) of the Code);

 

  (4) to add Guarantees with respect to the Notes, including any Subsidiary Guarantees, or to secure such Notes;

 

  (5) to add to the covenants of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor for the benefit of the holders of the Notes or to provide any additional rights or benefits to the holders of the Notes or to surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor;

 

  (6) to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any holder of the Notes;

 

  (7) to conform the text of the Indenture or the Notes to any provision of this “Description of Notes”; (8) to comply with any requirement of the SEC in connection with the qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act; or

 

  (9) to make any amendment to the provisions of the Indenture relating to the transfer and legending of Notes; provided, however, that (a) compliance with the Indenture as so amended would not result in Notes being transferred in violation of the Securities Act or any other applicable securities law and (b) such amendment does not materially and adversely affect the rights of Holders to transfer Notes.

The consent of the holders of the 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.

 

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After an amendment under the Indenture governing Notes becomes effective, the Company shall be required to mail to holders of the Notes a notice briefly describing such amendment. However, the failure to give such notice to all holders of such Notes, or any defect therein, will not impair or affect the validity of the amendment.

Transfer

The Notes will be issued in registered form and will be transferable only upon the surrender of the Notes being transferred for registration of transfer. We may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, assessment or other governmental charge payable in connection with certain transfers and exchanges.

Satisfaction and Discharge

The Indenture will be discharged and will cease to be of further effect (except as to rights of registration of transfer or exchange of Notes which shall survive until all Notes have been canceled) as to all outstanding Notes when either:

 

  (1) all the Notes that have been authenticated and delivered (except lost, stolen or destroyed Notes which have been replaced or paid and Notes for whose payment money has been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from this trust) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, or

 

  (2) (a) all Notes not delivered to the Trustee for cancellation otherwise (i) have become due and payable, (ii) will become due and payable, or may be called for redemption, within one year or (iii) have been called for redemption pursuant to the provisions described under “– Optional Redemption,” and, in any case, the Company has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds, in trust solely for the benefit of the Holders, U.S. legal tender, U.S. Government Obligations or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient (without consideration of any reinvestment of interest) to pay and discharge the entire Indebtedness (including all principal, accrued interest and premium, if any) on the Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation,

 

  (b) the Company has paid all sums payable by them under the Indenture, and

 

  (c) the Company has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the Notes at maturity or on the date of redemption, as the case may be.

In addition, the Company must deliver an Officer’s Certificate and an opinion of counsel stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge have been complied with.

Defeasance

At any time, we may terminate all our obligations under the Notes and the Indenture (“legal defeasance”), except for certain obligations, including those respecting the defeasance trust and obligations to register the transfer or exchange of the Notes, to replace mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes and to maintain a registrar and paying agent in respect of the Notes.

In addition, at any time we may terminate our obligations under “– Change of Control” and under the covenants described under “– Certain Covenants” (other than the covenant described under “– Merger and Consolidation”), the operation of the cross acceleration provision, the bankruptcy provisions with respect to Subsidiary Guarantors and Significant Subsidiaries and the judgment default provision described under “– Defaults” above and the limitations contained in clause (3) of the first paragraph under “– Certain Covenants – Merger and Consolidation” above (“covenant defeasance”).

We may exercise our legal defeasance option notwithstanding our prior exercise of our covenant defeasance option. If we exercise our legal defeasance option with respect to the Notes, payment of the Notes may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default with respect thereto. If we exercise our covenant defeasance option with respect to

 

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the Notes, payment of the Notes may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default specified in clause (1), (5), (6) (with respect only to Significant Subsidiaries and Subsidiary Guarantors) or (7) under “– Defaults” above or because of the failure of the Company to comply with clause (3) of the first paragraph under “– Certain Covenants – Merger and Consolidation” above. If we exercise our legal defeasance option or our covenant defeasance option with respect to the Notes, each Subsidiary Guarantor under the Indenture will be released from all of its obligations with respect to its Subsidiary Guarantee in respect of the Notes.

In order to exercise either of our defeasance options with respect to the Notes, we must irrevocably deposit in trust (the “defeasance trust”) with the Trustee money or U.S. Government Obligations for the payment of principal and interest, if any, on the Notes to redemption or maturity, as the case may be, and must comply with certain other conditions, including delivery to the Trustee of an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that holders of the Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit and defeasance and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amounts and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit and defeasance had not occurred (and, in the case of legal defeasance only, such Opinion of Counsel must be based on a ruling of the Internal Revenue Service or other change in applicable Federal income tax law).

Concerning the Trustee

U.S. Bank National Association is to be the Trustee under the Indenture and has been appointed by the Company as registrar and paying agent with regard to the Notes.

The Indenture contains certain limitations on the rights of the Trustee, should it become a creditor of the Company, to obtain payment of claims in certain cases, or to realize on certain property received in respect of any such claim as security or otherwise. The Trustee will be permitted to engage in other transactions; provided, however, if it acquires any conflicting interest it must either eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the SEC for permission to continue or resign.

The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the Trustee in respect of the Notes, subject to certain exceptions. If an Event of Default occurs (and is not cured), the Trustee will be required, in the exercise of its power, to use the degree of care of a prudent person in the conduct of such person’s own affairs. Subject to such provisions, the Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the Indenture at the request of any Holder of Notes, unless such Holder shall have offered to the Trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense and then only to the extent required by the terms of the Indenture.

U.S. Bank National Association, in each of its capacities, including without limitation as Trustee, registrar and paying agent, assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the information concerning the offering, the Notes, the Company or its Affiliates or any other party contained in this prospectus or the related documents or for any failure by the Company or any other party to disclose events that may have occurred and may affect the significance or accuracy of such information.

No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders

No director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor will have any liability for any obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor under the Notes, any Subsidiary Guarantee or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of the Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes. Such waiver and release may not be effective to waive liabilities under the U.S. Federal securities laws, and it is the view of the SEC that such a waiver is against public policy.

 

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Governing Law

The Indenture and the Notes will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

Certain Definitions

2020 Senior Secured Notes” means the Company’s Senior Secured Notes due 2020, together with the related documents thereto as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time so long as the principal amount thereof is not increased.

Adjusted Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date, (1) the yield, under the heading which represents the average for the immediately preceding week, appearing in the most recently published statistical release designated “H.15(519)” or any successor publication that is published weekly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and which establishes yields on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity under the caption “Treasury Constant Maturities,” for the maturity corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue (if no maturity is within three months before or after November 30, 2015, yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue shall be determined and the Adjusted Treasury Rate shall be interpolated or extrapolated from such yields on a straight line basis, rounding to the nearest month) or (2) if such release (or any successor release) is not published during the week preceding the calculation date or does not contain such yields, the rate per year equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such redemption date, in each case calculated on the third Business Day immediately preceding the redemption date, plus 0.50%.

Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person, directly or indirectly, controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

Applicable Premium” means with respect to a Note at any redemption date, the greater of (1) 1.00% of the principal amount of such Note and (2) the excess of (A) the present value at such redemption date of (i) the redemption price of such Note on November 30, 2015, (such redemption prices being described in the tables above in the “– Optional Redemption” section above, and exclusive of any accrued interest), plus (ii) all required remaining scheduled interest payments due on such Note through November 30, 2015, (but excluding accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Adjusted Treasury Rate, over (B) the principal amount of such Note on such redemption date.

Asset Disposition” means any sale, lease, transfer or other disposition (or series of related sales, leases, transfers or dispositions) by the Company or any Restricted 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:

 

  (1) any shares of Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary (other than directors’ qualifying shares or shares required by applicable law to be held by a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary);

 

  (2) all or substantially all the assets of any division or line of business of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; or

 

  (3) any other assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary outside of the ordinary course of business of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary (other than, in the case of clauses (1), (2) and (3) above,

 

  (A) a disposition by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to a Restricted Subsidiary;

 

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  (B) for purposes of the covenant described under “– Certain Covenants – Limitation on Sales of Assets and Subsidiary Stock” only, a disposition that constitutes a Restricted Payment (or would constitute a Restricted Payment but for the exclusions from the definition thereof) that is not prohibited by the covenant described under “– Certain Covenants – Limitation on Restricted Payments” or that constitutes a Permitted Investment;

 

  (C) a disposition of all or substantially all the assets of the Company in accordance with the covenant described under “– Certain Covenants – Merger and Consolidation”;

 

  (D) a disposition of Capital Stock or other assets with a Fair Market Value of less than or equal to $10.0 million;

 

  (E) sales of damaged, worn-out or obsolete equipment or assets in the ordinary course of business that, in the Company’s reasonable judgment, are no longer either used or useful in the business of the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

  (F) the sale or discount, in each case without recourse, of accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business, but only in connection with the compromise or collection thereof;

 

  (G) leases or subleases to third Persons in the ordinary course of business that do not interfere in any material respect with the business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

  (H) a disposition of cash or Temporary Cash Investments; and

 

  (I) the creation of a Lien (but not the sale or other disposition of the property subject to such Lien).

 

  (J) any exchange of “like-kind” property of the type described in Section 1031 of the Code for use in a Related Business;

 

  (K) the sale or disposition of any assets or property received as a result of a foreclosure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries on any secured Investment or any other transfer of title with respect to any Investment in default;

 

  (L) the licensing of intellectual property in the ordinary course of business or in accordance with industry practice;

 

  (M) the surrender or waiver of contract rights or the settlement, release or surrender of contract, tort or other claims of any kind; and

 

  (N) transactions between or among the Company and/or Restricted Subsidiaries.

Attributable Debt” in respect of a Sale/Leaseback Transaction means, as at the time of determination, the present value (discounted at the interest rate implicit in the lease, compounded annually) of the total obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such Sale/ Leaseback Transaction (including any period for which such lease has been extended); provided, however, that if such Sale/ Leaseback Transaction results in a Capital Lease Obligation, the amount of Indebtedness represented thereby will be determined in accordance with the definition of “Capital Lease Obligation” and shall not be deemed “Attributable Debt.”

Average Life” means, as of the date of determination, with respect to any Indebtedness, the quotient obtained by dividing:

 

  (1) the sum of the products of the numbers of years from the date of determination to the dates of each successive scheduled principal payment of or redemption or similar payment with respect to such Indebtedness multiplied by the amount of such payment by

 

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Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Company or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such Board.

Business Day” means each day which is not a Legal Holiday.

Capital Lease Obligation” means an obligation that is required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP, and the amount of Indebtedness represented by such obligation shall be the capitalized amount of such obligation, determined in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the Issue Date; 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. For purposes of the covenant described under “– Certain Covenants – Limitation on Liens,” a Capital Lease Obligation will be deemed to be secured by a Lien on the property being leased.

Capital Markets Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness:

 

  (1) in the form of, or represented by, bonds (other than surety bonds, indemnity bonds, performance bonds or bonds of a similar nature) or other securities or any Guarantee thereof (other than any loans); and

 

  (2) that is, or may be, quoted, listed or purchased and sold on any stock exchange, automated trading system or over-the-counter or other securities market (including, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the market for securities eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act).

Capital Stock” of any Person means any and all shares, interests (including partnership 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 any such equity interests.

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any applicable Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.

Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by the Quotation Agent as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes from the redemption date to November 30, 2015, that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of a maturity most nearly equal to November 30, 2015.

Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any redemption date, if clause (2) of the Adjusted Treasury Rate is applicable, the average of two, or such lesser number as is obtained by the Independent Investment Banker, Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date.

Consolidated Amortization Expense” means, for any period, the amortization expense, including the amortization of deferred financing fees, of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period (to the extent included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income of such Person), determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, excluding amortization expense attributable to a prepaid item that was paid in cash in a prior period.

Consolidated Coverage Ratio” as of any date of determination means the ratio of (a) the aggregate amount of EBITDA of the Company and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries for the period of the most recent four consecutive fiscal quarters immediately prior to the date of such determination for which internal financial statements are available to (b) Consolidated Interest Expense of the Company and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries for such four fiscal quarters; provided, however, that:

 

  (1) if the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary has Incurred any Indebtedness since the beginning of such period that remains outstanding or if the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Coverage Ratio is an Incurrence of Indebtedness, or both, EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense for such period shall be calculated after giving effect on a pro forma basis to such Indebtedness (and the application of the proceeds thereof) as if such Indebtedness had been Incurred on the first day of such period;

 

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  (2) if the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary has repaid, repurchased, defeased or otherwise discharged any Indebtedness since the beginning of such period or if any Indebtedness is to be repaid, repurchased, defeased or otherwise discharged (in each case other than Indebtedness Incurred under any revolving credit facility unless such Indebtedness has been permanently repaid and has not been replaced) on the date of the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Coverage Ratio, EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense for such period shall be calculated on a pro forma basis as if such discharge had occurred on the first day of such period and as if the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary had not earned the interest income actually earned during such period in respect of cash or Temporary Cash Investments used to repay, repurchase, defease or otherwise discharge such Indebtedness;

 

  (3) if since the beginning of such period the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall have made any Asset Disposition, EBITDA for such period shall be reduced by an amount equal to EBITDA (if positive) directly attributable to the assets which are the subject of such Asset Disposition for such period, or increased by an amount equal to 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 Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary repaid, repurchased, defeased or otherwise discharged with respect to the Company and its continuing Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such Asset Disposition for such period (or, if the Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary is sold, the Consolidated Interest Expense for such period directly attributable to the Indebtedness of such Restricted Subsidiary to the extent the Company and its continuing Restricted Subsidiaries are no longer liable for such Indebtedness after such sale);

 

  (4) if since the beginning of such period the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (by merger or otherwise) shall have made an Investment in any Restricted Subsidiary (or any Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary) or an acquisition of assets, including any acquisition of assets occurring in connection with a transaction requiring a calculation to be made hereunder, that constitutes all or substantially all of an operating unit of a business, EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense for such period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto (including the Incurrence of any Indebtedness) as if such Investment or acquisition had occurred on the first day of such period; and

 

  (5) if since the beginning of such period any Person (that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged with or into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary since the beginning of such period) shall have made any Asset Disposition, any Investment or acquisition of assets that would have required an adjustment pursuant to clause (3) or (4) above if made by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary during such period, EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense for such period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Asset Disposition, Investment or acquisition had occurred on the first day of such period.

For purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to an acquisition of assets, the amount of income or earnings relating thereto and the amount of Consolidated Interest Expense associated with any Indebtedness Incurred in connection therewith, the pro forma calculations shall be determined in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting Officer of the Company (and shall include any applicable Pro Forma Cost Savings). If any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest and is being given pro forma effect, the interest on such Indebtedness 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 Interest Rate Agreement applicable to such Indebtedness).

If any Indebtedness is incurred under a revolving credit facility and is being given pro forma effect, the interest on such Indebtedness shall be calculated based on the average daily balance of such Indebtedness for the four fiscal quarters subject to the pro forma calculation to the extent that such Indebtedness was incurred solely for working capital purposes.

 

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Consolidated Depreciation Expense” means, for any period, the depreciation expense of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period (to the extent included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income), determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Income Tax Expense” means, for any period, the provision for taxes based on income and profits of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent such provision for income taxes was deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Interest Expense” means, for any period, the total interest expense of the Company and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries, net of interest income of the Company and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries, plus, to the extent not included in the calculation of total interest expense, and to the extent incurred by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, without duplication:

 

  (1) interest expense attributable to Capital Lease Obligations;

 

  (2) amortization of debt discount;

 

  (3) capitalized interest;

 

  (4) non-cash interest expense;

 

  (5) commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing;

 

  (6) net payments made or received pursuant to Hedging Obligations;

 

  (7) dividends accrued in respect of all Disqualified Stock of the Company and all Preferred Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case held by Persons other than the Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary (other than dividends payable solely in Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company); provided, however, that such dividends will be multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the effective combined tax rate of the issuer of such Preferred Stock (expressed as a decimal) for such period (as estimated by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company in good faith);

 

  (8) interest accruing on any Indebtedness of any other Person to the extent such Indebtedness is Guaranteed by (or secured by the assets of) the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; and

 

  (9) the cash contributions to any employee stock ownership plan or similar trust to the extent such contributions are used by such plan or trust to pay interest or fees to any Person (other than the Company) in connection with Indebtedness Incurred by such plan or trust.

Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, the net income of the Company and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries determined in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, that there shall not be included in such Consolidated Net Income:

 

  (1) any net income of any Person (other than the Company) if such Person is not a Restricted Subsidiary, except that:

 

  (A) subject to the exclusion contained in clause (4) below, the Company’s equity in the net income of any such Person for such period shall be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash actually distributed by such Person during such period to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend or other distribution (subject, in the case of a dividend or other distribution paid to a Restricted Subsidiary, to the limitations contained in clause (3) below); and

 

  (B) the Company’s equity in a net loss of any such Person for such period shall be included in determining such Consolidated Net Income to the extent such loss has been or is contractually or legally required to be funded with cash from the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary;

 

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  (2) any net income of a Restricted Subsidiary attributable to noncontrolling or minority interest in such Restricted Subsidiary;

 

  (3) solely for the purpose of determining the amount available under clause (a)(3)(A) of “Certain Covenants – Limitation on Restricted Payments,” any net income of any Restricted Subsidiary if such Restricted Subsidiary is subject to restrictions, directly or indirectly, on the payment of dividends or the making of distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, to the Company, except that:

 

  (A) subject to the exclusion contained in clause (4) below, the Company’s equity in the net income of any such Restricted Subsidiary for such period shall be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash that could have been distributed by such Restricted Subsidiary during such period to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend or other distribution (subject, in the case of a dividend or other distribution paid to another Restricted Subsidiary, to the limitation contained in this clause); and

 

  (B) the Company’s equity in a net loss of any such Restricted Subsidiary for such period shall be included in determining such Consolidated Net Income;

 

  (4) any gain (or loss) realized upon the sale or other disposition of any assets of the Company, its consolidated Subsidiaries or any other Person (including pursuant to any Sale/Leaseback Transaction) which is not sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business and any gain (or loss) realized upon the sale or other disposition of any Capital Stock of any Person;

 

  (5) any net income or net losses from discontinued operations;

 

  (6) extraordinary gains or losses; and

 

  (7) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles,

in each case, for such period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the purposes of the covenant described under “– Certain Covenants – Limitation on Restricted Payments” only, there shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income the effect of any repurchases, repayments or redemptions of Investments, proceeds realized on the sale of Investments or return of capital to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to the extent such repurchases, repayments, redemptions, proceeds or returns increase the amount of Restricted Payments permitted under such covenant pursuant to clause (a)(3)(D) or (a)(3)(E) thereof.

Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio” as of any date of determination, means the ratio of (a) total Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis, secured by Liens, to (b) the aggregate amount of EBITDA for the period of the most recent four consecutive fiscal quarters immediately prior to the date of such determination for which internal financial statements are available, in each case with such pro forma adjustments to consolidated total Indebtedness and EBITDA as are appropriate and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Consolidated Coverage Ratio.”

Credit Agreement” means the Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of May 28, 2010, as amended as of the date of the Indenture, by and among the Company, as borrower, SunTrust Bank, as administrative agent and the other lenders and agents party thereto from time to time, together with the related documents thereto (including revolving loans thereunder, any guarantees and security documents), as amended, extended, renewed, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (in whole or in part, and without limitations as to amount, terms, conditions, covenants and other provisions) from time to time, and any agreement (and related document) governing Indebtedness incurred to Refinance, in whole or in part, the borrowings and commitments then outstanding or permitted to be outstanding under such Credit Agreement or a successor Credit Agreement or indenture, whether by the same or any other lender or group of lenders (including by means of sales of debt securities to institutional investors).

 

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Credit Facilities” means, one or more debt facilities (including, without limitation, the Credit Agreement), or commercial paper facilities with banks or other institutional lenders or investors or indentures or other agreements providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, debt securities or letters of credit or other long-term indebtedness and, in each case, as such agreements may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented, modified, refinanced, extended, substituted, replaced, renewed, or otherwise restructured, in whole or in part, in one or more instances, from time to time (including any successive renewals, extensions, substitutions, refinancings, restructurings, replacements, supplementations or other modifications of the foregoing and including any amendment increasing the amount of Indebtedness incurred or available to be borrowed thereunder, extending the maturity of any Indebtedness 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 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 investors), providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, letters of credit or other debt obligations.

Currency Agreement” means any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement or other similar agreement with respect to currency values.

Default” means any event which is, or after notice or passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default.

Designated Noncash Consideration” means noncash consideration received by the Company or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Disposition that is designated by the Company as Designated Noncash Consideration, less the amount of cash or cash equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of such Designated Noncash Consideration, which cash and cash equivalents shall be considered Net Available Cash received as of the date of such subsequent sale and shall be applied pursuant to the covenant described under “Certain Covenants – Limitation on Sales of Assets and Subsidiary Stock.”

Disqualified Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock that by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable at the option of the holder) or upon the happening of any event:

 

  (1) matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than redeemable only for Capital Stock of such Person which is not itself Disqualified Stock) pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise;

 

  (2) is convertible or exchangeable at the option of the holder for Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock; or

 

  (3) is mandatorily redeemable or must be purchased upon the occurrence of certain events or otherwise, in whole or in part;

in each case on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the Stated Maturity of the Notes; provided, however, that any Capital Stock that would not constitute Disqualified Stock but for provisions thereof giving holders thereof the right to require such Person to purchase or redeem such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of an “asset sale” or “change of control” occurring prior to the date that is 91 days after the Stated Maturity of the Notes shall not constitute Disqualified Stock if the “asset sale” or “change of control” provisions applicable to such Capital Stock are not more favorable to the holders of such Capital Stock than the terms applicable to the Notes and described under “– Certain Covenants – Limitation on Sales of Assets and Subsidiary Stock” and “– Certain Covenants – Change of Control.”

The amount of any Disqualified Stock that does not have a fixed redemption, repayment or repurchase price will be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Stock as if such Disqualified Stock were redeemed, repaid or repurchased on any date on which the amount of such Disqualified Stock is to be determined pursuant to the Indenture; provided, however, that if such Disqualified Stock could not be required to be redeemed, repaid or repurchased at the time of such determination, the redemption, repayment or repurchase price will be the book value of such Disqualified Stock as reflected in the most recent financial statements of such Person.

 

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EBITDA” for any period means Consolidated Net Income for such period plus, without duplication, the sum of the following to the extent deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income for such period:

 

  (1) Consolidated Income Tax Expense,

 

  (2) Consolidated Depreciation Expense,

 

  (3) Consolidated Amortization Expense,

 

  (4) Consolidated Interest Expense,

 

  (5) all other non-cash items or non-recurring non-cash items reducing Consolidated Net Income determined in accordance with GAAP (including non-cash charges incurred as a result of the application of FASB Accounting Standard Codification 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation);

 

  (6) fees, costs and expenses related to the Transactions, and,

 

  (7) any losses from discontinued operations and closed locations,

in each case determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, less all unusual non-cash items or non-recurring non-cash items to the extent increasing Consolidated Net Income determined in accordance with GAAP, in each case for such period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provision for taxes based on the income or profits of, and the depreciation and amortization and non-cash charges of, a Restricted Subsidiary shall be added to Consolidated Net Income to compute EBITDA only to the extent (and in the same proportion, including by reason of minority interests) that the net income or loss of such Restricted Subsidiary was included in calculating Consolidated Net Income and only if a corresponding amount would be permitted at the date of determination to be distributed to the Company by such Restricted Subsidiary without prior approval (that has not been obtained), pursuant to the terms of its charter and all agreements, instruments, judgments, decrees, orders, statutes, rules and governmental regulations applicable to such Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders.

Equity Offering” means any public or private sale of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company, other than public offerings with respect to the Company’s common stock registered on Form S-8 under the Securities Act and other than issuances to any Subsidiary of the Company.

Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Fair Market Value” means, with respect to any asset or property, the price that could be negotiated in an arm’s-length, free market transaction, for cash, between a willing and able buyer and an unaffiliated willing seller, neither of whom is under undue pressure or compulsion to complete the transaction, as such price is determined in good faith by (1) the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer or the Chief Accounting Officer of the Company (unless otherwise provided in the Indenture) for transactions valued at, or below, $10 million, or (2) the Board of Directors of the Company (unless otherwise provided in the Indenture) for transactions valued in excess of $10 million.

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect on the Issue Date, except for any reports required to be delivered under the covenant “– Certain Covenants – SEC Reports,” which shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP in effect on the date thereof.

Guarantee” means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any Person and any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person:

 

  (1) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness of such Person (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreements to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take-or-pay or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise); or

 

  (2) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part);

 

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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.

Guaranty Agreement” means a supplemental indenture, in a form satisfactory to the Trustee, pursuant to which a Subsidiary Guarantor guarantees the Company’s obligations with respect to the Notes on the terms provided for in the Indenture.

Hedging Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person pursuant to any Interest Rate Agreement or Currency Agreement.

Holder,” “holder,” “Noteholder” or “noteholder” means the Person in whose name a Note is registered on the Registrar’s books.

Incur” means issue, assume, Guarantee, incur or otherwise become liable for; provided, however, that any Indebtedness of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (whether by merger, consolidation, acquisition or otherwise) shall be deemed to be Incurred by such Person at the time it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary. The term “Incurrence” when used as a noun shall have a correlative meaning. Solely for purposes of determining compliance with “– Certain Covenants – Limitation on Indebtedness”:

 

  (1) amortization of debt discount or the accretion of principal with respect to a non-interest bearing or other discount security;

 

  (2) the payment of regularly scheduled interest in the form of additional Indebtedness of the same instrument or the payment of regularly scheduled dividends on Capital Stock in the form of additional Capital Stock of the same class and with the same terms; and

 

  (3) the obligation to pay a premium in respect of Indebtedness arising in connection with the issuance of a notice of redemption or making of a mandatory offer to purchase such Indebtedness will not be deemed to be the Incurrence of Indebtedness.

Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person on any date of determination (without duplication):

 

  (1) the principal 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, including, in each case, any premium on such indebtedness to the extent such premium has become due and payable;

 

  (2) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person and all Attributable Debt in respect of Sale/Leaseback Transactions entered into by such Person;

 

  (3) all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all conditional sale obligations of such Person and all obligations of such Person under any title retention agreement (but excluding any accounts payable or other liability to trade creditors arising in the ordinary course of business);

 

  (4) all obligations of such Person for the reimbursement of any obligor on any letter of credit, bankers’ acceptance or similar credit transaction (other than obligations with respect to letters of credit securing obligations (other than obligations described in clauses (1) through (3) 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 tenth Business Day following payment on the letter of credit);

 

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  (5) the amount of all obligations of such Person with respect to the redemption, repayment or other repurchase of any Disqualified Stock of such Person or, with respect to any Preferred Stock of any Subsidiary of such Person, the principal amount of such Preferred Stock to be determined in accordance with the Indenture (but excluding, in each case, any accrued dividends);

 

  (6) all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (1) through (5) of other Persons and all dividends of other Persons for the payment of which, in either case, such Person is responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, including by means of any Guarantee;

 

  (7) all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (1) through (6) 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 Fair Market Value of such property or assets and the amount of the obligation so secured; and

 

  (8) to the extent not otherwise included in this definition, Hedging Obligations of such Person.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with the purchase by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of any business, the term “Indebtedness” will exclude (1) indemnification, purchase price adjustment, holdback and contingency payment obligations to which the seller may become entitled to the extent such payment is determined by a final closing balance sheet or such payment depends on the performance of such business after the closing; provided, however, that, at the time of closing, the amount of any such payment is not determinable and, to the extent such payment thereafter becomes fixed and determined, the amount is paid within 60 days thereafter, (2) contingent obligations, including Guarantees, incurred in the ordinary course of business or in respect of operating leases; and (3) deferred or prepaid revenues.

The amount of Indebtedness of any Person at any date shall be the outstanding balance at such date of all obligations as described above; provided, however, that in the case of Indebtedness sold at a discount, the amount of such Indebtedness at any time will be the accreted value thereof at such time.

Independent Investment Banker” means an independent investment banking or commercial banking institution of national standing appointed by the Company.

Independent Qualified Party” means an investment banking firm, accounting firm or appraisal firm of national standing; provided, however, that such firm is not an Affiliate of the Company.

Interest Rate Agreement” means any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement or other financial agreement or arrangement with respect to exposure to interest rates.

Investment” in any Person means any direct or indirect advance, loan (other than advances to customers in the ordinary course of business that are recorded as accounts receivable on the balance sheet of the lender) or other extensions of credit (including by way of Guarantee or similar arrangement) or capital contribution to (by means of any transfer of cash or other property to others or any payment for property or services for the account or use of others), or any purchase or acquisition of Capital Stock, Indebtedness or other similar instruments issued by such Person. If the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary issues, sells or otherwise disposes of any Capital Stock of a Person that is a Restricted Subsidiary such that, after giving effect thereto, such Person is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary, any Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in such Person remaining after giving effect thereto will be deemed to be a new Investment at such time. The acquisition by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of a Person that holds an Investment in a third Person will be deemed to be an Investment by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in such third Person at such time. Except as otherwise provided for herein, the amount of an Investment shall be its Fair Market Value at the time the Investment is made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value.

 

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For purposes of the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary,” the definition of “Restricted Payment” and the covenant described under “– Certain Covenants – Limitation on Restricted Payments”:

 

  (1) “Investment” shall include the portion (proportionate to the Company’s equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of any Subsidiary of the Company at the time that such Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that upon a redesignation of such Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the Company shall be deemed to continue to have a permanent “Investment” in an Unrestricted Subsidiary in an amount (if positive) equal to (A) the Company’s “Investment” in such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation less (B) 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 of such redesignation; and

 

  (2) any property transferred to or from an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be valued at its Fair Market Value at the time of such transfer.

Investment Grade” means a rating of BBB– or higher by S&P and Baa3 or higher by Moody’s, or the equivalent of such ratings by another Rating Agency.

Issue Date” means the date on which the Notes are originally issued.

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.

Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or lease in the nature thereof).

Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor to its rating agency business.

Net Available Cash” from an Asset Disposition means cash payments received therefrom (including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or otherwise and proceeds from the sale or other disposition of any securities received as consideration, but only as and when received, but excluding any other consideration received in the form of assumption by the acquiring Person of Indebtedness or other obligations relating to such properties or assets or received in any other non-cash form), in each case net of:

 

  (1) all legal, title and recording tax expenses, commissions and other fees and expenses incurred (including legal, accounting and investment banking fees and commissions), and all Federal, state, provincial, foreign and local taxes required to be accrued as a liability under GAAP, as a consequence of such Asset Disposition;

 

  (2) all payments made on any Indebtedness which is secured by any assets subject to such Asset Disposition, 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 Disposition, or by applicable law, be repaid out of the proceeds from such Asset Disposition;

 

  (3) all distributions and other payments required to be made to minority interest holders in Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of such Asset Disposition;

 

  (4) the deduction of appropriate amounts provided by the seller as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against any liabilities associated with the property or other assets disposed in such Asset Disposition and retained by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary after such Asset Disposition; and

 

  (5) any portion of the purchase price from an Asset Disposition placed in escrow, whether as a reserve for adjustment of the purchase price, for satisfaction of indemnities in respect of such Asset Disposition or otherwise in connection with that Asset Disposition; provided, however, that upon the termination of that escrow, Net Available Cash will be increased by any portion of funds in the escrow that are released to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary.

 

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Net Cash Proceeds,” with respect to any issuance or sale of Capital Stock or Indebtedness, 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 payable as a result thereof.

Obligations” means, with respect to any Indebtedness, all obligations for principal, premium, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, and other amounts payable pursuant to the documentation governing such Indebtedness.

Officer” means the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, any Vice President, the Treasurer or the Secretary of the Company.

Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed by two Officers.

Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion from legal counsel who is acceptable to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company or the Trustee.

Pari Passu Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor that ranks pari passu in right of payment with the Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees, as applicable.

Permitted Investment” means an Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in:

 

  (1) the Company, a Restricted Subsidiary or a Person that will, upon the making of such Investment, become a Restricted Subsidiary and any Investment held by such Person at such time; provided, however, that the primary business or such Restricted Subsidiary is a Related Business;

 

  (2) another Person if, as a result of such Investment, such other Person is merged or consolidated with or into, or transfers or conveys all or substantially all its assets to, the Company or Restricted Subsidiary and any Investment held by such Person at such time; provided, however, that such Person’s primary business is a Related Business;

 

  (3) cash and Temporary Cash Investments;

 

  (4) receivables owing to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary if 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 any such Restricted Subsidiary deems reasonable under the circumstances;

 

  (5) payroll, travel and similar 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;

 

  (6) loans or advances to officers, directors and employees made in the ordinary course of business of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary including, in connection with such officer’s or employee’s acquisition of Capital Stock of the Company so long as no cash or other assets are paid by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to such officer or employee in connection with the acquisition of such obligations;

 

  (7) stock, obligations or securities received in settlement of debts created in the ordinary course of business and owing to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or in satisfaction of judgments;

 

  (8) any Person to the extent such Investment represents the non-cash portion of the consideration received for (A) an Asset Disposition as permitted pursuant to the covenant described under “– Certain Covenants – Limitation on Sales of Assets and Subsidiary Stock” or (B) a disposition of assets not constituting an Asset Disposition;

 

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  (9) any Person where such Investment was acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (A) in exchange for any other Investment or accounts receivable held by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with or as a result of a bankruptcy, workout, reorganization or recapitalization of the issuer of such other Investment or accounts receivable or (B) as a result of a foreclosure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment in default;

 

  (10) any Person to the extent such Investments consist of prepaid expenses, negotiable instruments held for collection and lease, utility and workers’ compensation, performance and other similar deposits made in the ordinary course of business by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

  (11) any Person to the extent such Investments consist of Hedging Obligations otherwise permitted under the covenant described under “– Certain Covenants – Limitation on Indebtedness”;

 

  (12) any Person to the extent such Investment exists on the Issue Date, and any extension, modification or renewal of any such Investments existing on the Issue Date, but only to the extent not involving additional advances, contributions or other Investments of cash or other assets or other increases thereof (other than as a result of the accrual or accretion of interest or original issue discount or the issuance of pay-in-kind securities, in each case, pursuant to the terms of such Investment as in effect on the Issue Date);

 

  (13) the payment for which consists of Capital Stock of the Company or any of its direct or indirect parent companies (exclusive of Disqualified Stock); provided that such Capital Stock will not increase the amount available for Restricted Payments under clause (a)(3)(B) under the covenant described under “– Certain Covenants – Limitation on Restricted Payments.”

 

  (14) Persons engaged in Related Business to the extent such Investments, when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (14) and outstanding on the date such Investment is made, do not exceed 5.0% of Total Assets.

 

  (15) any Person to the extent such Investment, when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (15) and outstanding on the date such Investment is made, do not exceed $50.0 million.

For purposes of this definition, in the event that proposed Investment (or portion thereof) meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Investments described in clause (1) through (15) above, or is otherwise entitled to be incurred or made pursuant to the covenant contained under “– Certain Covenants – Limitation on Restricted Payments” above, the Company will be entitled to classify, or later reclassify, such Investment (or portion thereof) in one or more of such categories set forth above or under “– Certain Covenants – Limitation on Restricted Payments.”

Permitted Liens” means, with respect to any Person:

 

  (1) pledges or deposits by such Person under worker’s compensation laws, unemployment insurance laws or similar legislation, or good faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of Indebtedness) or leases to which such Person is a party, or deposits to secure public or statutory obligations of such Person or deposits of cash or United States government bonds to secure surety or appeal bonds to which such Person is a party, performance bonds or obligations of a like nature or deposits as security for contested taxes or import duties or for the payment of rent, in each case Incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

  (2)

Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ Liens, in each case for sums not yet due or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or other Liens arising out of judgments or awards against such Person with respect to which such Person shall then be proceeding with an appeal or other proceedings for review and Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating to banker’s Liens, rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies as to

 

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  deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a creditor depository institution; provided, however, that (A) such deposit account is not a dedicated cash collateral account and is not subject to restrictions against access by the Company in excess of those set forth by regulations promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board and (B) such deposit account is not intended by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to provide collateral to the depository institution;

 

  (3) Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges or claims, in each case not yet subject to penalties for non-payment or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;

 

  (4) Liens in favor of issuers of surety bonds or letters of credit issued pursuant to the request of and for the account of such Person in the ordinary course of its business; provided, however, that such letters of credit do not constitute Indebtedness;

 

  (5) minor survey exceptions, minor encumbrances, easements or reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights-of-way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines and other similar purposes, or zoning or other restrictions as to the use of real property or Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of such Person or to the ownership of its properties which were not Incurred in connection with Indebtedness and which do not in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of said properties or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of such Person;

 

  (6) Liens securing Indebtedness Incurred to finance the construction, purchase or lease of, or repairs, improvements or additions to, property, plant or equipment of such Person; provided, however, that the Lien may not extend to any other property owned by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries at the time the Lien is Incurred (other than assets and property affixed or appurtenant thereto), and the Indebtedness (other than any interest thereon) secured by the Lien may not be Incurred more than 180 days after the later of the acquisition, completion of construction, repair, improvement, addition or commencement of full operation of the property subject to the Lien;

 

  (7) Liens to secure (A) Indebtedness under the Credit Facilities Incurred pursuant to clause (b)(1) under “– Certain Covenants – Limitation on Indebtedness” and (B) the 2020 Senior Secured Notes and any Refinancing Indebtedness with respect to the 2020 Senior Secured Notes (provided that any new Lien securing such Refinancing Indebtedness shall be limited to all or part of the same property and assets that secured or, under the written agreements pursuant to which the original Lien arose, could secure, the original Indebtedness under the 2020 Senior Secured Notes (plus improvements and accessions to, such property or proceeds or distributions thereof);

 

  (8) Liens existing on the Issue Date (other than Liens referred to in the foregoing clause (7)), including Liens securing the 2020 Senior Secured Notes;

 

  (9) Liens on property or shares of Capital Stock of another Person at the time such other Person becomes a Subsidiary of such Person; provided, however, that the Liens may not extend to any other property owned by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than assets and property affixed or appurtenant thereto);

 

  (10) Liens on property at the time such Person or any of its Subsidiaries acquires the property, including any acquisition by means of a merger or consolidation with or into such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person; provided, however, that the Liens may not extend to any other property owned by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than assets and property affixed or appurtenant thereto);

 

  (11) Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations of a Subsidiary of such Person owing to such Person or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of such Person;

 

  (12) Liens securing Hedging Obligations so long as such Hedging Obligations are permitted to be Incurred under the Indenture;

 

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  (13) Liens in favor of the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantors;

 

  (14) leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses granted to third parties entered into in the ordinary course of business which do not materially interfere with the conduct of the business of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries and which do not secure any Indebtedness;

 

  (15) Liens securing judgments, decrees, orders or awards for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default in respect of which the Company shall in good faith be prosecuting an appeal or proceedings for review, which appeal or proceedings shall not have been finally terminated, or in respect of which the period within which such appeal or proceedings may be initiated shall not have expired;

 

  (16) Liens to secure any Refinancing (or successive Refinancings) as a whole, or in part, of any Indebtedness secured by any Lien referred to in the foregoing clause (6), (8), (9) or (10); provided, however, that:

 

  (A) such new Lien shall be limited to all or part of the same property and assets that secured or, under the written agreements pursuant to which the original Lien arose, could secure the original Indebtedness (plus improvements and accessions to, such property or proceeds or distributions thereof); and

 

  (B) the Indebtedness secured by such Lien at such time is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of (i) the outstanding principal amount or, if greater, committed amount of the Indebtedness described under clause (6), (8), (9) or (10) at the time the original Lien became a Permitted Lien and (ii) an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including premiums, related to such refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement;

 

  (17) Liens to secure Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (b)(13) under “– Certain Covenants – Limitation on Indebtedness”; provided that such Lien shall be limited to the property and assets held by such Restricted Subsidiary, partnership or joint venture;

 

  (18) Liens to secure Indebtedness representing Indebtedness permitted pursuant to clause (11) under “– Certain Covenants – Limitation on Indebtedness”; provided that such Liens do not extend to or cover any assets other than such assets leased or acquired by such Purchase Money Indebtedness, Capital Lease Obligations or Attributable Debt;

 

  (19) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to the covenant described under “– Certain Covenants – Limitation on Indebtedness” in an amount not to exceed the maximum amount of Indebtedness such that the Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio (at the time of Incurrence of such Indebtedness after giving pro forma effect thereto) would not be greater than 3.0 to 1.0;

 

  (20) Liens created or deemed to exist by the establishment of trusts of the purposes of satisfying government reimbursement program costs and other actions or claims pertaining to the same or related matters or other medical reimbursement programs; and

 

  (21) Liens solely on any case earned money deposits made by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary with any letter of intent or purchase agreement permitted hereunder.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Permitted Liens” will not include any Lien described in clause (6), (9) or (10) above to the extent such Lien applies to any Additional Assets acquired directly or indirectly from Net Available Cash pursuant to the covenant described under “– Certain Covenants – Limitation on Sale of Assets and Subsidiary Stock.” For purposes of this definition, the term “Indebtedness” shall be deemed to include interest on such Indebtedness.

Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.

 

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Preferred Stock,” as applied to the Capital Stock of any Person, means Capital Stock of any class of classes (however designated) which is preferred as to the payment of dividends or distributions, or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or dissolution of such Person, over shares of Capital Stock of any other class of such Person.

principal” of a Note means the principal of the Note plus the premium, if any, payable on the Note which is due or overdue or is to become due at the relevant time.

Pro Forma Cost Savings” means, with respect to any period, the reduction in costs that were:

 

  (1) directly attributable to an asset acquisition and calculated on a basis that is consistent with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act in effect and applied as of the Issue Date, or

 

  (2) implemented by the business that was the subject of any such asset acquisition within the six months prior to or following the date of the asset acquisition and that are supportable and quantifiable by the underlying accounting records of such business,

as if, in the case of each of clause (1) and (2), all such reductions in costs had been effected as of the beginning of such period.

Purchase Money Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (1) consisting of the deferred purchase price of property, conditional sale obligations, obligations under any title retention agreement, other purchase money obligations and obligations in respect of industrial revenue bonds or similar Indebtedness, in each case where the maturity of such Indebtedness does not exceed the anticipated useful life of the asset being financed, and (2) Incurred to finance the acquisition by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of such asset, including additions and improvements, in the ordinary course of business, provided, however, that any Lien arising in connection with any such Indebtedness shall be limited to the specific asset being financed or, in the case of real property or fixtures, including additions and improvements, the real property on which such asset is attached; provided, further, however, that such Indebtedness is Incurred within 180 days after such acquisition of such assets.

Quotation Agent” means the Reference Treasury Dealer selected by each of the Independent Investment Banker and the Company.

Rating Agencies” means S&P and Moody’s; provided, that if either S&P or Moody’s (or both) shall cease issuing a rating on the notes for reasons outside the control of the Company, the Company may select a nationally recognized statistical rating agency to substitute for S&P or Moody’s (or both).

Refinance” means, in respect of any Indebtedness, to refinance, extend, renew, refund, repay, prepay, purchase, redeem, defease or retire, or to issue other Indebtedness in exchange or replacement for, such Indebtedness. “Refinanced” and “Refinancing” shall have correlative meanings.

Refinancing Indebtedness” means Indebtedness that Refinances any Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary existing on the Issue Date or Incurred in compliance with the Indenture, including Indebtedness that Refinances Refinancing Indebtedness; provided, however, that:

 

  (1) such Refinancing Indebtedness has a Stated Maturity no earlier than the Stated Maturity of the Indebtedness being Refinanced;

 

  (2) such Refinancing Indebtedness has an Average Life at the time such Refinancing indebtedness is Incurred that is equal to or greater than the Average Life of the Indebtedness being Refinanced;

 

  (3) such Refinancing Indebtedness has an aggregate principal amount (or if Incurred with original issue discount, an aggregate issue price) that is equal to or less than the aggregate principal amount (or if Incurred with original issue discount, the aggregate accreted value) then outstanding (plus fees and expenses, including any premium and defeasance costs) under the Indebtedness being Refinanced; and

 

  (4) if the Indebtedness being Refinanced is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes, such Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes at least to the same extent as the Indebtedness being Refinanced;

 

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provided, further, however, that Refinancing Indebtedness shall not include (A) Indebtedness of a Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor that Refinances Indebtedness of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor or (B) Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary that Refinances Indebtedness of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Reference Treasury Dealer” means (1) any independent investment banking or commercial banking institution of national standing and any of its successors appointed by the Company (initially SunTrust Robinson Humphrey), provided, however, that if any appointed entity shall cease to be a primary U.S. Government securities dealer in the United States, referred to as a Primary Treasury Dealer, the Company shall substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer, and (2) any other Primary Treasury Dealer selected by the Independent Investment Banker and approved in writing by the Company.

Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue, expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount, quoted in writing to the Trustee by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day immediately preceding such redemption date.

Refinancing Transactions” means this Offering and the use of the proceeds thereof.

Related Business” means any business in which the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries was engaged on the Issue Date and any business related, ancillary or complementary to such business.

Restricted Payment” with respect to any Person means:

 

  (1) the declaration or payment of any dividends or any other distributions of any sort in respect of its Capital Stock (including any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving such Person) or similar payment to the direct or indirect holders of its Capital Stock (other than (A) dividends or distributions payable solely in its Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock), (B) dividends or distributions payable solely to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary and (C) pro rata dividends or other distributions made by a Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary to minority stockholders (or owners of an equivalent interest in the case of a Subsidiary that is an entity other than a corporation));

 

  (2) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Capital Stock of the Company held by any Person (other than by a Restricted Subsidiary) or of any Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary held by any Affiliate of the Company (other than by a Restricted Subsidiary), including in connection with any merger or consolidation;

 

  (3) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value, prior to scheduled maturity, scheduled repayment or scheduled sinking fund payment of any Subordinated Obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor (other than (A) from the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or (B) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of Subordinated Obligations purchased in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of such purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement); or

 

  (4) the making of any Investment (other than a Permitted Investment) in any Person. “Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Sale/Leaseback Transaction” means an arrangement relating to property owned by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary on the Issue Date or thereafter acquired by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary and held for more than 60 days whereby the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary transfers such property to a Person and the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary leases it from such Person, other than leases between the Company and a Restricted Subsidiary or between Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

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SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Secured Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness secured by a Lien. “Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Significant Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that would be a “Significant Subsidiary” of the Company within the meaning of Rule 1-02 under Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC.

S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and any successor to its rating agency business.

Stated Maturity” means, with respect to any security, the date specified in such security as the fixed date on which the final payment of 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 unless such contingency has occurred).

Strategic Investors” means physicians, hospitals, health systems, other healthcare providers, other healthcare companies and other similar strategic joint venture partners which joint venture partners are actively involved in the day-to-day operations of providing surgical care and surgery-related services, or, in the case of physicians, that have retired therefrom, individuals who are former owners or employees of surgical care facilities purchased by the Company, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and consulting firms that receive common stock solely as consideration for consulting services performed.

Subordinated Obligation” means, with respect to a Person, any Indebtedness of such Person (whether outstanding on the Issue Date or thereafter Incurred) which is subordinate or junior in right of payment to the Notes or a Subsidiary Guarantee of such Person, as the case may be, pursuant to a written agreement to that effect.

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 Voting Stock is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by:

 

  (1) such Person;

 

  (2) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person; or

 

  (3) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.

Subsidiary Guarantee” means a Guarantee by a Subsidiary Guarantor of the Company’s obligations with respect to the Notes.

Subsidiary Guarantor” means each Subsidiary of the Company that executes the Indenture governing the Notes as a guarantor on the Issue Date, unless such Subsidiary Guarantor is released pursuant to the Indenture, and each other Subsidiary of the Company that thereafter Guarantees such Notes pursuant to the terms of the Indenture.

Temporary Cash Investments” means any of the following:

 

  (1) any U.S. Government Obligation;

 

  (2) investments in demand and time deposit accounts, certificates of deposit and money market deposits maturing within 180 days of the date of acquisition thereof issued by a bank or trust company which is organized under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or any foreign country recognized by the United States of America, and which bank or trust company has capital, surplus and undivided profits aggregating in excess of $250.0 million (or the foreign currency equivalent thereof) or any money-market fund sponsored by a registered broker dealer or mutual fund distributor;

 

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  (3) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 30 days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (1) above entered into with a bank meeting the qualifications described in clause (2) above;

 

  (4) investments in commercial paper, maturing not more than 270 days after the date of acquisition, issued by a corporation (other than an Affiliate of the Company) organized and in existence under the laws of the United States of America or any foreign country recognized by the United States of America with a rating at the time as of which any investment therein is made of “P-1” (or higher) according to Moody’s or “A-1” (or higher) according to Standard and Poor’s;

 

  (5) investments in securities issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States of America, or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof, and rated at least “A” by S&P or “A2” by Moody’s;

 

  (6) eligible banker’s acceptances, repurchase agreements and tax-exempt municipal bonds having a maturity of less than one year, in each case having a rating of, or evidencing the full recourse obligation of a person whose senior debt is rated, at least “A” by S&P and at least “A2” by Moody’s; and

 

  (7) investments in money market funds that invest substantially all their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (1) through (6) above.

Total Assets” means the total consolidated assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as shown on the most recent balance sheet of the Company.

Transactions” means this Offering and the execution and delivery by the Company and its Subsidiaries of the amendments to the Credit Agreement and 2020 Senior Secured Notes, in each case, as disclosed in this prospectus.

Trustee” means U.S. Bank National Association until a successor replaces it and, thereafter, means the successor.

Trust Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. § 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the Issue Date.

Trust Officer” means the Chairman of the Board, the President, any Vice President or any other officer or assistant officer of the Trustee assigned by the Trustee to administer its corporate trust matters.

Unrestricted Subsidiary” means:

 

  (1) any Subsidiary of the Company that at the time of determination shall be designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Board of Directors in the manner provided below; and

 

  (2) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

The Board of Directors may designate any Subsidiary of the Company (including any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary unless such Subsidiary or any of its Subsidiaries owns any Capital Stock or Indebtedness of, or holds any Lien on any property of, the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated; provided, however, that either (A) the Subsidiary to be so designated has total assets of $5,000 or less or (B) if such Subsidiary has assets greater than $5,000, such designation would be permitted as an Investment at the time of such designation under the covenant described under “– Certain Covenants – Limitation on Restricted Payments”; provided, further, however, that each of (i) the Subsidiaries to be so designated and (ii) its Subsidiaries has not at the time of designation, and does not thereafter, create, incur, issue , assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable with respect to any Indebtedness pursuant to which the lender has recourse to any of the assets of Company or any Restricted Subsidiary.

 

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The Board of Directors may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that immediately after giving effect to such designation (A) (i) the Company could Incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness under paragraph (a) of the covenant described under “– Certain Covenants – Limitation on Indebtedness” or (ii) the Consolidated Coverage Ratio for Company would be no worse than such ratio for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries immediately prior to such designation and (B) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing. Any such designation by the Board of Directors shall be evidenced to the Trustee by promptly filing with the Trustee a copy of the resolution of the Board of Directors giving effect to such designation and an Opinion of Counsel and an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing provisions.

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) 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 (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof.

Wholly Owned Subsidiary” means a Restricted Subsidiary all the Capital Stock of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares) is owned by the Company or one or more other Wholly Owned Subsidiaries.

 

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BOOK-ENTRY, DELIVERY AND FORM

Except as described below, we will initially issue the exchange notes in the form of one or more registered exchange notes in global form without coupons. We will deposit each global note on the date of the closing of this exchange offer with, or on behalf of, The Depository Trust Company in New York, New York, and register the exchange notes in the name of The Depository Trust Company or its nominee, or will leave the exchange notes in the custody of the trustee.

Depository Trust Company Procedures

For your convenience, we are providing you with a description of the operations and procedures of The Depository Trust Company. These operations and procedures are solely within the control of the respective settlement systems and are subject to changes by them. We are not responsible for these operations and procedures and urge you to contact the system or its participants directly to discuss these matters.

The Depository Trust Company has advised us that it is a limited-purpose trust company created to hold securities for its participating organizations and to facilitate the clearance and settlement of transactions in those securities between its participants through electronic book entry changes in the accounts of these participants. These direct participants include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and other organizations. Access to The Depository Trust Company’s system is also indirectly available to other entities that clear through or maintain a direct or indirect, custodial relationship with a direct participant. The Depository Trust Company may hold securities beneficially owned by other persons only through its participants and the ownership interests and transfers of ownership interests of these other persons will be recorded only on the records of the participants and not on the records of The Depository Trust Company.

The Depository Trust Company has also advised us that, in accordance with its procedures,

(1) upon deposit of the global notes, it will credit the accounts of the direct participants with an interest in the global notes, and

(2) it will maintain records of the ownership interests of these direct participants in the global notes and the transfer of ownership interests by and between direct participants.

The Depository Trust Company will not maintain records of the ownership interests of, or the transfer of ownership interests by and between, indirect participants or other owners of beneficial interests in the global notes. Both direct and indirect participants must maintain their own records of ownership interests of, and the transfer of ownership interests by and between, indirect participants and other owners of beneficial interests in the global notes.

Investors in the global notes may hold their interests in the exchange notes directly through The Depository Trust Company if they are direct participants in The Depository Trust Company or indirectly through organizations that are direct participants in The Depository Trust Company. All interests in a global note may be subject to the procedures and requirements of The Depository Trust Company.

The laws of some states require that some persons take physical delivery in definitive certificated form of the securities that they own. This may limit or curtail the ability to transfer beneficial interests in a global note to these persons. Because The Depository Trust Company can act only on behalf of direct participants, which in turn act on behalf of indirect participants and others, the ability of a person having a beneficial interest in a global note to pledge its interest to persons or entities that are not direct participants in The Depository Trust Company or to otherwise take actions in respect of its interest, may be affected by the lack of physical certificates evidencing the interests.

 

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Except as described below, owners of interests in the global notes will not have exchange notes registered in their names, will not receive physical delivery of exchange notes in certificated form and will not be considered the registered owners or holders of the exchange notes under the indenture for any purpose.

Payments with respect to the principal of and interest on any exchange notes represented by a global note registered in the name of The Depository Trust Company or its nominee on the applicable record date will be payable by the trustee to or at the direction of The Depository Trust Company or its nominee in its capacity as the registered holder of the global note representing the exchange notes under the indenture. Under the terms of the indenture, we and the trustee will treat the person in whose names the exchange notes are registered, including exchange notes represented by global notes, as the owners of the exchange notes for the purpose of receiving payments and for any and all other purposes whatsoever. Payments in respect of the principal and interest on global notes registered in the name of The Depository Trust Company or its nominee will be payable by the trustee to The Depository Trust Company or its nominee as the registered holder under the indenture. Consequently, none of AmSurg Corp., the trustee or any of our agents, or the trustee’s agents has or will have any responsibility or liability for:

(1) any aspect of The Depository Trust Company’s records or any direct 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 The Depository Trust Company’s records or any direct or indirect participant’s records relating to the beneficial ownership interests in any global note, or

(2) any other matter relating to the actions and practices of The Depository Trust Company or any of its direct or indirect participants.

The Depository Trust Company has advised us that its current practice, upon receipt of any payment in respect of securities such as the exchange notes, including principal and interest, is to credit the accounts of the relevant participants with the payment on the payment date, in amounts proportionate to their respective holdings in the principal amount of beneficial interest in the security as shown on its records, unless it has reasons to believe that it will not receive payment on the payment date. Payments by the direct and indirect participants to the beneficial owners of interests in the global note will be governed by standing instructions and customary practice and will be the responsibility of the direct or indirect participants and will not be the responsibility of The Depository Trust Company, the trustee or us.

Neither we nor the trustee will be liable for any delay by The Depository Trust Company or any direct or indirect participant in identifying the beneficial owners of the exchange notes and AmSurg Corp. and the trustee may conclusively rely on, and will be protected in relying on, instructions from The Depository Trust Company or its nominee for all purposes, including with respect to the registration and delivery, and the respective principal amounts, of the exchange notes.

Transfers between participants in The Depository Trust Company will be effected in accordance with The Depository Trust Company’s procedures, and will be settled in same day funds.

The Depository Trust Company has advised us that it will take any action permitted to be taken by a holder of exchange notes only at the direction of one or more participants to whose account The Depository Trust Company has credited the interests in the global notes and only in respect of the portion of the aggregate principal amount of the exchange notes as to which the participant or participants has or have given that direction. However, if there is an event of default with respect to the exchange notes, The Depository Trust Company reserves the right to exchange the global notes for legended exchange notes in certificated form and to distribute them to its participants.

Although The Depository Trust Company has agreed to these procedures to facilitate transfers of interests in the global notes among participants in The Depository Trust Company, it is under no obligation to perform or to continue to perform these procedures and may discontinue them at any time. None of AmSurg Corp., the trustee or any of our or the trustee’s respective agents will have any responsibility for the performance by The Depository Trust Company or its direct or indirect participants of their respective obligations under the rules and procedures governing their operations.

 

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Exchange of Book-Entry Notes for Certificated Notes

A global note will be exchangeable for definitive exchange notes in registered certificated form if:

(1) The Depository Trust Company notifies us that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depository for the global notes and we fail to appoint a successor depository within 90 days,

(2) The Depository Trust Company ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and we fail to appoint a successor within 90 days, or

(3) a default or an event of default under the indenture for the exchange notes has occurred and is continuing.

In all cases, certificated exchange notes delivered in exchange for any global note or beneficial interests in a global note will be registered in the name, and issued in any approved denominations, requested by or on behalf of The Depository Trust Company, in accordance with its customary procedures.

Exchange of Certificated Notes for Book-Entry Notes

Private notes issued in certificated form may be exchanged for beneficial interests in the global note.

Same Day Settlement

We expect that the interests in the global notes will be eligible to trade in The Depository Trust Company’s Same-Day Funds Settlement System. As a result, secondary market trading activity in these interests will settle in immediately available funds, subject in all cases to the rules and procedures of The Depository Trust Company and its participants. We expect that secondary trading in any certificated exchange notes will also be settled in immediately available funds.

Payment

The indenture requires that payments in respect of the exchange notes represented by global notes, including principal and interest, be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the holder of the global notes. With respect to exchange notes in certificated form, we will make all payments of principal and interest on the exchange notes at our office or agency maintained for that purpose within the city and state of New York. This office will initially be the office of the trustee maintained for that purpose. At our option however, we may make these installments of interest by

(1) check mailed to the holders of exchange notes at their respective addresses provided in the register of holder of exchange notes, or

(2) transfer to an account maintained by the payee.

 

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CERTAIN UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

The exchange of private notes for exchange notes should not be treated as a taxable transaction for United States federal income tax purposes because the terms of the exchange notes should not be considered to differ materially in kind or in extent from the terms of the private notes. Rather, the exchange notes received by a holder of private notes should be treated as a continuation of such holder’s investment in the private notes. As a result, there should be no material United States federal income tax consequences to holders exchanging private notes for exchange notes. This conclusion is based upon the provisions of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, existing and proposed Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, and relevant authorities, as of the date hereof. Those authorities may be changed, perhaps retroactively, so as to result in United States federal income tax consequences different from those discussed above.

TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH U.S. TREASURY CIRCULAR 230, YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE DISCUSSION HEREIN IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ONLY AND MAY NOT ADDRESS ALL TAX CONSIDERATIONS THAT MAY BE SIGNIFICANT TO YOU. THE DISCUSSION WAS WRITTEN ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT IT MAY BE USED IN PROMOTING, MARKETING, AND RECOMMENDING (WITHIN THE MEANING OF CIRCULAR 230) THE TRANSACTIONS DISCUSSED HEREIN. THE DISCUSSION WAS NOT WRITTEN, AND IS NOT INTENDED, TO BE USED BY ANY PERSON, AND CANNOT BE USED BY ANY PERSON, FOR PURPOSES OF AVOIDING PENALTIES UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED. EACH PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR SHOULD CONSULT AN INDEPENDENT TAX ADVISOR AS TO THE TAX CONSEQUENCES OF PURCHASING, OWNING AND DISPOSING OF THE NOTES BASED ON THE INVESTOR’S PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES.

If you are considering an exchange of your private notes for the exchange notes, you should consult your own tax advisor(s) concerning the tax consequences arising under state, local, or foreign laws of such an exchange.

 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

Each broker-dealer that receives exchange 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 exchange 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 exchange notes received in exchange for outstanding notes where such outstanding notes were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. AmSurg has agreed that, starting on the expiration date of the exchange offer and ending 90 days after such date, it will make this prospectus available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale.

AmSurg will not receive any proceeds from any sale of exchange notes by broker-dealers. Exchange 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 exchange 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 at 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 exchange notes. Any broker-dealer that resells exchange 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 exchange notes may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and any profit of any such resale of exchange 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.

For a period of 90 days after the expiration of the exchange offer, AmSurg will promptly send additional copies of this prospectus and any amendment or supplement to this prospectus to any broker-dealer that requests these documents in the letter of transmittal. AmSurg has agreed to pay all expenses in connection with the exchange offer other than commissions or concessions of broker-dealers. AmSurg will indemnify the holders of the outstanding notes (including any broker-dealers) against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

The validity of the exchange notes and the guarantees thereof and certain legal matters relating to Connecticut law will be passed upon for us by Hodgson Russ, LLP, New York, New York. Certain legal matters relating to Tennessee law will be passed upon for us by Bass, Berry & Sims PLC, Nashville, Tennessee. Certain legal matters relating to Texas law will be passed upon for us by Christopher R. Kelly, Esq., Vice President and General Counsel of the Company.

EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements, and the related consolidated financial statement schedule, incorporated in this Prospectus by reference from AmSurg Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, and the effectiveness of AmSurg Corp.’s internal control over financial reporting have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their reports which are incorporated by reference herein. Such consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule have been so incorporated in reliance upon the reports of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

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LOGO

5.625% Senior Notes due 2020

($250,000,000 aggregate principal amount)

which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933

for

all outstanding unregistered 5.625% Senior Notes due 2020

($250,000,000 aggregate principal amount outstanding)

 

 

PROSPECTUS

                 , 2013

 

 

Until                  , 2013, all dealers that effect transactions in the exchange notes, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the dealers’ obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as underwriters 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.

Tennessee Corporations

The Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “TBCA”) provides that a corporation may indemnify any director or officer against liability incurred in connection with a proceeding if (i) the director or officer acted in good faith, (ii) the director or officer reasonably believed, in the case of conduct in his or her official capacity with the corporation, that such conduct was in the corporation’s best interest, or, in all other cases, that his or her conduct was not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and (iii) in connection with any criminal proceeding, the director or officer had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. In actions brought by or in the right of the corporation, however, the TBCA provides that no indemnification may be made if the director or officer is adjudged to be liable to the corporation. Similarly, the TBCA prohibits indemnification in connection with any proceeding charging improper personal benefit to a director or officer, if such director or officer is adjudged liable on the basis that a personal benefit was improperly received. In cases where the director or officer is wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding instigated because of his or her status as a director or officer of a corporation, the TBCA mandates that the corporation indemnify the director or officer against reasonable expenses incurred in the proceeding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the TBCA provides that a court of competent jurisdiction, upon application, may order that a director or officer be indemnified for reasonable expenses if, in consideration of all relevant circumstances, the court determines that such individual is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification, whether or not the standard of conduct set forth above was met.

AmSurg’s charter and bylaws require it to indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by law with respect to all liability and loss suffered and expenses reasonably incurred by such person in any action, suit or proceeding in which such person was or is made, or threatened to be made, a party, or is otherwise involved by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of AmSurg.

In addition, the AmSurg’s charter provides that AmSurg directors shall not be personally liable to AmSurg or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of any fiduciary duty as a director of AmSurg, except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the TBCA. Under the TBCA, this provision does not relieve AmSurg’s directors from personal liability to AmSurg or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, to the extent such liability arises from a judgment or other final adjudication establishing: (a) any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty; (b) acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; or (c) any unlawful distributions. Nor does this provision eliminate the duty of care and, in appropriate circumstances, equitable remedies such as injunctive or other forms of non-monetary relief will remain available under Tennessee law. Finally, this provision does not affect a director’s responsibilities under any other law, such as the federal securities laws or state or federal environmental laws.

The charter and bylaws of each Tennessee subsidiary guarantor corporation contain similar provisions.

AmSurg has entered into indemnification agreements with all of its directors and executive officers providing that it will indemnify those persons to the fullest extent permitted by law against claims arising out of their actions as officers or directors of AmSurg and will advance expenses of defending claims against them. AmSurg believes that indemnification under these agreements covers at least negligence and gross negligence by the directors and officers, and requires AmSurg to advance litigation expenses in the case of actions, including shareholder derivative actions, against an undertaking by the officer or director to repay any advances if it is ultimately determined that the officer or director is not entitled to indemnification.

AmSurg believes that its charter and bylaw provisions and indemnification agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers. At present, there is no litigation or proceeding involving a director or officer of AmSurg as to which indemnification is being sought, nor is AmSurg aware of any threatened litigation that may result in claims for indemnification by any officer or director.

 

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AmSurg has in effect an executive liability insurance policy which will provide coverage for its directors and officers. Under this policy, the insurer agrees to pay, subject to certain exclusions (including violations of securities laws), for any claim made against a director or officer of AmSurg for a wrongful act by such director or officer, but only if and to the extent such director or officer becomes legally obligated to pay such claim or AmSurg is required to indemnify the director or officer for such claim.

Tennessee Limited Liability Companies

Each of our Tennessee limited liability company subsidiary guarantors is a director-managed LLC. The Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act provides that an LLC may indemnify any person made, or threatened to be made, a party to any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director of a director-managed LLC or an individual who, while a director of a director-managed LLC, is or was serving at the LLC’s request as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another LLC, corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise or employee benefit plan. Indemnification is authorized upon a determination that the person to be indemnified has met the requisite standard of conduct. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, is not, of itself, determinative that the person did not meet the standard of conduct required. An LLC may not indemnify a person (i) in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the LLC in which the person was adjudged liable to the LLC; or (ii) in connection with any other proceeding charging improper personal benefit to such person, whether or not involving action in such person’s official capacity, in which such person was adjudged liable on the basis that personal benefit was improperly received by such person. A person who has been successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any suit or matter covered by the indemnification statute shall be indemnified against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith. Expenses incurred in defense may be paid in advance upon receipt by the LLC of a written affirmation by the person of such person’s good faith belief that such person has met the requisite standard of conduct, a written undertaking by or on behalf of such person to repay such advance if it is ultimately determined that such person did not meet the standard of conduct, and a determination that the facts then known to those making the determination would not preclude indemnification under the statute. A court of competent jurisdiction, unless the LLC’s governing document provide otherwise, upon application by the person, may order that such person be indemnified for reasonable expenses, if in consideration of all relevant circumstances, the court determines that such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification, whether or not such person met the requisite standard of conduct, was adjudged liable in a proceeding by or in the right of the LLC, or was adjudged liable on the basis that personal benefit was improperly received by him. A determination that a person is entitled to indemnification by the LLC shall be made 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 if such a quorum cannot be obtained, by a majority vote of a committee designated by the board of directors consisting solely of two or more directors who are not parties to the action; or by special legal counsel selected by the board of directors or by a majority vote of the members of a director-managed LLC who are not parties to such action, suit or proceeding. Such indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions are not exclusive of any other right that a person may have; provided that no indemnification may be made to or on behalf of any person if a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to the person establishes such person’s liability: (i) for any breach of the duty of loyalty to the LLC or its members; (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; or (iii) for unlawful distributions under the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act. The LLC may indemnify and advance expenses to an officer, employee, independent contractor or agent of the LLC to the same extent as the responsible person. The LLC may purchase insurance on behalf of any person entitled to indemnification by the LLC against any liability incurred in an official capacity regardless of whether the person could be indemnified under the statute.

The articles of organization and operating agreement of each Tennessee limited liability company subsidiary guarantor require the guarantor to indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by law with respect to all liability and loss suffered and expense reasonably incurred by such person in any action, suit or proceeding in which such person was or is made, or threatened to be made, a party, or is otherwise involved by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of that such person is or was a director or officer of the Tennessee limited liability company subsidiary guarantor.

 

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Connecticut Limited Liability Company

The Connecticut Limited Liability Company Act provides for indemnification of a member or manager for judgments, settlements, penalties, fines or expenses incurred in a proceeding to which an individual is a party because such individual is or was a member or manager.

The Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Connecticut limited liability subsidiary guarantor provides it will indemnify the member, its officers and employees against any claim, demand, liability, fine or expense (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and disbursements, court costs and the cost of appellate proceedings) arising out of any act or inaction by the member, its officers or employees done in good faith and reasonably believed by such party to be in the best interests of the Connecticut limited liability company subsidiary guarantor and provided, in the case of any fine, that the member, its officer or employee had no reasonable cause to believe its conduct was unlawful.

The Connecticut limited liability company subsidiary guarantor may not indemnify a member or officer: (a) in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the limited liability company in which the member or officer was adjudged liable to the limited liability company; or (b) in connection with any other proceeding charging that the member or officer derived an improper personal benefit, whether or not involving action in an official capacity, in which proceeding the member or officer was adjudged liable on the basis that the member or officer derived an improper personal benefit.

Texas Limited Partnership

The Texas Business Organization Code (the “TBOC”) authorizes a Texas limited partnership to indemnify a governing person, former governing person or delegate who was, is, or is threatened to be made a named defendant or respondent in a proceeding, including any threatened, pending or completed action or other proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative, or investigative, or an appeal of such action or proceeding, or an inquiry or investigation that could lead to such an action or proceeding. The TBOC provides that, unless a court of competent jurisdiction determines that the person is entitled to indemnification, indemnification is permitted only if it is determined that such person (a) acted in good faith; (b) reasonably believed (i) in the case of conduct in his official capacity, that the person’s conduct was in the enterprise’s best interests; and (ii) in any other cases, that the person’s conduct was not opposed to the enterprise’s best interests; and (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, did not have a reasonable cause to believe the person’s conduct was unlawful. To the extent consistent with other law, the TBOC authorizes a Texas limited partnership to indemnify and advance expenses to a person who is not a governing person, including an officer, employee, or agent, as provided by: (1) the enterprise’s governing documents; (2) general or specific action of the enterprise’s governing authority; (3) resolution of the enterprise’s owners or members; (4) contract; or (5) common law. The partnership agreement of a limited partnership may restrict the circumstances under which the enterprise must or may indemnify a person under the TBOC.

 

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Item 21. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

Exhibits

 

(a) The Exhibit Index, which follows the signature pages to this registration statement and is incorporated by reference herein, sets forth a list of exhibits to this report.
(b) Financial Statement Schedules are omitted because they are either not required, are not applicable or because equivalent information has been incorporated herein by reference or included in the financial statements, the notes thereto or elsewhere herein.
(c) There are no reports, opinions or appraisals included herein.

Item 22. Undertakings.

(a) Each of the undersigned registrants hereby undertakes:

(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, as amended (the “Securities Act”);

(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 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 prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

(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, 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.

(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.

 

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(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, each undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

(6) Each of the undersigned registrants hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement 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.

(7) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers, or controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrants of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrants 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 registrants will, unless in the opinion of it 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 Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

(8) Each of the undersigned registrants hereby undertakes to respond to requests for information that is incorporated by reference into the prospectus pursuant to Items 4, 10(b), 11 or 13 of this form, within one business day of receipt of such request, and to send the incorporated documents by first class mail or equally prompt means. This includes information contained in documents filed subsequent to the effective date of the registration statement through the date of responding to the request.

(9) Each of the undersigned registrants hereby undertakes to supply by means of a post-effective amendment all information concerning a transaction, and the company being acquired involved therein, that was not the subject of and included in the registration statement when it became effective.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Nashville, State of Tennessee, on April 22, 2013.

 

AMSURG CORP.
By:  

/s/ Christopher A. Holden

  Name:   Christopher A. Holden
  Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each individual whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints each of Christopher A. Holden and Claire M. Gulmi, acting singly, his or her true and lawful agent, proxy and attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to (i) act on, sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement together with all schedules and exhibits thereto and any subsequent registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, together with all schedules and exhibits thereto, (ii) act on, sign and file such certificates, instruments, agreements and other documents as may be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, (iii) act on and file any supplement to any prospectus included in this registration statement or any such amendment or any subsequent registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and (iv) take any and all actions which may be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, granting unto such agents, proxies and attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate to be done, as fully for all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby approving, ratifying and confirming all that such agents, proxies and attorneys-in-fact or any of their substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

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/ Christopher A. Holden

   President, Chief Executive Officer and Director   April 22, 2013
Christopher A. Holden    (Principal Executive Officer)  

/s/ Claire M. Gulmi

   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Director   April 22, 2013
Claire M. Gulmi    (Principal Financial and Principal Accounting Officer)  

/s/ Steven I. Geringer

   Chairman of the Board   April 22, 2013
Steven I. Geringer     

/s/ Thomas G. Cigarran

   Director   April 22, 2013
Thomas G. Cigarran     

/s/ James A. Deal

   Director   April 22, 2013
James A. Deal     

 

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/s/ Henry D. Herr

   Director   April 22, 2013
Henry D. Herr     

/s/ Kevin P. Lavender

   Director   April 22, 2013
Kevin P. Lavender     

/s/ Cynthia S. Miller

   Director   April 22, 2013
Cynthia S. Miller     

/s/ John W. Popp, Jr., M.D.

   Director   April 22, 2013
John W. Popp, Jr., M.D.     

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, each of the registrants on the attached Schedule A, have duly caused the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Nashville, State of Tennessee, on April 22, 2013.

 

On behalf of each Guarantor listed on Schedule A hereto.
By:  

/s/ Phillip A. Clendenin

  Name:   Phillip A. Clendenin
  Title:   President

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each individual whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints each of Christopher A. Holden and Claire M. Gulmi, acting singly, his or her true and lawful agent, proxy and attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to (i) act on, sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement together with all schedules and exhibits thereto and any subsequent registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, together with all schedules and exhibits thereto, (ii) act on, sign and file such certificates, instruments, agreements and other documents as may be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, (iii) act on and file any supplement to any prospectus included in this registration statement or any such amendment or any subsequent registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and (iv) take any and all actions which may be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, granting unto such agents, proxies and attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate to be done, as fully for all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby approving, ratifying and confirming all that such agents, proxies and attorneys-in-fact or any of their substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

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/ Christopher A. Holden

   Director   April 22, 2013
Christopher A. Holden     

/s/ Phillip A. Clendenin

   President   April 22, 2013
Phillip A. Clendenin    (Principal Executive Officer)  

/s/ Claire M. Gulmi

   Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Director   April 22, 2013
Claire M. Gulmi    (Principal Financial and Principal Accounting Officer)  

 

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SCHEDULE A

AmSurg Holdings, Inc.

AmSurg Anesthesia Management Services, LLC

AmSurg EC Topeka, Inc.

AmSurg EC St. Thomas, Inc.

AmSurg EC Beaumont, Inc.

AmSurg KEC, Inc.

AmSurg EC Santa Fe, Inc.

AmSurg EC Washington, Inc.

AmSurg Torrance, Inc.

AmSurg Abilene, Inc.

AmSurg Suncoast, Inc.

AmSurg Lorain, Inc.

AmSurg La Jolla, Inc.

AmSurg Hillmont, Inc.

AmSurg Palmetto, Inc.

AmSurg Northwest Florida, Inc.

AmSurg Ocala, Inc.

AmSurg Maryville, Inc.

AmSurg Miami, Inc.

AmSurg Burbank, Inc.

AmSurg Melbourne, Inc.

AmSurg El Paso, Inc.

AmSurg Crystal River, Inc.

AmSurg Abilene Eye, Inc.

AmSurg Inglewood, Inc.

AmSurg Glendale, Inc.

AmSurg San Antonio TX, Inc.

AmSurg San Luis Obispo CA, Inc.

AmSurg Temecula CA, Inc.

AmSurg Escondido CA, Inc.

AmSurg Scranton PA, Inc.

AmSurg Arcadia CA Inc.

AmSurg Main Line PA, Inc.

AmSurg Oakland CA, Inc.

AmSurg Lancaster PA, Inc.

AmSurg Pottsville PA, Inc.

AmSurg Glendora CA, Inc.

AmSurg Kissimmee FL, Inc.

AmSurg Altamonte Springs FL, Inc.

AmSurg New Port Richey FL, Inc.

AmSurg EC Centennial, Inc.

AmSurg Naples, Inc.

Illinois NSC, Inc.

NSC Healthcare, Inc.

NSC RBO West, LLC

NSC RBO East, LLC

Long Beach NSC, LLC

Torrance NSC, LLC

Davis NSC, LLC

Fullerton NSC, LLC

San Antonio NSC, LLC

Austin NSC, LLC

Twin Falls NSC, LLC

 

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Ardmore NSC, LLC

Kenwood NSC, LLC

Towson NSC, LLC

Wilton NSC, LLC

NSC West Palm, LLC

Tampa Bay NSC, LLC

Coral Springs NSC, LLC

Weston NSC, LLC

AmSurg Fresno CA, Inc.

Austin NSC, L.P.

AmSurg Colton CA, Inc.

AmSurg Rockledge FL Anesthesia, LLC

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

3.1       Second Amended and Restated Charter of AmSurg, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012)
3.2       Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of AmSurg, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Current Report on Form 8-K, dated May 22, 2012)
3.3   

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   Charter of AmSurg Holdings, Inc.
3.4   

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   Bylaws of AmSurg Holdings, Inc.
3.5   

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   Articles of Organization of AmSurg Anesthesia Management Services, LLC
3.6   

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   Operating Agreement of AmSurg Anesthesia Management Services, LLC
3.7   

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   Charter of AmSurg EC Topeka, Inc.
3.8   

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   Bylaws of AmSurg EC Topeka, Inc.
3.9   

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   Charter of AmSurg EC St. Thomas, Inc.
3.10   

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   Bylaws of AmSurg EC St. Thomas, Inc.
3.11   

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   Charter of AmSurg EC Beaumont, Inc.
3.12   

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   Bylaws of AmSurg EC Beaumont, Inc.
3.13   

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   Charter of AmSurg KEC, Inc.
3.14   

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   Bylaws of AmSurg KEC, Inc.
3.15   

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   Charter of AmSurg EC Santa Fe, Inc.
3.16   

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   Bylaws of AmSurg EC Santa Fe, Inc.
3.17   

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   Charter of AmSurg EC Washington, Inc.
3.18   

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   Bylaws of AmSurg EC Washington, Inc.
3.19   

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   Charter of AmSurg Torrance, Inc.
3.20   

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   Bylaws of AmSurg Torrance, Inc.
3.21   

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   Charter of AmSurg Abilene, Inc.
3.22   

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   Bylaws of AmSurg Abilene, Inc.
3.23   

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   Charter of AmSurg Suncoast, Inc.
3.24   

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   Bylaws of AmSurg Suncoast, Inc.
3.25   

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   Charter of AmSurg Lorain, Inc.
3.26   

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   Bylaws of AmSurg Lorain, Inc.


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3.27   

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   Charter of AmSurg La Jolla, Inc.
3.28   

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   Bylaws of AmSurg La Jolla, Inc.
3.29   

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   Charter of AmSurg Hillmont, Inc.
3.30    *    Bylaws of AmSurg Hillmont, Inc.
3.31    *    Charter of AmSurg Palmetto, Inc.
3.32    *    Bylaws of AmSurg Palmetto, Inc.
3.33    *    Charter of AmSurg Northwest Florida, Inc.
3.34    *    Bylaws of AmSurg Northwest Florida, Inc.
3.35    *    Charter of AmSurg Ocala, Inc.
3.36    *    Bylaws of AmSurg Ocala, Inc.
3.37    *    Charter of AmSurg Maryville, Inc.
3.38    *    Bylaws of AmSurg Maryville, Inc.
3.39    *    Charter of AmSurg Miami, Inc.
3.40    *    Bylaws of AmSurg Miami, Inc.
3.41    *    Charter of AmSurg Burbank, Inc.
3.42    *    Bylaws of AmSurg Burbank, Inc.
3.43    *    Charter of AmSurg Melbourne, Inc.
3.44    *    Bylaws of AmSurg Melbourne, Inc.
3.45    *    Charter of AmSurg El Paso, Inc.
3.46    *    Bylaws of AmSurg El Paso, Inc.
3.47    *    Charter of AmSurg Crystal River, Inc.
3.48    *    Bylaws of AmSurg Crystal River, Inc.
3.49    *    Charter of AmSurg Abilene Eye, Inc.
3.50    *    Bylaws of AmSurg Abilene Eye, Inc.
3.51    *    Charter of AmSurg Inglewood, Inc.
3.52    *    Bylaws of AmSurg Inglewood, Inc.
3.53    *    Charter of AmSurg Glendale, Inc.
3.54    *    Bylaws of AmSurg Glendale, Inc.


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3.55    *    Charter of AmSurg San Antonio TX, Inc.
3.56    *    Bylaws of AmSurg San Antonio TX, Inc.
3.57    *    Charter of AmSurg San Luis Obispo CA, Inc.
3.58    *    Bylaws of AmSurg San Luis Obispo CA, Inc.
3.59    *    Charter of AmSurg Temecula CA, Inc.
3.60    *    Bylaws of AmSurg Temecula CA, Inc.
3.61    *    Charter of AmSurg Escondido CA, Inc.
3.62    *    Bylaws of AmSurg Escondido CA, Inc.
3.63    *    Charter of AmSurg Scranton PA, Inc.
3.64    *    Bylaws of AmSurg Scranton PA, Inc.
3.65    *    Charter of AmSurg Arcadia CA Inc.
3.66    *    Bylaws of AmSurg Arcadia CA Inc.
3.67    *    Charter of AmSurg Main Line PA, Inc.
3.68    *    Bylaws of AmSurg Main Line PA, Inc.
3.69    *    Charter of AmSurg Oakland CA, Inc.
3.70    *    Bylaws of AmSurg Oakland CA, Inc.
3.71    *    Charter of AmSurg Lancaster PA, Inc.
3.72    *    Bylaws of AmSurg Lancaster PA, Inc.
3.73    *    Charter of AmSurg Pottsville PA, Inc.
3.74    *    Bylaws of AmSurg Pottsville PA, Inc.
3.75    *    Charter of AmSurg Glendora CA, Inc.
3.76    *    Bylaws of AmSurg Glendora CA, Inc.
3.77    *    Charter of AmSurg Kissimmee FL, Inc.
3.78    *    Amended and Restated Bylaws of AmSurg Kissimmee FL, Inc.
3.79    *    Charter of AmSurg Altamonte Springs FL, Inc.
3.80    *    Amended and Restated Bylaws of AmSurg Altamonte Springs FL, Inc.
3.81    *    Charter of AmSurg New Port Richey FL, Inc.
3.82    *    Amended and Restated Bylaws of AmSurg New Port Richey FL, Inc.


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3.83    *    Charter of AmSurg EC Centennial, Inc.
3.84    *    Bylaws of AmSurg EC Centennial, Inc.
3.85    *    Charter of AmSurg Naples, Inc.
3.86    *    Bylaws of AmSurg Naples, Inc.
3.87    *    Charter of Illinois NSC, Inc.
3.88    *    Bylaws of Illinois NSC, Inc.
3.89    *    Charter of NSC Healthcare, Inc.
3.90    *    Bylaws of NSC Healthcare, Inc.
3.91    *    Articles of Organization of NSC RBO West, LLC
3.92    *    Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of NSC RBO West, LLC
3.93    *    Articles of Organization of NSC RBO East, LLC
3.94    *    Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of NSC RBO East, LLC
3.95    *    Articles of Organization of Long Beach NSC, LLC
3.96    *    Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of Long Beach NSC, LLC
3.97    *    Articles of Organization of Torrance NSC, LLC
3.98    *    Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of Torrance NSC, LLC
3.99    *    Articles of Organization of Davis NSC, LLC
3.100    *    Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of Davis NSC, LLC
3.101    *    Articles of Organization of Fullerton NSC, LLC
3.102    *    Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of Fullerton NSC, LLC
3.103    *    Articles of Organization of San Antonio NSC, LLC
3.104    *    Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of San Antonio NSC, LLC
3.105    *    Articles of Organization of Austin NSC, LLC
3.106    *    Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of Austin NSC, LLC
3.107    *    Articles of Organization of Twin Falls NSC, LLC
3.108    *    Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of Twin Falls NSC, LLC
3.109    *    Articles of Organization of Ardmore NSC, LLC
3.110    *    Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of Ardmore NSC, LLC


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3.111    *    Articles of Organization of Kenwood NSC, LLC
3.112    *    Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of Kenwood NSC, LLC
3.113    *    Articles of Organization of Towson NSC, LLC
3.114    *    Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of Towson NSC, LLC
3.115    *    Articles of Organization of Wilton NSC, LLC
3.116    *    Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Wilton NSC, LLC
3.117    *    Articles of Organization of NSC West Palm, LLC
3.118    *    Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of NSC West Palm, LLC
3.119    *    Articles of Organization of Tampa Bay NSC, LLC
3.120    *    Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of Tampa Bay NSC, LLC
3.121    *    Articles of Organization of Coral Springs NSC, LLC
3.122    *    Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of Coral Springs NSC, LLC
3.123    *    Articles of Organization of Weston NSC, LLC
3.124    *    Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of Weston NSC, LLC
3.125    *    Charter of AmSurg Fresno CA, Inc.
3.126    *    Bylaws of AmSurg Fresno CA, Inc.
3.127    *    Certificate of Formation of Limited Partnership of Austin NSC, L.P.
3.128    *    Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of Austin NSC, L.P.
3.129    *    Charter of AmSurg Colton CA, Inc.
3.130    *    Bylaws of AmSurg Colton CA, Inc.
3.131    *    Articles of Organization of AmSurg Rockledge FL Anesthesia, LLC
3.132    *    Operating Agreement of AmSurg Rockledge FL Anesthesia, LLC
4.1       Indenture, dated as of November 20, 2012, among AmSurg Corp., the subsidiary guarantors listed therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K, dated November 20, 2012)
4.2       Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 20, 2012, AmSurg Corp., the subsidiary guarantors listed therein, and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., acting on behalf of itself and as the representative of the several Initial Purchasers listed therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Current Report on Form 8-K, dated November 20, 2012)
4.3       Form of global 5.625% Senior Note due 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit B to Exhibit 4.1 hereof)


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5.1    *    Opinion of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
5.2    *    Opinion of Hodgson Russ, LLP with respect to New York law
5.3    *    Opinion of Hodgson Russ, LLP with respect to Connecticut law
5.4    *    Opinion of Christopher R. Kelly, Esq.
12.1    *    Statement of computation of ratios of earnings to fixed charges.
21.1    *    Subsidiaries of AmSurg Corp.
23.1    *    Consent of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC (included as part of its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
23.2    *    Consent of Hodgson Russ, LLP (included as part of its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.2 hereto).
23.3    *    Consent of Hodgson Russ, LLP (included as part of its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.3 hereto).
23.4    *    Consent of Christopher R. Kelly, Esq. (included as part of his opinion filed as Exhibit 5.4 hereto).
23.5    *    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
24.1    *    Power of attorney (included on the signature pages of this registration statement).
25.1    *    Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of U.S. Bank National Association with respect to the Indenture governing the 5.625% Senior Notes due 2020
99.1    *    Form of Letter of Transmittal
99.2    *    Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and other Nominees
99.3    *    From of Broker’s Letter to Clients
99.4    *    Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery

 

* Filed herewith.
EX-3.3 2 d516951dex33.htm EX-3.3 EX-3.3

Exhibit 3.3

CHARTER

OF

AMSURG HOLDINGS, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is AmSurg Holdings, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

George P. McGinn, Jr.

Bass, Berry & Sims

2700 First American Center

Nashville, TN 37238

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited


to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: February 23, 1995

 

/s/ George P. McGinn, Jr.

George P. McGinn, Jr., Incorporator
EX-3.4 3 d516951dex34.htm EX-3.4 EX-3.4

Exhibit 3.4

BYLAWS

OF

AMSURG HOLDINGS, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

 

  2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

 

  2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.


  2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.

 

  2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, be signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and be delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

 

  2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

 

  2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period it is available for inspection.

 

  2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group”. Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

 

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Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

 

  2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

 

  2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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  2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-tenants or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners.

 

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The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

  2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

 

  2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

 

  3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

 

  3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) or more than nine (9) members. The exact number of directors, within the minimum and maximum, or the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualifies or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

 

  3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

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(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and filed with the minutes or corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

 

  3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size or a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins, if the Corporation has a variable range board.

 

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  3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

 

  3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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  3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

 

  3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

 

  3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the shareholders.

 

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  3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors with or without cause unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

 

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Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

 

  5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

 

  5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

 

  5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

 

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  5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office from any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

 

  5.5 Duties.

(a) President. The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the active management of the business of the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the President of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

 

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(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

 

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  5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the full extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement, insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

 

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ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

 

  6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

 

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Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

 

  6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

Subscriptions for shares of the Corporation shall be valid only if they are in writing. Unless the subscription agreement provides otherwise, subscriptions for shares, regardless of the time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

 

  6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

 

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  6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

 

  7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

 

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  7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Company not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

 

  7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, or the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other corporations in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

  7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on its outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which in any event shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

 

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ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the stock represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any notice required shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone, telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

 

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Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.5 4 d516951dex35.htm EX-3.5 EX-3.5

Exhibit 3.5

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION

OF

AMSURG ANESTHESIA MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC

The undersigned, acting as the organizer of a limited liability company under the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 48-249-101 et seq. (the “Act”), hereby adopts the following Articles of Organization for such limited liability company:

ARTICLE I.

The name of the limited liability company is AmSurg Anesthesia Management Services, LLC.

ARTICLE II.

The street address and zip code of the initial registered office of the limited liability company and the county in which the office is located is 20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 37215. The name of the limited liability company’s initial registered agent at its initial registered office is Claire M. Gulmi.

ARTICLE III.

The limited liability company shall be managed by a board of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

The street address and zip code of the principal executive office of the limited liability company and the county in which the principal executive office is located is 20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 37215.

ARTICLE V.

The members of the limited liability company and any other parties to any contribution agreement or contribution allowance agreement with the limited liability company shall not have preemptive rights.

ARTICLE VI.

Section 48-249-503(b)(2) of the Act shall not apply to the limited liability company.


ARTICLE VII.

The operating agreement of the limited liability company shall be in writing. The operating agreement shall be binding upon any person that becomes a member or a holder of financial or governance rights of the limited liability company, regardless of whether such person executes the operating agreement.

ARTICLE VIII.

To the fullest extent permitted by the Act, as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director shall not be liable to the limited liability company or its members for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize limited liability company action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Article VIII by the members of the limited liability company shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the limited liability company existing at the time of such repeal or modification or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

ARTICLE IX.

The limited liability company shall indemnify and advance expenses to any responsible person, officer, employee or agent made a party to a proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by the Act and applicable law, as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, these Articles of Organization have been executed on this 15th day of October, 2009, by the undersigned organizer of the limited liability company.

 

/s/ J. James Jenkins, Jr.
J. James Jenkins, Jr., Organizer

 

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EX-3.6 5 d516951dex36.htm EX-3.6 EX-3.6

Exhibit 3.6

OPERATING AGREEMENT

OF

AMSURG ANESTHESIA MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC

A TENNESSEE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

THIS OPERATING AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of the 16TH day of October, 2009 by AmSurg Corp., a Tennessee corporation (the “Member”), who hereby forms AmSurg Anesthesia Management Services, LLC (the “Company”), a Tennessee limited liability company, pursuant to the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act (the “Act”) upon the following terms and conditions:

ARTICLE I

NAME; REGISTERED AGENT AND ADDRESS; AND PLACE OF BUSINESS

The name of the Company is AmSurg Anesthesia Management Services, LLC. The Company’s registered agent and the street address of such initial registered agent is as set forth in the Company’s Articles of Organization, as such may be amended from time to time. The principal office of the Company, and such additional offices as the Member may determine to establish, shall be located at such place or places inside or outside the State of Tennessee as the Member may designate from time to time.

ARTICLE II

PURPOSE, POWERS, AND TERM OF COMPANY

2.1 Purpose and Powers of the Company. The Company is organized for the purpose of carrying on any lawful activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the Act. The Company shall possess and may exercise all of the powers and privileges granted by the Act or by any other law or by this Agreement, together with any powers incidental thereto, so far as such powers and privileges are necessary or convenient to the conduct, promotion or attainment of the business purposes or activities of the Company contemplated by this Agreement.

2.2 Term of the Company. The term of the Company shall commence on the date the Articles of Organization of the Company are filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Tennessee in accordance with the provisions of the Act and shall continue in perpetual existence unless and until dissolved and terminated pursuant to this Agreement.

2.3 Applicable Law. Regardless of the place where this Agreement may be executed by the Member, this Agreement, the rights and obligations of the Member, and any claims and disputes relating thereto, shall be subject to and governed by the Act and the other laws of the State of Tennessee as applied to agreements among Tennessee residents to be entered into and performed entirely within the State of Tennessee, and such laws shall govern the limited liability company aspects of this Agreement.


ARTICLE III

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION

3.1 Capital Contribution by Member; Initial Issuance of Units. Upon the formation of the Company, the Member shall make a capital contribution to the capital of the Company in the amount of cash, or of the property in-kind, or both, set forth opposite such Member’s name on Schedule A attached hereto. The Company shall thereupon issue to the Member the limited liability company interest (expressed as a number and class of “Units”) so subscribed and contributed for.

3.2 No Interest; No Return of Capital. Capital contributions to the Company shall not earn interest, except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Member shall not have the right to withdraw, or to receive a return of, a capital contribution or any portion thereof.

ARTICLE IV

TAX CHARACTERIZATION AND RETURNS

4.1 Tax Characterization. The Member acknowledges that at all times that two or more persons or entities hold equity interests in the Company for federal income tax purposes (i) it is the intention of the Company to be treated as a “partnership” for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and (ii) the Company will be treated as a “partnership” for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and shall make all available elections to be so treated. Until such time, however, it is the intention of the Member that the Company be disregarded for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and that the activities of the Company be deemed to be activities of the Member for such purposes. All provisions of the Company’s Articles of Organization and this Agreement are to be so construed so as to preserve that tax status under those circumstances.

4.2 Returns. In the event that the Company is treated as a partnership for tax purposes in accordance with Section 4.1 hereof, then within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year, the Member will cause to be delivered to each person who was a member at any time during such fiscal year a Form K-1 and such other information, if any, with respect to the Company as may be necessary for the preparation of each member’s federal, state, or local income tax (or information) returns, including a statement showing each member’s share of income, gain or loss, and credits for the fiscal year.

ARTICLE V

MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY

5.1 In General. The Company shall be a “director-managed limited liability company” as such term is defined in the Act. The management of the Company shall be vested in its Board of Directors (the “Board”), who shall have all powers to control and manage the business and affairs of the Company and may exercise all powers of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the day-to-day business and direction of the Company shall be conducted or exercised by the officers. The officers shall have the powers and duties which may be specified in this Agreement or designated by the Board, or which are necessary, advisable or convenient to the discharge of their duties described in this Agreement.

 

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5.2 Voting of Units. A Unit is entitled to be voted only if it is owned by a Member and each such Unit shall be entitled to one vote. Neither an assignee nor a transferee may vote a Unit unless such assignee or transferee is a Member.

5.3 Officers. The duties and powers of the officers shall be as follows:

(a) President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Company, and, as such, shall be primarily responsible for the general management of the business of the Company and for implementing the policies and directives of the Board. The President shall have authority to make contracts on behalf of the Company in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, shall be responsible to effect all orders and resolutions of the Board, shall sign and deliver in the name of the Company any deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts, or other instruments pertaining to the business of the Company, except as otherwise delegated or provided by law, shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board.

(b) Vice-Presidents. The Company may have one or more Vice-President(s) who shall exercise the functions of the President during the absence or disability of the President and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

(c) Treasurer. The Treasurer, if any, shall be the chief financial officer of the Company, and, as such, shall have general supervision over the funds of the Company and the investment or deposit thereof, shall advise the officers and, if requested, the Board regarding the financial condition of the Company, and perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

(d) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Member and shall prepare minutes or records of proceeding of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, such notices as may be required of all meetings of the Member, shall authenticate and certify records and proceedings of the Company, shall keep accurate membership records for the Company, and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

ARTICLE VI

TRANSFERS OF THE MEMBER’S UNITS

The Member may transfer to any person or persons, at any time and from time to time, any or all of its Units.

ARTICLE VII

AMENDMENT OF AGREEMENT

This Agreement may be amended only in a writing signed by the Member.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

DISTRIBUTIONS

8.1 In General. At such time as the Board shall determine, the Board shall cause the Company to distribute any cash held by it which is neither reasonably necessary for the operation of the Company nor otherwise in violation of the Act.

8.2 Distributions Upon Dissolution. Upon the occurrence of an event set forth in Article IX hereof, the Member shall be entitled to receive, after paying or making reasonable provision for all of the Company’s creditors to the extent required by the Act, the remaining funds of the Company.

ARTICLE IX

DISSOLUTION

The Company shall dissolve, and its affairs shall be wound up, only upon the decision of the Member.

ARTICLE X

LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION

10.1 Liability. The Member shall have no liability for the obligations of the Company except to the extent required by the Act.

10.2 Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify every person (the “Indemnitee”) who is or was a party or is or was threatened to be made a party to any action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Company or, while a director or officer of the Company, is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, manager, officer, employee, agent or trustee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against any losses, damages or expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, except for liability (i) for any breach of the Indemnitee’s duty of loyalty to the Company or its Member, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, or (iii) for any transaction from which the Indemnitee derived an improper personal benefit. The right to indemnification conferred in this Section includes the right of the Indemnitee to be paid by the Company the expenses incurred in defending any such action in advance of its final disposition to the full extent permitted by the Act (an “Advancement of Expenses”); provided, however, that the Company will only make an Advancement of Expenses upon delivery to the Company of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such Indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it is ultimately determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section or otherwise. Any repeal or modification of this Section will not adversely affect any right or protection of any individual existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Member has executed and delivered this Agreement the day and year first above written.

 

AMSURG CORP.
By:  

/s/ Claire M. Gulmi

Name:  

Claire M. Gulmi

Its:  

Executive Vice President and CFO

 

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AMSURG ANESTHESIA MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC

SCHEDULE A

 

Member’s Name and Address

   No. of Units      Cash Contributed or Fair Value
of Property Contributed
 

AmSurg Corp.

20 Burton Hills Blvd.

Nashville, TN 37215

     100       $ 100.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100       $ 100.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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EX-3.7 6 d516951dex37.htm EX-3.7 EX-3.7

Exhibit 3.7

CHARTER

OF

AMSURG EC TOPEKA, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is AmSurg EC Topeka, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

Cynthia Y. Reisz

2700 First American Center

Nashville, TN 37238

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended


from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: November 3, 1992

 

/s/ Cynthia Y. Reisz

Cynthia Y. Reisz, Incorporator

 

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EX-3.8 7 d516951dex38.htm EX-3.8 EX-3.8

Exhibit 3.8

BYLAWS

OF

AMSURG EC TOPEKA, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

 

  2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

 

  2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.


  2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.

 

  2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, be signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and be delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

 

  2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

 

  2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period it is available for inspection.

 

  2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group”. Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

 

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Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

 

  2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

 

  2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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  2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-tenants or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners.

 

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The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

  2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

 

  2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

 

  3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

 

  3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) or more than nine (9) members. The exact number of directors, within the minimum and maximum, or the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualifies or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

 

  3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

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(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and filed with the minutes or corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

 

  3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size or a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins, if the Corporation has a variable range board.

 

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  3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

 

  3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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  3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

 

  3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

 

  3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the shareholders.

 

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  3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors with or without cause unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

 

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Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

 

  5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

 

  5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

 

  5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

 

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  5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office from any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

 

  5.5 Duties.

(a) President. The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the active management of the business of the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the President of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

 

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(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

 

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  5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the full extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement, insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

 

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ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

 

  6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

 

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Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

 

  6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

Subscriptions for shares of the Corporation shall be valid only if they are in writing. Unless the subscription agreement provides otherwise, subscriptions for shares, regardless of the time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

 

  6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

 

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  6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

 

  7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

 

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  7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Company not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

 

  7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, or the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other corporations in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

  7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on its outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which in any event shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

 

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ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the stock represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any notice required shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone, telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

 

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Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.9 8 d516951dex39.htm EX-3.9 EX-3.9

Exhibit 3.9

CHARTER

OF

AMSURG EC ST. THOMAS, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is AmSurg EC St. Thomas, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

Cynthia Y. Reisz

2700 First American Center

Nashville, TN 37238

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended


from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: November 3, 1992

 

/s/ Cynthia Y. Reisz

Cynthia Y. Reisz, Incorporator

 

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EX-3.10 9 d516951dex310.htm EX-3.10 EX-3.10

Exhibit 3.10

BYLAWS

OF

AMSURG EC ST. THOMAS, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

 

  2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

 

  2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.


  2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.

 

  2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, be signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and be delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

 

  2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

 

  2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period it is available for inspection.

 

  2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group”. Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

 

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Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

 

  2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

 

  2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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  2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-tenants or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners.

 

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The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

  2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

 

  2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

 

  3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

 

  3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) or more than nine (9) members. The exact number of directors, within the minimum and maximum, or the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualifies or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

 

  3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

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(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and filed with the minutes or corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

 

  3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size or a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins, if the Corporation has a variable range board.

 

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  3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

 

  3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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  3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

 

  3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

 

  3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the shareholders.

 

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  3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors with or without cause unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

 

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Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

 

  5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

 

  5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

 

  5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

 

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  5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office from any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

 

  5.5 Duties.

(a) President. The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the active management of the business of the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the President of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

 

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(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

 

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  5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the full extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement, insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

 

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ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

 

  6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

 

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Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

 

  6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

Subscriptions for shares of the Corporation shall be valid only if they are in writing. Unless the subscription agreement provides otherwise, subscriptions for shares, regardless of the time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

 

  6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

 

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  6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

 

  7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

 

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  7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Company not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

 

  7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, or the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other corporations in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

  7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on its outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which in any event shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

 

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ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the stock represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any notice required shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone, telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

 

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Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.11 10 d516951dex311.htm EX-3.11 EX-3.11

Exhibit 3.11

CHARTER

OF

AMSURG EC BEAUMONT, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is AmSurg EC Beaumont, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

Cynthia Y. Reisz

2700 First American Center

Nashville, TN 37238

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended


from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: November 24, 1992

 

/s/ Cynthia Y. Reisz

Cynthia Y. Reisz, Incorporator

 

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EX-3.12 11 d516951dex312.htm EX-3.12 EX-3.12

Exhibit 3.12

BYLAWS

OF

AMSURG EC BEAUMONT, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

 

  2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

 

  2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.


  2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.

 

  2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, be signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and be delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

 

  2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

 

  2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period it is available for inspection.

 

  2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group”. Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

 

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Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

 

  2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

 

  2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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  2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-tenants or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners.

 

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The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

  2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

 

  2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

 

  3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

 

  3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) or more than nine (9) members. The exact number of directors, within the minimum and maximum, or the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualifies or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

 

  3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

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(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and filed with the minutes or corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

 

  3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size or a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins, if the Corporation has a variable range board.

 

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  3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

 

  3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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  3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

 

  3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

 

  3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the shareholders.

 

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  3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors with or without cause unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

 

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Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

 

  5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

 

  5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

 

  5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

 

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  5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office from any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

 

  5.5 Duties.

(a) President. The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the active management of the business of the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the President of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

 

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(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

 

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  5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the full extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement, insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

 

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ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

 

  6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

 

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Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

 

  6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

Subscriptions for shares of the Corporation shall be valid only if they are in writing. Unless the subscription agreement provides otherwise, subscriptions for shares, regardless of the time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

 

  6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

 

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  6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

 

  7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

 

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  7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Company not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

 

  7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, or the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other corporations in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

  7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on its outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which in any event shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

 

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ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the stock represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any notice required shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone, telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

 

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Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.13 12 d516951dex313.htm EX-3.13 EX-3.13

Exhibit 3.13

CHARTER

OF

AMSURG KEC, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is AmSurg KEC, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

Cynthia Y. Reisz

2700 First American Center

Nashville, TN 37238

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended


from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: September 28, 1992

 

/s/ Cynthia Y. Reisz

Cynthia Y. Reisz, Incorporator

 

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EX-3.14 13 d516951dex314.htm EX-3.14 EX-3.14

Exhibit 3.14

BYLAWS

OF

AMSURG KEC, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

 

  2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

 

  2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.


  2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.

 

  2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, be signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and be delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

 

  2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

 

  2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period it is available for inspection.

 

  2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group”. Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

 

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Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

 

  2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

 

  2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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  2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-tenants or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners.

 

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The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

  2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

 

  2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

 

  3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

 

  3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) or more than nine (9) members. The exact number of directors, within the minimum and maximum, or the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualifies or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

 

  3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

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(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and filed with the minutes or corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

 

  3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size or a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins, if the Corporation has a variable range board.

 

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  3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

 

  3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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  3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

 

  3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

 

  3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the shareholders.

 

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  3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors with or without cause unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

 

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Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

 

  5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

 

  5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

 

  5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

 

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  5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office from any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

 

  5.5 Duties.

(a) President. The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the active management of the business of the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the President of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

 

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(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

 

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  5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the full extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement, insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

 

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ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

 

  6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

 

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Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

 

  6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

Subscriptions for shares of the Corporation shall be valid only if they are in writing. Unless the subscription agreement provides otherwise, subscriptions for shares, regardless of the time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

 

  6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

 

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  6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

 

  7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

 

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  7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Company not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

 

  7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, or the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other corporations in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

  7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on its outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which in any event shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

 

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ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the stock represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any notice required shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone, telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

 

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Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.15 14 d516951dex315.htm EX-3.15 EX-3.15

Exhibit 3.15

CHARTER

OF

AMSURG EC SANTA FE, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is AmSurg EC Santa Fe, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

George P. McGinn, Jr.

2700 First American Center

Nashville, TN 37238

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended


from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: March 2, 1993

 

/s/ George P. McGinn, Jr.

George P. McGinn, Jr., Incorporator

 

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EX-3.16 15 d516951dex316.htm EX-3.16 EX-3.16

Exhibit 3.16

BYLAWS

OF

AMSURG EC SANTA FE, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

 

  2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

 

  2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.


  2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.

 

  2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, be signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and be delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

 

  2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

 

  2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period it is available for inspection.

 

  2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group”. Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

 

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Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

 

  2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

 

  2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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  2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-tenants or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners.

 

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The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

  2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

 

  2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

 

  3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

 

  3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) or more than nine (9) members. The exact number of directors, within the minimum and maximum, or the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualifies or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

 

  3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

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(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

 

(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and filed with the minutes or corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

 

  3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size or a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins, if the Corporation has a variable range board.

 

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  3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

 

  3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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  3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

 

  3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

 

  3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the shareholders.

 

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  3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors with or without cause unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

 

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Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

 

  5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

 

  5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

 

  5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

 

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  5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office from any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

 

  5.5 Duties.

(a) President. The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the active management of the business of the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the President of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

 

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(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

 

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  5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the full extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement, insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

 

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ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

 

  6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

 

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Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

 

  6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

Subscriptions for shares of the Corporation shall be valid only if they are in writing. Unless the subscription agreement provides otherwise, subscriptions for shares, regardless of the time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

 

  6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

 

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  6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

 

  7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

 

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  7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Company not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

 

  7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, or the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other corporations in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

  7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on its outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which in any event shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

 

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ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the stock represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any notice required shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone, telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

 

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Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.17 16 d516951dex317.htm EX-3.17 EX-3.17

Exhibit 3.17

CHARTER

OF

AMSURG EC WASHINGTON, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is AmSurg EC Washington, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

George P. McGinn, Jr.

2700 First American Center

Nashville, TN 37238

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended


from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: June 30, 1992

 

/s/ George P. McGinn, Jr.

George P. McGinn Jr., Incorporator

 

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EX-3.18 17 d516951dex318.htm EX-3.18 EX-3.18

Exhibit 3.18

BYLAWS

OF

AMSURG EC WASHINGTON, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

 

  2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

 

  2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.


  2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.

 

  2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, be signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and be delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

 

  2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

 

  2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period it is available for inspection.

 

  2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group”. Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

 

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Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

 

  2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

 

  2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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  2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-tenants or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners.

 

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The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

  2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

 

  2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

 

  3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

 

  3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) or more than nine (9) members. The exact number of directors, within the minimum and maximum, or the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualifies or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

 

  3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

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(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and filed with the minutes or corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

 

  3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size or a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins, if the Corporation has a variable range board.

 

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  3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

 

  3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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  3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

 

  3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

 

  3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the shareholders.

 

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  3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors with or without cause unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

 

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Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

 

  5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

 

  5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

 

  5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

 

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  5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office from any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

 

  5.5 Duties.

(a) President. The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the active management of the business of the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the President of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

 

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(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

 

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  5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the full extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement, insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

 

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ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

 

  6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

 

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Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

 

  6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

Subscriptions for shares of the Corporation shall be valid only if they are in writing. Unless the subscription agreement provides otherwise, subscriptions for shares, regardless of the time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

 

  6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

 

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  6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

 

  7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

 

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  7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Company not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

 

  7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, or the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other corporations in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

  7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on its outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which in any event shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

 

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ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the stock represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any notice required shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone, telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

 

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Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.19 18 d516951dex319.htm EX-3.19 EX-3.19

Exhibit 3.19

CHARTER

OF

AMSURG TORRANCE, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is AmSurg Torrance, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

Cynthia Y. Reisz

Bass, Berry & Sims

2700 First American Center

Nashville, TN 37238

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited


to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: October 13, 1993

 

/s/ Cynthia Y. Reisz

Cynthia Y. Reisz, Incorporator

 

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EX-3.20 19 d516951dex320.htm EX-3.20 EX-3.20

Exhibit 3.20

BYLAWS

OF

AMSURG TORRANCE, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

 

  2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

 

  2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.


  2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.

 

  2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, be signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and be delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

 

  2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

 

  2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period it is available for inspection.

 

  2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group”. Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

 

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Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

 

  2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

 

  2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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  2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-tenants or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners.

 

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The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

  2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

 

  2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

 

  3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

 

  3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) or more than nine (9) members. The exact number of directors, within the minimum and maximum, or the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualifies or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

 

  3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

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(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and filed with the minutes or corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

 

  3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size or a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins, if the Corporation has a variable range board.

 

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  3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

 

  3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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  3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

 

  3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

 

  3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the shareholders.

 

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  3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors with or without cause unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

 

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Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

 

  5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

 

  5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

 

  5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

 

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  5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office from any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

 

  5.5 Duties.

(a) President. The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the active management of the business of the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the President of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

 

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(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

 

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  5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the full extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement, insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

 

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ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

 

  6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

 

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Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

 

  6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

Subscriptions for shares of the Corporation shall be valid only if they are in writing. Unless the subscription agreement provides otherwise, subscriptions for shares, regardless of the time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

 

  6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

 

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  6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

 

  7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

 

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  7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Company not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

 

  7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, or the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other corporations in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

  7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on its outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which in any event shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

 

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ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the stock represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any notice required shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone, telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

 

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Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.21 20 d516951dex321.htm EX-3.21 EX-3.21

Exhibit 3.21

CHARTER

OF

AMSURG ABILENE, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is AmSurg Abilene, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

George P. McGinn, Jr.

Bass, Berry & Sims

2700 First American Center

Nashville, TN 37238

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited


to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: January 10, 1994

 

/s/ George P. McGinn, Jr.

George P. McGinn, Jr., Incorporator

 

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EX-3.22 21 d516951dex322.htm EX-3.22 EX-3.22

Exhibit 3.22

BYLAWS

OF

AMSURG ABILENE, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

 

  2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

 

  2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.


  2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.

 

  2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, be signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and be delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

 

  2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

 

  2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period it is available for inspection.

 

  2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group”. Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

 

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Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

 

  2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

 

  2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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  2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-tenants or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners.

 

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The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

  2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

 

  2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

 

  3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

 

  3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) or more than nine (9) members. The exact number of directors, within the minimum and maximum, or the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualifies or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

 

  3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

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(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and filed with the minutes or corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

 

  3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size or a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins, if the Corporation has a variable range board.

 

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  3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

 

  3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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  3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

 

  3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

 

  3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the shareholders.

 

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  3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors with or without cause unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

 

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Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

 

  5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

 

  5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

 

  5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

 

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  5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office from any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

 

  5.5 Duties.

(a) President. The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the active management of the business of the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the President of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

 

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(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

 

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  5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the full extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement, insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

 

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ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

 

  6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

 

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Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

 

  6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

Subscriptions for shares of the Corporation shall be valid only if they are in writing. Unless the subscription agreement provides otherwise, subscriptions for shares, regardless of the time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

 

  6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

 

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  6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

 

  7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

 

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  7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Company not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

 

  7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, or the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other corporations in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

  7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on its outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which in any event shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

 

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ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the stock represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any notice required shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone, telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

 

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Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.23 22 d516951dex323.htm EX-3.23 EX-3.23

Exhibit 3.23

CHARTER

OF

AMSURG SUNCOAST, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is AmSurg Suncoast, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

George P. McGinn, Jr.

Bass, Berry & Sims

2700 First American Center

Nashville, TN 37238

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited


to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: February 3, 1994

 

/s/ George P. McGinn, Jr.

George P. McGinn, Jr., Incorporator

 

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EX-3.24 23 d516951dex324.htm EX-3.24 EX-3.24

Exhibit 3.24

BYLAWS

OF

AMSURG SUNCOAST, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

 

  2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

 

  2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.


  2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.

 

  2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, be signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and be delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

 

  2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

 

  2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period it is available for inspection.

 

  2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group”. Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

 

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Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

 

  2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

 

  2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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  2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-tenants or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners.

 

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The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

  2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

 

  2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

 

  3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

 

  3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) or more than nine (9) members. The exact number of directors, within the minimum and maximum, or the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualifies or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

 

  3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

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(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and filed with the minutes or corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

 

  3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size or a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins, if the Corporation has a variable range board.

 

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  3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

 

  3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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  3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

 

  3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

 

  3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the shareholders.

 

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  3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors with or without cause unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

 

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Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

 

  5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

 

  5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

 

  5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

 

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  5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office from any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

 

  5.5 Duties.

(a) President. The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the active management of the business of the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the President of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

 

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(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

 

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  5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the full extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement, insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

 

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ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

 

  6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

 

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Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

 

  6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

Subscriptions for shares of the Corporation shall be valid only if they are in writing. Unless the subscription agreement provides otherwise, subscriptions for shares, regardless of the time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

 

  6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

 

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  6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

 

  7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

 

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  7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Company not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

 

  7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, or the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other corporations in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

  7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on its outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which in any event shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

 

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ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the stock represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any notice required shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone, telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

 

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Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.25 24 d516951dex325.htm EX-3.25 EX-3.25

Exhibit 3.25

CHARTER

OF

AMSURG LORAIN, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is AmSurg Lorain, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

George P. McGinn, Jr.

Bass, Berry & Sims

2700 First American Center

Nashville, TN 37238

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited


to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: August 9, 1994

 

/s/ George P. McGinn, Jr.

George P. McGinn, Jr., Incorporator

 

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EX-3.26 25 d516951dex326.htm EX-3.26 EX-3.26

Exhibit 3.26

BYLAWS

OF

AMSURG LORAIN, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

 

  2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

 

  2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.


  2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.

 

  2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, be signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and be delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

 

  2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

 

  2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period it is available for inspection.

 

  2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group”. Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

 

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Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

 

  2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

 

  2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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  2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-tenants or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners.

 

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The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

  2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

 

  2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

 

  3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

 

  3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) or more than nine (9) members. The exact number of directors, within the minimum and maximum, or the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualifies or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

 

  3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

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(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and filed with the minutes or corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

 

  3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size or a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins, if the Corporation has a variable range board.

 

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  3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

 

  3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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  3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

 

  3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

 

  3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the shareholders.

 

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  3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors with or without cause unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

 

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Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

 

  5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

 

  5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

 

  5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

 

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  5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office from any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

 

  5.5 Duties.

(a) President. The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the active management of the business of the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the President of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

 

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(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

 

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  5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the full extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement, insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

 

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ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

 

  6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

 

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Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

 

  6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

Subscriptions for shares of the Corporation shall be valid only if they are in writing. Unless the subscription agreement provides otherwise, subscriptions for shares, regardless of the time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

 

  6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

 

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  6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

 

  7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

 

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  7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Company not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

 

  7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, or the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other corporations in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

  7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on its outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which in any event shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

 

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ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the stock represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any notice required shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone, telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

 

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Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.27 26 d516951dex327.htm EX-3.27 EX-3.27

Exhibit 3.27

CHARTER

OF

AMSURG LA JOLLA, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is AmSurg La Jolla, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

Cynthia Y. Reisz

Bass, Berry & Sims

2700 First American Center

Nashville, TN 37238-2700

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited


to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: December 29, 1995

 

/s/ Cynthia Y. Reisz

Cynthia Y. Reisz, Incorporator

 

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EX-3.28 27 d516951dex328.htm EX-3.28 EX-3.28

Exhibit 3.28

BYLAWS

OF

AMSURG LA JOLLA, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

 

  2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

 

  2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.


  2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.

 

  2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, be signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and be delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

 

  2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

 

  2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period it is available for inspection.

 

  2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group”. Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

 

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Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

 

  2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

 

  2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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  2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-tenants or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners.

 

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The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

  2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

 

  2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

 

  3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

 

  3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) or more than nine (9) members. The exact number of directors, within the minimum and maximum, or the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualifies or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

 

  3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

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(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and filed with the minutes or corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

 

  3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size or a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins, if the Corporation has a variable range board.

 

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  3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

 

  3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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  3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

 

  3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

 

  3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the shareholders.

 

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  3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors with or without cause unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

 

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Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

 

  5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

 

  5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

 

  5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

 

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  5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office from any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

 

  5.5 Duties.

(a) President. The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the active management of the business of the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the President of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

 

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(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

 

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  5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the full extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement, insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

 

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ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

 

  6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

 

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Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

 

  6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

Subscriptions for shares of the Corporation shall be valid only if they are in writing. Unless the subscription agreement provides otherwise, subscriptions for shares, regardless of the time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

 

  6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

 

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  6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

 

  7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

 

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  7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Company not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

 

  7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, or the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other corporations in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

  7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on its outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which in any event shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

 

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ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the stock represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any notice required shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone, telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

 

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Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.29 28 d516951dex329.htm EX-3.29 EX-3.29

Exhibit 3.29

CHARTER

OF

AMSURG HILLMONT, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is AmSurg Hillmont, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

T. Scott Noonan

Bass, Berry & Sims

2700 First American Center

Nashville, TN 37238-2700

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited


to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: March 5, 1996

 

/s/ T. Scott Noonan

T. Scott Noonan, Incorporator

 

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EX-3.30 29 d516951dex330.htm EX-3.30 EX-3.30

Exhibit 3.30

BYLAWS

OF

AMSURG HILLMONT, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

 

  2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

 

  2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.


  2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.

 

  2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, be signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and be delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

 

  2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

 

  2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period it is available for inspection.

 

  2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group”. Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

 

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Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

 

  2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

 

  2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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  2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-tenants or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners.

 

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The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

  2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

 

  2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

 

  3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

 

  3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) or more than nine (9) members. The exact number of directors, within the minimum and maximum, or the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualifies or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

 

  3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

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(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and filed with the minutes or corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

 

  3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size or a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins, if the Corporation has a variable range board.

 

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  3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

 

  3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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  3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

 

  3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

 

  3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the shareholders.

 

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  3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors with or without cause unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

 

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Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

 

  5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

 

  5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

 

  5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

 

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  5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office from any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

 

  5.5 Duties.

(a) President. The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the active management of the business of the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the President of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

 

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(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

 

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  5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the full extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement, insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

 

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ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

 

  6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

 

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Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

 

  6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

Subscriptions for shares of the Corporation shall be valid only if they are in writing. Unless the subscription agreement provides otherwise, subscriptions for shares, regardless of the time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

 

  6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

 

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  6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

 

  7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

 

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  7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Company not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

 

  7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, or the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other corporations in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

  7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on its outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which in any event shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

 

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ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the stock represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any notice required shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone, telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

 

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Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.31 30 d516951dex331.htm EX-3.31 EX-3.31

Exhibit 3.31

CHARTER

OF

AMSURG PALMETTO, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is AmSurg Palmetto, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

Cynthia Y. Reisz

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

2700 First American Center

Nashville, TN 37238-2700

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited


to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: June 19, 1996

 

/s/ Cynthia Y. Reisz

Cynthia Y. Reisz, Incorporator

 

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EX-3.32 31 d516951dex332.htm EX-3.32 EX-3.32

Exhibit 3.32

BYLAWS

OF

AMSURG PALMETTO, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

 

  2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

 

  2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.


  2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.

 

  2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, be signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and be delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

 

  2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

 

  2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period it is available for inspection.

 

  2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group”. Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

 

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Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

 

  2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

 

  2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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  2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-tenants or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners.

 

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The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

  2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

 

  2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

 

  3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

 

  3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) or more than nine (9) members. The exact number of directors, within the minimum and maximum, or the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualifies or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

 

  3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

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(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and filed with the minutes or corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

 

  3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size or a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins, if the Corporation has a variable range board.

 

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  3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

 

  3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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  3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

 

  3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

 

  3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the shareholders.

 

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  3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors with or without cause unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

 

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Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

 

  5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

 

  5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

 

  5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

 

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  5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office from any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

 

  5.5 Duties.

(a) President. The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the active management of the business of the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the President of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

 

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(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

 

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  5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the full extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement, insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

 

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ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

 

  6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

 

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Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

 

  6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

Subscriptions for shares of the Corporation shall be valid only if they are in writing. Unless the subscription agreement provides otherwise, subscriptions for shares, regardless of the time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

 

  6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

 

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  6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

 

  7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

 

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  7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Company not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

 

  7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, or the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other corporations in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

  7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on its outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which in any event shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

 

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ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the stock represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any notice required shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone, telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

 

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Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.33 32 d516951dex333.htm EX-3.33 EX-3.33

Exhibit 3.33

CHARTER

OF

AMSURG NORTHWEST FLORIDA, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is AmSurg Northwest Florida, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

Cynthia Y. Reisz

2700 First American Center

Nashville, TN 37238

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended


from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: January 29, 1993

 

/s/ Cynthia Y. Reisz

Cynthia Y. Reisz, Incorporator

 

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EX-3.34 33 d516951dex334.htm EX-3.34 EX-3.34

Exhibit 3.34

BYLAWS

OF

AMSURG NORTHWEST FLORIDA, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

 

  2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

 

  2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.


  2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.

 

  2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, be signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and be delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

 

  2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

 

  2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period it is available for inspection.

 

  2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group”. Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

 

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Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

 

  2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

 

  2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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  2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-tenants or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners.

 

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The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

  2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

 

  2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

 

  3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

 

  3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) or more than nine (9) members. The exact number of directors, within the minimum and maximum, or the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualifies or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

 

  3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

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(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and filed with the minutes or corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

 

  3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size or a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins, if the Corporation has a variable range board.

 

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  3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

 

  3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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  3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

 

  3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

 

  3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the shareholders.

 

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  3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors with or without cause unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

 

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Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

 

  5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

 

  5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

 

  5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

 

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  5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office from any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

 

  5.5 Duties.

(a) President. The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the active management of the business of the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the President of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

 

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(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

 

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  5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the full extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement, insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

 

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ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

 

  6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

 

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Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

 

  6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

Subscriptions for shares of the Corporation shall be valid only if they are in writing. Unless the subscription agreement provides otherwise, subscriptions for shares, regardless of the time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

 

  6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

 

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  6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

 

  7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

 

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  7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Company not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

 

  7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, or the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other corporations in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

  7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on its outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which in any event shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

 

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ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the stock represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any notice required shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone, telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

 

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Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.35 34 d516951dex335.htm EX-3.35 EX-3.35

Exhibit 3.35

CHARTER

OF

AMSURG OCALA, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is AmSurg Ocala, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

Cynthia Y. Reisz

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

2700 First American Center

Nashville, TN 37238-2700

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited


to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: August 14, 1996

 

/s/ Cynthia Y. Reisz

Cynthia Y. Reisz, Incorporator

 

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EX-3.36 35 d516951dex336.htm EX-3.36 EX-3.36

Exhibit 3.36

BYLAWS

OF

AMSURG OCALA, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

 

  2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

 

  2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.


  2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.

 

  2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, be signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and be delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

 

  2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

 

  2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period it is available for inspection.

 

  2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group”. Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

 

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Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

 

  2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

 

  2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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  2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-tenants or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners.

 

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The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

  2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

 

  2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

 

  3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

 

  3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) or more than nine (9) members. The exact number of directors, within the minimum and maximum, or the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualifies or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

 

  3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

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(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and filed with the minutes or corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

 

  3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size or a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins, if the Corporation has a variable range board.

 

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  3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

 

  3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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  3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

 

  3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

 

  3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the shareholders.

 

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  3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors with or without cause unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

 

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Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

 

  5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

 

  5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

 

  5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

 

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  5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office from any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

 

  5.5 Duties.

(a) President. The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the active management of the business of the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the President of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

 

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(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

 

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  5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the full extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement, insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

 

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ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

 

  6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

 

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Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

 

  6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

Subscriptions for shares of the Corporation shall be valid only if they are in writing. Unless the subscription agreement provides otherwise, subscriptions for shares, regardless of the time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

 

  6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

 

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  6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

 

  7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

 

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  7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Company not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

 

  7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, or the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other corporations in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

  7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on its outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which in any event shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

 

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ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the stock represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any notice required shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone, telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

 

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Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.37 36 d516951dex337.htm EX-3.37 EX-3.37

Exhibit 3.37

CHARTER

OF

AMSURG MARYVILLE, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is AmSurg Maryville, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

George P. McGinn, Jr.

Bass, Berry & Sims

2700 First American Center

Nashville, TN 37238

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited


to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: December 19, 1994

 

/s/ George P. McGinn, Jr.

George P. McGinn, Jr., Incorporator

 

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EX-3.38 37 d516951dex338.htm EX-3.38 EX-3.38

Exhibit 3.38

BYLAWS

OF

AMSURG MARYVILLE, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

 

  2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

 

  2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.


  2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.

 

  2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, be signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and be delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

 

  2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

 

  2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period it is available for inspection.

 

  2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group”. Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

 

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Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

 

  2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

 

  2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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  2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-tenants or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners.

 

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The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

  2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

 

  2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

 

  3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

 

  3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) or more than nine (9) members. The exact number of directors, within the minimum and maximum, or the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualifies or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

 

  3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

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(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and filed with the minutes or corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

 

  3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size or a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins, if the Corporation has a variable range board.

 

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  3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

 

  3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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  3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

 

  3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

 

  3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the shareholders.

 

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  3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors with or without cause unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

 

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Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

 

  5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

 

  5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

 

  5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

 

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  5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office from any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

 

  5.5 Duties.

(a) President. The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the active management of the business of the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the President of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

 

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(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

 

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  5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the full extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement, insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

 

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ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

 

  6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

 

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Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

 

  6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

Subscriptions for shares of the Corporation shall be valid only if they are in writing. Unless the subscription agreement provides otherwise, subscriptions for shares, regardless of the time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

 

  6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

 

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  6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

 

  7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

 

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  7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Company not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

 

  7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, or the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other corporations in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

  7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on its outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which in any event shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

 

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ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the stock represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any notice required shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone, telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

 

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Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.39 38 d516951dex339.htm EX-3.39 EX-3.39

Exhibit 3.39

CHARTER

OF

AMSURG MIAMI, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is AmSurg Miami, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

George P. McGinn, Jr.

Bass, Berry & Sims

2700 First American Center

Nashville, TN 37238

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited


to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: April 7, 1995

 

/s/ George P. McGinn, Jr.

George P. McGinn, Jr., Incorporator

 

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EX-3.40 39 d516951dex340.htm EX-3.40 EX-3.40

Exhibit 3.40

BYLAWS

OF

AMSURG MIAMI, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

 

  2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

 

  2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.


  2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.

 

  2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, be signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and be delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

 

  2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

 

  2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period it is available for inspection.

 

  2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group”. Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

 

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Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

 

  2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

 

  2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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  2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-tenants or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners.

 

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The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

  2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

 

  2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

 

  3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

 

  3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) or more than nine (9) members. The exact number of directors, within the minimum and maximum, or the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualifies or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

 

  3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

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(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and filed with the minutes or corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

 

  3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size or a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins, if the Corporation has a variable range board.

 

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  3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

 

  3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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  3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

 

  3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

 

  3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the shareholders.

 

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  3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors with or without cause unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

 

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Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

 

  5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

 

  5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

 

  5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

 

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  5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office from any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

 

  5.5 Duties.

(a) President. The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the active management of the business of the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the President of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

 

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(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

 

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  5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the full extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement, insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

 

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ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

 

  6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

 

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Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

 

  6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

Subscriptions for shares of the Corporation shall be valid only if they are in writing. Unless the subscription agreement provides otherwise, subscriptions for shares, regardless of the time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

 

  6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

 

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  6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

 

  7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

 

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  7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Company not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

 

  7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, or the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other corporations in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

  7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on its outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which in any event shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

 

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ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the stock represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any notice required shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone, telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

 

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Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.41 40 d516951dex341.htm EX-3.41 EX-3.41

Exhibit 3.41

CHARTER

OF

AMSURG BURBANK, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is AmSurg Burbank, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

Cynthia Y. Reisz

Bass, Berry & Sims

2700 First American Center

Nashville, TN 37238-2700

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited


to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: October 19, 1995

 

/s/ Cynthia Y. Reisz

Cynthia Y. Reisz, Incorporator

 

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EX-3.42 41 d516951dex342.htm EX-3.42 EX-3.42

Exhibit 3.42

BYLAWS

OF

AMSURG BURBANK, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

 

  2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

 

  2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.


  2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.

 

  2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, be signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and be delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

 

  2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

 

  2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period it is available for inspection.

 

  2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group”. Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

 

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Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

 

  2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

 

  2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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  2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-tenants or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners.

 

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The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

  2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

 

  2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

 

  3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

 

  3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) or more than nine (9) members. The exact number of directors, within the minimum and maximum, or the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualifies or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

 

  3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

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(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and filed with the minutes or corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

 

  3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size or a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins, if the Corporation has a variable range board.

 

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  3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

 

  3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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  3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

 

  3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

 

  3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the shareholders.

 

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  3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors with or without cause unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

 

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Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

 

  5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

 

  5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

 

  5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

 

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  5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office from any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

 

  5.5 Duties.

(a) President. The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the active management of the business of the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the President of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

 

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(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

 

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  5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the full extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement, insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

 

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ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

 

  6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

 

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Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

 

  6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

Subscriptions for shares of the Corporation shall be valid only if they are in writing. Unless the subscription agreement provides otherwise, subscriptions for shares, regardless of the time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

 

  6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

 

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  6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

 

  7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

 

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  7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Company not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

 

  7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, or the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other corporations in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

  7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on its outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which in any event shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

 

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ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the stock represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any notice required shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone, telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

 

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Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.43 42 d516951dex343.htm EX-3.43 EX-3.43

Exhibit 3.43

CHARTER

OF

AMSURG MELBOURNE, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is AmSurg Melbourne, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

Cynthia Y. Reisz

Bass, Berry & Sims

2700 First American Center

Nashville, TN 37238-2700

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited


to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: December 14, 1995

 

/s/ Cynthia Y. Reisz

Cynthia Y. Reisz, Incorporator

 

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EX-3.44 43 d516951dex344.htm EX-3.44 EX-3.44

Exhibit 3.44

BYLAWS

OF

AMSURG MELBOURNE, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

 

  2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

 

  2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.


  2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.

 

  2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, be signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and be delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

 

  2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

 

  2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period it is available for inspection.

 

  2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group”. Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

 

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Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

 

  2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

 

  2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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  2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-tenants or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners.

 

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The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

  2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

 

  2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

 

  3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

 

  3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) or more than nine (9) members. The exact number of directors, within the minimum and maximum, or the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualifies or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

 

  3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

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(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and filed with the minutes or corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

 

  3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size or a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins, if the Corporation has a variable range board.

 

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  3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

 

  3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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  3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

 

  3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

 

  3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the shareholders.

 

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  3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors with or without cause unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

 

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Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

 

  5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

 

  5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

 

  5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

 

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  5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office from any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

 

  5.5 Duties.

(a) President. The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the active management of the business of the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the President of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

 

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(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

 

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  5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the full extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement, insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

 

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ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

 

  6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

 

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Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

 

  6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

Subscriptions for shares of the Corporation shall be valid only if they are in writing. Unless the subscription agreement provides otherwise, subscriptions for shares, regardless of the time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

 

  6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

 

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  6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

 

  7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

 

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  7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Company not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

 

  7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, or the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other corporations in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

  7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on its outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which in any event shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

 

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ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the stock represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any notice required shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone, telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

 

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Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.45 44 d516951dex345.htm EX-3.45 EX-3.45

Exhibit 3.45

CHARTER

OF

AMSURG EL PASO, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is AmSurg El Paso, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

Cynthia Y. Reisz

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

2700 First American Center

Nashville, TN 37238-2700

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited


to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: August 29, 1996

 

/s/ Cynthia Y. Reisz

Cynthia Y. Reisz, Incorporator

 

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EX-3.46 45 d516951dex346.htm EX-3.46 EX-3.46

Exhibit 3.46

BYLAWS

OF

AMSURG EL PASO, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

 

  2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

 

  2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.


  2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.

 

  2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, be signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and be delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

 

  2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

 

  2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period it is available for inspection.

 

  2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group”. Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

 

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Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

 

  2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

 

  2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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  2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-tenants or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners.

 

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The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

  2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

 

  2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

 

  3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

 

  3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) or more than nine (9) members. The exact number of directors, within the minimum and maximum, or the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualifies or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

 

  3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

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(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and filed with the minutes or corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

 

  3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size or a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins, if the Corporation has a variable range board.

 

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  3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

 

  3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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  3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

 

  3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

 

  3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the shareholders.

 

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  3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors with or without cause unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

 

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Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

 

  5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

 

  5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

 

  5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

 

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  5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office from any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

 

  5.5 Duties.

(a) President. The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the active management of the business of the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the President of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

 

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(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

 

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  5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the full extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement, insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

 

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ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

 

  6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

 

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Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

 

  6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

Subscriptions for shares of the Corporation shall be valid only if they are in writing. Unless the subscription agreement provides otherwise, subscriptions for shares, regardless of the time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

 

  6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

 

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  6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

 

  7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

 

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  7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Company not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

 

  7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, or the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other corporations in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

  7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on its outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which in any event shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

 

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ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the stock represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any notice required shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone, telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

 

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Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.47 46 d516951dex347.htm EX-3.47 EX-3.47

Exhibit 3.47

CHARTER

OF

AMSURG CRYSTAL RIVER, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is AmSurg Crystal River, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

Cynthia Y. Reisz

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

2700 First American Center

Nashville, TN 37238-2700

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited


to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: December 16, 1996

 

/s/ Cynthia Y. Reisz

Cynthia Y. Reisz, Incorporator

 

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EX-3.48 47 d516951dex348.htm EX-3.48 EX-3.48

Exhibit 3.48

BYLAWS

OF

AMSURG CRYSTAL RIVER, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

 

  2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

 

  2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.


  2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.

 

  2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, be signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and be delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

 

  2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

 

  2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period it is available for inspection.

 

  2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group”. Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

 

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Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

 

  2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

 

  2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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  2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-tenants or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners.

 

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The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

  2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

 

  2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

 

  3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

 

  3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) or more than nine (9) members. The exact number of directors, within the minimum and maximum, or the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualifies or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

 

  3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

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(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and filed with the minutes or corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

 

  3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size or a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins, if the Corporation has a variable range board.

 

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  3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

 

  3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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  3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

 

  3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

 

  3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the shareholders.

 

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  3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors with or without cause unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

 

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Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

 

  5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

 

  5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

 

  5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

 

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  5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office from any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

 

  5.5 Duties.

(a) President. The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the active management of the business of the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the President of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

 

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(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

 

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  5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the full extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement, insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

 

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ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

 

  6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

 

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Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

 

  6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

Subscriptions for shares of the Corporation shall be valid only if they are in writing. Unless the subscription agreement provides otherwise, subscriptions for shares, regardless of the time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

 

  6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

 

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  6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

 

  7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

 

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  7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Company not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

 

  7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, or the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other corporations in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

  7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on its outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which in any event shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

 

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ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the stock represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any notice required shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone, telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

 

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Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.49 48 d516951dex349.htm EX-3.49 EX-3.49

Exhibit 3.49

CHARTER

OF

AMSURG ABILENE EYE, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is AmSurg Abilene Eye, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

Cynthia Y. Reisz

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

2700 First American Center

Nashville, TN 37238-2700

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited


to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: February 19, 1997

 

/s/ Cynthia Y. Reisz

Cynthia Y. Reisz, Incorporator

 

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EX-3.50 49 d516951dex350.htm EX-3.50 EX-3.50

Exhibit 3.50

BYLAWS

OF

AMSURG ABILENE EYE, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

 

  2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

 

  2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.


  2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.

 

  2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, be signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and be delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

 

  2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

 

  2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period it is available for inspection.

 

  2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group”. Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

 

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Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

 

  2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

 

  2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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  2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-tenants or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners.

 

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The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

  2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

 

  2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

 

  3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

 

  3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) or more than nine (9) members. The exact number of directors, within the minimum and maximum, or the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualifies or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

 

  3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

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(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and filed with the minutes or corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

 

  3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size or a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins, if the Corporation has a variable range board.

 

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  3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

 

  3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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  3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

 

  3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

 

  3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the shareholders.

 

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  3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors with or without cause unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

 

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Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

 

  5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

 

  5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

 

  5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

 

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  5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office from any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

 

  5.5 Duties.

(a) President. The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the active management of the business of the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the President of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

 

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(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

 

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  5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the full extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement, insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

 

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ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

 

  6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

 

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Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

 

  6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

Subscriptions for shares of the Corporation shall be valid only if they are in writing. Unless the subscription agreement provides otherwise, subscriptions for shares, regardless of the time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

 

  6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

 

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  6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

 

  7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

 

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  7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Company not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

 

  7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, or the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other corporations in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

  7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on its outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which in any event shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

 

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ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the stock represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any notice required shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone, telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

 

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Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.51 50 d516951dex351.htm EX-3.51 EX-3.51

Exhibit 3.51

CHARTER

OF

AMSURG INGLEWOOD, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is AmSurg Inglewood, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

Cynthia Y. Reisz

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

2700 First American Center

Nashville, TN 37238-2700

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited


to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: November 8, 1999

 

/s/ Cynthia Y. Reisz

Cynthia Y. Reisz, Incorporator

 

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EX-3.52 51 d516951dex352.htm EX-3.52 EX-3.52

Exhibit 3.52

BYLAWS

OF

AMSURG INGLEWOOD, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

 

  2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

 

  2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.


  2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.

 

  2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, be signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and be delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

 

  2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

 

  2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period it is available for inspection.

 

  2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group”. Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

 

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Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

 

  2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

 

  2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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  2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-tenants or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners.

 

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The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

  2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

 

  2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

 

  3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

 

  3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) or more than nine (9) members. The exact number of directors, within the minimum and maximum, or the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualifies or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

 

  3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

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(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and filed with the minutes or corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

 

  3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size or a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins, if the Corporation has a variable range board.

 

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  3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

 

  3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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  3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

 

  3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

 

  3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the shareholders.

 

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  3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors with or without cause unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

 

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Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

 

  5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

 

  5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

 

  5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

 

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  5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office from any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

 

  5.5 Duties.

(a) President. The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the active management of the business of the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the President of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

 

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(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

 

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  5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the full extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement, insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

 

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ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

 

  6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

 

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Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

 

  6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

Subscriptions for shares of the Corporation shall be valid only if they are in writing. Unless the subscription agreement provides otherwise, subscriptions for shares, regardless of the time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

 

  6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

 

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  6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

 

  7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

 

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  7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Company not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

 

  7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, or the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other corporations in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

  7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on its outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which in any event shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

 

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ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the stock represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any notice required shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone, telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

 

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Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.53 52 d516951dex353.htm EX-3.53 EX-3.53

Exhibit 3.53

CHARTER

OF

AMSURG GLENDALE, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is AmSurg Glendale, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Suite 500

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Suite 500

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

Cynthia Y. Reisz

Bass, Berry & Sims

2700 First American Center

Nashville, TN 37238-2700

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited


to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: January 11, 2000

 

/s/ Cynthia Y. Reisz

Cynthia Y. Reisz, Incorporator

 

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EX-3.54 53 d516951dex354.htm EX-3.54 EX-3.54

Exhibit 3.54

BYLAWS

OF

AMSURG GLENDALE, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

 

  2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

 

  2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.


  2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.

 

  2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, be signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and be delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

 

  2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

 

  2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period it is available for inspection.

 

  2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group”. Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

 

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Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

 

  2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

 

  2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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  2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-tenants or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners.

 

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The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

  2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

 

  2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

 

  3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

 

  3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) or more than nine (9) members. The exact number of directors, within the minimum and maximum, or the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualifies or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

 

  3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

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(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and filed with the minutes or corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

 

  3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size or a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins, if the Corporation has a variable range board.

 

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  3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

 

  3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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  3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

 

  3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

 

  3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the shareholders.

 

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  3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors with or without cause unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

 

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Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

 

  5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

 

  5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

 

  5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

 

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  5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office from any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

 

  5.5 Duties.

(a) President. The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the active management of the business of the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the President of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

 

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(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

 

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  5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the full extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement, insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

 

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ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

 

  6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

 

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Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

 

  6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

Subscriptions for shares of the Corporation shall be valid only if they are in writing. Unless the subscription agreement provides otherwise, subscriptions for shares, regardless of the time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

 

  6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

 

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  6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

 

  7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

 

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  7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Company not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

 

  7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, or the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other corporations in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

  7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on its outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which in any event shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

 

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ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the stock represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any notice required shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone, telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

 

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Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.55 54 d516951dex355.htm EX-3.55 EX-3.55

Exhibit 3.55

CHARTER

OF

AMSURG SAN ANTONIO TX, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is AmSurg San Antonio TX, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

Melissa J. Hogan

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

AmSouth Center

315 Deaderick Street, Suite 2700

2700 First American Center

Nashville, TN 37238-3001

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to


authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: June 13, 2003

 

/s/ Melissa J. Hogan

Melissa J. Hogan, Incorporator

 

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EX-3.56 55 d516951dex356.htm EX-3.56 EX-3.56

Exhibit 3.56

BYLAWS

OF

AMSURG SAN ANTONIO TX, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.

2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.


2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is to be held, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date to determine the shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting, unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period the list is available for inspection.

2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group.” Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting, unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

 

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If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of an action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-owners or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners or fiduciaries and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners or fiduciaries.

The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

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2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) nor more than nine (9) members and shall initially consist of three (3) members. The exact number of directors, the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualified or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

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(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size, a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed and the Corporation has a variable-range size board, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins.

 

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3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy.

3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors, with or without cause, unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting

 

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group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

 

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ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office, except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office for any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

5.5 Duties.

(a) President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the active management of the business of

 

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the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the president of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business of the Corporation, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may

 

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require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation, in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or President as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the fullest extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

 

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(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement or insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its own expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or President as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

 

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(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for any future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

Subscriptions for shares of the Corporation shall be valid only if they are in writing. Unless the subscription agreement provides otherwise, subscriptions for shares, regardless of the

 

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time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

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7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other corporations in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith, the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

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7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on the Corporation’s outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which, in any event, shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any required notice shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone,

 

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telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.57 56 d516951dex357.htm EX-3.57 EX-3.57

Exhibit 3.57

CHARTER

OF

AMSURG SAN LOUIS OBISPO CA, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is AmSurg San Louis Obispo CA, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

Angie L. McKinney

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

AmSouth Center

315 Deaderick Street, Suite 2700

Nashville, TN 37238-3001

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of


directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: November 24, 2004

 

/s/ Angie L. McKinney

Angie L. McKinney, Incorporator

 

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EX-3.58 57 d516951dex358.htm EX-3.58 EX-3.58

Exhibit 3.58

BYLAWS

OF

AMSURG SAN LUIS OBISPO CA, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.

2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.


2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is to be held, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date to determine the shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting, unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period the list is available for inspection.

2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group.” Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting, unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

 

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If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of an action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-owners or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners or fiduciaries and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners or fiduciaries.

The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

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2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) nor more than nine (9) members and shall initially consist of three (3) members. The exact number of directors, the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualified or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

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(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size, a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed and the Corporation has a variable-range size board, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins.

 

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3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy.

3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors, with or without cause, unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting

 

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group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

 

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ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office, except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office for any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

5.5 Duties.

(a) President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the active management of the business of

 

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the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the president of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business of the Corporation, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may

 

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require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation, in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or President as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the fullest extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

 

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(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement or insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its own expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or President as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

 

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(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for any future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

Subscriptions for shares of the Corporation shall be valid only if they are in writing. Unless the subscription agreement provides otherwise, subscriptions for shares, regardless of the

 

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time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

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7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other corporations in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith, the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

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7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on the Corporation’s outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which, in any event, shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any required notice shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone,

 

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telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.59 58 d516951dex359.htm EX-3.59 EX-3.59

Exhibit 3.59

CHARTER

OF

AMSURG TEMECULA CA, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is AmSurg Temecula CA, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

Michael L. Hance

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

AmSouth Center

315 Deaderick Street, Suite 2700

Nashville, TN 37238-3001

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of


directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: July 14, 2003

 

/s/ Michael L. Hance

Michael L. Hance, Incorporator

 

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EX-3.60 59 d516951dex360.htm EX-3.60 EX-3.60

Exhibit 3.60

BYLAWS

OF

AMSURG TEMECULA CA, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.

2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.


2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is to be held, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date to determine the shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting, unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period the list is available for inspection.

2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group.” Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting, unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

 

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If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of an action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-owners or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners or fiduciaries and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners or fiduciaries.

The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

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2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) nor more than nine (9) members and shall initially consist of three (3) members. The exact number of directors, the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualified or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

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(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size, a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed and the Corporation has a variable-range size board, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins.

 

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3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy.

3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors, with or without cause, unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting

 

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group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

 

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ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office, except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office for any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

5.5 Duties.

(a) President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the active management of the business of

 

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the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the president of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business of the Corporation, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may

 

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require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation, in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or President as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the fullest extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

 

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(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement or insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its own expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or President as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

 

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(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for any future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

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time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

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7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other corporations in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith, the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

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7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on the Corporation’s outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which, in any event, shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any required notice shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone,

 

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telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.61 60 d516951dex361.htm EX-3.61 EX-3.61

Exhibit 3.61

CHARTER

OF

AMSURG ESCONDIDO CA, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is AmSurg Escondido CA, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

J. James Jenkins, Jr.

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

AmSouth Center

315 Deaderick Street, Suite 2700

Nashville, TN 37238-3001

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of


directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: September 7, 2004

 

/s/ J. James Jenkins, Jr.

J. James Jenkins, Jr., Incorporator

 

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EX-3.62 61 d516951dex362.htm EX-3.62 EX-3.62

Exhibit 3.62

BYLAWS

OF

AMSURG ESCONDIDO CA, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.

2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.


2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is to be held, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date to determine the shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting, unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period the list is available for inspection.

2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group.” Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting, unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

 

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If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of an action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-owners or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners or fiduciaries and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners or fiduciaries.

The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

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2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) nor more than nine (9) members and shall initially consist of three (3) members. The exact number of directors, the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualified or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

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(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size, a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed and the Corporation has a variable-range size board, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins.

 

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3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy.

3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors, with or without cause, unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting

 

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group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

 

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ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office, except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office for any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

5.5 Duties.

(a) President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the active management of the business of

 

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the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the president of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business of the Corporation, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may

 

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require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation, in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or President as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the fullest extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

 

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(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement or insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its own expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or President as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

 

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(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for any future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

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time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

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7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other corporations in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith, the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

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7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on the Corporation’s outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which, in any event, shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any required notice shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone,

 

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telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.63 62 d516951dex363.htm EX-3.63 EX-3.63

Exhibit 3.63

CHARTER

OF

AMSURG SCRANTON PA, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is AmSurg Scranton PA, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

Angie L. McKinney

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

AmSouth Center

315 Deaderick Street, Suite 2700

Nashville, TN 37238-3001

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of


directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: March 29, 2005

 

/s/ Angie L. McKinney

Angie L. McKinney, Incorporator

 

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EX-3.64 63 d516951dex364.htm EX-3.64 EX-3.64

Exhibit 3.64

BYLAWS

OF

AMSURG SCRANTON PA, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.

2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.


2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is to be held, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date to determine the shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting, unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period the list is available for inspection.

2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group.” Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting, unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

 

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If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of an action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-owners or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners or fiduciaries and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners or fiduciaries.

The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

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2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) nor more than nine (9) members and shall initially consist of three (3) members. The exact number of directors, the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualified or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

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(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size, a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed and the Corporation has a variable-range size board, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins.

 

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3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy.

3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors, with or without cause, unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting

 

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group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

 

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ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office, except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office for any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

5.5 Duties.

(a) President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the active management of the business of

 

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the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the president of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business of the Corporation, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may

 

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require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation, in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or President as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the fullest extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

 

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(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement or insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its own expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or President as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

 

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(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for any future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

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time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

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7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other corporations in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith, the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

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7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on the Corporation’s outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which, in any event, shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any required notice shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone,

 

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telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.65 64 d516951dex365.htm EX-3.65 EX-3.65

Exhibit 3.65

CHARTER

OF

AMSURG ARCADIA CA, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is AmSurg Arcadia CA, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

Kevin A. Ball

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

AmSouth Center

315 Deaderick Street, Suite 2700

Nashville, TN 37238-3001

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of


directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: March 8, 2006

 

/s/ Kevin A. Ball

Kevin A. Ball, Incorporator

 

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EX-3.66 65 d516951dex366.htm EX-3.66 EX-3.66

Exhibit 3.66

BYLAWS

OF

AMSURG ARCADIA CA, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.

2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.


2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is to be held, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date to determine the shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting, unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period the list is available for inspection.

2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group.” Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting, unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

 

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If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of an action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-owners or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners or fiduciaries and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners or fiduciaries.

The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

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2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) nor more than nine (9) members and shall initially consist of three (3) members. The exact number of directors, the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualified or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

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(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size, a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed and the Corporation has a variable-range size board, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins.

 

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3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy.

3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors, with or without cause, unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting

 

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group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

 

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ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office, except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office for any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

5.5 Duties.

(a) President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the active management of the business of

 

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the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the president of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business of the Corporation, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may

 

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require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation, in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or President as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the fullest extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

 

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(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement or insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its own expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or President as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

 

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(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for any future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

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time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

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7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other corporations in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith, the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

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7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on the Corporation’s outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which, in any event, shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any required notice shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone,

 

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telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.67 66 d516951dex367.htm EX-3.67 EX-3.67

Exhibit 3.67

CHARTER

OF

AMSURG MAIN LINE PA, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is AmSurg Main Line PA, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

Angie L. Lawless

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

315 Deaderick Street, Suite 2700

Nashville, TN 37238-3001

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited


to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: August 16, 2006

 

/s/ Angie L. Lawless

Angie L. Lawless, Incorporator

 

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EX-3.68 67 d516951dex368.htm EX-3.68 EX-3.68

Exhibit 3.68

BYLAWS

OF

AMSURG MAIN LINE PA, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.

2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.


2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is to be held, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date to determine the shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting, unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period the list is available for inspection.

2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group.” Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting, unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

 

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If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of an action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-owners or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners or fiduciaries and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners or fiduciaries.

The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

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2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) nor more than nine (9) members and shall initially consist of three (3) members. The exact number of directors, the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualified or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

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(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size, a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed and the Corporation has a variable-range size board, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins.

 

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3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy.

3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors, with or without cause, unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting

 

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group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

 

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ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office, except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office for any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

5.5 Duties.

(a) President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the active management of the business of

 

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the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the president of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business of the Corporation, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may

 

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require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation, in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or President as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the fullest extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

 

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(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement or insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its own expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or President as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

 

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(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for any future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

Subscriptions for shares of the Corporation shall be valid only if they are in writing. Unless the subscription agreement provides otherwise, subscriptions for shares, regardless of the

 

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time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

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7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other corporations in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith, the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

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7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on the Corporation’s outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which, in any event, shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any required notice shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone,

 

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telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.69 68 d516951dex369.htm EX-3.69 EX-3.69

Exhibit 3.69

CHARTER

OF

AMSURG OAKLAND CA, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is AmSurg Oakland CA, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

Kevin A. Ball

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

AmSouth Center

315 Deaderick Street, Suite 2700

Nashville, TN 37238-3001

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of


directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: September 5, 2006

 

/s/ Kevin A. Ball

Kevin A. Ball, Incorporator

 

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EX-3.70 69 d516951dex370.htm EX-3.70 EX-3.70

Exhibit 3.70

BYLAWS

OF

AMSURG OAKLAND CA, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.

2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.


2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is to be held, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date to determine the shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting, unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period the list is available for inspection.

2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group.” Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting, unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

 

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If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of an action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-owners or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners or fiduciaries and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners or fiduciaries.

The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

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2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) nor more than nine (9) members and shall initially consist of three (3) members. The exact number of directors, the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualified or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

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(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size, a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed and the Corporation has a variable-range size board, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins.

 

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3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy.

3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors, with or without cause, unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting

 

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group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

 

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ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office, except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office for any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

5.5 Duties.

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the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the president of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business of the Corporation, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may

 

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require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation, in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or President as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the fullest extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

 

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(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement or insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its own expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or President as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

 

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(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for any future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

Subscriptions for shares of the Corporation shall be valid only if they are in writing. Unless the subscription agreement provides otherwise, subscriptions for shares, regardless of the

 

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time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

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7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other corporations in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith, the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

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7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on the Corporation’s outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which, in any event, shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any required notice shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone,

 

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telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.71 70 d516951dex371.htm EX-3.71 EX-3.71

Exhibit 3.71

CHARTER

OF

AMSURG LANCASTER PA, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is AmSurg Lancaster PA, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

J. James Jenkins, Jr.

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

315 Deaderick Street, Suite 2700

Nashville, TN 37238-3001

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited


to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: December 4, 2006

 

/s/ J. James Jenkins, Jr.

J. James Jenkins, Jr., Incorporator

 

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EX-3.72 71 d516951dex372.htm EX-3.72 EX-3.72

Exhibit 3.72

BYLAWS

OF

AMSURG LANCASTER PA, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.

2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.


2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is to be held, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date to determine the shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting, unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period the list is available for inspection.

2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group.” Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting, unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

 

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If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of an action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-owners or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners or fiduciaries and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners or fiduciaries.

The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

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2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) nor more than nine (9) members and shall initially consist of three (3) members. The exact number of directors, the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualified or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

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(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size, a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed and the Corporation has a variable-range size board, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins.

 

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3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy.

3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors, with or without cause, unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting

 

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group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

 

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ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office, except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office for any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

5.5 Duties.

(a) President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the active management of the business of

 

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the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the president of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business of the Corporation, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may

 

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require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation, in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or President as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the fullest extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

 

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(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement or insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its own expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or President as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

 

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(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for any future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

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time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

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7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other entities in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith, the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

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7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on the Corporation’s outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which, in any event, shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any required notice shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone,

 

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telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.73 72 d516951dex373.htm EX-3,73 EX-3,73

Exhibit 3.73

CHARTER

OF

AMSURG POTTSVILLE PA, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is AmSurg Pottsville PA, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

Danielle M. Sloane

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

315 Deaderick Street, Suite 2700

Nashville, TN 37238-3001

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited


to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: June 1, 2007

 

/s/ Danielle M. Sloane

Danielle M. Sloane, Incorporator

 

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EX-3.74 73 d516951dex374.htm EX-3.74 EX-3.74

Exhibit 3.74

BYLAWS

OF

AMSURG POTTSVILLE PA, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.

2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.


2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is to be held, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date to determine the shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting, unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period the list is available for inspection.

2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group.” Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting, unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

 

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If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of an action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-owners or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners or fiduciaries and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners or fiduciaries.

The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

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2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) nor more than nine (9) members and shall initially consist of three (3) members. The exact number of directors, the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualified or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

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(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size, a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed and the Corporation has a variable-range size board, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins.

 

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3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy.

3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors, with or without cause, unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting

 

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group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

 

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ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office, except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office for any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

5.5 Duties.

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the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the president of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business of the Corporation, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may

 

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require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation, in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or President as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the fullest extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

 

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(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement or insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its own expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or President as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

 

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(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for any future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

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time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

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7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other entities in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith, the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

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7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on the Corporation’s outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which, in any event, shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any required notice shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone,

 

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telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.75 74 d516951dex375.htm EX-3.75 EX-3.75

Exhibit 3.75

CHARTER

OF

AMSURG GLENDORA CA, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is AmSurg Glendora CA, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

Kevin A. Ball

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

AmSouth Center

315 Deaderick Street, Suite 2700

Nashville, TN 37238-3001

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of


directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: October 9, 2006

 

/s/ Kevin A. Ball

Kevin A. Ball, Incorporator

 

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EX-3.76 75 d516951dex376.htm EX-3.76 EX-3.76

Exhibit 3.76

BYLAWS

OF

AMSURG GLENDORA CA, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.

2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.


2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is to be held, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date to determine the shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting, unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period the list is available for inspection.

2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group.” Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting, unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

 

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If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of an action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-owners or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners or fiduciaries and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners or fiduciaries.

The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

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2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) nor more than nine (9) members and shall initially consist of three (3) members. The exact number of directors, the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualified or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

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(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size, a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed and the Corporation has a variable-range size board, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins.

 

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3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy.

3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors, with or without cause, unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting

 

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group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

 

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ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office, except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office for any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

5.5 Duties.

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the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the president of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business of the Corporation, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may

 

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require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation, in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or President as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the fullest extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

 

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(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement or insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its own expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or President as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

 

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(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for any future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

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time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

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7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other corporations in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith, the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

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7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on the Corporation’s outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which, in any event, shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any required notice shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone,

 

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telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.77 76 d516951dex377.htm EX-3.77 EX-3.77

Exhibit 3.77

CHARTER

OF

AMSURG KISSIMMEE FL, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is AmSurg Kissimmee FL, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

George P. McGinn, Jr.

Bass, Berry & Sims

2700 First American Center

Nashville, TN 37238

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited


to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: May 5, 1994

 

/s/ George P. McGinn, Jr.

George P. McGinn, Jr., Incorporator

 

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EX-3.78 77 d516951dex378.htm EX-3.78 EX-3.78

Exhibit 3.78

AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

OF

AMSURG KISSIMMEE FL, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.

2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.


2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is to be held, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date to determine the shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting, unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period the list is available for inspection.

2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group.” Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting, unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

 

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If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of an action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-owners or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners or fiduciaries and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners or fiduciaries.

The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

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2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) nor more than nine (9) members. The exact number of directors, the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualified or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

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(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size, a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed and the Corporation has a variable-range size board, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins.

 

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3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy.

3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors, with or without cause, unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting

 

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group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

 

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ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office, except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office for any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

5.5 Duties.

(a) President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the active management of the business of

 

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the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the president of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business of the Corporation, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may

 

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require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation, in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or President as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the fullest extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

 

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(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement or insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its own expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or President as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

 

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(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for any future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

Subscriptions for shares of the Corporation shall be valid only if they are in writing. Unless the subscription agreement provides otherwise, subscriptions for shares, regardless of the

 

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time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

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7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other entities in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith, the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

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7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on the Corporation’s outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which, in any event, shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any required notice shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone,

 

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telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.79 78 d516951dex379.htm EX-3.79 EX-3.79

Exhibit 3.79

CHARTER

OF

AMSURG ALTAMONTE SPRINGS FL, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is AmSurg Altamonte Springs FL, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

Cynthia Y. Reisz

Bass, Berry & Sims

2700 First American Center

Nashville, TN 37238-2700

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited


to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: January 17, 1996

 

/s/ Cynthia Y. Reisz

Cynthia Y. Reisz, Incorporator

 

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EX-3.80 79 d516951dex380.htm EX-3.80 EX-3.80

Exhibit 3.80

AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

OF

AMSURG ALTAMONTE SPRINGS FL, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.

2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.


2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is to be held, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date to determine the shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting, unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period the list is available for inspection.

2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group.” Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting, unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

 

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If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of an action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-owners or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners or fiduciaries and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners or fiduciaries.

The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

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2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) nor more than nine (9) members. The exact number of directors, the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualified or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

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(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size, a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed and the Corporation has a variable-range size board, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins.

 

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3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy.

3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors, with or without cause, unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting

 

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group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

 

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ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office, except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office for any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

5.5 Duties.

(a) President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the active management of the business of

 

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the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the president of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business of the Corporation, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may

 

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require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation, in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or President as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the fullest extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

 

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(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement or insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its own expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or President as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

 

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(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for any future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

Subscriptions for shares of the Corporation shall be valid only if they are in writing. Unless the subscription agreement provides otherwise, subscriptions for shares, regardless of the

 

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time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

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7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other entities in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith, the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

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7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on the Corporation’s outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which, in any event, shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any required notice shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone,

 

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telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.81 80 d516951dex381.htm EX-3.81 EX-3.81

Exhibit 3.81

CHARTER

OF

AMSURG NEW PORT RICHEY FL, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is AmSurg New Port Richey FL, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

Cynthia Y. Reisz

Bass, Berry & Sims

2700 First American Center

Nashville, TN 37238-2700

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited


to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: December 16, 1996

 

/s/ Cynthia Y. Reisz

Cynthia Y. Reisz, Incorporator

 

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EX-3.82 81 d516951dex382.htm EX-3.82 EX-3.82

Exhibit 3.82

AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

OF

AMSURG NEW PORT RICHEY FL, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.

2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.


2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is to be held, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date to determine the shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting, unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period the list is available for inspection.

2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group.” Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting, unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

 

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If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of an action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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  2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-owners or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners or fiduciaries and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners or fiduciaries.

The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

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2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) nor more than nine (9) members. The exact number of directors, the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualified or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

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(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size, a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed and the Corporation has a variable-range size board, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins.

 

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3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy.

3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors, with or without cause, unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting

 

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group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

 

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ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office, except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office for any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

5.5 Duties.

(a) President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the active management of the business of

 

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the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the president of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business of the Corporation, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may

 

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require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation, in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or President as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the fullest extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

 

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(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement or insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its own expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or President as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

 

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(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for any future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

Subscriptions for shares of the Corporation shall be valid only if they are in writing. Unless the subscription agreement provides otherwise, subscriptions for shares, regardless of the

 

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time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

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7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other entities in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith, the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

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7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on the Corporation’s outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which, in any event, shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any required notice shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone,

 

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telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.83 82 d516951dex383.htm EX-3.83 EX-3.83

Exhibit 3.83

CHARTER

OF

AMSURG EC CENTENNIAL, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is AmSurg EC Centennial, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

Cynthia Y. Reisz

2700 First American Center

Nashville, TN 37238

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended


from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: November 3, 1992

 

/s/ Cynthia Y. Reisz

Cynthia Y. Reisz, Incorporator

 

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EX-3.84 83 d516951dex384.htm EX-3.84 EX-3.84

Exhibit 3.84

BYLAWS

OF

AMSURG EC CENTENNIAL, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

 

  2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

 

  2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.


  2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.

 

  2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, be signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and be delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

 

  2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

 

  2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period it is available for inspection.

 

  2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group”. Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

 

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Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

 

  2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

 

  2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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  2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-tenants or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners.

 

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The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

  2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

 

  2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

 

  3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

 

  3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) or more than nine (9) members. The exact number of directors, within the minimum and maximum, or the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualifies or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

 

  3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

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(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and filed with the minutes or corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

 

  3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size or a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins, if the Corporation has a variable range board.

 

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  3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

 

  3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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  3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

 

  3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

 

  3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the shareholders.

 

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  3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors with or without cause unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

 

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Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

 

  5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

 

  5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

 

  5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

 

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  5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office from any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

 

  5.5 Duties.

(a) President. The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the active management of the business of the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the President of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

 

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(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

 

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  5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the full extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement, insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

 

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ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

 

  6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

 

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Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

 

  6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

Subscriptions for shares of the Corporation shall be valid only if they are in writing. Unless the subscription agreement provides otherwise, subscriptions for shares, regardless of the time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

 

  6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

 

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  6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

 

  7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

 

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  7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Company not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

 

  7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, or the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other corporations in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

  7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on its outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which in any event shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

 

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ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the stock represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any notice required shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone, telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

 

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Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.85 84 d516951dex385.htm EX-3.85 EX-3.85

Exhibit 3.85

CHARTER

OF

AMSURG NAPLES, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is AmSurg Naples, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

Cynthia Y. Reisz

Bass, Berry & Sims

2700 First American Center

Nashville, TN 37238-2700

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited


to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: August 28, 1996

 

/s/ Cynthia Y. Reisz

Cynthia Y. Reisz, Incorporator

 

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EX-3.86 85 d516951dex386.htm EX-3.86 EX-3.86

Exhibit 3.86

BYLAWS

OF

AMSURG NAPLES, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

 

  2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

 

  2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.


  2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.

 

  2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, be signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and be delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

 

  2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

 

  2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period it is available for inspection.

 

  2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group”. Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

 

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Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

 

  2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

 

  2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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  2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-tenants or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners.

 

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The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

  2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

 

  2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

 

  3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

 

  3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) or more than nine (9) members. The exact number of directors, within the minimum and maximum, or the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualifies or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

 

  3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

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(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and filed with the minutes or corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

 

  3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size or a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins, if the Corporation has a variable range board.

 

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  3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

 

  3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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  3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

 

  3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

 

  3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the shareholders.

 

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  3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors with or without cause unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

 

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Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

 

  5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

 

  5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

 

  5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

 

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  5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office from any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

 

  5.5 Duties.

(a) President. The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the active management of the business of the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the President of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

 

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(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

 

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  5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the full extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement, insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or its Chief Executive Officer as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

 

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ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

 

  6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

 

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Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

 

  6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

Subscriptions for shares of the Corporation shall be valid only if they are in writing. Unless the subscription agreement provides otherwise, subscriptions for shares, regardless of the time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

 

  6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

 

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  6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

 

  7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

 

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  7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Company not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

 

  7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, or the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other corporations in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

  7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on its outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which in any event shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

 

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ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the stock represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any notice required shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone, telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

 

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Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.87 86 d516951dex387.htm EX-3.87 EX-3.87

Exhibit 3.87

CHARTER

OF

ILLINOIS NSC, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is Illinois NSC, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s initial registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s initial registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

Frank M. Pellegrino

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

150 Third Avenue South, Suite 2800

Nashville, Tennessee 37201

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited


to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: September 19, 2011

 

/s/ Frank M. Pellegrino

Frank M. Pellegrino, Incorporator

 

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EX-3.88 87 d516951dex388.htm EX-3.88 EX-3.88

Exhibit 3.88

BYLAWS

OF

ILLINOIS NSC, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

 

  2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

 

  2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.

 

  2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.


  2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is to be held, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

 

  2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date to determine the shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting, unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

 

  2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period the list is available for inspection.

 

  2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group.” Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting, unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

 

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If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

 

  2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of an action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

 

  2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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  2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-owners or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners or fiduciaries and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners or fiduciaries.

The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

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  2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

 

  2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

 

  3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

 

  3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) nor more than nine (9) members. The exact number of directors, the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualified or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

 

  3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

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(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

 

  3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size, a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed and the Corporation has a variable-range size board, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins.

 

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  3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

 

  3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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  3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

 

  3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

 

  3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy.

 

  3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors, with or without cause, unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting

 

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group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

 

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ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

 

  5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office, except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

 

  5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

 

  5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

 

  5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office for any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

 

  5.5 Duties.

(a) President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the active management of the business of

 

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the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the president of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business of the Corporation, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may

 

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require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation, in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

 

  5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or President as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the fullest extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

 

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(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement or insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its own expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or President as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

 

  6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

 

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(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for any future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

 

  6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

Subscriptions for shares of the Corporation shall be valid only if they are in writing. Unless the subscription agreement provides otherwise, subscriptions for shares, regardless of the

 

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time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

 

  6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

 

  6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

 

  7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

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  7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

 

  7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

 

  7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other entities in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith, the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

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  7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on the Corporation’s outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which, in any event, shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any required notice shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone,

 

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telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.89 88 d516951dex389.htm EX-3.89 EX-3.89

Exhibit 3.89

CHARTER

OF

NSC HEALTHCARE, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is NSC Healthcare, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s initial registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s initial registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Fifth Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

Frank M. Pellegrino

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

150 Third Avenue South, Suite 2800

Nashville, Tennessee 37201

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited


to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: September 19, 2011

 

/s/ Frank M. Pellegrino

Frank M. Pellegrino, Incorporator

 

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EX-3.90 89 d516951dex390.htm EX-3.90 EX-3.90

Exhibit 3.90

BYLAWS

OF

NSC HEALTHCARE, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

  2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

 

  2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.

 

  2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.


  2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is to be held, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

 

  2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date to determine the shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting, unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

 

  2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period the list is available for inspection.

 

  2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group.” Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting, unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

 

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If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

 

  2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of an action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

 

  2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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  2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-owners or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners or fiduciaries and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners or fiduciaries.

The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

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  2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

 

  2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

 

  3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

 

  3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) nor more than nine (9) members. The exact number of directors, the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualified or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

 

  3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

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(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

 

  3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size, a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed and the Corporation has a variable-range size board, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins.

 

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  3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

 

  3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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  3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

 

  3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

 

  3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy.

 

  3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors, with or without cause, unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting

 

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group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

 

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ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

 

  5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office, except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

 

  5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

 

  5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

 

  5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office for any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

 

  5.5 Duties.

(a) President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the active management of the business of

 

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the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the president of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business of the Corporation, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may

 

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require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation, in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

 

  5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or President as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the fullest extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

 

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(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement or insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its own expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or President as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

 

  6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

 

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(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for any future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

 

  6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

Subscriptions for shares of the Corporation shall be valid only if they are in writing. Unless the subscription agreement provides otherwise, subscriptions for shares, regardless of the

 

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time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

 

  6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

 

  6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

 

  7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

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  7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

 

  7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

 

  7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other entities in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith, the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

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  7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on the Corporation’s outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which, in any event, shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any required notice shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone,

 

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telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.91 90 d516951dex391.htm EX-3.91 EX-3.91

Exhibit 3.91

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION

OF

NSC RBO WEST, LLC

The undersigned, acting as the organizer of a limited liability company under the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 48-249-101 et seq. (the “Act”), hereby adopts the following Articles of Organization for such limited liability company:

ARTICLE I.

The name of the limited liability company is NSC RBO West, LLC.

ARTICLE II.

The street address and zip code of the initial registered office of the limited liability company and the county in which the office is located is 20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 37215. The name of the limited liability company’s initial registered agent at its initial registered office is Claire M. Gulmi.

ARTICLE III.

The limited liability company shall be managed by a board of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

The street address and zip code of the principal executive office of the limited liability company and the county in which the principal executive office is located is 20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 37215.

ARTICLE V.

The members of the limited liability company and any other parties to any contribution agreement or contribution allowance agreement with the limited liability company shall not have preemptive rights.

ARTICLE VI.

Section 48-249-503(b)(2) of the Act shall not apply to the limited liability company.


ARTICLE VII.

The operating agreement of the limited liability company shall be in writing. The operating agreement shall be binding upon any person that becomes a member or a holder of financial or governance rights of the limited liability company, regardless of whether such person executes the operating agreement.

ARTICLE VIII.

To the fullest extent permitted by the Act, as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director shall not be liable to the limited liability company or its members for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize limited liability company action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Article VIII by the members of the limited liability company shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the limited liability company existing at the time of such repeal or modification or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

ARTICLE IX.

The limited liability company shall indemnify and advance expenses to any responsible person, officer, employee or agent made a party to a proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by the Act and applicable law, as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, these Articles of Organization have been executed on this 20th day of September, 2011, by the undersigned organizer of the limited liability company.

 

/s/ Frank M. Pellegrino

Frank M. Pellegrino, Organizer

 

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EX-3.92 91 d516951dex392.htm EX-3.92 EX-3.92

Exhibit 3.92

AMENDED AND RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT

OF

NSC RBO WEST, LLC

A TENNESSEE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

THIS OPERATING AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of the 23rd day of September, 2011 by AmSurg Holdings, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the “Member”), who hereby forms NSC RBO West, LLC (the “Company”), a Tennessee limited liability company, pursuant to the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act (the “Act”) upon the following terms and conditions:

ARTICLE I

NAME; REGISTERED AGENT AND ADDRESS; AND PLACE OF BUSINESS

The name of the Company is NSC RBO West, LLC. The Company’s registered agent and the street address of such initial registered agent is as set forth in the Company’s Articles of Organization, as such may be amended from time to time. The principal office of the Company, and such additional offices as the Member may determine to establish, shall be located at such place or places inside or outside the State of Tennessee as the Member may designate from time to time.

ARTICLE II

PURPOSE, POWERS, AND TERM OF COMPANY

2.1 Purpose and Powers of the Company. The Company is organized for the purpose of carrying on any lawful activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the Act. The Company shall possess and may exercise all of the powers and privileges granted by the Act or by any other law or by this Agreement, together with any powers incidental thereto, so far as such powers and privileges are necessary or convenient to the conduct, promotion or attainment of the business purposes or activities of the Company contemplated by this Agreement.

2.2 Term of the Company. The term of the Company shall commence on the date the Articles of Organization of the Company are filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Tennessee in accordance with the provisions of the Act and shall continue in perpetual existence unless and until dissolved and terminated pursuant to this Agreement.

2.3 Applicable Law. Regardless of the place where this Agreement may be executed by the Member, this Agreement, the rights and obligations of the Member, and any claims and disputes relating thereto, shall be subject to and governed by the Act and the other laws of the State of Tennessee as applied to agreements among Tennessee residents to be entered into and performed entirely within the State of Tennessee, and such laws shall govern the limited liability company aspects of this Agreement.


ARTICLE III

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION

3.1 Capital Contribution by Member; Initial Issuance of Units. Upon the formation of the Company, the Member shall make a capital contribution to the capital of the Company in the amount of cash, or of the property in-kind, or both, set forth opposite such Member’s name on Schedule A attached hereto. The Company shall thereupon issue to the Member the limited liability company interest (expressed as a number and class of “Units”) so subscribed and contributed for.

3.2 No Interest; No Return of Capital. Capital contributions to the Company shall not earn interest, except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Member shall not have the right to withdraw, or to receive a return of, a capital contribution or any portion thereof.

ARTICLE IV

TAX CHARACTERIZATION AND RETURNS

4.1 Tax Characterization. The Member acknowledges that at all times that if two or more persons or entities hold equity interests in the Company for federal income tax purposes (i) it is the intention of the Company to be treated as a “partnership” for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and (ii) the Company will be treated as a “partnership” for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and shall make all available elections to be so treated. Until such time, however, it is the intention of the Member that the Company be disregarded for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and that the activities of the Company be deemed to be activities of the Member for such purposes. All provisions of the Company’s Articles of Organization and this Agreement are to be so construed so as to preserve that tax status under those circumstances.

4.2 Returns. In the event that the Company is treated as a partnership for tax purposes in accordance with Section 4.1 hereof, then within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year, the Member will cause to be delivered to each person who was a member at any time during such fiscal year a Form K-1 and such other information, if any, with respect to the Company as may be necessary for the preparation of each member’s federal, state, or local income tax (or information) returns, including a statement showing each member’s share of income, gain or loss, and credits for the fiscal year.

ARTICLE V

MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY

5.1 In General. The Company shall be a “director-managed limited liability company” as such term is defined in the Act. The management of the Company shall be vested in its Board of Directors (the “Board”), who shall have all powers to control and manage the business and affairs of the Company and may exercise all powers of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the day-to-day business and direction of the Company shall be conducted or exercised by the officers. The officers shall have the powers and duties which may be specified in this Agreement or designated by the Board, or which are necessary, advisable or convenient to the discharge of their duties described in this Agreement.

 

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5.2 Voting of Units. A Unit is entitled to be voted only if it is owned by a Member and each such Unit shall be entitled to one vote. Neither an assignee nor a transferee may vote a Unit unless such assignee or transferee is a Member.

5.3 Officers. The duties and powers of the officers shall be as follows:

(a) President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Company, and, as such, shall be primarily responsible for the general management of the business of the Company and for implementing the policies and directives of the Board. The President shall have authority to make contracts on behalf of the Company in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, shall be responsible to effect all orders and resolutions of the Board, shall sign and deliver in the name of the Company any deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts, or other instruments pertaining to the business of the Company, except as otherwise delegated or provided by law, shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board.

(b) Vice-Presidents. The Company may have one or more Vice-President(s) who shall exercise the functions of the President during the absence or disability of the President and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

(c) Treasurer. The Treasurer, if any, shall be the chief financial officer of the Company, and, as such, shall have general supervision over the funds of the Company and the investment or deposit thereof, shall advise the officers and, if requested, the Board regarding the financial condition of the Company, and perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

(d) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Member and the Board and shall prepare minutes or records of proceeding of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, such notices as may be required of all meetings of the Member and the Board, shall authenticate and certify records and proceedings of the Company, shall keep accurate membership records for the Company, and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

ARTICLE VI

TRANSFERS OF THE MEMBER’S UNITS

The Member may transfer to any person or persons, at any time and from time to time, any or all of its Units.

ARTICLE VII

AMENDMENT OF AGREEMENT

This Agreement may be amended only in a writing signed by the Member.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

DISTRIBUTIONS

8.1 In General. At such time as the Board shall determine, the Board shall cause the Company to distribute any cash held by it which is neither reasonably necessary for the operation of the Company nor otherwise in violation of the Act.

8.2 Distributions Upon Dissolution. Upon the occurrence of an event set forth in Article IX hereof, the Member shall be entitled to receive, after paying or making reasonable provision for all of the Company’s creditors to the extent required by the Act, the remaining funds of the Company.

ARTICLE IX

DISSOLUTION

The Company shall dissolve, and its affairs shall be wound up, only upon the decision of the Member.

ARTICLE X

LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION

10.1 Liability. The Member shall have no liability for the obligations of the Company except to the extent required by the Act.

10.2 Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify every person (the “Indemnitee”) who is or was a party or is or was threatened to be made a party to any action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Company or, while a director or officer of the Company, is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, manager, officer, employee, agent or trustee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against any losses, damages or expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, except for liability (i) for any breach of the Indemnitee’s duty of loyalty to the Company or its Member, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, or (iii) for any transaction from which the Indemnitee derived an improper personal benefit. The right to indemnification conferred in this Section includes the right of the Indemnitee to be paid by the Company the expenses incurred in defending any such action in advance of its final disposition to the full extent permitted by the Act (an “Advancement of Expenses”); provided, however, that the Company will only make an Advancement of Expenses upon delivery to the Company of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such Indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it is ultimately determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section or otherwise. Any repeal or modification of this Section will not adversely affect any right or protection of any individual existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Member has executed and delivered this Agreement the day and year first above written.

 

AMSURG HOLDINGS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Claire M. Gulmi

Name:  

Claire M. Gulmi

Its:  

Secretary

 

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NSC RBO WEST, LLC

SCHEDULE A

 

Member’s Name and Address

   No. of Units      Cash Contributed or Fair Value
of Property Contributed
 

AmSurg Holdings, Inc.

20 Burton Hills Blvd.

Nashville, TN 37215

     100       $ 100.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100       $ 100.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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EX-3.93 92 d516951dex393.htm EX-3.93 EX-3.93

Exhibit 3.93

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION

OF

NSC RBO EAST, LLC

The undersigned, acting as the organizer of a limited liability company under the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 48-249-101 et seq. (the “Act”), hereby adopts the following Articles of Organization for such limited liability company:

ARTICLE I.

The name of the limited liability company is NSC RBO East, LLC.

ARTICLE II.

The street address and zip code of the initial registered office of the limited liability company and the county in which the office is located is 20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 37215. The name of the limited liability company’s initial registered agent at its initial registered office is Claire M. Gulmi.

ARTICLE III.

The limited liability company shall be managed by a board of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

The street address and zip code of the principal executive office of the limited liability company and the county in which the principal executive office is located is 20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 37215.

ARTICLE V.

The members of the limited liability company and any other parties to any contribution agreement or contribution allowance agreement with the limited liability company shall not have preemptive rights.

ARTICLE VI.

Section 48-249-503(b)(2) of the Act shall not apply to the limited liability company.


ARTICLE VII.

The operating agreement of the limited liability company shall be in writing. The operating agreement shall be binding upon any person that becomes a member or a holder of financial or governance rights of the limited liability company, regardless of whether such person executes the operating agreement.

ARTICLE VIII.

To the fullest extent permitted by the Act, as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director shall not be liable to the limited liability company or its members for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize limited liability company action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Article VIII by the members of the limited liability company shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the limited liability company existing at the time of such repeal or modification or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

ARTICLE IX.

The limited liability company shall indemnify and advance expenses to any responsible person, officer, employee or agent made a party to a proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by the Act and applicable law, as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, these Articles of Organization have been executed on this 20th day of September, 2011, by the undersigned organizer of the limited liability company.

 

/s/ Frank M. Pellegrino

Frank M. Pellegrino, Organizer

 

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EX-3.94 93 d516951dex394.htm EX-3.94 EX-3.94

Exhibit 3.94

AMENDED AND RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT

OF

NSC RBO EAST, LLC

A TENNESSEE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

THIS OPERATING AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of the 23rd day of September, 2011 by AmSurg Holdings, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the “Member”), who hereby forms NSC RBO East, LLC (the “Company”), a Tennessee limited liability company, pursuant to the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act (the “Act”) upon the following terms and conditions:

ARTICLE I

NAME; REGISTERED AGENT AND ADDRESS; AND PLACE OF BUSINESS

The name of the Company is NSC RBO East, LLC. The Company’s registered agent and the street address of such initial registered agent is as set forth in the Company’s Articles of Organization, as such may be amended from time to time. The principal office of the Company, and such additional offices as the Member may determine to establish, shall be located at such place or places inside or outside the State of Tennessee as the Member may designate from time to time.

ARTICLE II

PURPOSE, POWERS, AND TERM OF COMPANY

2.1 Purpose and Powers of the Company. The Company is organized for the purpose of carrying on any lawful activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the Act. The Company shall possess and may exercise all of the powers and privileges granted by the Act or by any other law or by this Agreement, together with any powers incidental thereto, so far as such powers and privileges are necessary or convenient to the conduct, promotion or attainment of the business purposes or activities of the Company contemplated by this Agreement.

2.2 Term of the Company. The term of the Company shall commence on the date the Articles of Organization of the Company are filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Tennessee in accordance with the provisions of the Act and shall continue in perpetual existence unless and until dissolved and terminated pursuant to this Agreement.

2.3 Applicable Law. Regardless of the place where this Agreement may be executed by the Member, this Agreement, the rights and obligations of the Member, and any claims and disputes relating thereto, shall be subject to and governed by the Act and the other laws of the State of Tennessee as applied to agreements among Tennessee residents to be entered into and performed entirely within the State of Tennessee, and such laws shall govern the limited liability company aspects of this Agreement.


ARTICLE III

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION

3.1 Capital Contribution by Member; Initial Issuance of Units. Upon the formation of the Company, the Member shall make a capital contribution to the capital of the Company in the amount of cash, or of the property in-kind, or both, set forth opposite such Member’s name on Schedule A attached hereto. The Company shall thereupon issue to the Member the limited liability company interest (expressed as a number and class of “Units”) so subscribed and contributed for.

3.2 No Interest; No Return of Capital. Capital contributions to the Company shall not earn interest, except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Member shall not have the right to withdraw, or to receive a return of, a capital contribution or any portion thereof.

ARTICLE IV

TAX CHARACTERIZATION AND RETURNS

4.1 Tax Characterization. The Member acknowledges that at all times that if two or more persons or entities hold equity interests in the Company for federal income tax purposes (i) it is the intention of the Company to be treated as a “partnership” for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and (ii) the Company will be treated as a “partnership” for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and shall make all available elections to be so treated. Until such time, however, it is the intention of the Member that the Company be disregarded for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and that the activities of the Company be deemed to be activities of the Member for such purposes. All provisions of the Company’s Articles of Organization and this Agreement are to be so construed so as to preserve that tax status under those circumstances.

4.2 Returns. In the event that the Company is treated as a partnership for tax purposes in accordance with Section 4.1 hereof, then within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year, the Member will cause to be delivered to each person who was a member at any time during such fiscal year a Form K-1 and such other information, if any, with respect to the Company as may be necessary for the preparation of each member’s federal, state, or local income tax (or information) returns, including a statement showing each member’s share of income, gain or loss, and credits for the fiscal year.

ARTICLE V

MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY

5.1 In General. The Company shall be a “director-managed limited liability company” as such term is defined in the Act. The management of the Company shall be vested in its Board of Directors (the “Board”), who shall have all powers to control and manage the business and affairs of the Company and may exercise all powers of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the day-to-day business and direction of the Company shall be conducted or exercised by the officers. The officers shall have the powers and duties which may be specified in this Agreement or designated by the Board, or which are necessary, advisable or convenient to the discharge of their duties described in this Agreement.

 

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5.2 Voting of Units. A Unit is entitled to be voted only if it is owned by a Member and each such Unit shall be entitled to one vote. Neither an assignee nor a transferee may vote a Unit unless such assignee or transferee is a Member.

5.3 Officers. The duties and powers of the officers shall be as follows:

(a) President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Company, and, as such, shall be primarily responsible for the general management of the business of the Company and for implementing the policies and directives of the Board. The President shall have authority to make contracts on behalf of the Company in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, shall be responsible to effect all orders and resolutions of the Board, shall sign and deliver in the name of the Company any deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts, or other instruments pertaining to the business of the Company, except as otherwise delegated or provided by law, shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board.

(b) Vice-Presidents. The Company may have one or more Vice-President(s) who shall exercise the functions of the President during the absence or disability of the President and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

(c) Treasurer. The Treasurer, if any, shall be the chief financial officer of the Company, and, as such, shall have general supervision over the funds of the Company and the investment or deposit thereof, shall advise the officers and, if requested, the Board regarding the financial condition of the Company, and perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

(d) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Member and the Board and shall prepare minutes or records of proceeding of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, such notices as may be required of all meetings of the Member and the Board, shall authenticate and certify records and proceedings of the Company, shall keep accurate membership records for the Company, and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

ARTICLE VI

TRANSFERS OF THE MEMBER’S UNITS

The Member may transfer to any person or persons, at any time and from time to time, any or all of its Units.

ARTICLE VII

AMENDMENT OF AGREEMENT

This Agreement may be amended only in a writing signed by the Member.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

DISTRIBUTIONS

8.1 In General. At such time as the Board shall determine, the Board shall cause the Company to distribute any cash held by it which is neither reasonably necessary for the operation of the Company nor otherwise in violation of the Act.

8.2 Distributions Upon Dissolution. Upon the occurrence of an event set forth in Article IX hereof, the Member shall be entitled to receive, after paying or making reasonable provision for all of the Company’s creditors to the extent required by the Act, the remaining funds of the Company.

ARTICLE IX

DISSOLUTION

The Company shall dissolve, and its affairs shall be wound up, only upon the decision of the Member.

ARTICLE X

LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION

10.1 Liability. The Member shall have no liability for the obligations of the Company except to the extent required by the Act.

10.2 Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify every person (the “Indemnitee”) who is or was a party or is or was threatened to be made a party to any action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Company or, while a director or officer of the Company, is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, manager, officer, employee, agent or trustee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against any losses, damages or expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, except for liability (i) for any breach of the Indemnitee’s duty of loyalty to the Company or its Member, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, or (iii) for any transaction from which the Indemnitee derived an improper personal benefit. The right to indemnification conferred in this Section includes the right of the Indemnitee to be paid by the Company the expenses incurred in defending any such action in advance of its final disposition to the full extent permitted by the Act (an “Advancement of Expenses”); provided, however, that the Company will only make an Advancement of Expenses upon delivery to the Company of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such Indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it is ultimately determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section or otherwise. Any repeal or modification of this Section will not adversely affect any right or protection of any individual existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Member has executed and delivered this Agreement the day and year first above written.

 

AMSURG HOLDINGS, INC.
By:  

/c/ Claire M. Gulmi

Name:  

Claire M. Gulmi

Its:  

Secretary

 

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NSC RBO EAST, LLC

SCHEDULE A

 

Member’s Name and Address

   No. of Units      Cash Contributed or Fair Value
of Property Contributed
 

AmSurg Holdings, Inc.

20 Burton Hills Blvd.

Nashville, TN 37215

     100       $ 100.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100       $ 100.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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EX-3.95 94 d516951dex395.htm EX-3.95 EX-3.95

Exhibit 3.95

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION

OF

LONG BEACH NSC, LLC

The undersigned, acting as the organizer of a limited liability company under the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 48-249-101 et seq. (the “Act”), hereby adopts the following Articles of Organization for such limited liability company:

ARTICLE I.

The name of the limited liability company is Long Beach NSC, LLC.

ARTICLE II.

The street address and zip code of the initial registered office of the limited liability company and the county in which the office is located is 20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 37215. The name of the limited liability company’s initial registered agent at its initial registered office is Claire M. Gulmi.

ARTICLE III.

The limited liability company shall be managed by a board of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

The street address and zip code of the principal executive office of the limited liability company and the county in which the principal executive office is located is 20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 37215.

ARTICLE V.

The members of the limited liability company and any other parties to any contribution agreement or contribution allowance agreement with the limited liability company shall not have preemptive rights.

ARTICLE VI.

Section 48-249-503(b)(2) of the Act shall not apply to the limited liability company.


ARTICLE VII.

The operating agreement of the limited liability company shall be in writing. The operating agreement shall be binding upon any person that becomes a member or a holder of financial or governance rights of the limited liability company, regardless of whether such person executes the operating agreement.

ARTICLE VIII.

To the fullest extent permitted by the Act, as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director shall not be liable to the limited liability company or its members for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize limited liability company action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Article VIII by the members of the limited liability company shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the limited liability company existing at the time of such repeal or modification or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

ARTICLE IX.

The limited liability company shall indemnify and advance expenses to any responsible person, officer, employee or agent made a party to a proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by the Act and applicable law, as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, these Articles of Organization have been executed on this 20th day of September, 2011, by the undersigned organizer of the limited liability company.

 

/s/ Frank M. Pellegrino

Frank M. Pellegrino, Organizer

 

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EX-3.96 95 d516951dex396.htm EX-3.96 EX-3.96

Exhibit 3.96

AMENDED AND RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT

OF

LONG BEACH NSC, LLC

A TENNESSEE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

THIS OPERATING AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of the 23rd day of September, 2011 by AmSurg Holdings, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the “Member”), who hereby forms Long Beach NSC, LLC (the “Company”), a Tennessee limited liability company, pursuant to the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act (the “Act”) upon the following terms and conditions:

ARTICLE I

NAME; REGISTERED AGENT AND ADDRESS; AND PLACE OF BUSINESS

The name of the Company is Long Beach NSC, LLC. The Company’s registered agent and the street address of such initial registered agent is as set forth in the Company’s Articles of Organization, as such may be amended from time to time. The principal office of the Company, and such additional offices as the Member may determine to establish, shall be located at such place or places inside or outside the State of Tennessee as the Member may designate from time to time.

ARTICLE II

PURPOSE, POWERS, AND TERM OF COMPANY

2.1 Purpose and Powers of the Company. The Company is organized for the purpose of carrying on any lawful activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the Act. The Company shall possess and may exercise all of the powers and privileges granted by the Act or by any other law or by this Agreement, together with any powers incidental thereto, so far as such powers and privileges are necessary or convenient to the conduct, promotion or attainment of the business purposes or activities of the Company contemplated by this Agreement.

2.2 Term of the Company. The term of the Company shall commence on the date the Articles of Organization of the Company are filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Tennessee in accordance with the provisions of the Act and shall continue in perpetual existence unless and until dissolved and terminated pursuant to this Agreement.

2.3 Applicable Law. Regardless of the place where this Agreement may be executed by the Member, this Agreement, the rights and obligations of the Member, and any claims and disputes relating thereto, shall be subject to and governed by the Act and the other laws of the State of Tennessee as applied to agreements among Tennessee residents to be entered into and performed entirely within the State of Tennessee, and such laws shall govern the limited liability company aspects of this Agreement.


ARTICLE III

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION

3.1 Capital Contribution by Member; Initial Issuance of Units. Upon the formation of the Company, the Member shall make a capital contribution to the capital of the Company in the amount of cash, or of the property in-kind, or both, set forth opposite such Member’s name on Schedule A attached hereto. The Company shall thereupon issue to the Member the limited liability company interest (expressed as a number and class of “Units”) so subscribed and contributed for.

3.2 No Interest; No Return of Capital. Capital contributions to the Company shall not earn interest, except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Member shall not have the right to withdraw, or to receive a return of, a capital contribution or any portion thereof.

ARTICLE IV

TAX CHARACTERIZATION AND RETURNS

4.1 Tax Characterization. The Member acknowledges that at all times that if two or more persons or entities hold equity interests in the Company for federal income tax purposes (i) it is the intention of the Company to be treated as a “partnership” for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and (ii) the Company will be treated as a “partnership” for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and shall make all available elections to be so treated. Until such time, however, it is the intention of the Member that the Company be disregarded for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and that the activities of the Company be deemed to be activities of the Member for such purposes. All provisions of the Company’s Articles of Organization and this Agreement are to be so construed so as to preserve that tax status under those circumstances.

4.2 Returns. In the event that the Company is treated as a partnership for tax purposes in accordance with Section 4.1 hereof, then within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year, the Member will cause to be delivered to each person who was a member at any time during such fiscal year a Form K-1 and such other information, if any, with respect to the Company as may be necessary for the preparation of each member’s federal, state, or local income tax (or information) returns, including a statement showing each member’s share of income, gain or loss, and credits for the fiscal year.

ARTICLE V

MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY

5.1 In General. The Company shall be a “director-managed limited liability company” as such term is defined in the Act. The management of the Company shall be vested in its Board of Directors (the “Board”), who shall have all powers to control and manage the business and affairs of the Company and may exercise all powers of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the day-to-day business and direction of the Company shall be conducted or exercised by the officers. The officers shall have the powers and duties which may be specified in this Agreement or designated by the Board, or which are necessary, advisable or convenient to the discharge of their duties described in this Agreement.

 

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5.2 Voting of Units. A Unit is entitled to be voted only if it is owned by a Member and each such Unit shall be entitled to one vote. Neither an assignee nor a transferee may vote a Unit unless such assignee or transferee is a Member.

5.3 Officers. The duties and powers of the officers shall be as follows:

(a) President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Company, and, as such, shall be primarily responsible for the general management of the business of the Company and for implementing the policies and directives of the Board. The President shall have authority to make contracts on behalf of the Company in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, shall be responsible to effect all orders and resolutions of the Board, shall sign and deliver in the name of the Company any deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts, or other instruments pertaining to the business of the Company, except as otherwise delegated or provided by law, shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board.

(b) Vice-Presidents. The Company may have one or more Vice-President(s) who shall exercise the functions of the President during the absence or disability of the President and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

(c) Treasurer. The Treasurer, if any, shall be the chief financial officer of the Company, and, as such, shall have general supervision over the funds of the Company and the investment or deposit thereof, shall advise the officers and, if requested, the Board regarding the financial condition of the Company, and perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

(d) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Member and the Board and shall prepare minutes or records of proceeding of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, such notices as may be required of all meetings of the Member and the Board, shall authenticate and certify records and proceedings of the Company, shall keep accurate membership records for the Company, and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

ARTICLE VI

TRANSFERS OF THE MEMBER’S UNITS

The Member may transfer to any person or persons, at any time and from time to time, any or all of its Units.

ARTICLE VII

AMENDMENT OF AGREEMENT

This Agreement may be amended only in a writing signed by the Member.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

DISTRIBUTIONS

8.1 In General. At such time as the Board shall determine, the Board shall cause the Company to distribute any cash held by it which is neither reasonably necessary for the operation of the Company nor otherwise in violation of the Act.

8.2 Distributions Upon Dissolution. Upon the occurrence of an event set forth in Article IX hereof, the Member shall be entitled to receive, after paying or making reasonable provision for all of the Company’s creditors to the extent required by the Act, the remaining funds of the Company.

ARTICLE IX

DISSOLUTION

The Company shall dissolve, and its affairs shall be wound up, only upon the decision of the Member.

ARTICLE X

LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION

10.1 Liability. The Member shall have no liability for the obligations of the Company except to the extent required by the Act.

10.2 Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify every person (the “Indemnitee”) who is or was a party or is or was threatened to be made a party to any action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Company or, while a director or officer of the Company, is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, manager, officer, employee, agent or trustee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against any losses, damages or expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, except for liability (i) for any breach of the Indemnitee’s duty of loyalty to the Company or its Member, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, or (iii) for any transaction from which the Indemnitee derived an improper personal benefit. The right to indemnification conferred in this Section includes the right of the Indemnitee to be paid by the Company the expenses incurred in defending any such action in advance of its final disposition to the full extent permitted by the Act (an “Advancement of Expenses”); provided, however, that the Company will only make an Advancement of Expenses upon delivery to the Company of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such Indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it is ultimately determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section or otherwise. Any repeal or modification of this Section will not adversely affect any right or protection of any individual existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Member has executed and delivered this Agreement the day and year first above written.

 

AMSURG HOLDINGS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Claire M. Gulmi

Name:  

Claire M. Gulmi

Its:  

Secretary

 

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LONG BEACH NSC, LLC

SCHEDULE A

 

Member’s Name and Address

   No. of Units      Cash Contributed or Fair Value
of Property Contributed
 

AmSurg Holdings, Inc.

20 Burton Hills Blvd.

Nashville, TN 37215

     100       $ 100.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100       $ 100.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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EX-3.97 96 d516951dex397.htm EX-3.97 EX-3.97

Exhibit 3.97

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION

OF

TORRANCE NSC, LLC

The undersigned, acting as the organizer of a limited liability company under the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 48-249-101 et seq. (the “Act”), hereby adopts the following Articles of Organization for such limited liability company:

ARTICLE I.

The name of the limited liability company is Torrance NSC, LLC.

ARTICLE II.

The street address and zip code of the initial registered office of the limited liability company and the county in which the office is located is 20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 37215. The name of the limited liability company’s initial registered agent at its initial registered office is Claire M. Gulmi.

ARTICLE III.

The limited liability company shall be managed by a board of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

The street address and zip code of the principal executive office of the limited liability company and the county in which the principal executive office is located is 20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 37215.

ARTICLE V.

The members of the limited liability company and any other parties to any contribution agreement or contribution allowance agreement with the limited liability company shall not have preemptive rights.

ARTICLE VI.

Section 48-249-503(b)(2) of the Act shall not apply to the limited liability company.


ARTICLE VII.

The operating agreement of the limited liability company shall be in writing. The operating agreement shall be binding upon any person that becomes a member or a holder of financial or governance rights of the limited liability company, regardless of whether such person executes the operating agreement.

ARTICLE VIII.

To the fullest extent permitted by the Act, as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director shall not be liable to the limited liability company or its members for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize limited liability company action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Article VIII by the members of the limited liability company shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the limited liability company existing at the time of such repeal or modification or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

ARTICLE IX.

The limited liability company shall indemnify and advance expenses to any responsible person, officer, employee or agent made a party to a proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by the Act and applicable law, as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, these Articles of Organization have been executed on this 20th day of September, 2011, by the undersigned organizer of the limited liability company.

 

/s/ Frank M. Pellegrino

Frank M. Pellegrino, Organizer

 

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EX-3.98 97 d516951dex398.htm EX-3.98 EX-3.98

Exhibit 3.98

AMENDED AND RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT

OF

TORRANCE NSC, LLC

A TENNESSEE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

THIS OPERATING AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of the 23rd day of September, 2011 by AmSurg Holdings, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the “Member”), who hereby forms Torrance NSC, LLC (the “Company”), a Tennessee limited liability company, pursuant to the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act (the “Act”) upon the following terms and conditions:

ARTICLE I

NAME; REGISTERED AGENT AND ADDRESS; AND PLACE OF BUSINESS

The name of the Company is Torrance NSC, LLC. The Company’s registered agent and the street address of such initial registered agent is as set forth in the Company’s Articles of Organization, as such may be amended from time to time. The principal office of the Company, and such additional offices as the Member may determine to establish, shall be located at such place or places inside or outside the State of Tennessee as the Member may designate from time to time.

ARTICLE II

PURPOSE, POWERS, AND TERM OF COMPANY

2.1 Purpose and Powers of the Company. The Company is organized for the purpose of carrying on any lawful activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the Act. The Company shall possess and may exercise all of the powers and privileges granted by the Act or by any other law or by this Agreement, together with any powers incidental thereto, so far as such powers and privileges are necessary or convenient to the conduct, promotion or attainment of the business purposes or activities of the Company contemplated by this Agreement.

2.2 Term of the Company. The term of the Company shall commence on the date the Articles of Organization of the Company are filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Tennessee in accordance with the provisions of the Act and shall continue in perpetual existence unless and until dissolved and terminated pursuant to this Agreement.

2.3 Applicable Law. Regardless of the place where this Agreement may be executed by the Member, this Agreement, the rights and obligations of the Member, and any claims and disputes relating thereto, shall be subject to and governed by the Act and the other laws of the State of Tennessee as applied to agreements among Tennessee residents to be entered into and performed entirely within the State of Tennessee, and such laws shall govern the limited liability company aspects of this Agreement.


ARTICLE III

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION

3.1 Capital Contribution by Member; Initial Issuance of Units. Upon the formation of the Company, the Member shall make a capital contribution to the capital of the Company in the amount of cash, or of the property in-kind, or both, set forth opposite such Member’s name on Schedule A attached hereto. The Company shall thereupon issue to the Member the limited liability company interest (expressed as a number and class of “Units”) so subscribed and contributed for.

3.2 No Interest; No Return of Capital. Capital contributions to the Company shall not earn interest, except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Member shall not have the right to withdraw, or to receive a return of, a capital contribution or any portion thereof.

ARTICLE IV

TAX CHARACTERIZATION AND RETURNS

4.1 Tax Characterization. The Member acknowledges that at all times that if two or more persons or entities hold equity interests in the Company for federal income tax purposes (i) it is the intention of the Company to be treated as a “partnership” for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and (ii) the Company will be treated as a “partnership” for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and shall make all available elections to be so treated. Until such time, however, it is the intention of the Member that the Company be disregarded for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and that the activities of the Company be deemed to be activities of the Member for such purposes. All provisions of the Company’s Articles of Organization and this Agreement are to be so construed so as to preserve that tax status under those circumstances.

4.2 Returns. In the event that the Company is treated as a partnership for tax purposes in accordance with Section 4.1 hereof, then within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year, the Member will cause to be delivered to each person who was a member at any time during such fiscal year a Form K-1 and such other information, if any, with respect to the Company as may be necessary for the preparation of each member’s federal, state, or local income tax (or information) returns, including a statement showing each member’s share of income, gain or loss, and credits for the fiscal year.

ARTICLE V

MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY

5.1 In General. The Company shall be a “director-managed limited liability company” as such term is defined in the Act. The management of the Company shall be vested in its Board of Directors (the “Board”), who shall have all powers to control and manage the business and affairs of the Company and may exercise all powers of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the day-to-day business and direction of the Company shall be conducted or exercised by the officers. The officers shall have the powers and duties which may be specified in this Agreement or designated by the Board, or which are necessary, advisable or convenient to the discharge of their duties described in this Agreement.

 

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5.2 Voting of Units. A Unit is entitled to be voted only if it is owned by a Member and each such Unit shall be entitled to one vote. Neither an assignee nor a transferee may vote a Unit unless such assignee or transferee is a Member.

5.3 Officers. The duties and powers of the officers shall be as follows:

(a) President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Company, and, as such, shall be primarily responsible for the general management of the business of the Company and for implementing the policies and directives of the Board. The President shall have authority to make contracts on behalf of the Company in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, shall be responsible to effect all orders and resolutions of the Board, shall sign and deliver in the name of the Company any deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts, or other instruments pertaining to the business of the Company, except as otherwise delegated or provided by law, shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board.

(b) Vice-Presidents. The Company may have one or more Vice-President(s) who shall exercise the functions of the President during the absence or disability of the President and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

(c) Treasurer. The Treasurer, if any, shall be the chief financial officer of the Company, and, as such, shall have general supervision over the funds of the Company and the investment or deposit thereof, shall advise the officers and, if requested, the Board regarding the financial condition of the Company, and perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

(d) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Member and the Board and shall prepare minutes or records of proceeding of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, such notices as may be required of all meetings of the Member and the Board, shall authenticate and certify records and proceedings of the Company, shall keep accurate membership records for the Company, and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

ARTICLE VI

TRANSFERS OF THE MEMBER’S UNITS

The Member may transfer to any person or persons, at any time and from time to time, any or all of its Units.

ARTICLE VII

AMENDMENT OF AGREEMENT

This Agreement may be amended only in a writing signed by the Member.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

DISTRIBUTIONS

8.1 In General. At such time as the Board shall determine, the Board shall cause the Company to distribute any cash held by it which is neither reasonably necessary for the operation of the Company nor otherwise in violation of the Act.

8.2 Distributions Upon Dissolution. Upon the occurrence of an event set forth in Article IX hereof, the Member shall be entitled to receive, after paying or making reasonable provision for all of the Company’s creditors to the extent required by the Act, the remaining funds of the Company.

ARTICLE IX

DISSOLUTION

The Company shall dissolve, and its affairs shall be wound up, only upon the decision of the Member.

ARTICLE X

LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION

10.1 Liability. The Member shall have no liability for the obligations of the Company except to the extent required by the Act.

10.2 Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify every person (the “Indemnitee”) who is or was a party or is or was threatened to be made a party to any action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Company or, while a director or officer of the Company, is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, manager, officer, employee, agent or trustee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against any losses, damages or expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, except for liability (i) for any breach of the Indemnitee’s duty of loyalty to the Company or its Member, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, or (iii) for any transaction from which the Indemnitee derived an improper personal benefit. The right to indemnification conferred in this Section includes the right of the Indemnitee to be paid by the Company the expenses incurred in defending any such action in advance of its final disposition to the full extent permitted by the Act (an “Advancement of Expenses”); provided, however, that the Company will only make an Advancement of Expenses upon delivery to the Company of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such Indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it is ultimately determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section or otherwise. Any repeal or modification of this Section will not adversely affect any right or protection of any individual existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Member has executed and delivered this Agreement the day and year first above written.

 

AMSURG HOLDINGS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Claire M. Gulmi

Name:  

Claire M. Gulmi

Its:  

Secretary

 

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TORRANCE NSC, LLC

SCHEDULE A

 

Member’s Name and Address

   No. of Units      Cash Contributed or Fair Value
of Property Contributed
 

AmSurg Holdings, Inc.

20 Burton Hills Blvd.

Nashville, TN 37215

     100       $ 100.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100       $ 100.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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EX-3.99 98 d516951dex399.htm EX-3.99 EX-3.99

Exhibit 3.99

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION

OF

DAVIS NSC, LLC

The undersigned, acting as the organizer of a limited liability company under the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 48-249-101 et seq. (the “Act”), hereby adopts the following Articles of Organization for such limited liability company:

ARTICLE I.

The name of the limited liability company is Davis NSC, LLC.

ARTICLE II.

The street address and zip code of the initial registered office of the limited liability company and the county in which the office is located is 20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 37215. The name of the limited liability company’s initial registered agent at its initial registered office is Claire M. Gulmi.

ARTICLE III.

The limited liability company shall be managed by a board of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

The street address and zip code of the principal executive office of the limited liability company and the county in which the principal executive office is located is 20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 37215.

ARTICLE V.

The members of the limited liability company and any other parties to any contribution agreement or contribution allowance agreement with the limited liability company shall not have preemptive rights.

ARTICLE VI.

Section 48-249-503(b)(2) of the Act shall not apply to the limited liability company.


ARTICLE VII.

The operating agreement of the limited liability company shall be in writing. The operating agreement shall be binding upon any person that becomes a member or a holder of financial or governance rights of the limited liability company, regardless of whether such person executes the operating agreement.

ARTICLE VIII.

To the fullest extent permitted by the Act, as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director shall not be liable to the limited liability company or its members for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize limited liability company action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Article VIII by the members of the limited liability company shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the limited liability company existing at the time of such repeal or modification or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

ARTICLE IX.

The limited liability company shall indemnify and advance expenses to any responsible person, officer, employee or agent made a party to a proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by the Act and applicable law, as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, these Articles of Organization have been executed on this 20th day of September, 2011, by the undersigned organizer of the limited liability company.

 

/s/ Frank M. Pellegrino

Frank M. Pellegrino, Organizer

 

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EX-3.100 99 d516951dex3100.htm EX-3.100 EX-3.100

Exhibit 3.100

AMENDED AND RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT

OF

DAVIS NSC, LLC

A TENNESSEE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

THIS OPERATING AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of the 23rd day of September, 2011 by AmSurg Holdings, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the “Member”), who hereby forms Davis NSC, LLC (the “Company”), a Tennessee limited liability company, pursuant to the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act (the “Act”) upon the following terms and conditions:

ARTICLE I

NAME; REGISTERED AGENT AND ADDRESS; AND PLACE OF BUSINESS

The name of the Company is Davis NSC, LLC. The Company’s registered agent and the street address of such initial registered agent is as set forth in the Company’s Articles of Organization, as such may be amended from time to time. The principal office of the Company, and such additional offices as the Member may determine to establish, shall be located at such place or places inside or outside the State of Tennessee as the Member may designate from time to time.

ARTICLE II

PURPOSE, POWERS, AND TERM OF COMPANY

2.1 Purpose and Powers of the Company. The Company is organized for the purpose of carrying on any lawful activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the Act. The Company shall possess and may exercise all of the powers and privileges granted by the Act or by any other law or by this Agreement, together with any powers incidental thereto, so far as such powers and privileges are necessary or convenient to the conduct, promotion or attainment of the business purposes or activities of the Company contemplated by this Agreement.

2.2 Term of the Company. The term of the Company shall commence on the date the Articles of Organization of the Company are filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Tennessee in accordance with the provisions of the Act and shall continue in perpetual existence unless and until dissolved and terminated pursuant to this Agreement.

2.3 Applicable Law. Regardless of the place where this Agreement may be executed by the Member, this Agreement, the rights and obligations of the Member, and any claims and disputes relating thereto, shall be subject to and governed by the Act and the other laws of the State of Tennessee as applied to agreements among Tennessee residents to be entered into and performed entirely within the State of Tennessee, and such laws shall govern the limited liability company aspects of this Agreement.


ARTICLE III

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION

3.1 Capital Contribution by Member; Initial Issuance of Units. Upon the formation of the Company, the Member shall make a capital contribution to the capital of the Company in the amount of cash, or of the property in-kind, or both, set forth opposite such Member’s name on Schedule A attached hereto. The Company shall thereupon issue to the Member the limited liability company interest (expressed as a number and class of “Units”) so subscribed and contributed for.

3.2 No Interest; No Return of Capital. Capital contributions to the Company shall not earn interest, except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Member shall not have the right to withdraw, or to receive a return of, a capital contribution or any portion thereof.

ARTICLE IV

TAX CHARACTERIZATION AND RETURNS

4.1 Tax Characterization. The Member acknowledges that at all times that if two or more persons or entities hold equity interests in the Company for federal income tax purposes (i) it is the intention of the Company to be treated as a “partnership” for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and (ii) the Company will be treated as a “partnership” for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and shall make all available elections to be so treated. Until such time, however, it is the intention of the Member that the Company be disregarded for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and that the activities of the Company be deemed to be activities of the Member for such purposes. All provisions of the Company’s Articles of Organization and this Agreement are to be so construed so as to preserve that tax status under those circumstances.

4.2 Returns. In the event that the Company is treated as a partnership for tax purposes in accordance with Section 4.1 hereof, then within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year, the Member will cause to be delivered to each person who was a member at any time during such fiscal year a Form K-1 and such other information, if any, with respect to the Company as may be necessary for the preparation of each member’s federal, state, or local income tax (or information) returns, including a statement showing each member’s share of income, gain or loss, and credits for the fiscal year.

ARTICLE V

MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY

5.1 In General. The Company shall be a “director-managed limited liability company” as such term is defined in the Act. The management of the Company shall be vested in its Board of Directors (the “Board”), who shall have all powers to control and manage the business and affairs of the Company and may exercise all powers of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the day-to-day business and direction of the Company shall be conducted or exercised by the officers. The officers shall have the powers and duties which may be specified in this Agreement or designated by the Board, or which are necessary, advisable or convenient to the discharge of their duties described in this Agreement.

 

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5.2 Voting of Units. A Unit is entitled to be voted only if it is owned by a Member and each such Unit shall be entitled to one vote. Neither an assignee nor a transferee may vote a Unit unless such assignee or transferee is a Member.

5.3 Officers. The duties and powers of the officers shall be as follows:

(a) President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Company, and, as such, shall be primarily responsible for the general management of the business of the Company and for implementing the policies and directives of the Board. The President shall have authority to make contracts on behalf of the Company in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, shall be responsible to effect all orders and resolutions of the Board, shall sign and deliver in the name of the Company any deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts, or other instruments pertaining to the business of the Company, except as otherwise delegated or provided by law, shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board.

(b) Vice-Presidents. The Company may have one or more Vice-President(s) who shall exercise the functions of the President during the absence or disability of the President and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

(c) Treasurer. The Treasurer, if any, shall be the chief financial officer of the Company, and, as such, shall have general supervision over the funds of the Company and the investment or deposit thereof, shall advise the officers and, if requested, the Board regarding the financial condition of the Company, and perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

(d) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Member and the Board and shall prepare minutes or records of proceeding of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, such notices as may be required of all meetings of the Member and the Board, shall authenticate and certify records and proceedings of the Company, shall keep accurate membership records for the Company, and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

ARTICLE VI

TRANSFERS OF THE MEMBER’S UNITS

The Member may transfer to any person or persons, at any time and from time to time, any or all of its Units.

ARTICLE VII

AMENDMENT OF AGREEMENT

This Agreement may be amended only in a writing signed by the Member.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

DISTRIBUTIONS

8.1 In General. At such time as the Board shall determine, the Board shall cause the Company to distribute any cash held by it which is neither reasonably necessary for the operation of the Company nor otherwise in violation of the Act.

8.2 Distributions Upon Dissolution. Upon the occurrence of an event set forth in Article IX hereof, the Member shall be entitled to receive, after paying or making reasonable provision for all of the Company’s creditors to the extent required by the Act, the remaining funds of the Company.

ARTICLE IX

DISSOLUTION

The Company shall dissolve, and its affairs shall be wound up, only upon the decision of the Member.

ARTICLE X

LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION

10.1 Liability. The Member shall have no liability for the obligations of the Company except to the extent required by the Act.

10.2 Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify every person (the “Indemnitee”) who is or was a party or is or was threatened to be made a party to any action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Company or, while a director or officer of the Company, is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, manager, officer, employee, agent or trustee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against any losses, damages or expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, except for liability (i) for any breach of the Indemnitee’s duty of loyalty to the Company or its Member, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, or (iii) for any transaction from which the Indemnitee derived an improper personal benefit. The right to indemnification conferred in this Section includes the right of the Indemnitee to be paid by the Company the expenses incurred in defending any such action in advance of its final disposition to the full extent permitted by the Act (an “Advancement of Expenses”); provided, however, that the Company will only make an Advancement of Expenses upon delivery to the Company of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such Indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it is ultimately determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section or otherwise. Any repeal or modification of this Section will not adversely affect any right or protection of any individual existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Member has executed and delivered this Agreement the day and year first above written.

 

AMSURG HOLDINGS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Claire M. Gulmi

Name:  

Claire M. Gulmi

Its:  

Secretary

 

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DAVIS NSC, LLC

SCHEDULE A

 

Member’s Name and Address

   No. of Units      Cash Contributed or Fair Value
of Property Contributed
 

AmSurg Holdings, Inc.

20 Burton Hills Blvd.

Nashville, TN 37215

     100       $ 100.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100       $ 100.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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EX-3.101 100 d516951dex3101.htm EX-3.101 EX-3.101

Exhibit 3.101

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION

OF

FULLERTON NSC, LLC

The undersigned, acting as the organizer of a limited liability company under the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 48-249-101 et seq. (the “Act”), hereby adopts the following Articles of Organization for such limited liability company:

ARTICLE I.

The name of the limited liability company is Fullerton NSC, LLC.

ARTICLE II.

The street address and zip code of the initial registered office of the limited liability company and the county in which the office is located is 20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 37215. The name of the limited liability company’s initial registered agent at its initial registered office is Claire M. Gulmi.

ARTICLE III.

The limited liability company shall be managed by a board of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

The street address and zip code of the principal executive office of the limited liability company and the county in which the principal executive office is located is 20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 37215.

ARTICLE V.

The members of the limited liability company and any other parties to any contribution agreement or contribution allowance agreement with the limited liability company shall not have preemptive rights.

ARTICLE VI.

Section 48-249-503(b)(2) of the Act shall not apply to the limited liability company.


ARTICLE VII.

The operating agreement of the limited liability company shall be in writing. The operating agreement shall be binding upon any person that becomes a member or a holder of financial or governance rights of the limited liability company, regardless of whether such person executes the operating agreement.

ARTICLE VIII.

To the fullest extent permitted by the Act, as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director shall not be liable to the limited liability company or its members for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize limited liability company action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Article VIII by the members of the limited liability company shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the limited liability company existing at the time of such repeal or modification or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

ARTICLE IX.

The limited liability company shall indemnify and advance expenses to any responsible person, officer, employee or agent made a party to a proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by the Act and applicable law, as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, these Articles of Organization have been executed on this 20th day of September, 2011, by the undersigned organizer of the limited liability company.

 

/s/ Frank M. Pellegrino

Frank M. Pellegrino, Organizer

 

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EX-3.102 101 d516951dex3102.htm EX-3.102 EX-3.102

Exhibit 3.102

AMENDED AND RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT

OF

FULLERTON NSC, LLC

A TENNESSEE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

THIS OPERATING AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of the 23rd day of September, 2011 by AmSurg Holdings, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the “Member”), who hereby forms Fullerton NSC, LLC (the “Company”), a Tennessee limited liability company, pursuant to the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act (the “Act”) upon the following terms and conditions:

ARTICLE I

NAME; REGISTERED AGENT AND ADDRESS; AND PLACE OF BUSINESS

The name of the Company is Fullerton NSC, LLC. The Company’s registered agent and the street address of such initial registered agent is as set forth in the Company’s Articles of Organization, as such may be amended from time to time. The principal office of the Company, and such additional offices as the Member may determine to establish, shall be located at such place or places inside or outside the State of Tennessee as the Member may designate from time to time.

ARTICLE II

PURPOSE, POWERS, AND TERM OF COMPANY

2.1 Purpose and Powers of the Company. The Company is organized for the purpose of carrying on any lawful activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the Act. The Company shall possess and may exercise all of the powers and privileges granted by the Act or by any other law or by this Agreement, together with any powers incidental thereto, so far as such powers and privileges are necessary or convenient to the conduct, promotion or attainment of the business purposes or activities of the Company contemplated by this Agreement.

2.2 Term of the Company. The term of the Company shall commence on the date the Articles of Organization of the Company are filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Tennessee in accordance with the provisions of the Act and shall continue in perpetual existence unless and until dissolved and terminated pursuant to this Agreement.

2.3 Applicable Law. Regardless of the place where this Agreement may be executed by the Member, this Agreement, the rights and obligations of the Member, and any claims and disputes relating thereto, shall be subject to and governed by the Act and the other laws of the State of Tennessee as applied to agreements among Tennessee residents to be entered into and performed entirely within the State of Tennessee, and such laws shall govern the limited liability company aspects of this Agreement.


ARTICLE III

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION

3.1 Capital Contribution by Member; Initial Issuance of Units. Upon the formation of the Company, the Member shall make a capital contribution to the capital of the Company in the amount of cash, or of the property in-kind, or both, set forth opposite such Member’s name on Schedule A attached hereto. The Company shall thereupon issue to the Member the limited liability company interest (expressed as a number and class of “Units”) so subscribed and contributed for.

3.2 No Interest; No Return of Capital. Capital contributions to the Company shall not earn interest, except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Member shall not have the right to withdraw, or to receive a return of, a capital contribution or any portion thereof.

ARTICLE IV

TAX CHARACTERIZATION AND RETURNS

4.1 Tax Characterization. The Member acknowledges that at all times that if two or more persons or entities hold equity interests in the Company for federal income tax purposes (i) it is the intention of the Company to be treated as a “partnership” for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and (ii) the Company will be treated as a “partnership” for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and shall make all available elections to be so treated. Until such time, however, it is the intention of the Member that the Company be disregarded for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and that the activities of the Company be deemed to be activities of the Member for such purposes. All provisions of the Company’s Articles of Organization and this Agreement are to be so construed so as to preserve that tax status under those circumstances.

4.2 Returns. In the event that the Company is treated as a partnership for tax purposes in accordance with Section 4.1 hereof, then within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year, the Member will cause to be delivered to each person who was a member at any time during such fiscal year a Form K-1 and such other information, if any, with respect to the Company as may be necessary for the preparation of each member’s federal, state, or local income tax (or information) returns, including a statement showing each member’s share of income, gain or loss, and credits for the fiscal year.

ARTICLE V

MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY

5.1 In General. The Company shall be a “director-managed limited liability company” as such term is defined in the Act. The management of the Company shall be vested in its Board of Directors (the “Board”), who shall have all powers to control and manage the business and affairs of the Company and may exercise all powers of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the day-to-day business and direction of the Company shall be conducted or exercised by the officers. The officers shall have the powers and duties which may be specified in this Agreement or designated by the Board, or which are necessary, advisable or convenient to the discharge of their duties described in this Agreement.

 

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5.2 Voting of Units. A Unit is entitled to be voted only if it is owned by a Member and each such Unit shall be entitled to one vote. Neither an assignee nor a transferee may vote a Unit unless such assignee or transferee is a Member.

5.3 Officers. The duties and powers of the officers shall be as follows:

(a) President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Company, and, as such, shall be primarily responsible for the general management of the business of the Company and for implementing the policies and directives of the Board. The President shall have authority to make contracts on behalf of the Company in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, shall be responsible to effect all orders and resolutions of the Board, shall sign and deliver in the name of the Company any deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts, or other instruments pertaining to the business of the Company, except as otherwise delegated or provided by law, shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board.

(b) Vice-Presidents. The Company may have one or more Vice-President(s) who shall exercise the functions of the President during the absence or disability of the President and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

(c) Treasurer. The Treasurer, if any, shall be the chief financial officer of the Company, and, as such, shall have general supervision over the funds of the Company and the investment or deposit thereof, shall advise the officers and, if requested, the Board regarding the financial condition of the Company, and perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

(d) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Member and the Board and shall prepare minutes or records of proceeding of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, such notices as may be required of all meetings of the Member and the Board, shall authenticate and certify records and proceedings of the Company, shall keep accurate membership records for the Company, and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

ARTICLE VI

TRANSFERS OF THE MEMBER’S UNITS

The Member may transfer to any person or persons, at any time and from time to time, any or all of its Units.

ARTICLE VII

AMENDMENT OF AGREEMENT

This Agreement may be amended only in a writing signed by the Member.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

DISTRIBUTIONS

8.1 In General. At such time as the Board shall determine, the Board shall cause the Company to distribute any cash held by it which is neither reasonably necessary for the operation of the Company nor otherwise in violation of the Act.

8.2 Distributions Upon Dissolution. Upon the occurrence of an event set forth in Article IX hereof, the Member shall be entitled to receive, after paying or making reasonable provision for all of the Company’s creditors to the extent required by the Act, the remaining funds of the Company.

ARTICLE IX

DISSOLUTION

The Company shall dissolve, and its affairs shall be wound up, only upon the decision of the Member.

ARTICLE X

LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION

10.1 Liability. The Member shall have no liability for the obligations of the Company except to the extent required by the Act.

10.2 Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify every person (the “Indemnitee”) who is or was a party or is or was threatened to be made a party to any action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Company or, while a director or officer of the Company, is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, manager, officer, employee, agent or trustee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against any losses, damages or expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, except for liability (i) for any breach of the Indemnitee’s duty of loyalty to the Company or its Member, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, or (iii) for any transaction from which the Indemnitee derived an improper personal benefit. The right to indemnification conferred in this Section includes the right of the Indemnitee to be paid by the Company the expenses incurred in defending any such action in advance of its final disposition to the full extent permitted by the Act (an “Advancement of Expenses”); provided, however, that the Company will only make an Advancement of Expenses upon delivery to the Company of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such Indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it is ultimately determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section or otherwise. Any repeal or modification of this Section will not adversely affect any right or protection of any individual existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Member has executed and delivered this Agreement the day and year first above written.

 

AMSURG HOLDINGS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Claire M. Gulmi

Name:  

Claire M. Gulmi

Its:  

Secretary

 

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FULLERTON NSC, LLC

SCHEDULE A

 

Member’s Name and Address

   No. of Units      Cash Contributed or Fair Value
of Property Contributed
 

AmSurg Holdings, Inc.

20 Burton Hills Blvd.

Nashville, TN 37215

     100       $ 100.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100       $ 100.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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EX-3.103 102 d516951dex3103.htm EX-3.103 EX-3.103

Exhibit 3.103

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION

OF

SAN ANTONIO NSC, LLC

The undersigned, acting as the organizer of a limited liability company under the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 48-249-101 et seq. (the “Act”), hereby adopts the following Articles of Organization for such limited liability company:

ARTICLE I.

The name of the limited liability company is San Antonio NSC, LLC.

ARTICLE II.

The street address and zip code of the initial registered office of the limited liability company and the county in which the office is located is 20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 37215. The name of the limited liability company’s initial registered agent at its initial registered office is Claire M. Gulmi.

ARTICLE III.

The limited liability company shall be managed by a board of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

The street address and zip code of the principal executive office of the limited liability company and the county in which the principal executive office is located is 20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 37215.

ARTICLE V.

The members of the limited liability company and any other parties to any contribution agreement or contribution allowance agreement with the limited liability company shall not have preemptive rights.

ARTICLE VI.

Section 48-249-503(b)(2) of the Act shall not apply to the limited liability company.


ARTICLE VII.

The operating agreement of the limited liability company shall be in writing. The operating agreement shall be binding upon any person that becomes a member or a holder of financial or governance rights of the limited liability company, regardless of whether such person executes the operating agreement.

ARTICLE VIII.

To the fullest extent permitted by the Act, as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director shall not be liable to the limited liability company or its members for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize limited liability company action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Article VIII by the members of the limited liability company shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the limited liability company existing at the time of such repeal or modification or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

ARTICLE IX.

The limited liability company shall indemnify and advance expenses to any responsible person, officer, employee or agent made a party to a proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by the Act and applicable law, as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, these Articles of Organization have been executed on this 20th day of September, 2011, by the undersigned organizer of the limited liability company.

 

/s/ Frank M. Pellegrino

Frank M. Pellegrino, Organizer

 

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EX-3.104 103 d516951dex3104.htm EX-3.104 EX-3.104

Exhibit 3.104

AMENDED AND RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT

OF

SAN ANTONIO NSC, LLC

A TENNESSEE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

THIS OPERATING AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of the 23rd day of September, 2011 by AmSurg Holdings, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the “Member”), who hereby forms San Antonio NSC, LLC (the “Company”), a Tennessee limited liability company, pursuant to the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act (the “Act”) upon the following terms and conditions:

ARTICLE I

NAME; REGISTERED AGENT AND ADDRESS; AND PLACE OF BUSINESS

The name of the Company is San Antonio NSC, LLC. The Company’s registered agent and the street address of such initial registered agent is as set forth in the Company’s Articles of Organization, as such may be amended from time to time. The principal office of the Company, and such additional offices as the Member may determine to establish, shall be located at such place or places inside or outside the State of Tennessee as the Member may designate from time to time.

ARTICLE II

PURPOSE, POWERS, AND TERM OF COMPANY

2.1 Purpose and Powers of the Company. The Company is organized for the purpose of carrying on any lawful activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the Act. The Company shall possess and may exercise all of the powers and privileges granted by the Act or by any other law or by this Agreement, together with any powers incidental thereto, so far as such powers and privileges are necessary or convenient to the conduct, promotion or attainment of the business purposes or activities of the Company contemplated by this Agreement.

2.2 Term of the Company. The term of the Company shall commence on the date the Articles of Organization of the Company are filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Tennessee in accordance with the provisions of the Act and shall continue in perpetual existence unless and until dissolved and terminated pursuant to this Agreement.

2.3 Applicable Law. Regardless of the place where this Agreement may be executed by the Member, this Agreement, the rights and obligations of the Member, and any claims and disputes relating thereto, shall be subject to and governed by the Act and the other laws of the State of Tennessee as applied to agreements among Tennessee residents to be entered into and performed entirely within the State of Tennessee, and such laws shall govern the limited liability company aspects of this Agreement.


ARTICLE III

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION

3.1 Capital Contribution by Member; Initial Issuance of Units. Upon the formation of the Company, the Member shall make a capital contribution to the capital of the Company in the amount of cash, or of the property in-kind, or both, set forth opposite such Member’s name on Schedule A attached hereto. The Company shall thereupon issue to the Member the limited liability company interest (expressed as a number and class of “Units”) so subscribed and contributed for.

3.2 No Interest; No Return of Capital. Capital contributions to the Company shall not earn interest, except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Member shall not have the right to withdraw, or to receive a return of, a capital contribution or any portion thereof.

ARTICLE IV

TAX CHARACTERIZATION AND RETURNS

4.1 Tax Characterization. The Member acknowledges that at all times that if two or more persons or entities hold equity interests in the Company for federal income tax purposes (i) it is the intention of the Company to be treated as a “partnership” for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and (ii) the Company will be treated as a “partnership” for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and shall make all available elections to be so treated. Until such time, however, it is the intention of the Member that the Company be disregarded for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and that the activities of the Company be deemed to be activities of the Member for such purposes. All provisions of the Company’s Articles of Organization and this Agreement are to be so construed so as to preserve that tax status under those circumstances.

4.2 Returns. In the event that the Company is treated as a partnership for tax purposes in accordance with Section 4.1 hereof, then within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year, the Member will cause to be delivered to each person who was a member at any time during such fiscal year a Form K-1 and such other information, if any, with respect to the Company as may be necessary for the preparation of each member’s federal, state, or local income tax (or information) returns, including a statement showing each member’s share of income, gain or loss, and credits for the fiscal year.

ARTICLE V

MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY

5.1 In General. The Company shall be a “director-managed limited liability company” as such term is defined in the Act. The management of the Company shall be vested in its Board of Directors (the “Board”), who shall have all powers to control and manage the business and affairs of the Company and may exercise all powers of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the day-to-day business and direction of the Company shall be conducted or exercised by the officers. The officers shall have the powers and duties which may be specified in this Agreement or designated by the Board, or which are necessary, advisable or convenient to the discharge of their duties described in this Agreement.

 

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5.2 Voting of Units. A Unit is entitled to be voted only if it is owned by a Member and each such Unit shall be entitled to one vote. Neither an assignee nor a transferee may vote a Unit unless such assignee or transferee is a Member.

5.3 Officers. The duties and powers of the officers shall be as follows:

(a) President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Company, and, as such, shall be primarily responsible for the general management of the business of the Company and for implementing the policies and directives of the Board. The President shall have authority to make contracts on behalf of the Company in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, shall be responsible to effect all orders and resolutions of the Board, shall sign and deliver in the name of the Company any deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts, or other instruments pertaining to the business of the Company, except as otherwise delegated or provided by law, shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board.

(b) Vice-Presidents. The Company may have one or more Vice-President(s) who shall exercise the functions of the President during the absence or disability of the President and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

(c) Treasurer. The Treasurer, if any, shall be the chief financial officer of the Company, and, as such, shall have general supervision over the funds of the Company and the investment or deposit thereof, shall advise the officers and, if requested, the Board regarding the financial condition of the Company, and perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

(d) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Member and the Board and shall prepare minutes or records of proceeding of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, such notices as may be required of all meetings of the Member and the Board, shall authenticate and certify records and proceedings of the Company, shall keep accurate membership records for the Company, and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

ARTICLE VI

TRANSFERS OF THE MEMBER’S UNITS

The Member may transfer to any person or persons, at any time and from time to time, any or all of its Units.

ARTICLE VII

AMENDMENT OF AGREEMENT

This Agreement may be amended only in a writing signed by the Member.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

DISTRIBUTIONS

8.1 In General. At such time as the Board shall determine, the Board shall cause the Company to distribute any cash held by it which is neither reasonably necessary for the operation of the Company nor otherwise in violation of the Act.

8.2 Distributions Upon Dissolution. Upon the occurrence of an event set forth in Article IX hereof, the Member shall be entitled to receive, after paying or making reasonable provision for all of the Company’s creditors to the extent required by the Act, the remaining funds of the Company.

ARTICLE IX

DISSOLUTION

The Company shall dissolve, and its affairs shall be wound up, only upon the decision of the Member.

ARTICLE X

LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION

10.1 Liability. The Member shall have no liability for the obligations of the Company except to the extent required by the Act.

10.2 Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify every person (the “Indemnitee”) who is or was a party or is or was threatened to be made a party to any action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Company or, while a director or officer of the Company, is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, manager, officer, employee, agent or trustee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against any losses, damages or expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, except for liability (i) for any breach of the Indemnitee’s duty of loyalty to the Company or its Member, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, or (iii) for any transaction from which the Indemnitee derived an improper personal benefit. The right to indemnification conferred in this Section includes the right of the Indemnitee to be paid by the Company the expenses incurred in defending any such action in advance of its final disposition to the full extent permitted by the Act (an “Advancement of Expenses”); provided, however, that the Company will only make an Advancement of Expenses upon delivery to the Company of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such Indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it is ultimately determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section or otherwise. Any repeal or modification of this Section will not adversely affect any right or protection of any individual existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Member has executed and delivered this Agreement the day and year first above written.

 

AMSURG HOLDINGS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Claire M. Gulmi

Name:  

Claire M. Gulmi

Its:  

Secretary

 

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SAN ANTONIO NSC, LLC

SCHEDULE A

 

Member’s Name and Address

   No. of Units      Cash Contributed or Fair Value
of Property Contributed
 

AmSurg Holdings, Inc.

20 Burton Hills Blvd.

Nashville, TN 37215

     100       $ 100.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100       $ 100.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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EX-3.105 104 d516951dex3105.htm EX-3.105 EX-3.105

Exhibit 3.105

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION

OF

AUSTIN NSC, LLC

The undersigned, acting as the organizer of a limited liability company under the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 48-249-101 et seq. (the “Act”), hereby adopts the following Articles of Organization for such limited liability company:

ARTICLE I.

The name of the limited liability company is Austin NSC, LLC.

ARTICLE II.

The street address and zip code of the initial registered office of the limited liability company and the county in which the office is located is 20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 37215. The name of the limited liability company’s initial registered agent at its initial registered office is Claire M. Gulmi.

ARTICLE III.

The limited liability company shall be managed by a board of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

The street address and zip code of the principal executive office of the limited liability company and the county in which the principal executive office is located is 20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 37215.

ARTICLE V.

The members of the limited liability company and any other parties to any contribution agreement or contribution allowance agreement with the limited liability company shall not have preemptive rights.

ARTICLE VI.

Section 48-249-503(b)(2) of the Act shall not apply to the limited liability company.


ARTICLE VII.

The operating agreement of the limited liability company shall be in writing. The operating agreement shall be binding upon any person that becomes a member or a holder of financial or governance rights of the limited liability company, regardless of whether such person executes the operating agreement.

ARTICLE VIII.

To the fullest extent permitted by the Act, as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director shall not be liable to the limited liability company or its members for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize limited liability company action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Article VIII by the members of the limited liability company shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the limited liability company existing at the time of such repeal or modification or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

ARTICLE IX.

The limited liability company shall indemnify and advance expenses to any responsible person, officer, employee or agent made a party to a proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by the Act and applicable law, as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, these Articles of Organization have been executed on this 20th day of September, 2011, by the undersigned organizer of the limited liability company.

 

/s/ Frank M. Pellegrino

Frank M. Pellegrino, Organizer

 

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EX-3.106 105 d516951dex3106.htm EX-3.106 EX-3.106

Exhibit 3.106

AMENDED AND RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT

OF

AUSTIN NSC, LLC

A TENNESSEE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

THIS OPERATING AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of the 23rd day of September, 2011 by AmSurg Holdings, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the “Member”), who hereby forms Austin NSC, LLC (the “Company”), a Tennessee limited liability company, pursuant to the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act (the “Act”) upon the following terms and conditions:

ARTICLE I

NAME; REGISTERED AGENT AND ADDRESS; AND PLACE OF BUSINESS

The name of the Company is Austin NSC, LLC. The Company’s registered agent and the street address of such initial registered agent is as set forth in the Company’s Articles of Organization, as such may be amended from time to time. The principal office of the Company, and such additional offices as the Member may determine to establish, shall be located at such place or places inside or outside the State of Tennessee as the Member may designate from time to time.

ARTICLE II

PURPOSE, POWERS, AND TERM OF COMPANY

2.1 Purpose and Powers of the Company. The Company is organized for the purpose of carrying on any lawful activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the Act. The Company shall possess and may exercise all of the powers and privileges granted by the Act or by any other law or by this Agreement, together with any powers incidental thereto, so far as such powers and privileges are necessary or convenient to the conduct, promotion or attainment of the business purposes or activities of the Company contemplated by this Agreement.

2.2 Term of the Company. The term of the Company shall commence on the date the Articles of Organization of the Company are filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Tennessee in accordance with the provisions of the Act and shall continue in perpetual existence unless and until dissolved and terminated pursuant to this Agreement.

2.3 Applicable Law. Regardless of the place where this Agreement may be executed by the Member, this Agreement, the rights and obligations of the Member, and any claims and disputes relating thereto, shall be subject to and governed by the Act and the other laws of the State of Tennessee as applied to agreements among Tennessee residents to be entered into and performed entirely within the State of Tennessee, and such laws shall govern the limited liability company aspects of this Agreement.


ARTICLE III

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION

3.1 Capital Contribution by Member; Initial Issuance of Units. Upon the formation of the Company, the Member shall make a capital contribution to the capital of the Company in the amount of cash, or of the property in-kind, or both, set forth opposite such Member’s name on Schedule A attached hereto. The Company shall thereupon issue to the Member the limited liability company interest (expressed as a number and class of “Units”) so subscribed and contributed for.

3.2 No Interest; No Return of Capital. Capital contributions to the Company shall not earn interest, except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Member shall not have the right to withdraw, or to receive a return of, a capital contribution or any portion thereof.

ARTICLE IV

TAX CHARACTERIZATION AND RETURNS

4.1 Tax Characterization. The Member acknowledges that at all times that if two or more persons or entities hold equity interests in the Company for federal income tax purposes (i) it is the intention of the Company to be treated as a “partnership” for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and (ii) the Company will be treated as a “partnership” for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and shall make all available elections to be so treated. Until such time, however, it is the intention of the Member that the Company be disregarded for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and that the activities of the Company be deemed to be activities of the Member for such purposes. All provisions of the Company’s Articles of Organization and this Agreement are to be so construed so as to preserve that tax status under those circumstances.

4.2 Returns. In the event that the Company is treated as a partnership for tax purposes in accordance with Section 4.1 hereof, then within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year, the Member will cause to be delivered to each person who was a member at any time during such fiscal year a Form K-1 and such other information, if any, with respect to the Company as may be necessary for the preparation of each member’s federal, state, or local income tax (or information) returns, including a statement showing each member’s share of income, gain or loss, and credits for the fiscal year.

ARTICLE V

MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY

5.1 In General. The Company shall be a “director-managed limited liability company” as such term is defined in the Act. The management of the Company shall be vested in its Board of Directors (the “Board”), who shall have all powers to control and manage the business and affairs of the Company and may exercise all powers of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the day-to-day business and direction of the Company shall be conducted or exercised by the officers. The officers shall have the powers and duties which may be specified in this Agreement or designated by the Board, or which are necessary, advisable or convenient to the discharge of their duties described in this Agreement.

 

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5.2 Voting of Units. A Unit is entitled to be voted only if it is owned by a Member and each such Unit shall be entitled to one vote. Neither an assignee nor a transferee may vote a Unit unless such assignee or transferee is a Member.

5.3 Officers. The duties and powers of the officers shall be as follows:

(a) President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Company, and, as such, shall be primarily responsible for the general management of the business of the Company and for implementing the policies and directives of the Board. The President shall have authority to make contracts on behalf of the Company in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, shall be responsible to effect all orders and resolutions of the Board, shall sign and deliver in the name of the Company any deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts, or other instruments pertaining to the business of the Company, except as otherwise delegated or provided by law, shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board.

(b) Vice-Presidents. The Company may have one or more Vice-President(s) who shall exercise the functions of the President during the absence or disability of the President and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

(c) Treasurer. The Treasurer, if any, shall be the chief financial officer of the Company, and, as such, shall have general supervision over the funds of the Company and the investment or deposit thereof, shall advise the officers and, if requested, the Board regarding the financial condition of the Company, and perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

(d) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Member and the Board and shall prepare minutes or records of proceeding of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, such notices as may be required of all meetings of the Member and the Board, shall authenticate and certify records and proceedings of the Company, shall keep accurate membership records for the Company, and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

ARTICLE VI

TRANSFERS OF THE MEMBER’S UNITS

The Member may transfer to any person or persons, at any time and from time to time, any or all of its Units.

ARTICLE VII

AMENDMENT OF AGREEMENT

This Agreement may be amended only in a writing signed by the Member.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

DISTRIBUTIONS

8.1 In General. At such time as the Board shall determine, the Board shall cause the Company to distribute any cash held by it which is neither reasonably necessary for the operation of the Company nor otherwise in violation of the Act.

8.2 Distributions Upon Dissolution. Upon the occurrence of an event set forth in Article IX hereof, the Member shall be entitled to receive, after paying or making reasonable provision for all of the Company’s creditors to the extent required by the Act, the remaining funds of the Company.

ARTICLE IX

DISSOLUTION

The Company shall dissolve, and its affairs shall be wound up, only upon the decision of the Member.

ARTICLE X

LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION

10.1 Liability. The Member shall have no liability for the obligations of the Company except to the extent required by the Act.

10.2 Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify every person (the “Indemnitee”) who is or was a party or is or was threatened to be made a party to any action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Company or, while a director or officer of the Company, is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, manager, officer, employee, agent or trustee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against any losses, damages or expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, except for liability (i) for any breach of the Indemnitee’s duty of loyalty to the Company or its Member, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, or (iii) for any transaction from which the Indemnitee derived an improper personal benefit. The right to indemnification conferred in this Section includes the right of the Indemnitee to be paid by the Company the expenses incurred in defending any such action in advance of its final disposition to the full extent permitted by the Act (an “Advancement of Expenses”); provided, however, that the Company will only make an Advancement of Expenses upon delivery to the Company of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such Indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it is ultimately determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section or otherwise. Any repeal or modification of this Section will not adversely affect any right or protection of any individual existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Member has executed and delivered this Agreement the day and year first above written.

 

AMSURG HOLDINGS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Claire M. Gulmi

Name:  

Claire M. Gulmi

Its:  

Secretary

 

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AUSTIN NSC, LLC

SCHEDULE A

 

Member’s Name and Address

   No. of Units      Cash Contributed or Fair Value
of Property Contributed
 

AmSurg Holdings, Inc.

20 Burton Hills Blvd.

Nashville, TN 37215

     100       $ 100.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100       $ 100.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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EX-3.107 106 d516951dex3107.htm EX-3.107 EX-3.107

Exhibit 3.107

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION

OF

TWIN FALLS NSC, LLC

The undersigned, acting as the organizer of a limited liability company under the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 48-249-101 et seq. (the “Act”), hereby adopts the following Articles of Organization for such limited liability company:

ARTICLE I.

The name of the limited liability company is Twin Falls NSC, LLC.

ARTICLE II.

The street address and zip code of the initial registered office of the limited liability company and the county in which the office is located is 20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 37215. The name of the limited liability company’s initial registered agent at its initial registered office is Claire M. Gulmi.

ARTICLE III.

The limited liability company shall be managed by a board of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

The street address and zip code of the principal executive office of the limited liability company and the county in which the principal executive office is located is 20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 37215.

ARTICLE V.

The members of the limited liability company and any other parties to any contribution agreement or contribution allowance agreement with the limited liability company shall not have preemptive rights.

ARTICLE VI.

Section 48-249-503(b)(2) of the Act shall not apply to the limited liability company.


ARTICLE VII.

The operating agreement of the limited liability company shall be in writing. The operating agreement shall be binding upon any person that becomes a member or a holder of financial or governance rights of the limited liability company, regardless of whether such person executes the operating agreement.

ARTICLE VIII.

To the fullest extent permitted by the Act, as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director shall not be liable to the limited liability company or its members for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize limited liability company action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Article VIII by the members of the limited liability company shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the limited liability company existing at the time of such repeal or modification or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

ARTICLE IX.

The limited liability company shall indemnify and advance expenses to any responsible person, officer, employee or agent made a party to a proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by the Act and applicable law, as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, these Articles of Organization have been executed on this 20th day of September, 2011, by the undersigned organizer of the limited liability company.

 

/s/ Frank M. Pellegrino

Frank M. Pellegrino, Organizer

 

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EX-3.108 107 d516951dex3108.htm EX-3.108 EX-3.108

Exhibit 3.108

AMENDED AND RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT

OF

TWIN FALLS NSC, LLC

A TENNESSEE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

THIS OPERATING AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of the 23rd day of September, 2011 by AmSurg Holdings, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the “Member”), who hereby forms Twin Falls NSC, LLC (the “Company”), a Tennessee limited liability company, pursuant to the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act (the “Act”) upon the following terms and conditions:

ARTICLE I

NAME; REGISTERED AGENT AND ADDRESS; AND PLACE OF BUSINESS

The name of the Company is Twin Falls NSC, LLC. The Company’s registered agent and the street address of such initial registered agent is as set forth in the Company’s Articles of Organization, as such may be amended from time to time. The principal office of the Company, and such additional offices as the Member may determine to establish, shall be located at such place or places inside or outside the State of Tennessee as the Member may designate from time to time.

ARTICLE II

PURPOSE, POWERS, AND TERM OF COMPANY

2.1 Purpose and Powers of the Company. The Company is organized for the purpose of carrying on any lawful activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the Act. The Company shall possess and may exercise all of the powers and privileges granted by the Act or by any other law or by this Agreement, together with any powers incidental thereto, so far as such powers and privileges are necessary or convenient to the conduct, promotion or attainment of the business purposes or activities of the Company contemplated by this Agreement.

2.2 Term of the Company. The term of the Company shall commence on the date the Articles of Organization of the Company are filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Tennessee in accordance with the provisions of the Act and shall continue in perpetual existence unless and until dissolved and terminated pursuant to this Agreement.

2.3 Applicable Law. Regardless of the place where this Agreement may be executed by the Member, this Agreement, the rights and obligations of the Member, and any claims and disputes relating thereto, shall be subject to and governed by the Act and the other laws of the State of Tennessee as applied to agreements among Tennessee residents to be entered into and performed entirely within the State of Tennessee, and such laws shall govern the limited liability company aspects of this Agreement.


ARTICLE III

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION

3.1 Capital Contribution by Member; Initial Issuance of Units. Upon the formation of the Company, the Member shall make a capital contribution to the capital of the Company in the amount of cash, or of the property in-kind, or both, set forth opposite such Member’s name on Schedule A attached hereto. The Company shall thereupon issue to the Member the limited liability company interest (expressed as a number and class of “Units”) so subscribed and contributed for.

3.2 No Interest; No Return of Capital. Capital contributions to the Company shall not earn interest, except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Member shall not have the right to withdraw, or to receive a return of, a capital contribution or any portion thereof.

ARTICLE IV

TAX CHARACTERIZATION AND RETURNS

4.1 Tax Characterization. The Member acknowledges that at all times that if two or more persons or entities hold equity interests in the Company for federal income tax purposes (i) it is the intention of the Company to be treated as a “partnership” for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and (ii) the Company will be treated as a “partnership” for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and shall make all available elections to be so treated. Until such time, however, it is the intention of the Member that the Company be disregarded for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and that the activities of the Company be deemed to be activities of the Member for such purposes. All provisions of the Company’s Articles of Organization and this Agreement are to be so construed so as to preserve that tax status under those circumstances.

4.2 Returns. In the event that the Company is treated as a partnership for tax purposes in accordance with Section 4.1 hereof, then within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year, the Member will cause to be delivered to each person who was a member at any time during such fiscal year a Form K-1 and such other information, if any, with respect to the Company as may be necessary for the preparation of each member’s federal, state, or local income tax (or information) returns, including a statement showing each member’s share of income, gain or loss, and credits for the fiscal year.

ARTICLE V

MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY

5.1 In General. The Company shall be a “director-managed limited liability company” as such term is defined in the Act. The management of the Company shall be vested in its Board of Directors (the “Board”), who shall have all powers to control and manage the business and affairs of the Company and may exercise all powers of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the day-to-day business and direction of the Company shall be conducted or exercised by the officers. The officers shall have the powers and duties which may be specified in this Agreement or designated by the Board, or which are necessary, advisable or convenient to the discharge of their duties described in this Agreement.

 

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5.2 Voting of Units. A Unit is entitled to be voted only if it is owned by a Member and each such Unit shall be entitled to one vote. Neither an assignee nor a transferee may vote a Unit unless such assignee or transferee is a Member.

5.3 Officers. The duties and powers of the officers shall be as follows:

(a) President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Company, and, as such, shall be primarily responsible for the general management of the business of the Company and for implementing the policies and directives of the Board. The President shall have authority to make contracts on behalf of the Company in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, shall be responsible to effect all orders and resolutions of the Board, shall sign and deliver in the name of the Company any deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts, or other instruments pertaining to the business of the Company, except as otherwise delegated or provided by law, shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board.

(b) Vice-Presidents. The Company may have one or more Vice-President(s) who shall exercise the functions of the President during the absence or disability of the President and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

(c) Treasurer. The Treasurer, if any, shall be the chief financial officer of the Company, and, as such, shall have general supervision over the funds of the Company and the investment or deposit thereof, shall advise the officers and, if requested, the Board regarding the financial condition of the Company, and perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

(d) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Member and the Board and shall prepare minutes or records of proceeding of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, such notices as may be required of all meetings of the Member and the Board, shall authenticate and certify records and proceedings of the Company, shall keep accurate membership records for the Company, and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

ARTICLE VI

TRANSFERS OF THE MEMBER’S UNITS

The Member may transfer to any person or persons, at any time and from time to time, any or all of its Units.

ARTICLE VII

AMENDMENT OF AGREEMENT

This Agreement may be amended only in a writing signed by the Member.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

DISTRIBUTIONS

8.1 In General. At such time as the Board shall determine, the Board shall cause the Company to distribute any cash held by it which is neither reasonably necessary for the operation of the Company nor otherwise in violation of the Act.

8.2 Distributions Upon Dissolution. Upon the occurrence of an event set forth in Article IX hereof, the Member shall be entitled to receive, after paying or making reasonable provision for all of the Company’s creditors to the extent required by the Act, the remaining funds of the Company.

ARTICLE IX

DISSOLUTION

The Company shall dissolve, and its affairs shall be wound up, only upon the decision of the Member.

ARTICLE X

LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION

10.1 Liability. The Member shall have no liability for the obligations of the Company except to the extent required by the Act.

10.2 Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify every person (the “Indemnitee”) who is or was a party or is or was threatened to be made a party to any action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Company or, while a director or officer of the Company, is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, manager, officer, employee, agent or trustee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against any losses, damages or expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, except for liability (i) for any breach of the Indemnitee’s duty of loyalty to the Company or its Member, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, or (iii) for any transaction from which the Indemnitee derived an improper personal benefit. The right to indemnification conferred in this Section includes the right of the Indemnitee to be paid by the Company the expenses incurred in defending any such action in advance of its final disposition to the full extent permitted by the Act (an “Advancement of Expenses”); provided, however, that the Company will only make an Advancement of Expenses upon delivery to the Company of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such Indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it is ultimately determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section or otherwise. Any repeal or modification of this Section will not adversely affect any right or protection of any individual existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Member has executed and delivered this Agreement the day and year first above written.

 

AMSURG HOLDINGS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Claire M. Gulmi

Name:  

Claire M. Gulmi

Its:  

Secretary

 

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TWIN FALLS NSC, LLC

SCHEDULE A

 

Member’s Name and Address

   No. of Units      Cash Contributed or Fair Value
of Property Contributed
 

AmSurg Holdings, Inc.

20 Burton Hills Blvd.

Nashville, TN 37215

     100       $ 100.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100       $ 100.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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EX-3.109 108 d516951dex3109.htm EX-3.109 EX-3.109

Exhibit 3.109

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION

OF

ARDMORE NSC, LLC

The undersigned, acting as the organizer of a limited liability company under the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 48-249-101 et seq. (the “Act”), hereby adopts the following Articles of Organization for such limited liability company:

ARTICLE I.

The name of the limited liability company is Ardmore NSC, LLC.

ARTICLE II.

The street address and zip code of the initial registered office of the limited liability company and the county in which the office is located is 20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 37215. The name of the limited liability company’s initial registered agent at its initial registered office is Claire M. Gulmi.

ARTICLE III.

The limited liability company shall be managed by a board of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

The street address and zip code of the principal executive office of the limited liability company and the county in which the principal executive office is located is 20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 37215.

ARTICLE V.

The members of the limited liability company and any other parties to any contribution agreement or contribution allowance agreement with the limited liability company shall not have preemptive rights.

ARTICLE VI.

Section 48-249-503(b)(2) of the Act shall not apply to the limited liability company.


ARTICLE VII.

The operating agreement of the limited liability company shall be in writing. The operating agreement shall be binding upon any person that becomes a member or a holder of financial or governance rights of the limited liability company, regardless of whether such person executes the operating agreement.

ARTICLE VIII.

To the fullest extent permitted by the Act, as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director shall not be liable to the limited liability company or its members for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize limited liability company action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Article VIII by the members of the limited liability company shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the limited liability company existing at the time of such repeal or modification or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

ARTICLE IX.

The limited liability company shall indemnify and advance expenses to any responsible person, officer, employee or agent made a party to a proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by the Act and applicable law, as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, these Articles of Organization have been executed on this 20th day of September, 2011, by the undersigned organizer of the limited liability company.

 

/s/ Frank M. Pellegrino

Frank M. Pellegrino, Organizer

 

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EX-3.110 109 d516951dex3110.htm EX-3.110 EX-3.110

Exhibit 3.110

AMENDED AND RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT

OF

ARDMORE NSC, LLC

A TENNESSEE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

THIS OPERATING AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of the 23rd day of September, 2011 by AmSurg Holdings, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the “Member”), who hereby forms Ardmore NSC, LLC (the “Company”), a Tennessee limited liability company, pursuant to the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act (the “Act”) upon the following terms and conditions:

ARTICLE I

NAME; REGISTERED AGENT AND ADDRESS; AND PLACE OF BUSINESS

The name of the Company is Ardmore NSC, LLC. The Company’s registered agent and the street address of such initial registered agent is as set forth in the Company’s Articles of Organization, as such may be amended from time to time. The principal office of the Company, and such additional offices as the Member may determine to establish, shall be located at such place or places inside or outside the State of Tennessee as the Member may designate from time to time.

ARTICLE II

PURPOSE, POWERS, AND TERM OF COMPANY

2.1 Purpose and Powers of the Company. The Company is organized for the purpose of carrying on any lawful activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the Act. The Company shall possess and may exercise all of the powers and privileges granted by the Act or by any other law or by this Agreement, together with any powers incidental thereto, so far as such powers and privileges are necessary or convenient to the conduct, promotion or attainment of the business purposes or activities of the Company contemplated by this Agreement.

2.2 Term of the Company. The term of the Company shall commence on the date the Articles of Organization of the Company are filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Tennessee in accordance with the provisions of the Act and shall continue in perpetual existence unless and until dissolved and terminated pursuant to this Agreement.

2.3 Applicable Law. Regardless of the place where this Agreement may be executed by the Member, this Agreement, the rights and obligations of the Member, and any claims and disputes relating thereto, shall be subject to and governed by the Act and the other laws of the State of Tennessee as applied to agreements among Tennessee residents to be entered into and performed entirely within the State of Tennessee, and such laws shall govern the limited liability company aspects of this Agreement.


ARTICLE III

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION

3.1 Capital Contribution by Member; Initial Issuance of Units. Upon the formation of the Company, the Member shall make a capital contribution to the capital of the Company in the amount of cash, or of the property in-kind, or both, set forth opposite such Member’s name on Schedule A attached hereto. The Company shall thereupon issue to the Member the limited liability company interest (expressed as a number and class of “Units”) so subscribed and contributed for.

3.2 No Interest; No Return of Capital. Capital contributions to the Company shall not earn interest, except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Member shall not have the right to withdraw, or to receive a return of, a capital contribution or any portion thereof.

ARTICLE IV

TAX CHARACTERIZATION AND RETURNS

4.1 Tax Characterization. The Member acknowledges that at all times that if two or more persons or entities hold equity interests in the Company for federal income tax purposes (i) it is the intention of the Company to be treated as a “partnership” for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and (ii) the Company will be treated as a “partnership” for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and shall make all available elections to be so treated. Until such time, however, it is the intention of the Member that the Company be disregarded for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and that the activities of the Company be deemed to be activities of the Member for such purposes. All provisions of the Company’s Articles of Organization and this Agreement are to be so construed so as to preserve that tax status under those circumstances.

4.2 Returns. In the event that the Company is treated as a partnership for tax purposes in accordance with Section 4.1 hereof, then within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year, the Member will cause to be delivered to each person who was a member at any time during such fiscal year a Form K-1 and such other information, if any, with respect to the Company as may be necessary for the preparation of each member’s federal, state, or local income tax (or information) returns, including a statement showing each member’s share of income, gain or loss, and credits for the fiscal year.

ARTICLE V

MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY

5.1 In General. The Company shall be a “director-managed limited liability company” as such term is defined in the Act. The management of the Company shall be vested in its Board of Directors (the “Board”), who shall have all powers to control and manage the business and affairs of the Company and may exercise all powers of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the day-to-day business and direction of the Company shall be conducted or exercised by the officers. The officers shall have the powers and duties which may be specified in this Agreement or designated by the Board, or which are necessary, advisable or convenient to the discharge of their duties described in this Agreement.

 

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5.2 Voting of Units. A Unit is entitled to be voted only if it is owned by a Member and each such Unit shall be entitled to one vote. Neither an assignee nor a transferee may vote a Unit unless such assignee or transferee is a Member.

5.3 Officers. The duties and powers of the officers shall be as follows:

(a) President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Company, and, as such, shall be primarily responsible for the general management of the business of the Company and for implementing the policies and directives of the Board. The President shall have authority to make contracts on behalf of the Company in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, shall be responsible to effect all orders and resolutions of the Board, shall sign and deliver in the name of the Company any deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts, or other instruments pertaining to the business of the Company, except as otherwise delegated or provided by law, shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board.

(b) Vice-Presidents. The Company may have one or more Vice-President(s) who shall exercise the functions of the President during the absence or disability of the President and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

(c) Treasurer. The Treasurer, if any, shall be the chief financial officer of the Company, and, as such, shall have general supervision over the funds of the Company and the investment or deposit thereof, shall advise the officers and, if requested, the Board regarding the financial condition of the Company, and perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

(d) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Member and the Board and shall prepare minutes or records of proceeding of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, such notices as may be required of all meetings of the Member and the Board, shall authenticate and certify records and proceedings of the Company, shall keep accurate membership records for the Company, and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

ARTICLE VI

TRANSFERS OF THE MEMBER’S UNITS

The Member may transfer to any person or persons, at any time and from time to time, any or all of its Units.

ARTICLE VII

AMENDMENT OF AGREEMENT

This Agreement may be amended only in a writing signed by the Member.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

DISTRIBUTIONS

8.1 In General. At such time as the Board shall determine, the Board shall cause the Company to distribute any cash held by it which is neither reasonably necessary for the operation of the Company nor otherwise in violation of the Act.

8.2 Distributions Upon Dissolution. Upon the occurrence of an event set forth in Article IX hereof, the Member shall be entitled to receive, after paying or making reasonable provision for all of the Company’s creditors to the extent required by the Act, the remaining funds of the Company.

ARTICLE IX

DISSOLUTION

The Company shall dissolve, and its affairs shall be wound up, only upon the decision of the Member.

ARTICLE X

LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION

10.1 Liability. The Member shall have no liability for the obligations of the Company except to the extent required by the Act.

10.2 Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify every person (the “Indemnitee”) who is or was a party or is or was threatened to be made a party to any action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Company or, while a director or officer of the Company, is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, manager, officer, employee, agent or trustee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against any losses, damages or expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, except for liability (i) for any breach of the Indemnitee’s duty of loyalty to the Company or its Member, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, or (iii) for any transaction from which the Indemnitee derived an improper personal benefit. The right to indemnification conferred in this Section includes the right of the Indemnitee to be paid by the Company the expenses incurred in defending any such action in advance of its final disposition to the full extent permitted by the Act (an “Advancement of Expenses”); provided, however, that the Company will only make an Advancement of Expenses upon delivery to the Company of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such Indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it is ultimately determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section or otherwise. Any repeal or modification of this Section will not adversely affect any right or protection of any individual existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Member has executed and delivered this Agreement the day and year first above written.

 

AMSURG HOLDINGS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Claire M. Gulmi

Name:  

Claire M. Gulmi

Its:  

Secretary

 

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ARDMORE NSC, LLC

SCHEDULE A

 

Member’s Name and Address

   No. of Units      Cash Contributed or Fair Value
of Property Contributed
 

AmSurg Holdings, Inc.

20 Burton Hills Blvd.

Nashville, TN 37215

     100       $ 100.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100       $ 100.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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EX-3.111 110 d516951dex3111.htm EX-3.111 EX-3.111

Exhibit 3.111

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION

OF

KENWOOD NSC, LLC

The undersigned, acting as the organizer of a limited liability company under the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 48-249-101 et seq. (the “Act”), hereby adopts the following Articles of Organization for such limited liability company:

ARTICLE I.

The name of the limited liability company is Kenwood NSC, LLC.

ARTICLE II.

The street address and zip code of the initial registered office of the limited liability company and the county in which the office is located is 20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 37215. The name of the limited liability company’s initial registered agent at its initial registered office is Claire M. Gulmi.

ARTICLE III.

The limited liability company shall be managed by a board of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

The street address and zip code of the principal executive office of the limited liability company and the county in which the principal executive office is located is 20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 37215.

ARTICLE V.

The members of the limited liability company and any other parties to any contribution agreement or contribution allowance agreement with the limited liability company shall not have preemptive rights.

ARTICLE VI.

Section 48-249-503(b)(2) of the Act shall not apply to the limited liability company.


ARTICLE VII.

The operating agreement of the limited liability company shall be in writing. The operating agreement shall be binding upon any person that becomes a member or a holder of financial or governance rights of the limited liability company, regardless of whether such person executes the operating agreement.

ARTICLE VIII.

To the fullest extent permitted by the Act, as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director shall not be liable to the limited liability company or its members for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize limited liability company action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Article VIII by the members of the limited liability company shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the limited liability company existing at the time of such repeal or modification or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

ARTICLE IX.

The limited liability company shall indemnify and advance expenses to any responsible person, officer, employee or agent made a party to a proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by the Act and applicable law, as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, these Articles of Organization have been executed on this 20th day of September, 2011, by the undersigned organizer of the limited liability company.

 

/s/ Frank M. Pellegrino

Frank M. Pellegrino, Organizer

 

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EX-3.112 111 d516951dex3112.htm EX-3.112 EX-3.112

Exhibit 3.112

AMENDED AND RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT

OF

KENWOOD NSC, LLC

A TENNESSEE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

THIS OPERATING AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of the 23rd day of September, 2011 by AmSurg Holdings, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the “Member”), who hereby forms Kenwood NSC, LLC (the “Company”), a Tennessee limited liability company, pursuant to the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act (the “Act”) upon the following terms and conditions:

ARTICLE I

NAME; REGISTERED AGENT AND ADDRESS; AND PLACE OF BUSINESS

The name of the Company is Kenwood NSC, LLC. The Company’s registered agent and the street address of such initial registered agent is as set forth in the Company’s Articles of Organization, as such may be amended from time to time. The principal office of the Company, and such additional offices as the Member may determine to establish, shall be located at such place or places inside or outside the State of Tennessee as the Member may designate from time to time.

ARTICLE II

PURPOSE, POWERS, AND TERM OF COMPANY

2.1 Purpose and Powers of the Company. The Company is organized for the purpose of carrying on any lawful activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the Act. The Company shall possess and may exercise all of the powers and privileges granted by the Act or by any other law or by this Agreement, together with any powers incidental thereto, so far as such powers and privileges are necessary or convenient to the conduct, promotion or attainment of the business purposes or activities of the Company contemplated by this Agreement.

2.2 Term of the Company. The term of the Company shall commence on the date the Articles of Organization of the Company are filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Tennessee in accordance with the provisions of the Act and shall continue in perpetual existence unless and until dissolved and terminated pursuant to this Agreement.

2.3 Applicable Law. Regardless of the place where this Agreement may be executed by the Member, this Agreement, the rights and obligations of the Member, and any claims and disputes relating thereto, shall be subject to and governed by the Act and the other laws of the State of Tennessee as applied to agreements among Tennessee residents to be entered into and performed entirely within the State of Tennessee, and such laws shall govern the limited liability company aspects of this Agreement.


ARTICLE III

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION

3.1 Capital Contribution by Member; Initial Issuance of Units. Upon the formation of the Company, the Member shall make a capital contribution to the capital of the Company in the amount of cash, or of the property in-kind, or both, set forth opposite such Member’s name on Schedule A attached hereto. The Company shall thereupon issue to the Member the limited liability company interest (expressed as a number and class of “Units”) so subscribed and contributed for.

3.2 No Interest; No Return of Capital. Capital contributions to the Company shall not earn interest, except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Member shall not have the right to withdraw, or to receive a return of, a capital contribution or any portion thereof.

ARTICLE IV

TAX CHARACTERIZATION AND RETURNS

4.1 Tax Characterization. The Member acknowledges that at all times that if two or more persons or entities hold equity interests in the Company for federal income tax purposes (i) it is the intention of the Company to be treated as a “partnership” for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and (ii) the Company will be treated as a “partnership” for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and shall make all available elections to be so treated. Until such time, however, it is the intention of the Member that the Company be disregarded for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and that the activities of the Company be deemed to be activities of the Member for such purposes. All provisions of the Company’s Articles of Organization and this Agreement are to be so construed so as to preserve that tax status under those circumstances.

4.2 Returns. In the event that the Company is treated as a partnership for tax purposes in accordance with Section 4.1 hereof, then within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year, the Member will cause to be delivered to each person who was a member at any time during such fiscal year a Form K-1 and such other information, if any, with respect to the Company as may be necessary for the preparation of each member’s federal, state, or local income tax (or information) returns, including a statement showing each member’s share of income, gain or loss, and credits for the fiscal year.

ARTICLE V

MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY

5.1 In General. The Company shall be a “director-managed limited liability company” as such term is defined in the Act. The management of the Company shall be vested in its Board of Directors (the “Board”), who shall have all powers to control and manage the business and affairs of the Company and may exercise all powers of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the day-to-day business and direction of the Company shall be conducted or exercised by the officers. The officers shall have the powers and duties which may be specified in this Agreement or designated by the Board, or which are necessary, advisable or convenient to the discharge of their duties described in this Agreement.

 

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5.2 Voting of Units. A Unit is entitled to be voted only if it is owned by a Member and each such Unit shall be entitled to one vote. Neither an assignee nor a transferee may vote a Unit unless such assignee or transferee is a Member.

5.3 Officers. The duties and powers of the officers shall be as follows:

(a) President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Company, and, as such, shall be primarily responsible for the general management of the business of the Company and for implementing the policies and directives of the Board. The President shall have authority to make contracts on behalf of the Company in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, shall be responsible to effect all orders and resolutions of the Board, shall sign and deliver in the name of the Company any deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts, or other instruments pertaining to the business of the Company, except as otherwise delegated or provided by law, shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board.

(b) Vice-Presidents. The Company may have one or more Vice-President(s) who shall exercise the functions of the President during the absence or disability of the President and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

(c) Treasurer. The Treasurer, if any, shall be the chief financial officer of the Company, and, as such, shall have general supervision over the funds of the Company and the investment or deposit thereof, shall advise the officers and, if requested, the Board regarding the financial condition of the Company, and perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

(d) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Member and the Board and shall prepare minutes or records of proceeding of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, such notices as may be required of all meetings of the Member and the Board, shall authenticate and certify records and proceedings of the Company, shall keep accurate membership records for the Company, and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

ARTICLE VI

TRANSFERS OF THE MEMBER’S UNITS

The Member may transfer to any person or persons, at any time and from time to time, any or all of its Units.

ARTICLE VII

AMENDMENT OF AGREEMENT

This Agreement may be amended only in a writing signed by the Member.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

DISTRIBUTIONS

8.1 In General. At such time as the Board shall determine, the Board shall cause the Company to distribute any cash held by it which is neither reasonably necessary for the operation of the Company nor otherwise in violation of the Act.

8.2 Distributions Upon Dissolution. Upon the occurrence of an event set forth in Article IX hereof, the Member shall be entitled to receive, after paying or making reasonable provision for all of the Company’s creditors to the extent required by the Act, the remaining funds of the Company.

ARTICLE IX

DISSOLUTION

The Company shall dissolve, and its affairs shall be wound up, only upon the decision of the Member.

ARTICLE X

LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION

10.1 Liability. The Member shall have no liability for the obligations of the Company except to the extent required by the Act.

10.2 Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify every person (the “Indemnitee”) who is or was a party or is or was threatened to be made a party to any action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Company or, while a director or officer of the Company, is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, manager, officer, employee, agent or trustee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against any losses, damages or expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, except for liability (i) for any breach of the Indemnitee’s duty of loyalty to the Company or its Member, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, or (iii) for any transaction from which the Indemnitee derived an improper personal benefit. The right to indemnification conferred in this Section includes the right of the Indemnitee to be paid by the Company the expenses incurred in defending any such action in advance of its final disposition to the full extent permitted by the Act (an “Advancement of Expenses”); provided, however, that the Company will only make an Advancement of Expenses upon delivery to the Company of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such Indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it is ultimately determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section or otherwise. Any repeal or modification of this Section will not adversely affect any right or protection of any individual existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Member has executed and delivered this Agreement the day and year first above written.

 

AMSURG HOLDINGS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Claire M. Gulmi

Name:  

Claire M. Gulmi

Its:  

Secretary

 

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KENWOOD NSC, LLC

SCHEDULE A

 

Member’s Name and Address

   No. of Units      Cash Contributed or Fair Value
of Property Contributed
 

AmSurg Holdings, Inc.

20 Burton Hills Blvd.

Nashville, TN 37215

     100       $ 100.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100       $ 100.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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EX-3.113 112 d516951dex3113.htm EX-3.113 EX-3.113

Exhibit 3.113

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION

OF

TOWSON NSC, LLC

The undersigned, acting as the organizer of a limited liability company under the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 48-249-101 et seq. (the “Act”), hereby adopts the following Articles of Organization for such limited liability company:

ARTICLE I.

The name of the limited liability company is Towson NSC, LLC.

ARTICLE II.

The street address and zip code of the initial registered office of the limited liability company and the county in which the office is located is 20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 37215. The name of the limited liability company’s initial registered agent at its initial registered office is Claire M. Gulmi.

ARTICLE III.

The limited liability company shall be managed by a board of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

The street address and zip code of the principal executive office of the limited liability company and the county in which the principal executive office is located is 20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 37215.

ARTICLE V.

The members of the limited liability company and any other parties to any contribution agreement or contribution allowance agreement with the limited liability company shall not have preemptive rights.

ARTICLE VI.

Section 48-249-503(b)(2) of the Act shall not apply to the limited liability company.


ARTICLE VII.

The operating agreement of the limited liability company shall be in writing. The operating agreement shall be binding upon any person that becomes a member or a holder of financial or governance rights of the limited liability company, regardless of whether such person executes the operating agreement.

ARTICLE VIII.

To the fullest extent permitted by the Act, as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director shall not be liable to the limited liability company or its members for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize limited liability company action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Article VIII by the members of the limited liability company shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the limited liability company existing at the time of such repeal or modification or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

ARTICLE IX.

The limited liability company shall indemnify and advance expenses to any responsible person, officer, employee or agent made a party to a proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by the Act and applicable law, as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, these Articles of Organization have been executed on this 19th day of September, 2011, by the undersigned organizer of the limited liability company.

 

/s/ Frank M. Pellegrino

Frank M. Pellegrino, Organizer

 

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EX-3.114 113 d516951dex3114.htm EX-3.114 EX-3.114

Exhibit 3.114

AMENDED AND RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT

OF

TOWSON NSC, LLC

A TENNESSEE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

THIS OPERATING AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of the 23rd day of September, 2011 by AmSurg Holdings, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the “Member”), who hereby forms Towson NSC, LLC (the “Company”), a Tennessee limited liability company, pursuant to the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act (the “Act”) upon the following terms and conditions:

ARTICLE I

NAME; REGISTERED AGENT AND ADDRESS; AND PLACE OF BUSINESS

The name of the Company is Towson NSC, LLC. The Company’s registered agent and the street address of such initial registered agent is as set forth in the Company’s Articles of Organization, as such may be amended from time to time. The principal office of the Company, and such additional offices as the Member may determine to establish, shall be located at such place or places inside or outside the State of Tennessee as the Member may designate from time to time.

ARTICLE II

PURPOSE, POWERS, AND TERM OF COMPANY

2.1 Purpose and Powers of the Company. The Company is organized for the purpose of carrying on any lawful activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the Act. The Company shall possess and may exercise all of the powers and privileges granted by the Act or by any other law or by this Agreement, together with any powers incidental thereto, so far as such powers and privileges are necessary or convenient to the conduct, promotion or attainment of the business purposes or activities of the Company contemplated by this Agreement.

2.2 Term of the Company. The term of the Company shall commence on the date the Articles of Organization of the Company are filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Tennessee in accordance with the provisions of the Act and shall continue in perpetual existence unless and until dissolved and terminated pursuant to this Agreement.

2.3 Applicable Law. Regardless of the place where this Agreement may be executed by the Member, this Agreement, the rights and obligations of the Member, and any claims and disputes relating thereto, shall be subject to and governed by the Act and the other laws of the State of Tennessee as applied to agreements among Tennessee residents to be entered into and performed entirely within the State of Tennessee, and such laws shall govern the limited liability company aspects of this Agreement.


ARTICLE III

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION

3.1 Capital Contribution by Member; Initial Issuance of Units. Upon the formation of the Company, the Member shall make a capital contribution to the capital of the Company in the amount of cash, or of the property in-kind, or both, set forth opposite such Member’s name on Schedule A attached hereto. The Company shall thereupon issue to the Member the limited liability company interest (expressed as a number and class of “Units”) so subscribed and contributed for.

3.2 No Interest; No Return of Capital. Capital contributions to the Company shall not earn interest, except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Member shall not have the right to withdraw, or to receive a return of, a capital contribution or any portion thereof.

ARTICLE IV

TAX CHARACTERIZATION AND RETURNS

4.1 Tax Characterization. The Member acknowledges that at all times that if two or more persons or entities hold equity interests in the Company for federal income tax purposes (i) it is the intention of the Company to be treated as a “partnership” for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and (ii) the Company will be treated as a “partnership” for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and shall make all available elections to be so treated. Until such time, however, it is the intention of the Member that the Company be disregarded for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and that the activities of the Company be deemed to be activities of the Member for such purposes. All provisions of the Company’s Articles of Organization and this Agreement are to be so construed so as to preserve that tax status under those circumstances.

4.2 Returns. In the event that the Company is treated as a partnership for tax purposes in accordance with Section 4.1 hereof, then within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year, the Member will cause to be delivered to each person who was a member at any time during such fiscal year a Form K-1 and such other information, if any, with respect to the Company as may be necessary for the preparation of each member’s federal, state, or local income tax (or information) returns, including a statement showing each member’s share of income, gain or loss, and credits for the fiscal year.

ARTICLE V

MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY

5.1 In General. The Company shall be a “director-managed limited liability company” as such term is defined in the Act. The management of the Company shall be vested in its Board of Directors (the “Board”), who shall have all powers to control and manage the business and affairs of the Company and may exercise all powers of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the day-to-day business and direction of the Company shall be conducted or exercised by the officers. The officers shall have the powers and duties which may be specified in this Agreement or designated by the Board, or which are necessary, advisable or convenient to the discharge of their duties described in this Agreement.

 

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5.2 Voting of Units. A Unit is entitled to be voted only if it is owned by a Member and each such Unit shall be entitled to one vote. Neither an assignee nor a transferee may vote a Unit unless such assignee or transferee is a Member.

5.3 Officers. The duties and powers of the officers shall be as follows:

(a) President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Company, and, as such, shall be primarily responsible for the general management of the business of the Company and for implementing the policies and directives of the Board. The President shall have authority to make contracts on behalf of the Company in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, shall be responsible to effect all orders and resolutions of the Board, shall sign and deliver in the name of the Company any deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts, or other instruments pertaining to the business of the Company, except as otherwise delegated or provided by law, shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board.

(b) Vice-Presidents. The Company may have one or more Vice-President(s) who shall exercise the functions of the President during the absence or disability of the President and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

(c) Treasurer. The Treasurer, if any, shall be the chief financial officer of the Company, and, as such, shall have general supervision over the funds of the Company and the investment or deposit thereof, shall advise the officers and, if requested, the Board regarding the financial condition of the Company, and perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

(d) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Member and the Board and shall prepare minutes or records of proceeding of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, such notices as may be required of all meetings of the Member and the Board, shall authenticate and certify records and proceedings of the Company, shall keep accurate membership records for the Company, and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

ARTICLE VI

TRANSFERS OF THE MEMBER’S UNITS

The Member may transfer to any person or persons, at any time and from time to time, any or all of its Units.

ARTICLE VII

AMENDMENT OF AGREEMENT

This Agreement may be amended only in a writing signed by the Member.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

DISTRIBUTIONS

8.1 In General. At such time as the Board shall determine, the Board shall cause the Company to distribute any cash held by it which is neither reasonably necessary for the operation of the Company nor otherwise in violation of the Act.

8.2 Distributions Upon Dissolution. Upon the occurrence of an event set forth in Article IX hereof, the Member shall be entitled to receive, after paying or making reasonable provision for all of the Company’s creditors to the extent required by the Act, the remaining funds of the Company.

ARTICLE IX

DISSOLUTION

The Company shall dissolve, and its affairs shall be wound up, only upon the decision of the Member.

ARTICLE X

LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION

10.1 Liability. The Member shall have no liability for the obligations of the Company except to the extent required by the Act.

10.2 Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify every person (the “Indemnitee”) who is or was a party or is or was threatened to be made a party to any action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Company or, while a director or officer of the Company, is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, manager, officer, employee, agent or trustee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against any losses, damages or expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, except for liability (i) for any breach of the Indemnitee’s duty of loyalty to the Company or its Member, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, or (iii) for any transaction from which the Indemnitee derived an improper personal benefit. The right to indemnification conferred in this Section includes the right of the Indemnitee to be paid by the Company the expenses incurred in defending any such action in advance of its final disposition to the full extent permitted by the Act (an “Advancement of Expenses”); provided, however, that the Company will only make an Advancement of Expenses upon delivery to the Company of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such Indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it is ultimately determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section or otherwise. Any repeal or modification of this Section will not adversely affect any right or protection of any individual existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Member has executed and delivered this Agreement the day and year first above written.

 

AMSURG HOLDINGS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Claire M. Gulmi

Name:  

Claire M. Gulmi

Its:  

Secretary

 

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TOWSON NSC, LLC

SCHEDULE A

 

Member’s Name and Address

   No. of Units      Cash Contributed or Fair Value
of Property Contributed
 

AmSurg Holdings, Inc.

20 Burton Hills Blvd.

Nashville, TN 37215

     100       $ 100.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100       $ 100.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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EX-3.115 114 d516951dex3115.htm EX-3.115 EX-3.115

Exhibit 3.115

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION

DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPNY

Office of the Secretary of the State

MAILING ADDRESS:

Commercial Recording Division

Connecticut Secretary of the State

P.O. Box 150470

Hartford, CT 06115-0470

860-509-6003

 

1. NAME OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

Wilton NSC, LLC

 

2. NATURE OF BUSINESS TO BE TRANSACTED OR THE PURPOSES TO BE PROMOTED

Investing in and operating ambulatory surgery center and related business

 

3. PRINCIPAL OFFICE ADDRESS

20 Burton Hills Blvd., 5th Floor

Nashville, TN 37215

 

4. APPPOINTMENT OF STATUTORY AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS

Name of Agent: National Registered Agents, Inc.

Address: One Corporate Center, Hartford, CT 06103

 

5. MANAGER INFORMATION:

 

Name:    Title:    Business Address:
AmSurg Holdings, Inc.    Member    20 Burton Hills Blvd., 5th Floor
      Nashville, TN 37215

 

6. Execution

Jeffrey S. Gardner, Organizer

/s/ Jeffrey S. Gardner

EX-3.116 115 d516951dex3116.htm EX-3.116 EX-3.116

Exhibit 3.116

Execution Copy

AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT

OF

WILTON NSC, LLC

ORGANIZED UNDER THE

CONNECTICUT LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ACT

CONNECTICUT CODE §§ 34-100 to 34-242, ET SEQ.


AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT

OF

WILTON NSC, LLC

This Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement (this “Agreement”) of WILTON NSC, LLC, a Connecticut limited liability company (the “Company”) is entered into as of November 12, 2012 by AmSurg Holdings, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the “Member”), upon the following terms and conditions.

WHEREAS, National Surgical Care, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“NSC”) formed the Company under and pursuant to the Act (as defined below) to conduct certain business as a limited liability company, and set forth its rights and obligations in that certain Operating Agreement dated as of October 25, 2007 (the “Original Agreement”);

WHEREAS, on August 23, 2011, AmSurg Corp., a Tennessee corporation, the parent company of the Member, NSC, the Member, AmSurg Merger Corporation, a Delaware corporation and Brazos GP Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”);

WHEREAS, under the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Member acquired substantially all the assets of, and assumed substantially all of the liabilities of NSC, including the membership interests of NSC subsidiaries, including the Company, that serve as the general partners or managing members of 17 surgery centers affiliated with NSC (the “Acquisition”); and

WHEREAS, as a result of the Acquisition, the Member desires to amend and restate the Original Agreement and to set forth its rights and obligations in this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises, covenants and undertakings hereinafter contained, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Member hereby agrees as follows:

ARTICLE I

ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS

1.1 Formation of the Company. The Company was formed as a limited liability company under the Act (as hereinafter defined) upon the execution and filing of the Articles of Organization with the Connecticut Secretary of State on October 25, 2007.

1.2 Name. The name of the Company is: “WILTON NSC, LLC”

1.3 Purpose of the Company Business: The purposes of the Company shall be to engage in any lawful activity for which a limited liability company may be organized under the laws of the State of Connecticut, including, but not limited to, the business of (a) investing in and operating ambulatory surgery centers, (b) engaging in any other businesses or activities that the Member determines to pursue, from time to time, and (c) performing all things necessary or incidental to or connected with or growing out of such activities in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

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1.4 Principal Place of Business Office and Agent. The principal place of business and mailing address of the Company and the office where the corporate records shall be kept is c/o AmSurg Holdings, Inc., 20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Suite 500, Nashville, Tennessee 37215, or at such other location as shall be specified from time to time by the Member. The registered office and statutory agent of the Company in the State of Connecticut shall be CT Corporation System, One Corporate Center, Floor 11, Hartford, CT 06103-3220, Hartford County. The Company also may establish additional places of business or offices for maintenance of records as it may determine are necessary or appropriate.

1.5 Term of Company. The Company commenced business on October 25, 2007 (the “Effective Date”) and shall continue until terminated in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

1.6 Fictitious Business Name Statement; Other Certificates. The Member shall, from time to time, register the Company as a foreign limited liability company and file such fictitious or trade name statements or certificates in such jurisdictions and offices as the Member considers necessary or appropriate. The Company may do business under any fictitious business names deemed desirable by the Member. The Member shall, from time to time, file or cause to be filed such certificates of amendment, certificates of cancellation, or other certificates as the Member reasonably deems necessary under the Act or under the laws of any jurisdiction in which the Company is doing business to establish and continue the Company as a limited liability company or to protect the limited liability of the Member.

1.7 Authorization of this Agreement. This Agreement is made under the Connecticut Limited Liability Company Act as set forth in Connecticut code §§ 34-100 to 34-242, et seq.

ARTICLE II

DEFINITIONS

2.1 Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, unless the language or context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended, the words, terms or phrases defined in this section having the following meanings:

(a) “Act” shall mean the Connecticut Limited Liability Company Act as set forth in Connecticut code §§ 34-100 to 34-242, et seq., as amended from time to time.

(b) “Agreement” shall mean this Agreement as amended from time to time.

(c) “Company” shall mean WILTON NSC, LLC, a Connecticut limited liability company.

(d) “Effective Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.5.

(e) “Member” shall mean AmSurg Holdings, Inc., a Tennessee corporation.

 

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(f) “Unit” shall mean a membership interest in the Company, including any and all benefits to which a Member may be entitled under this Agreement and the obligations of a Member under this Agreement.

ARTICLE III

MANAGEMENT

3.1 Member Managed. The management of the Company shall be vested in the Member, who shall have the sole and exclusive power and authority to act on behalf of the Company and bind the Company with respect to any lawful business in which the Company is permitted to be engaged under the Act.

3.2 Officers of the Company. The Member may appoint officers of the Company as it deems necessary. Each officer shall have such power and duties as may be assigned by the Member and this Agreement. Officers may execute and deliver in the name of the Company contracts and other obligations and instruments pertaining to the regular course of the duties of said office.

3.3 Standard of Care.

(a) The Member and each officer of the Company shall be fully protected in relying in good faith on information, opinions, reports, or statements, including financial statements, books of account and other financial data, if prepared or presented by: (i) the Member, an officer or employee of the Company; or (ii) legal counsel, public accountant, or other person that the Member or an officer reasonably believes has professional or expert competence.

(b) The Member and each officer of the Company shall not be liable for damages to the Company with respect to claims relating to his or her conduct for or on behalf of the Company, except that any of the foregoing persons shall be liable to the Company for damages to the extent that it is proved by clear and convincing evidence (i) that his or her conduct was not taken (A) in good faith, (B) in a manner reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, or (C) with the care that an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would use under similar circumstances; or (ii) with respect to any criminal action, proceeding or investigation, he or she had reasonable cause to believe his or its conduct was unlawful.

(c) The Company will indemnify the Member, its officers and employees against any claim, demand, liability, fine or expense (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and disbursements, court costs and the cost of appellate proceedings) arising out of any act or inaction by the Member, its officers or employees done in good faith and reasonably believed by such party to be in the best interests of the Company and provided, in the case of any fine, that the Member, its officer or employee had no reasonable cause to believe its conduct was unlawful.

 

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ARTICLE IV

MEMBERSHIP

4.1 Limited Liability of the Member. Except as specifically agreed to herein, the Member shall have no obligation to contribute to the Company and no liability for any Company obligations. Any liability to return distributions from the Company shall be limited to mandatory requirements of the Act or of any other applicable law.

4.2 Register of Units of Ownership. Any assignments of any rights or any restrictions on transfer with respect to, and any repurchases or redemptions of, the Member’s Units shall also be reflected in Exhibit A.

4.3 Evidence of Ownership of Units. Certificates of membership shall not be issued. The Member in whose name a Unit is recorded in Exhibit A shall be deemed the owner thereof for all purposes as regards the Company.

4.4 Distributions. Distributions shall be made at such times as determined by the Member in its discretion. Such distributions shall be made to in proportion to the Units owned by each Member. No distribution shall be declared and paid that would be prohibited under the Act.

ARTICLE V

DISSOLUTION, WINDING UP AND TERMINATION

5.1 Events of Dissolution. The Company shall be dissolved upon the occurrence of any of the following events, whether or not the event would cause a dissolution under the Act:

(a) any order of court of competent jurisdiction requiring dissolution;

(b) the written agreement to dissolve the Company executed by the Member; or

(c) a merger or exchange in which the Company is not the surviving entity.

Except as specifically stated in this Section 5.1, no event that would cause a dissolution under the Act shall cause a dissolution of the Company.

5.2 Winding Up.

(a) Upon an event of dissolution described in Section 5.1, the Member shall (i) deliver to the Connecticut Secretary of State for filing a certificate of dissolution in accordance with the Act, and (ii) diligently proceed to wind up the affairs of the Company, liquidate its assets, and distribute the assets in accordance with this Agreement. During the time prior to liquidation, the Company shall exist as a continuing limited liability company bound by the terms of this Agreement, the continuing limited liability company shall succeed to all Company assets and liabilities, the business of the Company shall be continued, and the Member shall have all rights and powers granted by this Agreement and the right to do all acts authorized by law for the purpose of winding up the affairs of the Company.

 

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(b) In the event of liquidation of the Company, the Member shall take the following steps:

(i) first, dispose of all Company assets at the best price obtainable therefor;

(ii) second, to the extent the business of the Company cannot be sold in its entirety as a going concern, determine which Company properties and assets should be distributed in kind, and dispose of all other Company properties and assets at the best cash price obtainable therefor;

(iii) third, apply Company property to the payment of the debts and liabilities of the Company, the expenses of liquidation and the establishment of any reserves deemed necessary by the Member;

(iv) fourth, repay any loans and advances (other than capital contributions) by the Member and all accrued interest thereon; and

(v) fifth, distribute any remaining Company assets to the Member.

ARTICLE VI

MISCELLANEOUS

6.1 Amendments. Any amendment to this Agreement shall require the written consent of the Member.

6.2 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the internal law of the State of Connecticut without regard to its conflict of law principles.

6.3 Binding Nature. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Member, its successors, personal representatives, heirs, devisees, guardians and assigns.

6.4 Invalidity. In the event that any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions of the Agreement shall not in any way be affected thereby.

6.5 Construction. The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. All personal pronouns used in this Agreement, whether used in the masculine, feminine or neuter gender, shall include all other genders; the singular shall include the plural and vice versa. Unless otherwise specifically stated, references to Sections, Subsections, or Articles refer to the Sections, Subsections, or Articles of this Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto intending to be legally bound, have duly executed this Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

COMPANY:
WILTON NSC, LLC
By:   AmSurg Holdings, Inc.
Its:   Member
 

/s/ Claire M. Gulmi

  By:   Claire M. Gulmi
  Its:   Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer
MEMBER:
AMSURG HOLDINGS, INC.
 

/s/ Claire M. Gulmi

  By:   Claire M. Gulmi
  Its:   Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer

Signature Page to Limited Liability Company Agreement


EXHIBIT A

MEMBERSHIP CONTRIBUTIONS

 

Member

   Capital Contribution      Units  

AmSurg Holdings, Inc.

   $ 100         100   
EX-3.117 116 d516951dex3117.htm EX-3.117 EX-3.117

Exhibit 3.117

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION

OF

NSC West Palm, LLC

The undersigned, acting as the organizer of a limited liability company under the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 48-249-101 et seq. (the “Act”), hereby adopts the following Articles of Organization for such limited liability company:

ARTICLE I.

The name of the limited liability company is NSC West Palm, LLC.

ARTICLE II.

The street address and zip code of the initial registered office of the limited liability company and the county in which the office is located is 20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 37215. The name of the limited liability company’s initial registered agent at its initial registered office is Claire M. Gulmi.

ARTICLE III.

The limited liability company shall be managed by a board of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

The street address and zip code of the principal executive office of the limited liability company and the county in which the principal executive office is located is 20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 37215.

ARTICLE V.

The members of the limited liability company and any other parties to any contribution agreement or contribution allowance agreement with the limited liability company shall not have preemptive rights.

ARTICLE VI.

Section 48-249-503(b)(2) of the Act shall not apply to the limited liability company.


ARTICLE VII.

The operating agreement of the limited liability company shall be in writing. The operating agreement shall be binding upon any person that becomes a member or a holder of financial or governance rights of the limited liability company, regardless of whether such person executes the operating agreement.

ARTICLE VIII.

To the fullest extent permitted by the Act, as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director shall not be liable to the limited liability company or its members for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize limited liability company action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Article VIII by the members of the limited liability company shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the limited liability company existing at the time of such repeal or modification or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

ARTICLE IX.

The limited liability company shall indemnify and advance expenses to any responsible person, officer, employee or agent made a party to a proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by the Act and applicable law, as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, these Articles of Organization have been executed on this 20th day of September, 2011, by the undersigned organizer of the limited liability company.

 

/s/ Frank M. Pellegrino

Frank M. Pellegrino, Organizer

 

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EX-3.118 117 d516951dex3118.htm EX-3.118 EX-3.118

Exhibit 3.118

AMENDED AND RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT

OF

NSC WEST PALM, LLC

A TENNESSEE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

THIS OPERATING AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of the 23rd day of September, 2011 by AmSurg Holdings, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the “Member”), who hereby forms NSC West Palm, LLC (the “Company”), a Tennessee limited liability company, pursuant to the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act (the “Act”) upon the following terms and conditions:

ARTICLE I

NAME; REGISTERED AGENT AND ADDRESS; AND PLACE OF BUSINESS

The name of the Company is NSC West Palm, LLC. The Company’s registered agent and the street address of such initial registered agent is as set forth in the Company’s Articles of Organization, as such may be amended from time to time. The principal office of the Company, and such additional offices as the Member may determine to establish, shall be located at such place or places inside or outside the State of Tennessee as the Member may designate from time to time.

ARTICLE II

PURPOSE, POWERS, AND TERM OF COMPANY

2.1 Purpose and Powers of the Company. The Company is organized for the purpose of carrying on any lawful activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the Act. The Company shall possess and may exercise all of the powers and privileges granted by the Act or by any other law or by this Agreement, together with any powers incidental thereto, so far as such powers and privileges are necessary or convenient to the conduct, promotion or attainment of the business purposes or activities of the Company contemplated by this Agreement.

2.2 Term of the Company. The term of the Company shall commence on the date the Articles of Organization of the Company are filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Tennessee in accordance with the provisions of the Act and shall continue in perpetual existence unless and until dissolved and terminated pursuant to this Agreement.

2.3 Applicable Law. Regardless of the place where this Agreement may be executed by the Member, this Agreement, the rights and obligations of the Member, and any claims and disputes relating thereto, shall be subject to and governed by the Act and the other laws of the State of Tennessee as applied to agreements among Tennessee residents to be entered into and performed entirely within the State of Tennessee, and such laws shall govern the limited liability company aspects of this Agreement.


ARTICLE III

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION

3.1 Capital Contribution by Member; Initial Issuance of Units. Upon the formation of the Company, the Member shall make a capital contribution to the capital of the Company in the amount of cash, or of the property in-kind, or both, set forth opposite such Member’s name on Schedule A attached hereto. The Company shall thereupon issue to the Member the limited liability company interest (expressed as a number and class of “Units”) so subscribed and contributed for.

3.2 No Interest; No Return of Capital. Capital contributions to the Company shall not earn interest, except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Member shall not have the right to withdraw, or to receive a return of, a capital contribution or any portion thereof.

ARTICLE IV

TAX CHARACTERIZATION AND RETURNS

4.1 Tax Characterization. The Member acknowledges that at all times that if two or more persons or entities hold equity interests in the Company for federal income tax purposes (i) it is the intention of the Company to be treated as a “partnership” for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and (ii) the Company will be treated as a “partnership” for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and shall make all available elections to be so treated. Until such time, however, it is the intention of the Member that the Company be disregarded for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and that the activities of the Company be deemed to be activities of the Member for such purposes. All provisions of the Company’s Articles of Organization and this Agreement are to be so construed so as to preserve that tax status under those circumstances.

4.2 Returns. In the event that the Company is treated as a partnership for tax purposes in accordance with Section 4.1 hereof, then within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year, the Member will cause to be delivered to each person who was a member at any time during such fiscal year a Form K-1 and such other information, if any, with respect to the Company as may be necessary for the preparation of each member’s federal, state, or local income tax (or information) returns, including a statement showing each member’s share of income, gain or loss, and credits for the fiscal year.

ARTICLE V

MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY

5.1 In General. The Company shall be a “director-managed limited liability company” as such term is defined in the Act. The management of the Company shall be vested in its Board of Directors (the “Board”), who shall have all powers to control and manage the business and affairs of the Company and may exercise all powers of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the day-to-day business and direction of the Company shall be conducted or exercised by the officers. The officers shall have the powers and duties which may be specified in this Agreement or designated by the Board, or which are necessary, advisable or convenient to the discharge of their duties described in this Agreement.

 

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5.2 Voting of Units. A Unit is entitled to be voted only if it is owned by a Member and each such Unit shall be entitled to one vote. Neither an assignee nor a transferee may vote a Unit unless such assignee or transferee is a Member.

5.3 Officers. The duties and powers of the officers shall be as follows:

(a) President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Company, and, as such, shall be primarily responsible for the general management of the business of the Company and for implementing the policies and directives of the Board. The President shall have authority to make contracts on behalf of the Company in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, shall be responsible to effect all orders and resolutions of the Board, shall sign and deliver in the name of the Company any deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts, or other instruments pertaining to the business of the Company, except as otherwise delegated or provided by law, shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board.

(b) Vice-Presidents. The Company may have one or more Vice-President(s) who shall exercise the functions of the President during the absence or disability of the President and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

(c) Treasurer. The Treasurer, if any, shall be the chief financial officer of the Company, and, as such, shall have general supervision over the funds of the Company and the investment or deposit thereof, shall advise the officers and, if requested, the Board regarding the financial condition of the Company, and perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

(d) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Member and the Board and shall prepare minutes or records of proceeding of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, such notices as may be required of all meetings of the Member and the Board, shall authenticate and certify records and proceedings of the Company, shall keep accurate membership records for the Company, and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

ARTICLE VI

TRANSFERS OF THE MEMBER’S UNITS

The Member may transfer to any person or persons, at any time and from time to time, any or all of its Units.

ARTICLE VII

AMENDMENT OF AGREEMENT

This Agreement may be amended only in a writing signed by the Member.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

DISTRIBUTIONS

8.1 In General. At such time as the Board shall determine, the Board shall cause the Company to distribute any cash held by it which is neither reasonably necessary for the operation of the Company nor otherwise in violation of the Act.

8.2 Distributions Upon Dissolution. Upon the occurrence of an event set forth in Article IX hereof, the Member shall be entitled to receive, after paying or making reasonable provision for all of the Company’s creditors to the extent required by the Act, the remaining funds of the Company.

ARTICLE IX

DISSOLUTION

The Company shall dissolve, and its affairs shall be wound up, only upon the decision of the Member.

ARTICLE X

LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION

10.1 Liability. The Member shall have no liability for the obligations of the Company except to the extent required by the Act.

10.2 Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify every person (the “Indemnitee”) who is or was a party or is or was threatened to be made a party to any action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Company or, while a director or officer of the Company, is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, manager, officer, employee, agent or trustee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against any losses, damages or expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, except for liability (i) for any breach of the Indemnitee’s duty of loyalty to the Company or its Member, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, or (iii) for any transaction from which the Indemnitee derived an improper personal benefit. The right to indemnification conferred in this Section includes the right of the Indemnitee to be paid by the Company the expenses incurred in defending any such action in advance of its final disposition to the full extent permitted by the Act (an “Advancement of Expenses”); provided, however, that the Company will only make an Advancement of Expenses upon delivery to the Company of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such Indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it is ultimately determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section or otherwise. Any repeal or modification of this Section will not adversely affect any right or protection of any individual existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Member has executed and delivered this Agreement the day and year first above written.

 

AMSURG HOLDINGS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Claire M. Gulmi

Name:  

Claire M. Gulmi

Its:  

Secretary

 

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NSC WEST PALM, LLC

SCHEDULE A

 

Member’s Name and Address

   No. of Units      Cash Contributed or Fair Value
of Property Contributed
 

AmSurg Holdings, Inc.

20 Burton Hills Blvd.

Nashville, TN 37215

     100       $ 100.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100       $ 100.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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EX-3.119 118 d516951dex3119.htm EX-3.119 EX-3.119

Exhibit 3.119

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION

OF

TAMPA BAY NSC, LLC

The undersigned, acting as the organizer of a limited liability company under the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 48-249-101 et seq. (the “Act”), hereby adopts the following Articles of Organization for such limited liability company:

ARTICLE I.

The name of the limited liability company is Tampa Bay NSC, LLC.

ARTICLE II.

The street address and zip code of the initial registered office of the limited liability company and the county in which the office is located is 20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 37215. The name of the limited liability company’s initial registered agent at its initial registered office is Claire M. Gulmi.

ARTICLE III.

The limited liability company shall be managed by a board of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

The street address and zip code of the principal executive office of the limited liability company and the county in which the principal executive office is located is 20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 37215.

ARTICLE V.

The members of the limited liability company and any other parties to any contribution agreement or contribution allowance agreement with the limited liability company shall not have preemptive rights.

ARTICLE VI.

Section 48-249-503(b)(2) of the Act shall not apply to the limited liability company.


ARTICLE VII.

The operating agreement of the limited liability company shall be in writing. The operating agreement shall be binding upon any person that becomes a member or a holder of financial or governance rights of the limited liability company, regardless of whether such person executes the operating agreement.

ARTICLE VIII.

To the fullest extent permitted by the Act, as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director shall not be liable to the limited liability company or its members for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize limited liability company action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Article VIII by the members of the limited liability company shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the limited liability company existing at the time of such repeal or modification or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

ARTICLE IX.

The limited liability company shall indemnify and advance expenses to any responsible person, officer, employee or agent made a party to a proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by the Act and applicable law, as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, these Articles of Organization have been executed on this 20th day of September, 2011, by the undersigned organizer of the limited liability company.

 

/s/ Frank M. Pellegrino

Frank M. Pellegrino, Organizer

 

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EX-3.120 119 d516951dex3120.htm EX-3.120 EX-3.120

Exhibit 3.120

AMENDED AND RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT

OF

TAMPA BAY NSC, LLC

A TENNESSEE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

THIS OPERATING AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of the 23rd day of September, 2011 by AmSurg Holdings, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the “Member”), who hereby forms Tampa Bay NSC, LLC (the “Company”), a Tennessee limited liability company, pursuant to the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act (the “Act”) upon the following terms and conditions:

ARTICLE I

NAME; REGISTERED AGENT AND ADDRESS; AND PLACE OF BUSINESS

The name of the Company is Tampa Bay NSC, LLC. The Company’s registered agent and the street address of such initial registered agent is as set forth in the Company’s Articles of Organization, as such may be amended from time to time. The principal office of the Company, and such additional offices as the Member may determine to establish, shall be located at such place or places inside or outside the State of Tennessee as the Member may designate from time to time.

ARTICLE II

PURPOSE, POWERS, AND TERM OF COMPANY

2.1 Purpose and Powers of the Company. The Company is organized for the purpose of carrying on any lawful activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the Act. The Company shall possess and may exercise all of the powers and privileges granted by the Act or by any other law or by this Agreement, together with any powers incidental thereto, so far as such powers and privileges are necessary or convenient to the conduct, promotion or attainment of the business purposes or activities of the Company contemplated by this Agreement.

2.2 Term of the Company. The term of the Company shall commence on the date the Articles of Organization of the Company are filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Tennessee in accordance with the provisions of the Act and shall continue in perpetual existence unless and until dissolved and terminated pursuant to this Agreement.

2.3 Applicable Law. Regardless of the place where this Agreement may be executed by the Member, this Agreement, the rights and obligations of the Member, and any claims and disputes relating thereto, shall be subject to and governed by the Act and the other laws of the State of Tennessee as applied to agreements among Tennessee residents to be entered into and performed entirely within the State of Tennessee, and such laws shall govern the limited liability company aspects of this Agreement.


ARTICLE III

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION

3.1 Capital Contribution by Member; Initial Issuance of Units. Upon the formation of the Company, the Member shall make a capital contribution to the capital of the Company in the amount of cash, or of the property in-kind, or both, set forth opposite such Member’s name on Schedule A attached hereto. The Company shall thereupon issue to the Member the limited liability company interest (expressed as a number and class of “Units”) so subscribed and contributed for.

3.2 No Interest; No Return of Capital. Capital contributions to the Company shall not earn interest, except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Member shall not have the right to withdraw, or to receive a return of, a capital contribution or any portion thereof.

ARTICLE IV

TAX CHARACTERIZATION AND RETURNS

4.1 Tax Characterization. The Member acknowledges that at all times that if two or more persons or entities hold equity interests in the Company for federal income tax purposes (i) it is the intention of the Company to be treated as a “partnership” for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and (ii) the Company will be treated as a “partnership” for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and shall make all available elections to be so treated. Until such time, however, it is the intention of the Member that the Company be disregarded for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and that the activities of the Company be deemed to be activities of the Member for such purposes. All provisions of the Company’s Articles of Organization and this Agreement are to be so construed so as to preserve that tax status under those circumstances.

4.2 Returns. In the event that the Company is treated as a partnership for tax purposes in accordance with Section 4.1 hereof, then within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year, the Member will cause to be delivered to each person who was a member at any time during such fiscal year a Form K-1 and such other information, if any, with respect to the Company as may be necessary for the preparation of each member’s federal, state, or local income tax (or information) returns, including a statement showing each member’s share of income, gain or loss, and credits for the fiscal year.

ARTICLE V

MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY

5.1 In General. The Company shall be a “director-managed limited liability company” as such term is defined in the Act. The management of the Company shall be vested in its Board of Directors (the “Board”), who shall have all powers to control and manage the business and affairs of the Company and may exercise all powers of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the day-to-day business and direction of the Company shall be conducted or exercised by the officers. The officers shall have the powers and duties which may be specified in this Agreement or designated by the Board, or which are necessary, advisable or convenient to the discharge of their duties described in this Agreement.

 

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5.2 Voting of Units. A Unit is entitled to be voted only if it is owned by a Member and each such Unit shall be entitled to one vote. Neither an assignee nor a transferee may vote a Unit unless such assignee or transferee is a Member.

5.3 Officers. The duties and powers of the officers shall be as follows:

(a) President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Company, and, as such, shall be primarily responsible for the general management of the business of the Company and for implementing the policies and directives of the Board. The President shall have authority to make contracts on behalf of the Company in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, shall be responsible to effect all orders and resolutions of the Board, shall sign and deliver in the name of the Company any deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts, or other instruments pertaining to the business of the Company, except as otherwise delegated or provided by law, shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board.

(b) Vice-Presidents. The Company may have one or more Vice-President(s) who shall exercise the functions of the President during the absence or disability of the President and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

(c) Treasurer. The Treasurer, if any, shall be the chief financial officer of the Company, and, as such, shall have general supervision over the funds of the Company and the investment or deposit thereof, shall advise the officers and, if requested, the Board regarding the financial condition of the Company, and perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

(d) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Member and the Board and shall prepare minutes or records of proceeding of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, such notices as may be required of all meetings of the Member and the Board, shall authenticate and certify records and proceedings of the Company, shall keep accurate membership records for the Company, and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

ARTICLE VI

TRANSFERS OF THE MEMBER’S UNITS

The Member may transfer to any person or persons, at any time and from time to time, any or all of its Units.

ARTICLE VII

AMENDMENT OF AGREEMENT

This Agreement may be amended only in a writing signed by the Member.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

DISTRIBUTIONS

8.1 In General. At such time as the Board shall determine, the Board shall cause the Company to distribute any cash held by it which is neither reasonably necessary for the operation of the Company nor otherwise in violation of the Act.

8.2 Distributions Upon Dissolution. Upon the occurrence of an event set forth in Article IX hereof, the Member shall be entitled to receive, after paying or making reasonable provision for all of the Company’s creditors to the extent required by the Act, the remaining funds of the Company.

ARTICLE IX

DISSOLUTION

The Company shall dissolve, and its affairs shall be wound up, only upon the decision of the Member.

ARTICLE X

LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION

10.1 Liability. The Member shall have no liability for the obligations of the Company except to the extent required by the Act.

10.2 Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify every person (the “Indemnitee”) who is or was a party or is or was threatened to be made a party to any action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Company or, while a director or officer of the Company, is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, manager, officer, employee, agent or trustee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against any losses, damages or expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, except for liability (i) for any breach of the Indemnitee’s duty of loyalty to the Company or its Member, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, or (iii) for any transaction from which the Indemnitee derived an improper personal benefit. The right to indemnification conferred in this Section includes the right of the Indemnitee to be paid by the Company the expenses incurred in defending any such action in advance of its final disposition to the full extent permitted by the Act (an “Advancement of Expenses”); provided, however, that the Company will only make an Advancement of Expenses upon delivery to the Company of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such Indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it is ultimately determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section or otherwise. Any repeal or modification of this Section will not adversely affect any right or protection of any individual existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Member has executed and delivered this Agreement the day and year first above written.

 

AMSURG HOLDINGS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Claire M. Gulmi

Name:  

Claire M. Gulmi

Its:  

Secretary

 

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TAMPA BAY NSC, LLC

SCHEDULE A

 

Member’s Name and Address

   No. of Units      Cash Contributed or Fair Value
of Property Contributed
 

AmSurg Holdings, Inc.

20 Burton Hills Blvd.

Nashville, TN 37215

     100       $ 100.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100       $ 100.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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EX-3.121 120 d516951dex3121.htm EX-3.121 EX-3.121

Exhibit 3.121

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION

OF

CORAL SPRINGS NSC, LLC

The undersigned, acting as the organizer of a limited liability company under the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 48-249-101 et seq. (the “Act”), hereby adopts the following Articles of Organization for such limited liability company:

ARTICLE I.

The name of the limited liability company is Coral Springs NSC, LLC.

ARTICLE II.

The street address and zip code of the initial registered office of the limited liability company and the county in which the office is located is 20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 37215. The name of the limited liability company’s initial registered agent at its initial registered office is Claire M. Gulmi.

ARTICLE III.

The limited liability company shall be managed by a board of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

The street address and zip code of the principal executive office of the limited liability company and the county in which the principal executive office is located is 20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 37215.

ARTICLE V.

The members of the limited liability company and any other parties to any contribution agreement or contribution allowance agreement with the limited liability company shall not have preemptive rights.

ARTICLE VI.

Section 48-249-503(b)(2) of the Act shall not apply to the limited liability company.


ARTICLE VII.

The operating agreement of the limited liability company shall be in writing. The operating agreement shall be binding upon any person that becomes a member or a holder of financial or governance rights of the limited liability company, regardless of whether such person executes the operating agreement.

ARTICLE VIII.

To the fullest extent permitted by the Act, as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director shall not be liable to the limited liability company or its members for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize limited liability company action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Article VIII by the members of the limited liability company shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the limited liability company existing at the time of such repeal or modification or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

ARTICLE IX.

The limited liability company shall indemnify and advance expenses to any responsible person, officer, employee or agent made a party to a proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by the Act and applicable law, as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, these Articles of Organization have been executed on this 20th day of September, 2011, by the undersigned organizer of the limited liability company.

 

/s/ Frank M. Pellegrino

Frank M. Pellegrino, Organizer

 

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EX-3.122 121 d516951dex3122.htm EX-3.122 EX-3.122

Exhibit 3.122

AMENDED AND RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT

OF

CORAL SPRINGS NSC, LLC

A TENNESSEE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

THIS OPERATING AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of the 23rd day of September, 2011 by AmSurg Holdings, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the “Member”), who hereby forms Coral Springs NSC, LLC (the “Company”), a Tennessee limited liability company, pursuant to the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act (the “Act”) upon the following terms and conditions:

ARTICLE I

NAME; REGISTERED AGENT AND ADDRESS; AND PLACE OF BUSINESS

The name of the Company is Coral Springs NSC, LLC. The Company’s registered agent and the street address of such initial registered agent is as set forth in the Company’s Articles of Organization, as such may be amended from time to time. The principal office of the Company, and such additional offices as the Member may determine to establish, shall be located at such place or places inside or outside the State of Tennessee as the Member may designate from time to time.

ARTICLE II

PURPOSE, POWERS, AND TERM OF COMPANY

2.1 Purpose and Powers of the Company. The Company is organized for the purpose of carrying on any lawful activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the Act. The Company shall possess and may exercise all of the powers and privileges granted by the Act or by any other law or by this Agreement, together with any powers incidental thereto, so far as such powers and privileges are necessary or convenient to the conduct, promotion or attainment of the business purposes or activities of the Company contemplated by this Agreement.

2.2 Term of the Company. The term of the Company shall commence on the date the Articles of Organization of the Company are filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Tennessee in accordance with the provisions of the Act and shall continue in perpetual existence unless and until dissolved and terminated pursuant to this Agreement.

2.3 Applicable Law. Regardless of the place where this Agreement may be executed by the Member, this Agreement, the rights and obligations of the Member, and any claims and disputes relating thereto, shall be subject to and governed by the Act and the other laws of the State of Tennessee as applied to agreements among Tennessee residents to be entered into and performed entirely within the State of Tennessee, and such laws shall govern the limited liability company aspects of this Agreement.


ARTICLE III

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION

3.1 Capital Contribution by Member; Initial Issuance of Units. Upon the formation of the Company, the Member shall make a capital contribution to the capital of the Company in the amount of cash, or of the property in-kind, or both, set forth opposite such Member’s name on Schedule A attached hereto. The Company shall thereupon issue to the Member the limited liability company interest (expressed as a number and class of “Units”) so subscribed and contributed for.

3.2 No Interest; No Return of Capital. Capital contributions to the Company shall not earn interest, except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Member shall not have the right to withdraw, or to receive a return of, a capital contribution or any portion thereof.

ARTICLE IV

TAX CHARACTERIZATION AND RETURNS

4.1 Tax Characterization. The Member acknowledges that at all times that if two or more persons or entities hold equity interests in the Company for federal income tax purposes (i) it is the intention of the Company to be treated as a “partnership” for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and (ii) the Company will be treated as a “partnership” for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and shall make all available elections to be so treated. Until such time, however, it is the intention of the Member that the Company be disregarded for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and that the activities of the Company be deemed to be activities of the Member for such purposes. All provisions of the Company’s Articles of Organization and this Agreement are to be so construed so as to preserve that tax status under those circumstances.

4.2 Returns. In the event that the Company is treated as a partnership for tax purposes in accordance with Section 4.1 hereof, then within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year, the Member will cause to be delivered to each person who was a member at any time during such fiscal year a Form K-1 and such other information, if any, with respect to the Company as may be necessary for the preparation of each member’s federal, state, or local income tax (or information) returns, including a statement showing each member’s share of income, gain or loss, and credits for the fiscal year.

ARTICLE V

MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY

5.1 In General. The Company shall be a “director-managed limited liability company” as such term is defined in the Act. The management of the Company shall be vested in its Board of Directors (the “Board”), who shall have all powers to control and manage the business and affairs of the Company and may exercise all powers of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the day-to-day business and direction of the Company shall be conducted or exercised by the officers. The officers shall have the powers and duties which may be specified in this Agreement or designated by the Board, or which are necessary, advisable or convenient to the discharge of their duties described in this Agreement.

 

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5.2 Voting of Units. A Unit is entitled to be voted only if it is owned by a Member and each such Unit shall be entitled to one vote. Neither an assignee nor a transferee may vote a Unit unless such assignee or transferee is a Member.

5.3 Officers. The duties and powers of the officers shall be as follows:

(a) President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Company, and, as such, shall be primarily responsible for the general management of the business of the Company and for implementing the policies and directives of the Board. The President shall have authority to make contracts on behalf of the Company in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, shall be responsible to effect all orders and resolutions of the Board, shall sign and deliver in the name of the Company any deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts, or other instruments pertaining to the business of the Company, except as otherwise delegated or provided by law, shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board.

(b) Vice-Presidents. The Company may have one or more Vice-President(s) who shall exercise the functions of the President during the absence or disability of the President and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

(c) Treasurer. The Treasurer, if any, shall be the chief financial officer of the Company, and, as such, shall have general supervision over the funds of the Company and the investment or deposit thereof, shall advise the officers and, if requested, the Board regarding the financial condition of the Company, and perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

(d) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Member and the Board and shall prepare minutes or records of proceeding of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, such notices as may be required of all meetings of the Member and the Board, shall authenticate and certify records and proceedings of the Company, shall keep accurate membership records for the Company, and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

ARTICLE VI

TRANSFERS OF THE MEMBER’S UNITS

The Member may transfer to any person or persons, at any time and from time to time, any or all of its Units.

ARTICLE VII

AMENDMENT OF AGREEMENT

This Agreement may be amended only in a writing signed by the Member.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

DISTRIBUTIONS

8.1 In General. At such time as the Board shall determine, the Board shall cause the Company to distribute any cash held by it which is neither reasonably necessary for the operation of the Company nor otherwise in violation of the Act.

8.2 Distributions Upon Dissolution. Upon the occurrence of an event set forth in Article IX hereof, the Member shall be entitled to receive, after paying or making reasonable provision for all of the Company’s creditors to the extent required by the Act, the remaining funds of the Company.

ARTICLE IX

DISSOLUTION

The Company shall dissolve, and its affairs shall be wound up, only upon the decision of the Member.

ARTICLE X

LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION

10.1 Liability. The Member shall have no liability for the obligations of the Company except to the extent required by the Act.

10.2 Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify every person (the “Indemnitee”) who is or was a party or is or was threatened to be made a party to any action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Company or, while a director or officer of the Company, is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, manager, officer, employee, agent or trustee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against any losses, damages or expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, except for liability (i) for any breach of the Indemnitee’s duty of loyalty to the Company or its Member, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, or (iii) for any transaction from which the Indemnitee derived an improper personal benefit. The right to indemnification conferred in this Section includes the right of the Indemnitee to be paid by the Company the expenses incurred in defending any such action in advance of its final disposition to the full extent permitted by the Act (an “Advancement of Expenses”); provided, however, that the Company will only make an Advancement of Expenses upon delivery to the Company of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such Indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it is ultimately determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section or otherwise. Any repeal or modification of this Section will not adversely affect any right or protection of any individual existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Member has executed and delivered this Agreement the day and year first above written.

 

AMSURG HOLDINGS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Claire M. Gulmi

Name:  

Claire M. Gulmi

Its:  

Secretary

 

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CORAL SPRINGS NSC, LLC

SCHEDULE A

 

Member’s Name and Address

   No. of Units      Cash Contributed or Fair Value
of Property Contributed
 

AmSurg Holdings, Inc.

20 Burton Hills Blvd.

Nashville, TN 37215

     100       $ 100.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100       $ 100.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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EX-3.123 122 d516951dex3123.htm EX-3.123 EX-3.123

Exhibit 3.123

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION

OF

WESTON NSC, LLC

The undersigned, acting as the organizer of a limited liability company under the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 48-249-101 et seq. (the “Act”), hereby adopts the following Articles of Organization for such limited liability company:

ARTICLE I.

The name of the limited liability company is Weston NSC, LLC.

ARTICLE II.

The street address and zip code of the initial registered office of the limited liability company and the county in which the office is located is 20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 37215. The name of the limited liability company’s initial registered agent at its initial registered office is Claire M. Gulmi.

ARTICLE III.

The limited liability company shall be managed by a board of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

The street address and zip code of the principal executive office of the limited liability company and the county in which the principal executive office is located is 20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 37215.

ARTICLE V.

The members of the limited liability company and any other parties to any contribution agreement or contribution allowance agreement with the limited liability company shall not have preemptive rights.

ARTICLE VI.

Section 48-249-503(b)(2) of the Act shall not apply to the limited liability company.


ARTICLE VII.

The operating agreement of the limited liability company shall be in writing. The operating agreement shall be binding upon any person that becomes a member or a holder of financial or governance rights of the limited liability company, regardless of whether such person executes the operating agreement.

ARTICLE VIII.

To the fullest extent permitted by the Act, as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director shall not be liable to the limited liability company or its members for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize limited liability company action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Article VIII by the members of the limited liability company shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the limited liability company existing at the time of such repeal or modification or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

ARTICLE IX.

The limited liability company shall indemnify and advance expenses to any responsible person, officer, employee or agent made a party to a proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by the Act and applicable law, as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, these Articles of Organization have been executed on this 20th day of September, 2011, by the undersigned organizer of the limited liability company.

 

/s/ Frank M. Pellegrino

Frank M. Pellegrino, Organizer

 

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EX-3.124 123 d516951dex3124.htm EX-3.124 EX-3.124

Exhibit 3.124

AMENDED AND RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT

OF

WESTON NSC, LLC

A TENNESSEE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

THIS OPERATING AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of the 23rd day of September, 2011 by AmSurg Holdings, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the “Member”), who hereby forms Weston NSC, LLC (the “Company”), a Tennessee limited liability company, pursuant to the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act (the “Act”) upon the following terms and conditions:

ARTICLE I

NAME; REGISTERED AGENT AND ADDRESS; AND PLACE OF BUSINESS

The name of the Company is Weston NSC, LLC. The Company’s registered agent and the street address of such initial registered agent is as set forth in the Company’s Articles of Organization, as such may be amended from time to time. The principal office of the Company, and such additional offices as the Member may determine to establish, shall be located at such place or places inside or outside the State of Tennessee as the Member may designate from time to time.

ARTICLE II

PURPOSE, POWERS, AND TERM OF COMPANY

2.1 Purpose and Powers of the Company. The Company is organized for the purpose of carrying on any lawful activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the Act. The Company shall possess and may exercise all of the powers and privileges granted by the Act or by any other law or by this Agreement, together with any powers incidental thereto, so far as such powers and privileges are necessary or convenient to the conduct, promotion or attainment of the business purposes or activities of the Company contemplated by this Agreement.

2.2 Term of the Company. The term of the Company shall commence on the date the Articles of Organization of the Company are filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Tennessee in accordance with the provisions of the Act and shall continue in perpetual existence unless and until dissolved and terminated pursuant to this Agreement.

2.3 Applicable Law. Regardless of the place where this Agreement may be executed by the Member, this Agreement, the rights and obligations of the Member, and any claims and disputes relating thereto, shall be subject to and governed by the Act and the other laws of the State of Tennessee as applied to agreements among Tennessee residents to be entered into and performed entirely within the State of Tennessee, and such laws shall govern the limited liability company aspects of this Agreement.


ARTICLE III

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION

3.1 Capital Contribution by Member; Initial Issuance of Units. Upon the formation of the Company, the Member shall make a capital contribution to the capital of the Company in the amount of cash, or of the property in-kind, or both, set forth opposite such Member’s name on Schedule A attached hereto. The Company shall thereupon issue to the Member the limited liability company interest (expressed as a number and class of “Units”) so subscribed and contributed for.

3.2 No Interest; No Return of Capital. Capital contributions to the Company shall not earn interest, except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Member shall not have the right to withdraw, or to receive a return of, a capital contribution or any portion thereof.

ARTICLE IV

TAX CHARACTERIZATION AND RETURNS

4.1 Tax Characterization. The Member acknowledges that at all times that if two or more persons or entities hold equity interests in the Company for federal income tax purposes (i) it is the intention of the Company to be treated as a “partnership” for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and (ii) the Company will be treated as a “partnership” for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and shall make all available elections to be so treated. Until such time, however, it is the intention of the Member that the Company be disregarded for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and that the activities of the Company be deemed to be activities of the Member for such purposes. All provisions of the Company’s Articles of Organization and this Agreement are to be so construed so as to preserve that tax status under those circumstances.

4.2 Returns. In the event that the Company is treated as a partnership for tax purposes in accordance with Section 4.1 hereof, then within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year, the Member will cause to be delivered to each person who was a member at any time during such fiscal year a Form K-1 and such other information, if any, with respect to the Company as may be necessary for the preparation of each member’s federal, state, or local income tax (or information) returns, including a statement showing each member’s share of income, gain or loss, and credits for the fiscal year.

ARTICLE V

MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY

5.1 In General. The Company shall be a “director-managed limited liability company” as such term is defined in the Act. The management of the Company shall be vested in its Board of Directors (the “Board”), who shall have all powers to control and manage the business and affairs of the Company and may exercise all powers of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the day-to-day business and direction of the Company shall be conducted or exercised by the officers. The officers shall have the powers and duties which may be specified in this Agreement or designated by the Board, or which are necessary, advisable or convenient to the discharge of their duties described in this Agreement.

 

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5.2 Voting of Units. A Unit is entitled to be voted only if it is owned by a Member and each such Unit shall be entitled to one vote. Neither an assignee nor a transferee may vote a Unit unless such assignee or transferee is a Member.

5.3 Officers. The duties and powers of the officers shall be as follows:

(a) President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Company, and, as such, shall be primarily responsible for the general management of the business of the Company and for implementing the policies and directives of the Board. The President shall have authority to make contracts on behalf of the Company in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, shall be responsible to effect all orders and resolutions of the Board, shall sign and deliver in the name of the Company any deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts, or other instruments pertaining to the business of the Company, except as otherwise delegated or provided by law, shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board.

(b) Vice-Presidents. The Company may have one or more Vice-President(s) who shall exercise the functions of the President during the absence or disability of the President and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

(c) Treasurer. The Treasurer, if any, shall be the chief financial officer of the Company, and, as such, shall have general supervision over the funds of the Company and the investment or deposit thereof, shall advise the officers and, if requested, the Board regarding the financial condition of the Company, and perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

(d) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Member and the Board and shall prepare minutes or records of proceeding of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, such notices as may be required of all meetings of the Member and the Board, shall authenticate and certify records and proceedings of the Company, shall keep accurate membership records for the Company, and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

ARTICLE VI

TRANSFERS OF THE MEMBER’S UNITS

The Member may transfer to any person or persons, at any time and from time to time, any or all of its Units.

ARTICLE VII

AMENDMENT OF AGREEMENT

This Agreement may be amended only in a writing signed by the Member.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

DISTRIBUTIONS

8.1 In General. At such time as the Board shall determine, the Board shall cause the Company to distribute any cash held by it which is neither reasonably necessary for the operation of the Company nor otherwise in violation of the Act.

8.2 Distributions Upon Dissolution. Upon the occurrence of an event set forth in Article IX hereof, the Member shall be entitled to receive, after paying or making reasonable provision for all of the Company’s creditors to the extent required by the Act, the remaining funds of the Company.

ARTICLE IX

DISSOLUTION

The Company shall dissolve, and its affairs shall be wound up, only upon the decision of the Member.

ARTICLE X

LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION

10.1 Liability. The Member shall have no liability for the obligations of the Company except to the extent required by the Act.

10.2 Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify every person (the “Indemnitee”) who is or was a party or is or was threatened to be made a party to any action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Company or, while a director or officer of the Company, is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, manager, officer, employee, agent or trustee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against any losses, damages or expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, except for liability (i) for any breach of the Indemnitee’s duty of loyalty to the Company or its Member, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, or (iii) for any transaction from which the Indemnitee derived an improper personal benefit. The right to indemnification conferred in this Section includes the right of the Indemnitee to be paid by the Company the expenses incurred in defending any such action in advance of its final disposition to the full extent permitted by the Act (an “Advancement of Expenses”); provided, however, that the Company will only make an Advancement of Expenses upon delivery to the Company of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such Indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it is ultimately determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section or otherwise. Any repeal or modification of this Section will not adversely affect any right or protection of any individual existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Member has executed and delivered this Agreement the day and year first above written.

 

AMSURG HOLDINGS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Claire M. Gulmi

Name:  

Claire M. Gulmi

Its:  

Secretary

 

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WESTON NSC, LLC

SCHEDULE A

 

Member’s Name and Address

   No. of Units      Cash Contributed or Fair Value
of Property Contributed
 

AmSurg Holdings, Inc.

20 Burton Hills Blvd.

Nashville, TN 37215

     100       $ 100.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100       $ 100.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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EX-3.125 124 d516951dex3125.htm EX-3.125 EX-3.125

Exhibit 3.125

CHARTER

OF

AMSURG FRESNO CA, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is AmSurg Fresno CA, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Suite 500

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Suite 500

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

Clint C. Cromwell

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Suite 500

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited


to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: October 11, 2012

 

/s/ Clint C. Cromwell

Clint C. Cromwell, Incorporator

 

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EX-3.126 125 d516951dex3126.htm EX-3.126 EX-3.126

Exhibit 3.126

BYLAWS

OF

AMSURG FRESNO CA, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

 

  2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

 

  2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.

 

  2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.


  2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is to be held, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

 

  2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date to determine the shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting, unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

 

  2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period the list is available for inspection.

 

  2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group.” Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting, unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

 

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If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

 

  2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of an action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

 

  2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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  2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-owners or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners or fiduciaries and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners or fiduciaries.

The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

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  2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

 

  2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

 

  3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

 

  3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) nor more than nine (9) members and shall initially consist of three (3) members. The exact number of directors, the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualified or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

 

  3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

 

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(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

 

  3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size, a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed and the Corporation has a variable-range size board, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins.

 

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  3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

 

  3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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  3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

 

  3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

 

  3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy.

 

  3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors, with or without cause, unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting

 

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group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

 

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ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

 

  5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office, except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

 

  5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

 

  5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

 

  5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office for any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

 

  5.5 Duties.

(a) President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the active management of the business of

 

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the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the president of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business of the Corporation, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may

 

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require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation, in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

 

  5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or President as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the fullest extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

 

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(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement or insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its own expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or President as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

 

  6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

 

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If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for any future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

 

  6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

Subscriptions for shares of the Corporation shall be valid only if they are in writing. Unless the subscription agreement provides otherwise, subscriptions for shares, regardless of the

 

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time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

 

  6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

 

  6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

 

  7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

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  7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

 

  7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

 

  7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other corporations in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith, the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

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  7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on the Corporation’s outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which, in any event, shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any required notice shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone,

 

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telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.127 126 d516951dex3127.htm EX-3.127 EX-3.127

Exhibit 3.127

THE STATE OF TEXAS

Certificate of Formation

Limited Partnership

Article 1 – Entity Name and Type

The filing entity being formed is a limited partnership. The name of the entity is:

Austin NSC, LP

Article 2 – Registered Agent and Registered Office

 

A. The registered agent is an organization by the name of:

National Registered Agents, Inc.

 

B. The business address of the registered agent and the registered office address is:

16055 Space Center Blvd., Suite 235, Houston, TX, USA 77062

Article 3 – Governing Authority

NAME OF GOVERNING PERSON

IF ORGANIZATION:

Austin NSC, LLC

Organization Name

 

ADDRESS OF GOVERNING PERSON:

20 Burton Hills Blvd., 5th Floor,   Nashville,   Tennessee  USA   37215

     
Street or mailing address            City             State      County    Zip Code   

Article 4 – Principal Office

The address of the principal office of the limited partnership in the United States where records are to be kept or made available under section 153.551 of the Texas Business Organizations Code is:

 

20 Burton Hills Blvd., 5th Floor,   Nashville,   Tennessee  USA   37215

   
Street or mailing address            City            State      County    Zip Code  

Effectiveness of Filing

This document becomes effective when the document is filed by the secretary of state.

Execution

The undersigned signs this document subject to the penalties imposed by law for the submission of a materially false or fraudulent instrument.

Date: May 5, 2006

 

Signature of each general partner:

/s/ E. Timothy Geary

E. Timothy Geary, Member, Austin NSC,
LLC
EX-3.128 127 d516951dex3128.htm EX-3.128 EX-3.128

Exhibit 3.128

AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT

OF

AUSTIN NSC, LP

This Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement (this “Agreement”) of Austin NSC, LP (the “Partnership”) is executed as of this 8th day of April, 2013 by Austin NSC, LLC, a Tennessee limited liability company, as general partner (the “General Partner”), and AmSurg Holdings, Inc., a Tennessee corporation, as limited partner (the “Limited Partner”) (collectively, the “Partners”).

The Partners hereby agree as follows:

1. Name. The name of the limited partnership is Austin NSC, LP.

2. Purpose. The Partnership is formed for the object and purpose of, and the nature of the business to be conducted and promoted by the Partnership is, engaging in any lawful act or activity for which partnerships may be formed under the Act and engaging in any and all activities necessary or incidental to the foregoing.

3. Principal Place of Business. The principal place of business of the Partnership is 20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Suite 500, Nashville, Tennessee 37215.

4. Registered Office and Registered Agent. The name the registered agent of the Partnership for service of process on the Partnership in the State of Texas is National Registered Agents, Inc. The address of the registered agent and the Partnership’s registered office in the State of Texas is c/o National Registered Agents, Inc., 350 N. St. Paul Street, Suite 2900, Dallas, Texas 75201-4234.

5. Partners. The names of the Partners are Austin NSC, LLC and AmSurg Holdings, Inc., whose addresses are: c/o AmSurg Corp., 20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Suite 500, Nashville, Tennessee 37215.

6. Powers. The business and affairs of the Partnership shall be managed by the General Partner. The General Partner shall have the power to do any and all acts necessary or convenient to or for the furtherance of the purposes described herein, including all powers, statutory or otherwise, possessed by Partners under the Act.

7. Dissolution. The Partnership shall dissolve, and its affairs shall be wound up upon the first to occur of the following: (a) the consent of the Partners, (b) the bankruptcy, dissolution, retirement, resignation, withdrawal or removal of the General Partner, or (c) the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution under § 11.314 of the Act.

8. Capital Contribution. The General Partner has contributed $1 to the capital of the Partnership and the Limited Partner has contributed $99 to the capital of the Partnership.

9. Additional Contribution. No Partner is required to make any additional capital contribution to the Partnership.


10. Allocation of Profits and Losses. The Partnership’s profits and losses shall be allocated in proportion to the capital contributions of the Partners.

11. Distributions. Distributions shall be made to the Partners at the times and in the aggregate amounts determined by the General Partner. Such distributions shall be allocated among the Partners in the same proportion as their then capital account balances.

12. Admission of Additional Partners. One or more additional Partners of the Partnership may be admitted to the Partnership with the consent of the Partners.

13. Liability of Partners. No Partner shall have any liability for the obligations or liabilities of the Partnership except to the extent provided in the Act.

14. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed under, the laws of the State of Texas, all rights and remedies being governed by said laws.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, intending to be legally bound hereby, have duly executed this Limited Partnership Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

General Partner:
AUSTIN NSC, LLC
By:  

/s/ Clint C. Cromwell

Name:  

Clint C. Cromwell

Its:  

Vice President

Limited Partner:
AMSURG HOLDINGS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Clint C. Cromwell

Name:  

Clint C. Cromwell

Its:  

Vice President

EX-3.129 128 d516951dex3129.htm EX-3.129 EX-3.129

Exhibit 3.129

CHARTER

OF

AMSURG COLTON CA, INC.

The undersigned, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation.

1. The name of the corporation is AmSurg Colton CA, Inc.

2. The corporation is for profit.

3. The street address of the corporation’s principal office is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Suite 500

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

4. (a) The name of the corporation’s registered agent is: Claire M. Gulmi.

 

  (b) The street address of the corporation’s registered office in Tennessee is:

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Suite 500

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

5. The name and address of the incorporator is:

Clint C. Cromwell

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Suite 500

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

County of Davidson

6. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, no par value.

7. The shareholders of the corporation shall not have preemptive rights.

8. To the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Tennessee Business Corporation Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited


to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Paragraph 8 by the shareholders 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 or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

Dated: November 26, 2012

 

/s/ Clint C. Cromwell

Clint C. Cromwell, Incorporator

 

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EX-3.130 129 d516951dex3130.htm EX-3.130 EX-3.130

Exhibit 3.130

BYLAWS

OF

AMSURG COLTON CA, INC.

(the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

The Corporation may have such offices, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE II.

SHAREHOLDERS

 

  2.1 Annual Meeting.

An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The business to be transacted at such meeting shall be the election of directors and such other business as shall be properly brought before the meeting.

 

  2.2 Special Meetings.

A special meeting of shareholders shall be held on call of the Board of Directors or if the holders of at least ten percent (10%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one (1) or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.

 

  2.3 Place of Meetings.

The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Tennessee, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no place is fixed by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.


  2.4 Notice of Meetings; Waiver.

(a) Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of each annual and special shareholders’ meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is to be held, shall be given no fewer than ten (10) days nor more than two (2) months before the date of the meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(b) Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Charter or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in such notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (1) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (2) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

 

  2.5 Record Date.

The Board of Directors shall fix as the record date to determine the shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote or to take any other action, a date not more than seventy (70) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders.

 

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A record date fixed for a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any adjournment of such meeting, unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting.

 

  2.6 Shareholders’ List.

After the record date for a meeting has been fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ meeting. Such list will be arranged by voting group (and within each voting group by class or series of shares) and will show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholders’ list will be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two (2) business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), to copy the list, during regular business hours and at his expense, during the period the list is available for inspection.

 

  2.7 Voting Groups; Quorum; Adjournment.

All shares entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders shall be a “voting group.” Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise required by the Act or provided in the Charter, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting, unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.

 

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If a quorum of a voting group shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shares entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting to a different date, time or place without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the new time, date or place to which the meeting is adjourned. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum of any voting group shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted by such voting group which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

 

  2.8 Voting of Shares.

Unless otherwise provided by the Act or the Charter, each outstanding share is entitled to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders’ meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

If a quorum exists, approval of an action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group entitled to vote thereon is received if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the Charter or the Act requires a greater number of affirmative votes. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

 

  2.9 Proxies.

A shareholder may vote his shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him by signing an appointment either personally or by his attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless another period is expressly provided in the appointment form. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

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  2.10 Acceptance of Shareholder Documents.

If the name signed on a shareholder document (a vote, consent, waiver or proxy appointment) corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept such shareholder document and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on such shareholder document does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the Corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept such shareholder document and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if:

(i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity;

(ii) the name signed purports to be that of a fiduciary representing the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to such shareholder document;

(iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the Corporation has been presented with respect to the shareholder document;

(iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the Corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the Corporation of the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to such shareholder document; or

(v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-owners or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one (1) of the co-owners or fiduciaries and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners or fiduciaries.

The Corporation is entitled to reject a shareholder document if the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has a reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on such shareholder document or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the shareholder.

 

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  2.11 Action Without Meeting.

Action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all shareholders entitled to vote on the action consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of shares that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the shareholders.

The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each shareholder entitled to vote on the action in one (1) or more counterparts, indicating such signing shareholder’s vote or abstention on the action and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or for filing with the corporate records.

If the Act or the Charter requires that notice of a proposed action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, then the Corporation shall give its nonvoting shareholders written notice of the proposed action at least ten (10) days before such action is taken. Such notice shall contain or be accompanied by the same material that would have been required to be sent to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders for action.

 

  2.12 Presiding Officer and Secretary.

Meetings of the shareholders shall be presided over by the President, or if the President is not present, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting shall choose any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

 

  3.1 Powers and Duties.

All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

 

  3.2 Number and Term.

(a) Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than one (1) nor more than nine (9) members and shall initially consist of three (3) members. The exact number of directors, the range for the size of the Board, or whether the size of the Board shall be fixed or variable-range may be fixed, changed or determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(b) Term. Directors shall be elected at the first annual shareholders’ meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter. The terms of the initial directors shall expire at the first shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. The terms of all other directors expire at the next annual shareholders’ meeting following their election. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, he shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualified or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

 

  3.3 Meetings; Notice.

The Board of Directors may hold regular and special meetings either within or without the State of Tennessee. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

(a) Regular Meetings. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting.

 

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(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or any two (2) directors. Unless the Charter otherwise provides, special meetings must be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of the date, time and place of the meeting but need not describe the purpose of such meeting. Such notice shall comply with the requirements of Article XI of these Bylaws.

(c) Adjourned Meetings. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are fixed at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one (1) month in any one (1) adjournment.

(d) Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any required notice before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided in the next sentence, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director and included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of such meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

 

  3.4 Quorum.

Unless the Charter requires a greater number, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of directors if the Corporation has a fixed board size, a majority of the number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed and the Corporation has a variable-range size board, the number in office immediately before the meeting begins.

 

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  3.5 Voting.

If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to such action unless:

(i) he objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting;

(ii) his dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or

(iii) he delivers written notice of his dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

 

  3.6 Action Without Meeting.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, any action required or permitted by the Act to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting may be taken without a meeting. If all directors consent to taking such action without a meeting, the affirmative vote of the number of directors that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting is the act of the Board of Directors. Such action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, at least one of which is signed by each director, indicating the director’s vote or abstention on the action, which consents shall be included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

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  3.7 Compensation.

Directors and members of any committee created by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to such reasonable compensation for their services as directors and members of such committee as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board, and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or of any such committee meetings. Any director receiving such compensation shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation for such other services.

 

  3.8 Resignation.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, President, or to the Corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

 

  3.9 Vacancies.

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, if a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy resulting from the removal of a director with or without cause, either the shareholders or the Board of Directors may fill such vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board of Directors, they may fill such vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group shall be entitled to vote to fill the vacancy.

 

  3.10 Removal of Directors.

(a) By Shareholders. The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors, with or without cause, unless the Charter provides that directors may be removed only for cause. If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting

 

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group may participate in the vote to remove him without cause. If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him.

(b) By Directors. If so provided by the Charter, any of the directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

(c) General. A director may be removed by the shareholders or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Unless the Charter otherwise provides, the Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more members. All members of committees of the Board of Directors which exercise powers of the Board of Directors must be members of the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

The creation of a committee and appointment of a member or members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the Charter or these Bylaws to take action.

Unless otherwise provided in the Act, to the extent specified by the Board of Directors or in the Charter, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors. All such committees and their members shall be governed by the same statutory requirements regarding meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board of Directors and its members.

 

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ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

 

  5.1 Number.

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and such other officers as may be from time to time appointed by the Board of Directors. One person may simultaneously hold more than one office, except the President may not simultaneously hold the office of Secretary.

 

  5.2 Appointment.

The principal officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of the shareholders, or as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been appointed, or until his death, resignation or removal.

 

  5.3 Resignation and Removal.

An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the Corporation. Such resignation is effective when such notice is delivered unless such notice specifies a later effective date. An officer’s resignation does not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause, but such removal shall not prejudice the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

 

  5.4 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in an office for any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

 

  5.5 Duties.

(a) President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the active management of the business of

 

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the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of the president of a corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(b) Vice President. The Vice President or Vice Presidents (if any) shall be active executive officers of the Corporation, shall assist the President in the active management of the business of the Corporation, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders and shall prepare and record all votes and all minutes of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose; he shall perform like duties for any committee when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors when required, and unless directed otherwise by the Board of Directors, shall keep a stock record containing the names of all persons who are shareholders of the Corporation, showing their place of residence and the number of shares held by them respectively. The Secretary shall have the responsibility of authenticating records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporation’s funds and securities, shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed the funds of the Corporation as required in the ordinary course of business or as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and directors at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may

 

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require it, an account of all of his transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation. He shall perform such other duties as may be incident to his office or as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, if required by the Board of Directors, in a sum and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation, in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.

(e) Other Officers. Other officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be delegated to them.

(f) Delegation of Duties. In case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation or of any person authorized to act in his place, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any officer, or any director, or any other person whom it may select, during such period of absence or disability.

 

  5.6 Indemnification, Advancement of Expenses and Insurance.

(a) Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to each director and officer of the Corporation, or any person who may have served at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or President as a director or officer of another corporation (and, in either case, his heirs, executors and administrators), to the fullest extent allowed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, both as now in effect and as hereafter adopted. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a director or officer (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the same extent as to a director or officer, if the Board of Directors determines that to do so is in the best interests of the Corporation.

 

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(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of subsection (a) of this Section 5.6 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person (and his heirs, executors and administrators) may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Charter, provision of these Bylaws, resolution adopted by the shareholders, resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, agreement or insurance, purchased by the Corporation or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity.

(c) Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its own expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or President as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against any expense, liability or loss whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under this Article or the Act.

ARTICLE VI.

SHARES OF STOCK

 

  6.1 Shares with or without Certificates.

The Board of Directors may authorize that some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock be evidenced by a certificate or certificates of stock. The Board of Directors may also authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock without certificates. The rights and obligations of shareholders with the same class and/or series of stock shall be identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

(a) Shares with Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock evidenced by a certificate or certificates, each individual certificate shall include the following on its face: (i) the Corporation’s name, (ii) the fact that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, (iii) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, (iv) the number of shares represented thereby, (v) the class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents, and (vi) such other information as applicable law may require or as may be lawful.

 

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If the Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for any future series) shall be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate shall state on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information in writing, without charge, upon request.

Each certificate of stock issued by the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. If the person who signed a certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nonetheless valid.

(b) Shares without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the Act, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by Section 6.1(a) of these Bylaws and any other information required by the Act.

 

  6.2 Subscriptions for Shares.

Subscriptions for shares of the Corporation shall be valid only if they are in writing. Unless the subscription agreement provides otherwise, subscriptions for shares, regardless of the

 

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time when they are made, shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such periods, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All calls for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or of the same series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

 

  6.3 Transfers.

Transfers of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by (i) the holder of record thereof, (ii) by his legal representative, who, upon request of the Corporation, shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or (iii) his attorney, authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a duly appointed transfer agent. Such transfers shall be made only upon surrender, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and with all taxes thereon paid.

 

  6.4 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.

No certificate for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen except on production of evidence, satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of such loss, destruction or theft, and, if the Board of Directors so requires, upon the furnishing of an indemnity bond in such amount and with such terms and such surety as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require.

ARTICLE VII.

CORPORATE ACTIONS

 

  7.1 Contracts.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President shall execute contracts or other instruments on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any other officer, assistant officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation as it may deem appropriate, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

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  7.2 Loans.

No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the President or the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

  7.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, all checks, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments of the Corporation shall be signed by either the President, a Vice President or such other officer, assistant officer or agent of the Corporation as may be authorized so to do by the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific business, and, if so directed by the Board, the signatures of two or more such officers may be required.

 

  7.4 Deposits.

All funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors may authorize.

 

  7.5 Voting Securities Held by the Corporation.

Unless otherwise required by the Board of Directors, the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of security holders, or to take action on written consent as a security holder, of other corporations in which the Corporation may hold securities. In connection therewith, the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the Corporation possesses. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

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  7.6 Dividends.

The Board of Directors may, from time to time, declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on the Corporation’s outstanding shares of capital stock in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by applicable law. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive the payment of any dividend shall be determined by the Board of Directors, but which, in any event, shall not be less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such payment.

ARTICLE VIII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and in the absence of such determination, shall be the calendar year.

ARTICLE IX.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall not have a corporate seal.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or restated, and new Bylaws may be adopted, at any meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented at such meeting, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are present at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XI.

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, any required notice shall be in writing except that oral notice is effective if it is reasonable under the circumstances and not prohibited by the Charter or these Bylaws. Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone,

 

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telegraph, teletype or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Tennessee may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office as shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.

Written notice to shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders. Except as provided above, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received, (b) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed thereon; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (d) twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

 

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EX-3.131 130 d516951dex3131.htm EX-3.131 EX-3.131

Exhibit 3.131

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION

OF

AMSURG ROCKLEDGE FL ANESTHESIA, LLC

The undersigned, acting as the organizer of a limited liability company under the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 48-249-101 et seq. (the “Act”), hereby adopts the following Articles of Organization for such limited liability company:

ARTICLE I.

The name of the limited liability company is AmSurg Rockledge FL Anesthesia, LLC.

ARTICLE II.

The street address and zip code of the initial registered office of the limited liability company and the county in which the office is located is 20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 37215. The name of the limited liability company’s initial registered agent at its initial registered office is Claire M. Gulmi.

ARTICLE III.

The limited liability company shall be managed by a board of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

The street address and zip code of the principal executive office of the limited liability company and the county in which the principal executive office is located is 20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 37215.

ARTICLE V.

The members of the limited liability company and any other parties to any contribution agreement or contribution allowance agreement with the limited liability company shall not have preemptive rights.

ARTICLE VI.

Section 48-249-503(b)(2) of the Act shall not apply to the limited liability company.


ARTICLE VII.

The operating agreement of the limited liability company shall be in writing. The operating agreement shall be binding upon any person that becomes a member or a holder of financial or governance rights of the limited liability company, regardless of whether such person executes the operating agreement.

ARTICLE VIII.

To the fullest extent permitted by the Act, as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director shall not be liable to the limited liability company or its members for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the Act or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize limited liability company action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Act, as so amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Article VIII by the members of the limited liability company shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the limited liability company existing at the time of such repeal or modification or with respect to events occurring prior to such time.

ARTICLE IX.

The limited liability company shall indemnify and advance expenses to any responsible person, officer, employee or agent made a party to a proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by the Act and applicable law, as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter amended from time to time.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, these Articles of Organization have been executed on this 22nd day of January 2013, by the undersigned organizer of the limited liability company.

 

/s/ J. James Jenkins, Jr.

J. James Jenkins, Jr., Organizer

 

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EX-3.132 131 d516951dex3132.htm EX-3.132 EX-3.132

Exhibit 3.132

OPERATING AGREEMENT

OF

AMSURG ROCKLEDGE FL ANESTHESIA, LLC

A TENNESSEE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

THIS OPERATING AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of the 22nd day of January, 2013 by AmSurg Holdings, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the “Member”), who hereby forms AmSurg Rockledge FL Anesthesia, LLC (the “Company”), a Tennessee limited liability company, pursuant to the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act (the “Act”) upon the following terms and conditions:

ARTICLE I

NAME; REGISTERED AGENT AND ADDRESS; AND PLACE OF BUSINESS

The name of the Company is AmSurg Rockledge FL Anesthesia, LLC. The Company’s registered agent and the street address of such initial registered agent is as set forth in the Company’s Articles of Organization, as such may be amended from time to time. The principal office of the Company, and such additional offices as the Member may determine to establish, shall be located at such place or places inside or outside the State of Tennessee as the Member may designate from time to time.

ARTICLE II

PURPOSE, POWERS, AND TERM OF COMPANY

2.1 Purpose and Powers of the Company. The Company is organized for the purpose of carrying on any lawful activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the Act. The Company shall possess and may exercise all of the powers and privileges granted by the Act or by any other law or by this Agreement, together with any powers incidental thereto, so far as such powers and privileges are necessary or convenient to the conduct, promotion or attainment of the business purposes or activities of the Company contemplated by this Agreement.

2.2 Term of the Company. The term of the Company shall commence on the date the Articles of Organization of the Company are filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Tennessee in accordance with the provisions of the Act and shall continue in perpetual existence unless and until dissolved and terminated pursuant to this Agreement.

2.3 Applicable Law. Regardless of the place where this Agreement may be executed by the Member, this Agreement, the rights and obligations of the Member, and any claims and disputes relating thereto, shall be subject to and governed by the Act and the other laws of the State of Tennessee as applied to agreements among Tennessee residents to be entered into and performed entirely within the State of Tennessee, and such laws shall govern the limited liability company aspects of this Agreement.


ARTICLE III

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION

3.1 Capital Contribution by Member; Initial Issuance of Units. Upon the formation of the Company, the Member shall make a capital contribution to the capital of the Company in the amount of cash, or of the property in-kind, or both, set forth opposite such Member’s name on Schedule A attached hereto. The Company shall thereupon issue to the Member the limited liability company interest (expressed as a number and class of “Units”) so subscribed and contributed for.

3.2 No Interest; No Return of Capital. Capital contributions to the Company shall not earn interest, except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Member shall not have the right to withdraw, or to receive a return of, a capital contribution or any portion thereof.

ARTICLE IV

TAX CHARACTERIZATION AND RETURNS

4.1 Tax Characterization. The Member acknowledges that at all times that if two or more persons or entities hold equity interests in the Company for federal income tax purposes (i) it is the intention of the Company to be treated as a “partnership” for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and (ii) the Company will be treated as a “partnership” for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and shall make all available elections to be so treated. Until such time, however, it is the intention of the Member that the Company be disregarded for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and that the activities of the Company be deemed to be activities of the Member for such purposes. All provisions of the Company’s Articles of Organization and this Agreement are to be so construed so as to preserve that tax status under those circumstances.

4.2 Returns. In the event that the Company is treated as a partnership for tax purposes in accordance with Section 4.1 hereof, then within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year, the Member will cause to be delivered to each person who was a member at any time during such fiscal year a Form K-1 and such other information, if any, with respect to the Company as may be necessary for the preparation of each member’s federal, state, or local income tax (or information) returns, including a statement showing each member’s share of income, gain or loss, and credits for the fiscal year.

ARTICLE V

MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY

5.1 In General. The Company shall be a “director-managed limited liability company” as such term is defined in the Act. The management of the Company shall be vested in its Board of Directors (the “Board”), who shall have all powers to control and manage the business and affairs of the Company and may exercise all powers of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the day-to-day business and direction of the Company shall be conducted or exercised by the officers. The officers shall have the powers and duties which may be specified in this Agreement or designated by the Board, or which are necessary, advisable or convenient to the discharge of their duties described in this Agreement.

 

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5.2 Voting of Units. A Unit is entitled to be voted only if it is owned by a Member and each such Unit shall be entitled to one vote. Neither an assignee nor a transferee may vote a Unit unless such assignee or transferee is a Member.

5.3 Officers. The duties and powers of the officers shall be as follows:

(a) President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Company, and, as such, shall be primarily responsible for the general management of the business of the Company and for implementing the policies and directives of the Board. The President shall have authority to make contracts on behalf of the Company in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, shall be responsible to effect all orders and resolutions of the Board, shall sign and deliver in the name of the Company any deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts, or other instruments pertaining to the business of the Company, except as otherwise delegated or provided by law, shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board.

(b) Vice-Presidents. The Company may have one or more Vice-President(s) who shall exercise the functions of the President during the absence or disability of the President and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

(c) Treasurer. The Treasurer, if any, shall be the chief financial officer of the Company, and, as such, shall have general supervision over the funds of the Company and the investment or deposit thereof, shall advise the officers and, if requested, the Board regarding the financial condition of the Company, and perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

(d) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Member and the Board and shall prepare minutes or records of proceeding of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, such notices as may be required of all meetings of the Member and the Board, shall authenticate and certify records and proceedings of the Company, shall keep accurate membership records for the Company, and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board, if any.

ARTICLE VI

TRANSFERS OF THE MEMBER’S UNITS

The Member may transfer to any person or persons, at any time and from time to time, any or all of its Units.

ARTICLE VII

AMENDMENT OF AGREEMENT

This Agreement may be amended only in a writing signed by the Member.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

DISTRIBUTIONS

8.1 In General. At such time as the Board shall determine, the Board shall cause the Company to distribute any cash held by it which is neither reasonably necessary for the operation of the Company nor otherwise in violation of the Act.

8.2 Distributions Upon Dissolution. Upon the occurrence of an event set forth in Article IX hereof, the Member shall be entitled to receive, after paying or making reasonable provision for all of the Company’s creditors to the extent required by the Act, the remaining funds of the Company.

ARTICLE IX

DISSOLUTION

The Company shall dissolve, and its affairs shall be wound up, only upon the decision of the Member.

ARTICLE X

LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION

10.1 Liability. The Member shall have no liability for the obligations of the Company except to the extent required by the Act.

10.2 Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify every person (the “Indemnitee”) who is or was a party or is or was threatened to be made a party to any action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Company or, while a director or officer of the Company, is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, manager, officer, employee, agent or trustee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against any losses, damages or expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, except for liability (i) for any breach of the Indemnitee’s duty of loyalty to the Company or its Member, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, or (iii) for any transaction from which the Indemnitee derived an improper personal benefit. The right to indemnification conferred in this Section includes the right of the Indemnitee to be paid by the Company the expenses incurred in defending any such action in advance of its final disposition to the full extent permitted by the Act (an “Advancement of Expenses”); provided, however, that the Company will only make an Advancement of Expenses upon delivery to the Company of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such Indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it is ultimately determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section or otherwise. Any repeal or modification of this Section will not adversely affect any right or protection of any individual existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Member has executed and delivered this Agreement the day and year first above written.

 

AMSURG HOLDINGS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Clint C. Cromwell

Name:  

Clint C. Cromwell

Its:  

Vice President

 

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AMSURG ROCKLEDGE FL ANESTHESIA, LLC

SCHEDULE A

 

Member’s Name and Address

   No. of Units      Cash Contributed or Fair Value
of Property Contributed
 

AmSurg Holdings, Inc.

20 Burton Hills Blvd.

Nashville, TN 37215

     100       $ 100.00   

TOTAL

     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     100       $ 100.00   

 

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EX-5.1 132 d516951dex51.htm EX-5.1 EX-5.1

Exhibit 5.1

 

LOGO

150 Third Avenue South, Suite 2800

Nashville, TN 37201

(615) 742-6200

April 22, 2013

AmSurg Corp.

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Suite 500

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

 

  Re: Registration Statement on Form S-4

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This opinion is furnished to you in connection with a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”) filed by AmSurg Corp. (the “Company”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) and relating to the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the offer and exchange of up to $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 5.625% senior notes due 2020 (the “Exchange Notes”) that are to be guaranteed on an unsecured basis (the “Guarantees”) by the subsidiaries of the Company listed on Schedule I attached hereto (the “Guarantors”) (the Guarantors organized under the laws of Tennessee set forth on Schedule I attached hereto being collectively referred to herein as the “Tennessee Guarantors”). The Exchange Notes are to be issued pursuant to an indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of November 20, 2012, by and among the Company, Guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association as trustee (the “Trustee”).

The Exchange Notes are to be issued in an exchange offer for a like aggregate original principal amount of currently outstanding 5.625% senior notes due 2020, in accordance with the terms of a Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 20, 2012 by and among the Company, the Guarantors and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., acting on behalf of itself and as the representative of the initial purchasers listed therein (the “Registration Rights Agreement”).

In rendering our opinions herein, we have relied with respect to factual matters, upon the Officers’ Certificate (defined below), statements and representations of representatives of the Company and certificates of public officials referred to below. In addition thereto, we have reviewed and relied upon such records, documents, certificates and other instruments as in our judgment are necessary or appropriate to form the basis for rendering our opinions, including, without limitation, the following:

(i) the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Charter, as amended to date;

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(ii) the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Bylaws;

(iii) the articles of incorporation, charter, certificate of formation, limited liability company agreement, or similar organizational document for each Tennessee Guarantor;

(iv) the certificate with respect to various factual matters signed by officers of the Company and dated the date of this opinion (the “Officers’ Certificate”);

(v) the Registration Rights Agreement;

(vi) the Indenture;

(vii) the Guarantees;

(viii) the Form of T-1 of the Trustee filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement;

(ix) the form of Exchange Notes; and

(x) the Registration Statement.

In all such examinations, we have assumed the genuineness of signatures on original documents and the conformity to such original documents of all copies submitted to us as certified, conformed or photographic copies, and as to certificates of public officials, we have assumed the same to have been properly given and to be accurate. We have assumed that all documents we have reviewed are the valid and binding obligations of and enforceable against the parties thereto and the due authorization, execution and delivery of all documents by all of the parties thereto (other than the Company and the Tennessee Guarantors) where authorization, execution and delivery are prerequisites to the effectiveness of such documents.

We have assumed that (i) all executed written factual statements, instruments, and other documents that we have relied upon in rendering this opinion have been executed by persons with legal capacity to execute such documents, (ii) all deliveries required to be made as a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company or the Guarantors by the Indenture have been made or that appropriate parties have lawfully waived such delivery, and (iii) the Trustee or an authenticating agent for the Trustee will duly authenticate the Exchange Notes pursuant to the Indenture. Except as expressly set forth in this letter, we have made no independent investigation or inquiry as to the accuracy or completeness of any representation, warranty, data, certificate or other information, written or oral, made or furnished to us in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Registration Statement.

The opinions expressed herein are limited in all respects to the State of Tennessee and no opinion is expressed with respect to (i) the federal laws of the United States of America or laws of any other jurisdiction or any effect which such laws may have on the opinions expressed herein, (ii) the bylaws, rules or regulations of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. or (iii) the securities or “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction. We are not rendering any opinion, and we are not providing any assurance, as to compliance with any antifraud law, rule or regulation relating to securities, or to the sale or issuance thereof.


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We have not undertaken any independent investigation to determine the existence or absence of facts, and no inference as to our knowledge of the existence or absence of any such facts should be drawn from the fact of our representation of the Company and the Tennessee Guarantors. Without limiting the foregoing, we have not searched any electronic databases or the dockets of any court, administrative body or regulatory or government agency or any other filing office in any jurisdiction.

With regard to our opinions in paragraphs 1 and 4 below with respect to the Company’s and the Tennessee Guarantors’ good standing, we have based our opinions solely upon examination of the certificates of good standing issued by the Tennessee Secretary of State as of a recent date.

Subject to the assumptions, exceptions and limitations hereinabove and hereinafter stated, it is our opinion that:

(1) The Company is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Tennessee.

(2) The Company has the corporate power to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Indenture and the Exchange Notes and to issue the Exchange Notes.

(3) The Exchange Notes have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action by the Company.

(4) Each Tennessee Guarantor is validly existing as a corporation or limited liability company, as applicable, in good standing under the laws of the State of Tennessee.

(5) Each Tennessee Guarantor has the corporate or limited liability company, as applicable, power to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Indenture and the Guarantees.

(6) The Guarantees of the Tennessee Guarantors have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or limited liability company action by the Tennessee Guarantors.

This opinion is given as of the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to advise you after the date hereof of facts or circumstances that come to our attention or changes in law that occur which could affect the opinions contained herein. This opinion is being rendered for the benefit of the Company in connection with the matters addressed herein.


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We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act and to the use of our name therein and in the related Prospectus under the caption “Legal Matters.” In giving such consent, we do not hereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission.

Yours very truly,

/s/ Bass, Berry & Sims PLC


Schedule I

 

Exact Name of Registrant

Guarantor as Specified in its Organizational Documents

 

State or
Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation
or Organization

AmSurg Holdings, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Anesthesia Management Services, LLC   Tennessee
AmSurg EC Topeka, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg EC St. Thomas, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg EC Beaumont, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg KEC, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg EC Santa Fe, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg EC Washington, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Torrance, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Abilene, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Suncoast, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Lorain, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg La Jolla, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Hillmont, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Palmetto, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Northwest Florida, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Ocala, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Maryville, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Miami, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Burbank, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Melbourne, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg El Paso, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Crystal River, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Abilene Eye, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Inglewood, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Glendale, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg San Antonio TX, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg San Luis Obispo CA, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Temecula CA, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Escondido CA, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Scranton PA, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Arcadia CA Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Main Line PA, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Oakland CA, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Lancaster PA, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Pottsville PA, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Glendora CA, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Kissimmee FL, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Altamonte Springs FL, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg New Port Richey FL, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg EC Centennial, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Naples, Inc.   Tennessee
Illinois NSC, Inc.   Tennessee
NSC Healthcare, Inc.   Tennessee
NSC RBO West, LLC   Tennessee


Exact Name of Registrant

Guarantor as Specified in its Organizational Documents

 

State or
Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation
or Organization

NSC RBO East, LLC   Tennessee
Long Beach NSC, LLC   Tennessee
Torrance NSC, LLC   Tennessee
Davis NSC, LLC   Tennessee
Fullerton NSC, LLC   Tennessee
San Antonio NSC, LLC   Tennessee
Austin NSC, LLC   Tennessee
Twin Falls NSC, LLC   Tennessee
Ardmore NSC, LLC   Tennessee
Kenwood NSC, LLC   Tennessee
Towson NSC, LLC   Tennessee
Wilton NSC, LLC   Connecticut
NSC West Palm, LLC   Tennessee
Tampa Bay NSC, LLC   Tennessee
Coral Springs NSC, LLC   Tennessee
Weston NSC, LLC   Tennessee
AmSurg Fresno CA, Inc.   Tennessee
Austin NSC, L.P.   Texas
AmSurg Colton CA, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Rockledge FL Anesthesia, LLC   Tennessee
EX-5.2 133 d516951dex52.htm EX-5.2 EX-5.2

Exhibit 5.2

 

LOGO

Christian G. Koelbl, III

Partner

Direct Dial: 716-848-1256

ckoelbl@hodgsonruss.com

April 22, 2013

AmSurg Corp.

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Suite 500

Nashville, TN 37215

Re: Registration Statement on Form S-4

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as New York counsel to AmSurg Corp. (the “Company”) and affiliates of the Company solely for the purpose of providing the opinions set forth in this letter and for no other purpose (including, but not limited to, providing any legal or other advice) in connection with the filing by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) of a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”), which relates to the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”) of the offer and exchange of up to $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 5.625% Senior Notes Due 2020 (collectively the “Exchange Notes”) that are to be subject to Notations of Guarantee by the subsidiaries of the Company listed on Exhibit A attached to this letter (collectively the “Guarantors”) (collectively the “Exchange Notes Guarantees”), are to be issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of November 20, 2012, among the Company, the Guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, (the “Indenture”) and are to be issued in an exchange offer for a like aggregate original principal amount of currently outstanding 5.675% Senior Notes Due 2020 (the “Exchange Offer”) in accordance with the terms of a Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 20, 2012, among the Company, the Guarantors and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., acting on behalf of itself and as the representative of various initial purchasers (the “Registration Rights Agreement”).

The opinions set forth in this letter are subject to the following qualifications:

1. The opinions set forth in this letter are based solely upon (a) our review of, as submitted to us, (i) executed copies of the Registration Rights Agreement and the Indenture and (ii) forms of the Exchange Notes and the Exchange Notes Guarantees (collectively the “Reviewed Documents”) and (b) our review of law of the State of New York that a lawyer admitted to practice in the State of New York, exercising customary professional diligence, would normally be expected to recognize as being applicable to the transactions contemplated by the Reviewed Documents (collectively “New York Law”). Other than our review of the Reviewed Documents, we have not reviewed any document referred to in any of the Reviewed Documents or made any inquiry or other investigation as to any factual matter (including, but not

 

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limited to, (a) any review of any of the files and other records of the Company, any affiliate of the Company or any court or other governmental authority, (b) any review of any of our files and other records, (c) any inquiry of any director, officer, member, manager, general partner, limited partner, employee or other agent of the Company or any affiliate of the Company or (d) any inquiry of any past or present attorney of ours).

2. We do not express any opinion concerning any law other than New York Law.

3. We have assumed without any inquiry or other investigation, (a) the legal capacity of each natural person, (b) the genuineness of each signature on any of the Reviewed Documents, the authenticity, accuracy and completeness of each of the Reviewed Documents and the conformity of each of the Reviewed Documents to the copy or form thereof submitted to us, (c) the accuracy on the date of this letter as well as on the date made of each statement as to any factual matter contained in any of the Reviewed Documents and (d) there not existing outside of the Reviewed Documents and New York Law anything that would render incorrect any opinion set forth in this letter.

4. This letter is given without regard to any change after the date of this letter with respect to any factual or legal matter, and we disclaim any obligation to notify you concerning any such change or any effect of any such change on any opinion set forth in this letter.

Subject to the qualifications set forth in this letter, it is our opinion that:

1. Assuming that the Indenture has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by each party thereto (including, but not limited to, the Company and the Guarantors), the Indenture is a valid and binding obligation of the Company and the Guarantors enforceable against the Company and the Guarantors in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles.

2. Assuming that the Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement have been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by all parties thereto (including, but not limited to, the Company and the Guarantors) and that the Exchange Notes have been duly and validly authorized by the Company for issuance by the Company pursuant to the Indenture, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Exchange Offer, when duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and duly and validly authenticated by the Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Exchange Offer, the Exchange Notes will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles, and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.


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3. Assuming that the Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement have been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by all parties thereto (including, but not limited to, the Company and the Guarantors) and that the Exchange Notes Guarantees have been duly and validly authorized and executed by the Guarantors, when the Exchange Notes have been duly and validly executed by the Company and duly and validly authenticated by the Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Exchange Offer, the Exchange Notes Guarantees will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Guarantors enforceable against the Guarantors in accordance with their terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles, and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.

We consent to the filing of this letter with the Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act and to the use of our name therein and in the related Prospectus under the caption “Legal Matters.” In giving such consent, we do not admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent to such filing and use is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission.

 

Very truly yours,
HODGSON RUSS LLP
By    /s/ Christian G. Koelbl, III
  Christian G. Koelbl, III


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Exhibit A

Guarantors

 

Name of Guarantor

 

State of

Organization

AmSurg Holdings, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Anesthesia Management Services, LLC   Tennessee
AmSurg EC Topeka, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg EC St. Thomas, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg EC Beaumont, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg KEC, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg EC Santa Fe, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg EC Washington, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Torrance, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Abilene, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Suncoast, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Lorain, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg La Jolla, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Hillmont, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Palmetto, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Northwest Florida, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Ocala, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Maryville, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Miami, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Burbank, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Melbourne, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg El Paso, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Crystal River, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Abilene Eye, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Inglewood, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Glendale, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg San Antonio TX, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg San Luis Obispo CA, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Temecula CA, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Escondido CA, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Scranton PA, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Arcadia CA Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Main Line PA, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Oakland CA, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Lancaster PA, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Pottsville PA, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Glendora CA, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Kissimmee FL, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Altamonte Springs FL, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg New Port Richey FL, Inc.   Tennessee

 

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Name of Guarantor

 

State of

Organization

AmSurg EC Centennial, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Naples, Inc.   Tennessee
Illinois NSC, Inc.   Tennessee
NSC Healthcare, Inc.   Tennessee
NSC RBO West, LLC   Tennessee
NSC RBO East, LLC   Tennessee
Long Beach NSC, LLC   Tennessee
Torrance NSC, LLC   Tennessee
Davis NSC, LLC   Tennessee
Fullerton NSC, LLC   Tennessee
San Antonio NSC, LLC   Tennessee
Austin NSC, LLC   Tennessee
Twin Falls NSC, LLC   Tennessee
Ardmore NSC, LLC   Tennessee
Kenwood NSC, LLC   Tennessee
Towson NSC, LLC   Tennessee
Wilton NSC, LLC   Connecticut
NSC West Palm, LLC   Tennessee
Tampa Bay NSC, LLC   Tennessee
Coral Springs NSC, LLC   Tennessee
Weston NSC, LLC   Tennessee
AmSurg Fresno CA, Inc.   Tennessee
Austin NSC, L.P.   Texas
AmSurg Colton CA, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Rockledge FL Anesthesia, LLC   Tennessee
EX-5.3 134 d516951dex53.htm EX-5.3 EX-5.3

Exhibit 5.3

 

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Sujata Yalamanchili

Partner

Direct Dial: 716-848-1657

syalaman@hodgsonruss.com

April 22, 2013

AmSurg Corp.

20 Burton Hill Boulevard

Suite 500

Nashville, TN 37215

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as Connecticut counsel to Wilton NSC, LLC (the “Connecticut Guarantor”) solely for the purpose of providing the opinions set forth in this letter and for no other purpose (including, but not limited to, providing any legal or other advice) in connection with the filing by AmSurg Corp. (the “Company”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) of a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”), which relates to the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”) of the offer and exchange of up to $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 5.625% Senior Notes Due 2020 (collectively the “Exchange Notes”) that are to be subject to Notations of Guarantee by the subsidiaries of the Company listed on Exhibit A attached to this letter (collectively the “Guarantors”) (collectively the “Exchange Notes Guarantees”), are to be issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of November 20, 2012, among the Company, the Guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, (the “Indenture”) and are to be issued in an exchange offer for a like aggregate original principal amount of currently outstanding 5.675% Senior Notes Due 2020 (the “Exchange Offer”) in accordance with the terms of a Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 20, 2012, among the Company, the Guarantors and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., acting on behalf of itself and as the representative of various initial purchasers (the “Registration Rights Agreement”).

The opinions set forth in this letter are subject to the following qualifications:

1. The opinions set forth in this letter are based solely upon (a) our review of, as submitted to us, (i) executed copies of the Registration Rights Agreement and the Indenture, (ii) forms of the Exchange Notes and the Exchange Notes Guarantees, (iii) a copy of an Officer’s Certificate dated April 22, 2013 and executed by Claire M. Gulmi (the “Officer’s Certificate”), (iv) the copy attached to the Officer’s Certificate of the Articles of Organization of the Connecticut Guarantor as certified by the Secretary of the State of the State of Connecticut on November 14, 2012 (the “Connecticut Guarantor Articles of Organization”), (v) the copy attached to the Officer’s Certificate of the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Connecticut Guarantor dated November 12, 2012 and executed by the Connecticut Guarantor and AmSurg Holdings, Inc. (the “Connecticut Guarantor Limited Liability Company Agreement”), (vi) the copy attached to the Officer’s Certificate of an Action

 

The Guaranty Building ¿ 140 Pearl  Street ¿ Suite 100 ¿ Buffalo, New York 14202-4040 ¿ telephone 716.856.4000 ¿ facsimile 716.849.0349

Albany ¿ Boca Raton ¿ Buffalo ¿ Johnstown ¿ New York ¿ Palm Beach ¿ Toronto ¿ www.hodgsonruss.com


AmSurg Corp.

April 22, 2013

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Taken on Written Consent by the Sole Member and (vii) a copy of a Certificate of Legal Existence issued by the Secretary of the State of the State of Connecticut on April 10, 2013 (collectively the “Reviewed Documents”) and (b) our review of the Limited Liability Company Act of the State of Connecticut as set forth in the Aspen Publishers State Limited Liability Company & Partnership Laws Reporter without regard to any judicial decision or administrative decision or interpretation or, other than such statute, any statute, rule, regulation or other law (including, but not limited to, any statute, rule, regulation or other law incorporated in such statute by reference) (the “Connecticut Limited Liability Company Act”). Other than our review of the Reviewed Documents, we have not reviewed any document referred to in any of the Reviewed Documents or made any inquiry or other investigation as to any factual matter (including, but not limited to, (a) any review of any of the files and other records of the Company, the Connecticut Guarantor, any other affiliate of the Company or any court or other governmental authority, (b) any review of any of our files and other records, (c) any inquiry of any director, officer, member, manager, general partner, limited partner, employee or other agent of the Company, the Connecticut Guarantor or any other affiliate of the Company or (d) any inquiry of any past or present attorney of ours).

2. We do not express any opinion concerning any law other than the Connecticut Limited Liability Company Act.

3. We have assumed without any inquiry or other investigation, (a) the legal capacity of each natural person, (b) the genuineness of each signature on any of the Reviewed Documents, the authenticity, accuracy and completeness of each of the Reviewed Documents and the conformity of each of the Reviewed Documents to the copy or form thereof submitted to us, (c) the accuracy on the date of this letter as well as on the date made of each statement as to any factual matter contained in any of the Reviewed Documents and (d) there not existing outside of the Reviewed Documents and the Connecticut Limited Liability Company Act anything that would render incorrect any opinion set forth in this letter.

4. This letter is given without regard to any change after the date of this letter with respect to any factual or legal matter, and we disclaim any obligation to notify you concerning any such change or any effect of any such change on any opinion set forth in this letter.

Subject to the qualifications set forth in this letter, it is our opinion that:

1. The Connecticut Guarantor is validly existing as a limited liability company and in good standing under the Connecticut Limited Liability Company Act.

2. The Connecticut Guarantor has the limited liability company power under the Connecticut Limited Liability Company Act, the Connecticut Guarantor Articles of Organization and the Connecticut Guarantor Limited Liability Company Agreement to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Indenture and the Exchange Notes Guarantees.


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April 22, 2013

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3. The execution and delivery of the Exchange Notes Guarantees by the Connecticut Guarantor and the performance by the Connecticut Guarantor of its obligations under the Exchange Notes Guarantees have been duly authorized by all limited liability company action of the Connecticut Guarantor necessary under the Connecticut Limited Liability Company Act, the Connecticut Guarantor Articles of Organization and the Connecticut Guarantor Limited Liability Company Agreement.

We consent to the filing of this letter with the Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act and to the use of our name therein and in the related Prospectus under the caption “Legal Matters.” In giving such consent, we do not admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent to such filing and use is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission.

 

Very truly yours,
HODGSON RUSS LLP
By    /s/ Sujata Yalamanchili
  Sujata Yalamanchili


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Exhibit A

Guarantors

 

Name of Guarantor

 

State of

Organization

AmSurg Holdings, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Anesthesia Management Services, LLC   Tennessee
AmSurg EC Topeka, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg EC St. Thomas, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg EC Beaumont, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg KEC, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg EC Santa Fe, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg EC Washington, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Torrance, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Abilene, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Suncoast, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Lorain, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg La Jolla, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Hillmont, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Palmetto, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Northwest Florida, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Ocala, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Maryville, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Miami, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Burbank, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Melbourne, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg El Paso, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Crystal River, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Abilene Eye, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Inglewood, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Glendale, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg San Antonio TX, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg San Luis Obispo CA, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Temecula CA, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Escondido CA, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Scranton PA, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Arcadia CA Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Main Line PA, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Oakland CA, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Lancaster PA, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Pottsville PA, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Glendora CA, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Kissimmee FL, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Altamonte Springs FL, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg New Port Richey FL, Inc.   Tennessee

 

The Guaranty Building ¿ 140 Pearl  Street ¿ Suite 100 ¿ Buffalo, New York 14202-4040 ¿ telephone 716.856.4000 ¿ facsimile 716.849.0349

Albany ¿ Boca Raton ¿ Buffalo ¿ Johnstown ¿ New York ¿ Palm Beach ¿ Toronto ¿ www.hodgsonruss.com


Name of Guarantor

 

State of

Organization

AmSurg EC Centennial, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Naples, Inc.   Tennessee
Illinois NSC, Inc.   Tennessee
NSC Healthcare, Inc.   Tennessee
NSC RBO West, LLC   Tennessee
NSC RBO East, LLC   Tennessee
Long Beach NSC, LLC   Tennessee
Torrance NSC, LLC   Tennessee
Davis NSC, LLC   Tennessee
Fullerton NSC, LLC   Tennessee
San Antonio NSC, LLC   Tennessee
Austin NSC, LLC   Tennessee
Twin Falls NSC, LLC   Tennessee
Ardmore NSC, LLC   Tennessee
Kenwood NSC, LLC   Tennessee
Towson NSC, LLC   Tennessee
Wilton NSC, LLC   Connecticut
NSC West Palm, LLC   Tennessee
Tampa Bay NSC, LLC   Tennessee
Coral Springs NSC, LLC   Tennessee
Weston NSC, LLC   Tennessee
AmSurg Fresno CA, Inc.   Tennessee
Austin NSC, L.P.   Texas
AmSurg Colton CA, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Rockledge FL Anesthesia, LLC   Tennessee
EX-5.4 135 d516951dex54.htm EX-5.4 EX-5.4

Exhibit 5.4

C. KELLY LETTERHEAD

April 22, 2013

AmSurg Corp.

20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Suite 500

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

 

  Re: Registration Statement on Form S-4

Ladies and Gentlemen:

I am the general counsel for AmSurg Corp. (the “Company”). This opinion is furnished to you in connection with a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”) filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission and relating to the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the offer and exchange of up to $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 5.625% senior notes due 2020 (the “Exchange Notes”) that are to be guaranteed on an unsecured basis (the “Guarantees”) by the subsidiaries of the Company listed on Schedule I attached hereto (the “Guarantors”) (the Guarantor organized under the laws of Texas set forth on Schedule I attached hereto being referred to herein as the “Texas Guarantor”). The Exchange Notes are to be issued pursuant to an indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of November 20, 2012, by and among the Company, Guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association as trustee (the “Trustee”).

The Exchange Notes are to be issued in an exchange offer for a like aggregate original principal amount of currently outstanding 5.625% senior notes due 2020, in accordance with the terms of a Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 20, 2012 by and among the Company, the Guarantors and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., acting on behalf of itself and as the representative of the initial purchasers listed therein (the “Registration Rights Agreement”).

In rendering the opinions herein, I have relied with respect to factual matters, upon the General Partner’s Certificate (defined below), statements and representations of representatives of the Texas Guarantor and a certificate of public officials referred to below. In addition thereto, I have reviewed and relied upon such records, documents, certificates and other instruments as in my judgment are necessary or appropriate to form the basis for rendering my opinions, including, without limitation, the following:

(i) the certificate of limited partnership and limited partnership agreement for the Texas Guarantor;


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April 22, 2013

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(ii) the certificate with respect to various factual matters signed by the general partner of the Texas Guarantor and dated the date of this opinion (the “General Partner’s Certificate”);

(iii) the Registration Rights Agreement;

(iv) the Indenture;

(v) the Guarantees;

(vi) the Form of T-1 of the Trustee filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement;

(vii) the form of Exchange Notes; and

(viii) the Registration Statement.

In all such examinations, I have assumed the genuineness of signatures on original documents and the conformity to such original documents of all copies submitted to me as certified, conformed or photographic copies, and as to certificates of public officials, I have assumed the same to have been properly given and to be accurate. I have assumed that all documents I have reviewed are the valid and binding obligations of and enforceable against the parties thereto and the due authorization, execution and delivery of all documents by all of the parties thereto (other than the Texas Guarantor) where authorization, execution and delivery are prerequisites to the effectiveness of such documents.

I have assumed that (i) all executed written factual statements, instruments, and other documents that I have relied upon in rendering this opinion have been executed by persons with legal capacity to execute such documents, (ii) all deliveries required to be made as a condition precedent to the obligations of the Texas Guarantor by the Indenture have been made or that appropriate parties have lawfully waived such delivery, and (iii) the Trustee or an authenticating agent for the Trustee will duly authenticate the Exchange Notes pursuant to the Indenture. Except as expressly set forth in this letter, I have made no independent investigation or inquiry as to the accuracy or completeness of any representation, warranty, data, certificate or other information, written or oral, made or furnished to me in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Registration Statement.

The opinions expressed herein are limited in all respects to the Texas Business Organizations Code and no opinion is expressed with respect to the laws of any other jurisdiction, including, without limitation, the federal laws of the United States of America, or any effect which such laws may have on the opinions expressed herein.

I have not undertaken any independent investigation to determine the existence or absence of facts, and no inference as to my knowledge of the existence or absence of any such facts should be drawn from the fact of my representation of the Texas Guarantor. Without limiting the foregoing, I have not searched any electronic databases or the dockets of any court, administrative body or regulatory or government agency or any other filing office in any jurisdiction.


AmSurg Corp.

April 22, 2013

Page 3

 

With regard to my opinion in paragraph 1 below with respect to the Texas Guarantor’s good standing, I have based my opinion solely upon examination of the Certificate of Account Status issued by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas and the Certificate of Fact issued by the Texas Secretary of State as of a recent date.

Subject to the assumptions, exceptions and limitations hereinabove and hereinafter stated, it is my opinion that:

(1) The Texas Guarantor is validly existing as a limited partnership in good standing under the laws of the State of Texas.

(2) The Texas Guarantor has the limited partnership power to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Indenture and the Guarantee.

(3) The Guarantee of the Texas Guarantor has been duly authorized by all necessary limited partnership action by the Texas Guarantor.

This opinion is given as of the date hereof, and I assume no obligation to advise you after the date hereof of facts or circumstances that come to my attention or changes in law that occur which could affect the opinions contained herein. This opinion is being rendered for the benefit of the Company in connection with the matters addressed herein.

I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act and to the use of my name therein and in the related Prospectus under the caption “Legal Matters.” In giving such consent, I do not hereby admit that I am in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission.

 

Yours very truly,
/s/ Christopher R. Kelly, Esq.
General Counsel to AmSurg Corp.
State Bar of Texas Number 24047505


Schedule I

 

Exact Name of Registrant

Guarantor as Specified in its Organizational Documents

 

State or
Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation
or Organization

AmSurg Holdings, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Anesthesia Management Services, LLC   Tennessee
AmSurg EC Topeka, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg EC St. Thomas, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg EC Beaumont, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg KEC, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg EC Santa Fe, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg EC Washington, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Torrance, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Abilene, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Suncoast, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Lorain, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg La Jolla, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Hillmont, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Palmetto, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Northwest Florida, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Ocala, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Maryville, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Miami, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Burbank, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Melbourne, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg El Paso, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Crystal River, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Abilene Eye, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Inglewood, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Glendale, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg San Antonio TX, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg San Luis Obispo CA, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Temecula CA, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Escondido CA, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Scranton PA, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Arcadia CA Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Main Line PA, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Oakland CA, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Lancaster PA, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Pottsville PA, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Glendora CA, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Kissimmee FL, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Altamonte Springs FL, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg New Port Richey FL, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg EC Centennial, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Naples, Inc.   Tennessee
Illinois NSC, Inc.   Tennessee
NSC Healthcare, Inc.   Tennessee
NSC RBO West, LLC   Tennessee


Exact Name of Registrant

Guarantor as Specified in its Organizational Documents

 

State or
Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation
or Organization

NSC RBO East, LLC   Tennessee
Long Beach NSC, LLC   Tennessee
Torrance NSC, LLC   Tennessee
Davis NSC, LLC   Tennessee
Fullerton NSC, LLC   Tennessee
San Antonio NSC, LLC   Tennessee
Austin NSC, LLC   Tennessee
Twin Falls NSC, LLC   Tennessee
Ardmore NSC, LLC   Tennessee
Kenwood NSC, LLC   Tennessee
Towson NSC, LLC   Tennessee
Wilton NSC, LLC   Connecticut
NSC West Palm, LLC   Tennessee
Tampa Bay NSC, LLC   Tennessee
Coral Springs NSC, LLC   Tennessee
Weston NSC, LLC   Tennessee
AmSurg Fresno CA, Inc.   Tennessee
Austin NSC, L.P.   Texas
AmSurg Colton CA, Inc.   Tennessee
AmSurg Rockledge FL Anesthesia, LLC   Tennessee
EX-12.1 136 d516951dex121.htm EX-12.1 EX-12.1

Exhibit 12.1

STATEMENT OF COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
(in thousands)    2008     2009     2010     2011     2012  

Computation of Earnings:

          

Pre-tax earnings from continuing operations, excluding equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates

   $ 187,569      $ 206,800      $ 209,705      $ 223,913      $ 263,409   

Plus: Fixed charges

     11,861        9,822        15,641        17,816        19,691   

Plus: Amortization of capitalized interest

     12        29        38        22        38   

Plus: Distributed earnings from equity investees

     —          —          —          800        1,830   

Less: Capitalized interest

     96        66        54        85        43   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings

   $ 199,346      $ 216,585      $ 225,330      $ 242,466      $ 284,925   

Fixed Charges:

          

Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing costs on all indebtedness

   $ 9,909      $ 7,752      $ 13,476      $ 15,330      $ 16,972   

Capitalized interest

     96        66        54        85        43   

Estimate of interest component of rental expenses

     1,856        2,004        2,111        2,401        2,676   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fixed charges

   $ 11,861      $ 9,822      $ 15,641      $ 17,816      $ 19,691   

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

     16.8     22.1     14.4     13.6     14.5
EX-21.1 137 d516951dex211.htm EX-21.1 EX-21.1

Exhibit 21.1

Subsidiary List

 

Name of Subsidiary

  

State of
Organization

  

Owned By

  

Ownership
Percentage

 

AmSurg KEC, Inc.

   TN    AmSurg Corp.      100

The Endoscopy Center of Knoxville, L.P.

   TN    AmSurg KEC, Inc.      51

AmSurg EC Topeka, Inc.

   TN    AmSurg Corp.      100

The Endoscopy Center of Topeka, L.P.

   TN    AmSurg EC      51

AmSurg EC St. Thomas, Inc.

   TN    AmSurg Corp.      100

The Endoscopy Center of St. Thomas, L.P.

   TN    AmSurg EC St. Thomas, Inc.      60

AmSurg EC Beaumont, Inc.

   TN    AmSurg Corp.      100

The Endoscopy Center of Southeast Texas, L.P.

   TN    AmSurg EC Beaumont, Inc.      51

AmSurg EC Santa Fe, Inc.

   TN    AmSurg Corp.      100

The Endoscopy Center of Santa Fe, L.P.

   TN    AmSurg EC Santa Fe, Inc.      51

AmSurg EC Washington, Inc.

   TN    AmSurg Corp.      100

The Endoscopy Center of Washington D.C., L.P.

   TN    AmSurg EC Washington, Inc.      51

AmSurg Torrance, Inc.

   TN    AmSurg Corp.      100

Endoscopy Center of the South Bay, L.P.

   TN    AmSurg Torrance, Inc.      51

AmSurg Abilene, Inc.

   TN    AmSurg Corp.      100

The Abilene ASC, L.P.

   TN    AmSurg Abilene, Inc.      60

AmSurg Lorain, Inc.

   TN    AmSurg Corp.      100

AmSurg Maryville, Inc.

   TN    AmSurg Corp.      100

The Maryville ASC , L.P.

   TN    AmSurg Maryville, Inc.      53

AmSurg Melbourne, Inc.

   TN    AmSurg Corp.      100

The Melbourne ASC, L.P.

   TN    AmSurg Melbourne, Inc.      51

AmSurg Hillmont, Inc.

   TN    AmSurg Corp.      100

The Hillmont ASC, L.P.

   TN    AmSurg Hillmont, Inc.      51

AmSurg Northwest Florida, Inc.

   TN    AmSurg Corp.      100

The Northwest Florida ASC, L.P.

   TN    AmSurg Northwest Florida, Inc.      51

AmSurg Palmetto, Inc.

   TN    AmSurg Corp.      100

The Palmetto ASC, L.P.

   TN    AmSurg Palmetto, Inc.      51

AmSurg Ocala, Inc.

   TN    AmSurg Corp.      100

The Ocala Endoscopy ASC, L.P.

   TN    AmSurg Ocala, Inc.      51

AmSurg Crystal River, Inc.

   TN    AmSurg Corp.      100

The Crystal River Endoscopy ASC, L.P.

   TN    AmSurg Crystal River, Inc.      51

AmSurg Abilene Eye, Inc.

   TN    AmSurg Corp.      100

The Abilene Eye ASC, L.P.

   TN    AmSurg Abilene Eye, Inc.      51

AmSurg El Paso, Inc.

   TN    AmSurg Corp.      100

The El Paso ASC, L.P.

   TN    AmSurg El Paso, Inc.      51

AmSurg La Jolla, Inc.

   TN    AmSurg Corp.      100

The La Jolla Endoscopy Center, L.P.

   TN    AmSurg La Jolla, Inc.      51

AmSurg Burbank, Inc.

   TN    AmSurg Corp.      100

The Burbank Ophthalmology ASC, L.P.

   TN    AmSurg Burbank, Inc.      51

AmSurg Inglewood, Inc.

   TN    AmSurg Corp.      100

Los Angeles/Inglewood Endoscopy ASC, L.P.

   TN    AmSurg Inglewood, Inc.      51

AmSurg Glendale, Inc.

   TN    AmSurg Corp.      100

Glendale Ophthalmology ASC, L.P.

   TN    AmSurg Glendale, Inc.      51

AmSurg Suncoast, Inc.

   TN    AmSurg Corp.      100

The Suncoast Endoscopy ASC, L.P.

   TN    AmSurg Suncoast, Inc.      51

AmSurg San Antonio TX, Inc.

   TN    AmSurg Corp.      100

The San Antonio TX Endoscopy ASC, L.P.

   TN    AmSurg San Antonio TX, Inc.      51

AmSurg Temecula CA, Inc.

   TN    AmSurg Corp.      100

The Temecula CA Endoscopy ASC, L.P.

   TN    AmSurg Temecula CA, Inc.      51


Name of Subsidiary

  

State of
Organization

  

Owned By

  

Ownership
Percentage

 

AmSurg Escondido CA, Inc.

   TN    AmSurg Corp.      100

The Escondido CA Endoscopy ASC, LP

   TN    AmSurg Escondido CA, Inc.      51

AmSurg San Luis Obispo CA, Inc.

   TN    AmSurg Corp.      100

The San Luis Obispo CA Endoscopy ASC, L.P.

   TN    AmSurg San Luis Obispo CA, Inc.      51

The Scranton PA Endoscopy ASC, L.P.

   TN    AmSurg Scranton PA, Inc.      51

AmSurg Scranton PA, Inc.

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      100

The Arcadia CA Endoscopy ASC, L.P.

   TN    AmSurg Arcadia CA, Inc.      51

AmSurg Arcadia CA, Inc.

   TN    AmSurg Corp.      100

The Main Line PA Endoscopy ASC, L.P.

   TN    AmSurg Main Line PA, Inc.      51

AmSurg Main Line PA, Inc.

   TN    AmSurg Corp.      100

The Oakland CA Endoscopy ASC, L.P.

   TN    AmSurg Oakland CA, Inc.      51

AmSurg Oakland CA, Inc.

   TN    AmSurg Corp.      100

The Lancaster PA Endoscopy ASC, L.P.

   TN    AmSurg Lancaster PA Endoscopy ASC, LLC      51

AmSurg Lancaster PA, Inc.

   TN    AmSurg Corp.      100

The Pottsville PA Endoscopy ASC, L.P.

   TN    AmSurg Pottsville PA, Inc.      51

AmSurg Pottsville PA, Inc.

   TN    AmSurg Corp.      100

Glendora CA Endoscopy ASC, L.P.

   TN    AmSurg Glendora CA, Inc.      51

AmSurg Glendora CA, Inc.

   TN    AmSurg Corp.      100

AmSurg Holdings, Inc.

   TN    AmSurg Corp.      100

The Knoxville Ophthalmology ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

Montgomery Eye Surgery Center, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

EyeCare Consultants Surgery Center, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Sidney ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Milwaukee ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Columbia ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Wichita Orthopaedic ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Willoughby ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Westglen Endoscopy Center, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Chevy Chase ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Oklahoma City ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Mountain West Gastroenterology ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Cincinnati ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Fayetteville ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Independence ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

AmSurg Northern Kentucky GI, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

AmSurg Louisville GI, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

AmSurg Kentucky Ophthalmology, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Phoenix Ophthalmology ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Toledo Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Englewood ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Sun City Ophthalmology ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Cape Coral/Ft. Myers Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Baltimore Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      60

The Boca Raton Ophthalmology ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Minneapolis Ophthalmology ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Florham Park Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

Northside Gastroenterology Endoscopy Center, LLC

   IN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Chattanooga Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

Mount Dora Ophthalmology ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      54

The Oakhurst Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Seneca PA ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Tamarac Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Waldorf Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Sarasota Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51


Name of Subsidiary

  

State of
Organization

  

Owned By

  

Ownership
Percentage

 

The Las Vegas Ophthalmology ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      52

The Sarasota Ophthalmology ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Middletown Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Dover Ophthalmology ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Surgery Center of Middle Tennessee, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Kingston Ophthalmology ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Las Vegas East Ophthalmology ASC, LLC

   NV    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Blue Ridge/Clemson Orthopaedic ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Hutchinson Ophthalmology ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Sunrise Ophthalmology ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Metairie Ophthalmology ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Bel Air Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

Bloomfield Eye Surgery Center, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

Mercer County Surgery Center, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

Atlantic Coastal Surgery Center, LLC

   NJ    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Akron Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Newark Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Southfield Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Alexandria Ophthalmology ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Columbia ASC Northwest, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

St. George Endoscopy Center, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Paducah Ophthalmology ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Greenville ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Columbia TN Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Rogers AR Ophthalmology ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Tulsa OK Ophthalmology ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Ft. Myers FL Ophthalmology ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Peoria AZ Multi ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Columbia MD Orthopaedic ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Mesa AZ Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Kingsport TN Ophthalmology ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Lewes DE Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Winter Haven/Sebring FL Ophthalmology ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Voorhees NJ Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Rockledge FL Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Tampa FL Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Pueblo CO Ophthalmology ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

Western Washington Endoscopy Centers, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Lakeland FL Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Northern NV Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Edina MN Ophthalmology ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The West Palm Beach FL Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

Gainesville FL Orthopaedic ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Raleigh NC Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Hanover NJ Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Lake Bluff IL Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Sun City AZ Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Overland Park KS Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Casper WY Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Rockville MD Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

Blue Water ASC, LLC

   MI    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

Greenspring Station Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   MD    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

Maryland Endoscopy Center Limited Liability Company

   MD    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51
        


Name of Subsidiary

  

State of
Organization

  

Owned By

  

Ownership
Percentage

 

Endoscopy Associates, LLC

   MD    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Scranton PA GP, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Orlando FL Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The St. Louis MO Orthopaedic ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Yuma AZ Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The West Orange NJ Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Greensboro NC Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Tulsa OK Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The St. Cloud MN Ophthalmology ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Salem OR Ophthalmology ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The El Dorado Multi-Specialty ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Nashville TN Ophthalmology ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Laurel MD Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Torrance CA Multi-Specialty ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      53

The Shenandoah TX Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The New Orleans LA Uptown/West Bank Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Metairie LA Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Rockville, ESC-North MD Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Silver Spring MD Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

Ocean Endosurgery Center

   NJ    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The South Bend IN Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Mesquite TX Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Conroe TX Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Kissimmee FL Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Kissimmee FL, Inc.      51

The Altamonte Springs FL Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Altamonte Springs FL, Inc.      51

The Glendale AZ Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The New Port Richey FL Multi-Specialty ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg New Port Richey FL, Inc.      55

Poway CA Multi-Specialty ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      54.40

The San Diego CA Multi-Specialty ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      55.10

The Orlando/Oakwater FL Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Baton Rouge LA Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Pikesville MD Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Glen Burnie MD Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

West Bridgewater MA Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

The Orlando/Mills FL Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

Miami Kendall FL Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

St. Clair Shores MI Ophthalmology ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

Marin Endoscopy Center, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      53

Blaine MN Multi-Specialty ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      55

Casa Colina Surgery Center, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      53

Digestive Health Center, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

Digestive Endoscopy Center, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

Phoenix Orthopaedic Ambulatory Center, L.L.C.

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

Gastroenterology Associates Endoscopy Center, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

Phoenix Endoscopy, L.L.C.

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

Outpatient Orthopaedic Associates Surgery Center

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

Central Texas Endoscopy Center, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

Eye Surgery Center, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

Carroll County Digestive Disease Center, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

Triangle Endoscopy Center, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

Elms Endoscopy Center, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

TEC North, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51


Name of Subsidiary

  

State of
Organization

  

Owned By

  

Ownership
Percentage

 

Cañon City CO Multi-Specialty ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

AmSurg Anesthesia Management Services, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Corp.      100

Hermitage TN Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

Central Park Endoscopy Center, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      55

North Richland Hills Endoscopy Center, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      57

Old Town Endoscopy Center, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      57

Park Ventura Endoscopy Center, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      57

Redbird Square Endoscopy Center, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      57

North Valley Orthopedic Surgery Center, L.L.C.

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      55

Boston Out-Patient Surgical Suites, L.L.C.

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      65

Waco Gastroenterology Endoscopy Center, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

Bethesda Outpatient Surgery Center, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      55.40

Hillmoor Eye Surgery Center, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      55

Surgery Center of Volusia, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

Arizona Endoscopy Center, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      55

COA ASC of Franklin County, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

AmSurg New Port Richey Anesthesia, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

AmSurg San Luis Obispo Anesthesia, LLC

   TN    The San Luis Obispo CA Endoscopy ASC, LP      100

AmSurg Salt Lake City Anesthesia, LLC

   TN    The Mountain West Gastroenterology ASC, LLC      100

North Valley Endoscopy Center, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

MDSINE, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      54.48

Pioneer Valley Surgicenter, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      64

East Valley Endoscopy, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

May Street Surgi Center, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

Eagle Eye Surgery and Laser Center, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

Doctors Park Surgery Center, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

Long Beach NSC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      100

Long Beach Surgery Center, L.P.

   CA    Long Beach NSC, LLC      53.27

Torrance NSC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      100

Torrance Surgery Center, L.P.

   CA    Torrance NSC, LLC      62.49

Davis NSC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      100

Davis Surgery Center, L.P.

   CA    Davis NSC, LLC      66

Fullerton NSC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      100

Fullerton Surgical Center, L.P.

   CA    Fullerton NSC, LLC      66.22

San Antonio NSC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      100

San Antonio ASC, LP

   TX    San Antonio NSC, LLC      55.28

SSPC Building, LP

   TX    San Antonio NSC, LLC      1

Austin NSC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      100

Premier Ambulatory Surgery of Austin, LLP

   TX    Austin NSC, LLC      56.98

Austin NSC, LP

   TX    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      99

Austin Endoscopy Center I, LP

   TX    Austin NSC, LP      20

Austin Endoscopy Center II, LP

   TX    Austin NSC, LP      20

Twin Falls NSC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      100

Southern Idaho Ambulatory Surgery Center, LLC

   ID    Twin Falls NSC, LLC      54.78

Kenwood NSC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      100

Kenwood ASC, LLC

   OH    Kenwood NSC, LLC      75.94

Towson NSC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      100

Towson Surgical Center, LLC

   MD    Towson NSC, LLC      65.42

Wilton NSC, LLC

   CT    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      100

Stamford/NSC Management, LLC

   CT    Wilton NSC, LLC      50

Wilton Surgery Center, LLC

   CT    Stamford/NSC Management, LLC      50.14

NSC West Palm, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      100

West Palm Outpatient Surgery & Laser Center, LTD

   FL    NSC West Palm, LLC      52.66

Tampa Bay NSC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      100


Name of Subsidiary

  

State of
Organization

  

Owned By

  

Ownership
Percentage

 

Tampa Bay Specialty Surgery Center, LLC

   FL    Tampa Bay NSC, LLC      61.75

Coral Springs NSC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      100

Coral Springs Ambulatory Surgery Center, LLC

   FL    Coral Springs NSC, LLC      63.44

Weston NSC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      100

Weston Outpatient Surgical Center, Ltd.

   FL    Weston NSC, LLC      63.79

NSC RBO West, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      100

NSC RBO East, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      100

Illinois NSC, Inc.

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      100

NSC Healthcare, Inc.

   TN    Illinois NSC, Inc.      100

Eastern Massachusetts Surgery Center, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      65

Sierra Pacific Surgery Center, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      53.85

Northeast Surgical Care of Newington, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      56

AmSurg Tampa Bay Anesthesia, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

AmSurg Chattanooga Anesthesia, LLC

   TN    The Chattanooga Endoscopy ASC, LLC      51

AmSurg North Valley Anesthesia, LLC

   TN    North Valley Endoscopy Center, LLC      51

AmSurg Oakland Anesthesia, L.P.

   TN    The Oakland CA Endoscopy ASC, L.P.      51

AmSurg St. George Anesthesia, LLC

   TN    St. George Endoscopy Center, LLC      51

AmSurg Arcadia Anesthesia, L.P.

   TN    The Arcadia CA Endoscopy ASC, L.P.      51

Middlesex Endoscopy Center, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      65

Mid Atlantic Endoscopy Center, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

Sunrise Ambulatory Surgical Center, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

Glen Endoscopy Center, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

AmSurg Fresno CA, Inc.

   TN    AmSurg Corp.      100

Fresno CA Multi ASC, L.P.

   TN    AmSurg Fresno CA, Inc.      53.7

32nd Street Surgery Center, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      57

WB Surgery Center, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      57

Red River Surgery Center, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      57

Eastern Connecticut Endoscopy Center, LLC

   CT    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      40

Boston Endoscopy Center, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      60

Connecticut Eye Surgery Center South, LLC

   CT    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      49

Hudson Crossing Surgery Center, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      55

Short Hills Surgery Center, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      55

Surgery Center of Allentown, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      62.5

Cascade Endoscopy Center, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

AmSurg Colton CA, Inc.

   TN    AmSurg Corp.      100

Colton CA Multi ASC, L.P.

   TN    AmSurg Colton CA, Inc.      57.5

AmSurg Willoughby Anesthesia, LLC

   TN    The Willoughby ASC, LLC      100

AmSurg Westminster Anesthesia, LLC

   TN    Carroll County Digestive Disease Center, LLC      100

AmSurg Lewes Anesthesia, LLC

   TN    The Lewes DE Endoscopy ASC, LLC      100

AmSurg Rockledge FL Anesthesia, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      100

AmSurg Altamonte Springs Anesthesia, LLC

   TN    The Altamonte Springs FL Endoscopy ASC, LLC      100

AmSurg Columbia Anesthesia, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      100

AmSurg Citrus Anesthesia, LLC

   TN    The Orlando FL Endoscopy ASC, LLC      100

AmSurg Port Orange Anesthesia, LLC

   TN    Surgery Center of Volusia, LLC      100

Oak Lawn IL Endoscopy ASC, LLC

   TN    AmSurg Holdings, Inc.      51

AmSurg South Bay Anesthesia, L.P.

   TN    AmSurg Torrance, Inc.      51
EX-23.5 138 d516951dex235.htm EX-23.5 EX-23.5

Exhibit 23.5

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of our reports dated February 27, 2013, relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of AmSurg Corp. and subsidiaries, and the effectiveness of AmSurg Corp. and subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of AmSurg Corp. for the year ended December 31, 2012, and to the reference to us under the headings “Experts” in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Nashville, Tennessee

April 22, 2013

EX-25.1 139 d516951dex251.htm EX-25.1 EX-25.1

Exhibit 25.1

 

 

 

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)

Wally Jones

U.S. Bank National Association

333 Commerce Street, Suite 800

Nashville, TN 37201

(615) 251-0733

(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

 

 

AmSurg Corp.

(Issuer with respect to the Securities)

 

 

 

Tennessee   62-1493316

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, Tennessee

  37215
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

 

5.625% Senior Notes due 2020

(Title of the Indenture Securities)

 

 

 


TABLE OF ADDITIONAL OBLIGORS

 

Exact Name of Registrant

as

Specified

in its Charter (or Other

Organizational Document)

  

State or

Other

Jurisdiction

of

Incorporation or
Organization

  

I.R.S. Employer

Identification

Number

  

Address, Including Zip

Code, of

Registrant’s Principal

Executive

Offices

  

Telephone
Number,

Including Area

Code, of

Registrant’s

Principal
Executive

Offices

AmSurg Holdings, Inc.    Tennessee    62-1595888   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
AmSurg Anesthesia Management Services, LLC    Tennessee    27-1174941   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
AmSurg EC Topeka, Inc.    Tennessee    62-1512093   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
AmSurg EC St. Thomas, Inc.    Tennessee    62-1511996   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
AmSurg EC Beaumont, Inc.    Tennessee    62-1524208   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
AmSurg KEC, Inc.    Tennessee    62-1510489   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
AmSurg EC Santa Fe, Inc.    Tennessee    62-1523398   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
AmSurg EC Washington, Inc.    Tennessee    62-1506354   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
AmSurg Torrance, Inc.    Tennessee    62-1545685   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
AmSurg Abilene, Inc.    Tennessee    62-1555413   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
AmSurg Suncoast, Inc.    Tennessee    62-1555677   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
AmSurg Lorain, Inc.    Tennessee    62-1595307   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
AmSurg La Jolla, Inc.    Tennessee    62-1625304   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
AmSurg Hillmont, Inc.    Tennessee    62-1632685   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
AmSurg Palmetto, Inc.    Tennessee    62-1647404   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
AmSurg Northwest Florida, Inc.    Tennessee    62-1519549   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
AmSurg Ocala, Inc.    Tennessee    62-1650493   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
AmSurg Maryville, Inc.    Tennessee    62-1586143   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
AmSurg Miami, Inc.    Tennessee    62-1598504   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
AmSurg Burbank, Inc.    Tennessee    62-1619548   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
AmSurg Melbourne, Inc.    Tennessee    62-1625312   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
AmSurg El Paso, Inc.    Tennessee    62-1711537   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
AmSurg Crystal River, Inc.    Tennessee    62-1666189   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
AmSurg Abilene Eye, Inc.    Tennessee    62-1692556   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
AmSurg Inglewood, Inc.    Tennessee    62-1814134   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733

 

2


AmSurg Glendale, Inc.    Tennessee    62-1807967   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
AmSurg San Antonio TX, Inc.    Tennessee    20-0075736   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
AmSurg San Luis Obispo CA, Inc.    Tennessee    20-1965555   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
AmSurg Temecula CA, Inc.    Tennessee    20-0095263   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
AmSurg Escondido CA, Inc.    Tennessee    20-1626979   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
AmSurg Scranton PA, Inc.    Tennessee    20-2853308   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
AmSurg Arcadia CA Inc.    Tennessee    20-4483684   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
AmSurg Main Line PA, Inc.    Tennessee    20-5408469   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
AmSurg Oakland CA, Inc.    Tennessee    20-5645841   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
AmSurg Lancaster PA, Inc.    Tennessee    20-5988960   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
AmSurg Pottsville PA, Inc.    Tennessee    26-0303835   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
AmSurg Glendora CA, Inc.    Tennessee    20-5732564   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
AmSurg Kissimmee FL, Inc.    Tennessee    62-1567628   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
AmSurg Altamonte Springs FL, Inc.    Tennessee    26-0289067   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
AmSurg New Port Richey FL, Inc.    Tennessee    62-1612176   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
AmSurg EC Centennial, Inc.    Tennessee    62-1511980   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
AmSurg Naples, Inc.    Tennessee    62-1659906   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
Illinois NSC, Inc.    Tennessee    20-2393903   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
NSC Healthcare, Inc.    Tennessee    84-1209756   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
NSC RBO West, LLC    Tennessee    26-3816052   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
NSC RBO East, LLC    Tennessee    27-3205481   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
Long Beach NSC, LLC    Tennessee    20-1048768   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
Torrance NSC, LLC    Tennessee    20-1048801   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
Davis NSC, LLC    Tennessee    20-5451784   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
Fullerton NSC, LLC    Tennessee    20-3435683   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
San Antonio NSC, LLC    Tennessee    20-0322582   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
Austin NSC, LLC    Tennessee    20-4942934   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
Twin Falls NSC, LLC    Tennessee    20-8086602   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
Ardmore NSC, LLC    Tennessee    26-1651465   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733

 

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Kenwood NSC, LLC    Tennessee    26-3055899   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
Towson NSC, LLC    Tennessee    20-0314129   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
Wilton NSC, LLC    Connecticut    26-1653853   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
NSC West Palm, LLC    Tennessee    76-0740666   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
Tampa Bay NSC, LLC    Tennessee    20-3447384   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
Coral Springs NSC, LLC    Tennessee    26-1649639   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
Weston NSC, LLC    Tennessee    26-3435641   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
AmSurg Fresno CA, Inc.    Tennessee    46-1290033   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
Austin NSC, L.P.    Texas    20-4943017   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
AmSurg Colton CA, Inc.    Tennessee    46-1462856   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733
AmSurg Rockledge FL Anesthesia, LLC    Tennessee    46-1848471   

20 Burton Hills Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37215

   615-251-0733

 

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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 December 31, 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 Nashville, State of Tennessee on the 22nd of April, 2013.

 

By:  

/s/ Wally Jones

  Wally Jones
  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, November 28, 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

CERTIFICATE OF CORPORATE EXISTENCE AND FIDUCIARY POWERS

I, John Walsh, Acting 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 and exercise fiduciary powers on the date of this certificate.

 

LOGO

      IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, today, March 19, 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

     

 

     

 

Acting Comptroller of the Currency

 

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Exhibit 6

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: April 22, 2013

 

By:  

/s/ Wally Jones

  Wally Jones
  Vice President

 

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Exhibit 7

U.S. Bank National Association

Statement of Financial Condition

As of 12/31/2012

($000’s)

 

     12/31/2012  

Assets

  

Cash and Balances Due From Depository Institutions

   $ 8,252,302   

Securities

     74,022,528   

Federal Funds

     74,234   

Loans & Lease Financing Receivables

     219,884,343   

Fixed Assets

     5,024,268   

Intangible Assets

     12,542,566   

Other Assets

     25,288,375   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 345,088,616   

Liabilities

  

Deposits

   $ 253,686,214   

Fed Funds

     4,291,213   

Treasury Demand Notes

     0   

Trading Liabilities

     404,237   

Other Borrowed Money

     30,911,125   

Acceptances

     0   

Subordinated Notes and Debentures

     4,736,320   

Other Liabilities

     11,473,186   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

   $ 305,502,295   

Equity

  

Common and Preferred Stock

     18,200   

Surplus

     14,133,290   

Undivided Profits

     23,981,892   

Minority Interest in Subsidiaries

   $ 1,452,939   
  

 

 

 

Total Equity Capital

   $ 39,586,321   

Total Liabilities and Equity Capital

   $ 345,088,616   

 

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EX-99.1 140 d516951dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

To Tender for Exchange

5.625% senior notes due 2020

of

AmSurg Corp.

Pursuant to the Prospectus dated             , 2013

THIS OFFER WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON             , 2013

UNLESS EXTENDED BY THE COMPANY IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION (THE “EXPIRATION

DATE”). TENDERS OF PRIVATE NOTES MAY BE WITHDRAWN AT ANY TIME PRIOR

TO 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON THE EXPIRATION DATE.

The Exchange Agent for the Exchange Offer is:

U.S. Bank National Association

 

By Regular Mail or Overnight Carrier:   By Registered and Certified Mail:   By Facsimile:
U.S. Bank National Association   U.S. Bank National Association   (651) 466-7372 (for eligible
60 Livingston Avenue   111 Fillmore Avenue   institutions only)
St. Paul, MN 55107   St. Paul, MN 55107   Confirm by Telephone:
Attention: Specialized Finance   Attention: Specialized Finance   (800) 934-6802

DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE OR TRANSMISSION OF INSTRUCTIONS VIA FACSIMILE TO A NUMBER OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY.

HOLDERS WHO WISH TO BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE EXCHANGE NOTES PURSUANT TO THE EXCHANGE OFFER MUST VALIDLY TENDER (AND NOT WITHDRAW) THEIR PRIVATE NOTES TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT ON OR PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION DATE.

This Letter of Transmittal is to be used by holders (“Holders”) of unregistered 5.625% senior notes due 2020 (the “Private Notes”) of AmSurg Corp. (the “Company”) to receive registered 5.625% senior notes due 2020 (the “Exchange Notes”) of the Company if: (i) certificates representing Private Notes are to be physically delivered to the Exchange Agent herewith by such Holder; (ii) tender of Private Notes is to be made by book-entry transfer to the Exchange Agent’s account at The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) pursuant to the procedures set forth under the caption “The Exchange Offer—Book-Entry Transfer” in the Prospectus dated            , 2013 (the “Prospectus”); or (iii) tender of Private Notes is to be made according to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth under the caption “The Exchange Offer—Guaranteed Delivery Procedures” in the Prospectus.

The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Prospectus. All capitalized terms used herein and not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Prospectus.

DTC participants that are accepting the exchange offer as set forth in the Prospectus and this Letter of Transmittal (which together constitute the “Exchange Offer”) must transmit their acceptance to DTC which will edit and verify the acceptance and execute a book-entry delivery to the Exchange Agent’s account at DTC. DTC will then send an agent’s message to the Exchange Agent for its acceptance. Delivery of the agent’s message by DTC will satisfy the terms of the Exchange Offer as to execution and delivery of a Letter of Transmittal by the participant identified in the agent’s message. By tendering Private Notes pursuant to the book-entry procedures established by DTC, the participant agrees to be bound by the terms of this Letter of Transmittal as if such participant had signed and physically delivered such document to the Exchange Agent.

Delivery of documents to DTC does not constitute delivery to the Exchange Agent.

If a Holder wishes to surrender Private Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer and cannot meet the Expiration Date deadline, or cannot deliver the Private Notes, the Letter of Transmittal or any other documentation on time, then the Holder must surrender the Private Notes according to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth under the caption “The Exchange Offer – Guaranteed Delivery Procedures” in the Prospectus. See Instruction 2.


The undersigned should complete, execute and deliver this Letter of Transmittal to indicate the action the undersigned desires to take with respect to the Exchange Offer.

TENDER OF PRIVATE NOTES

 

¨ CHECK HERE IF TENDERED PRIVATE NOTES ARE ENCLOSED HEREWITH.

 

¨ CHECK HERE IF TENDERED PRIVATE NOTES ARE BEING DELIVERED BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER MADE TO THE ACCOUNT MAINTAINED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT WITH DTC AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:

 

Name of Tendering Institution:  

 

 
DTC Account Number:  

 

 
Transaction Code Number:  

 

 

By crediting Private Notes to the Exchange Agent’s Account at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility in accordance with the Book-Entry Transfer Facility’s Automated Tender Offer Program (“ATOP”) and by complying with applicable ATOP procedures with respect to the Exchange Offer, including transmitting an agent’s message to the Exchange Agent in which the holder of Private Notes acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the terms of this Letter of Transmittal, the participant in ATOP confirms on behalf of itself and the beneficial owners of such Private Notes all provisions of this Letter of Transmittal applicable to it and such beneficial owners as if it had completed the information required herein and executed and transmitted this Letter of Transmittal to the Exchange Agent.

 

¨ CHECK HERE AND ENCLOSE A PHOTOCOPY OF THE NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY IF TENDERED PRIVATE NOTES ARE BEING DELIVERED PURSUANT TO A NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY PREVIOUSLY SENT TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:

 

Name(s) of Registered Holder(s):  

 

 
Window Ticker Number (if any):  

 

 
Date of Execution of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery:  

 

 
Name of Eligible Institution that Guaranteed Delivery:  

 

 

 

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List below the Private Notes to which this Letter of Transmittal relates. The name(s) and address(es) of the registered Holder(s) should be printed, if not already printed below, exactly as they appear on the Private Notes tendered herewith. The Private Notes and the principal amount of Private Notes that the undersigned wishes to tender should be indicated in the appropriate boxes. If the space provided is inadequate, list the certificate number(s) and principal amount(s) on a separately executed schedule and affix the schedule to this Letter of Transmittal.

DESCRIPTION OF PRIVATE NOTES

 

Name(s) and Address(es) of Registered Holder(s) (Please fill
in if blank) See Instruction 3

  

Certificate Number(s)*

  

Aggregate Principal
Amount
Represented**

  

Principal Amount
Tendered**

        
        
        
        
        
     Total Principal
Amount of Private
Notes
         

 

* Need not be completed by Holders tendering by book-entry transfer.
** Unless otherwise specified, the entire aggregate principal amount represented by the Private Notes described above will be deemed to be rendered. See Instruction 4.

 

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NOTE: SIGNATURES MUST BE PROVIDED BELOW.

PLEASE READ THE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned hereby tenders to AmSurg Corp. (the “Company”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in its Prospectus dated             , 2013 (the “Prospectus”), receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and in accordance with this Letter of Transmittal (which together constitute the “Exchange Offer”), the principal amount of Private Notes indicated in the foregoing table entitled “Description of Private Notes” under the column heading “Principal Amount Tendered.”

Subject to, and effective upon, the acceptance for purchase of the principal amount of Private Notes tendered herewith in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Exchange Offer, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers to, or upon the order of, the Company, all right, title and interest in and to all of the Private Notes tendered hereby. The undersigned hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Exchange Agent as the true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact of the undersigned (with full knowledge that the Exchange Agent also acts as the agent of the Company) with respect to such Private Notes, with full powers of substitution and revocation (such power of attorney being deemed to be an irrevocable power coupled with an interest) to (i) present such Private Notes and all evidences of transfer and authenticity to, or transfer ownership of, such Private Notes on the account books maintained by DTC to, or upon the order of, the Company, (ii) present such Private Notes for transfer of ownership on the books of the Company, and (iii) receive all benefits and otherwise exercise all rights of beneficial ownership of such Private Notes, all in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer as described in the Prospectus.

The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has full power and authority to tender, sell, assign and transfer the Private Notes tendered hereby and that the Company will acquire good, marketable and unencumbered title thereto, free and clear of all security interests, liens, restrictions, charges, encumbrances, conditional sale agreements or other obligations relating to their sale or transfer, and not subject to any adverse claim, when the same are accepted by the Company. The undersigned also warrants that it will, upon request, execute and deliver any additional documents deemed by the Exchange Agent or by the Company to be necessary or desirable to complete the sale, exchange, assignment and transfer of the Private Notes tendered hereby. The undersigned hereby further represents that any Exchange Notes acquired in exchange for Private Notes tendered hereby will have been acquired in the ordinary course of business of the person receiving such Exchange Notes, whether or not such person is the undersigned, that neither the Holder of such Private Notes, nor, to the actual knowledge of the Holder, any other person has an arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of such Exchange Notes and that neither the Holder of such Private Notes nor, to the knowledge of such Holder, any such other person is an “affiliate,” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of the Company or any Guarantor.

The undersigned also 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 Exchange Notes issued in exchange for the Private Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer 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 provisions of the Securities Act), provided that such Exchange Notes are acquired in the ordinary course of such Holders’ business and such Holders have no arrangement with any person to participate in the distribution of such Exchange Notes. The Company, however, does not intend to request the SEC to consider, and 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 neither it nor, to the knowledge of the Holder, any other person, is engaged in, or intends to engage in, a distribution of the Exchange 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 Exchange 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 Exchange Notes for its own account in exchange for Private Notes acquired as a result of market-making or other trading activities (a “Participating Broker-Dealer”), it represents that the Private Notes to be exchanged for the Exchange Notes were acquired by it as a result of market-making or other trading activities and acknowledges that it will deliver a prospectus (as amended or supplemented from time to time) in connection with any resale of such Exchange Notes; however, by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, such Participating Broker-Dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act.

The Company has agreed that, subject to the provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement, dated November 20, 2012, among the Company, the Guarantors and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., acting on behalf of itself and as the representative of the several initial purchasers listed therein, the Prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a Participating Broker-Dealer in connection with resales of Exchange Notes received in exchange for Private Notes which were acquired by such Participating Broker-Dealer for its own account as a result of market-making or other trading activities, for a period of up to 90 days after the consummation of the Exchange Offer or, if earlier, when a Participating Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. In that regard, each Participating Broker-Dealer

 

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by tendering such Private Notes and executing this Letter of Transmittal, agrees that, upon receipt of notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event or the discovery of any fact which makes any statement contained or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus untrue in any material respect or which causes the Prospectus to omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained or incorporated by reference therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, such Participating Broker-Dealer will suspend the sale of Exchange Notes pursuant to the Prospectus until the Company has amended or supplemented the Prospectus to correct such misstatement or omission and has furnished copies of the amended or supplemented Prospectus to the Participating Broker-Dealer or the Company has given notice that the sale of the Exchange Notes may be resumed, as the case may be. If the Company gives such notice to suspend the sale of the Exchange Notes, it shall extend the 90-day period referred to above during which Participating Broker-Dealers are entitled to use the Prospectus in connection with the resale of Exchange Notes by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of such notice to and including the date when Participating Broker-Dealers shall have received copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus necessary to permit resales of the Exchange Notes or to and including the date on which the Company has given notice that the sale of Exchange Notes may be resumed, as the case may be.

The undersigned understands that tenders of Private Notes may be withdrawn by written or facsimile transmission notice of withdrawal received by the Exchange Agent at any time prior to the Expiration Date. In the event of a termination of the Exchange Offer, the Private Notes tendered pursuant to the Exchange Offer will be returned to the tendering Holders promptly, at no cost, (or, in the case of Private Notes tendered by book-entry transfer, such Private Notes will be credited to the account maintained at DTC from which such Private Notes were delivered). If the waiver of an unsatisfied condition by the Company constitutes a material change to the Exchange Offer, the Company will promptly disclose the waiver by means of a prospectus supplement that will be distributed to the registered Holders, and the Company will extend the Exchange Offer to the extent required by law.

The undersigned understands that the tender of Private Notes pursuant to any of the procedures set forth in the Prospectus and in the instructions hereto will constitute the undersigned’s acceptance of the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer. The Company’s acceptance for exchange of Private Notes tendered pursuant to any of the procedures described in the Prospectus will constitute a binding agreement between the undersigned and the Company in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Exchange Offer. The undersigned recognizes that, under certain circumstances set forth in the Prospectus, the Company may not be required to accept for exchange any of the Private Notes tendered hereby.

All authority conferred or agreed to be conferred by this Letter of Transmittal shall not be affected by, and shall survive the death or incapacity of the undersigned, and any obligation of the undersigned hereunder shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators, trustees in bankruptcy, personal and legal representatives, successors and assigns of the undersigned.

The undersigned understands that the delivery and surrender of any Private Notes is not effective, and the risk of loss of the Private Notes does not pass to the Exchange Agent or the Company, until receipt by the Exchange Agent of this Letter of Transmittal, or a manually signed facsimile hereof, properly completed and duly executed, together with all accompanying evidences of authority and any other required documents in form satisfactory to the Company. All questions as to the validity, form, acceptance, withdrawal and eligibility, including time of receipt of surrendered private notes, will be determined by the Company in its sole discretion, which determination shall be final and binding. The Company reserves the absolute right to reject any and all Private Notes not properly surrendered, to reject any Private Notes if acceptance of them would, in the opinion of the Company’s counsel, be unlawful and to waive any defects, irregularities or conditions of surrender as to particular Private Notes.

Unless waived, the undersigned must cure any defects or irregularities in connection with surrenders of Private Notes on or before the Expiration Date. Although the Company intends to notify Holders of defects or irregularities in connection with surrenders of Private Notes, neither the Company, the Exchange Agent nor anyone else will be liable for failure to give such notice. Surrenders of Private Notes will not be deemed to have been made until any defects or irregularities have been cured or waived.

Unless otherwise indicated herein under “Special Issuance Instructions,” the undersigned hereby requests that any Private Notes representing principal amounts not tendered or not accepted for exchange be issued in the name(s) of the undersigned (and in the case of Private Notes tendered by book-entry transfer, by credit to the account of DTC), and Exchange Notes issued in exchange for Private Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer be issued to the undersigned. Similarly, unless otherwise indicated herein under “Special Delivery Instructions,” the undersigned hereby requests that any Private Notes representing principal amounts not tendered or not accepted for exchange and Exchange Notes issued in exchange for Private Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer be delivered to the undersigned at the address shown below the undersigned’s signature(s). In the event that the “Special Issuance Instructions” box or the “Special Delivery Instructions” box is, or both are, completed, the undersigned hereby requests that any Private Notes representing principal amounts not tendered or not accepted for purchase be issued in the name(s) of, certificates for such Private Notes be delivered to, and Exchange Notes issued in exchange for Private Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer be issued in the name(s) of, and be delivered to, the person(s) at the address(es) so indicated, as applicable. The undersigned recognizes that the Company has no obligation pursuant to the “Special Issuance Instructions” box or “Special Delivery Instructions” box to transfer any Private Notes from the name of the registered Holder(s) thereof if the Company does not accept for exchange any of the principal amount of such Private Notes so tendered.

 

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The Book-Entry Transfer Facility, as the holder of record of certain Private Notes, has granted authority to the Book-Entry Transfer Facility participants whose names appear on a security position listing with respect to such Private Notes as of the date of tender of such Private Notes to execute and deliver this Letter of Transmittal as if they were the holders of record. Accordingly, for purposes of this Letter of Transmittal, the term “holder” shall be deemed to include such Book-Entry Transfer Facility participants.

 

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¨ CHECK HERE IF YOU OR ANY BENEFICIAL OWNER FOR WHOM YOU HOLD PRIVATE NOTES IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE COMPANY.

 

¨ CHECK HERE IF YOU OR ANY BENEFICIAL OWNER FOR WHOM YOU HOLD PRIVATE NOTES TENDERED HEREBY IS A BROKER-DEALER WHO ACQUIRED SUCH NOTES DIRECTLY FROM THE COMPANY OR AN AFFILIATE OF THE COMPANY.

 

¨ CHECK HERE AND COMPLETE THE LINES BELOW IF YOU OR ANY BENEFICIAL OWNER FOR WHOM YOU HOLD PRIVATE NOTES TENDERED HEREBY IS A BROKER-DEALER WHO ACQUIRED SUCH NOTES IN MARKET-MAKING OR OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES. IF THIS BOX IS CHECKED, THE COMPANY WILL SEND 10 ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS AND 10 COPIES OF ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO TO YOU OR SUCH BENEFICIAL OWNER AT THE ADDRESS SPECIFIED IN THE FOLLOWING LINES.

 

Name:  

 

Address:  

 

 

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SPECIAL ISSUANCE INSTRUCTIONS

(See Instructions 1, 5, 6 and 7)

To be completed ONLY if Private Notes in a principal amount not tendered or not accepted for exchange are to be issued in the name of, or Exchange Notes are to be issued in the name of, someone other than the person(s) whose signature(s) appear(s) within this Letter of Transmittal or issued to an address different from that shown in the box entitled “Description of Private Notes” within this Letter of Transmittal, or if Private Notes delivered by book-entry transfer are not accepted for exchange are to be returned by credit to an account maintained at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility other than the account indicated in the box entitled “Description of Private Notes” within this Letter of Transmittal.

 

Issue:   ¨ Private Notes  
  ¨ Exchange Notes  
      (check as applicable)  

 

Name:  

 

 

 

  (Please Print)

 

Address:  

 

 

 

  (Please Print)

 

 

 

 

(Zip Code)

Credit unexchanged Private Notes delivered by book-entry transfer to the Book–Entry Transfer Facility account set forth below

 

 

(Book-Entry Transfer Facility Account Number, if applicable)

 

 

(Tax Identification or Social Security Number)

(See IRS Form W-9 herein)

SPECIAL DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS

(See Instructions 1, 5, 6 and 7)

To be completed ONLY if Private Notes in a principal amount not tendered or not accepted for exchange or Exchange Notes are to be sent to someone other than the person(s) whose signature(s) appear(s) within this Letter of Transmittal or to an address different from that shown in the box entitled “Description of Private Notes” within this Letter of Transmittal.

 

Issue:   ¨ Private Notes  
  ¨ Exchange Notes  
      (check as applicable)  

 

 

 

Name:  

 

 

 

  (Please Print)

 

Address:  

 

 

 

  (Please Print)

 

 

 

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

 

 

(Tax Identification or Social Security Number)

(See IRS Form W-9 herein)

 

 

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PLEASE SIGN HERE

(To be completed by all tendering Holders of Private Notes

regardless of whether Private Notes are being physically delivered herewith)

This Letter of Transmittal must be signed by the registered Holder(s) exactly as name(s) appear(s) on certificate(s) for Private Notes or, if tendered by a participant in DTC, exactly as such participant’s name appears on a security position listing as owner of Private Notes, or by the person(s) authorized to become registered Holder(s) by endorsements and documents transmitted herewith. If signature is by trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact, officers of corporations or others acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, please set forth full title and see Instruction 5.

 

 

 

 

Signature(s) of Registered Holder(s) or Authorized Signatory

(See guarantee requirement below)

 

Dated:  

 

Name(s):  

 

(Please Print)
Capacity (Full Title):  

 

Address:  

 

 

(Including Zip Code)
Area Code and Telephone Number:  

 

Tax Identification or Social Security Number:  

 

(Complete Accompanying IRS Form W-9)

SIGNATURE GUARANTEE

(IF REQUIRED—SEE INSTRUCTIONS 1 AND 5)

 

Authorized Signature:  

 

Name of Firm  

 

[place seal here]

 

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INSTRUCTIONS

Forming Part of the Terms and Conditions of the Exchange Offer

1. Signature Guarantees. In the event that signatures on this letter of transmittal or a notice of withdrawal are required to be guaranteed, the guarantee must be made by an eligible institution. As used herein and in the Prospectus, “eligible institution” means a firm or other entity identified in Rule 17Ad-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as “an eligible guarantor institution,” including (as such terms are defined therein) (1) a bank; (2) a broker, dealer, municipal securities broker or dealer or government securities broker or dealer; (3) a credit union; (4) a national securities exchange, registered securities association or clearing agency; or (5) a savings association. Signatures on this Letter of Transmittal must be guaranteed by an eligible institution unless the Private Notes surrendered hereby are surrendered (i) by a registered Holder of Private Notes that has not completed the box titled “Special Delivery Instructions” on this Letter of Transmittal or (ii) for the account of an eligible institution. See Instruction 5.

2. Delivery of Letter of Transmittal and Private Notes. This Letter of Transmittal is to be completed by Holders if (i) certificates representing Private Notes are to be physically delivered to the Exchange Agent herewith by such Holders; (ii) tender of Private Notes is to be made by book-entry transfer to the Exchange Agent’s account at DTC pursuant to the procedures set forth under the caption “The Exchange Offer — Book-Entry Transfer” in the Prospectus, or (iii) tender of Private Notes is to be made according to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth under the caption “The Exchange Offer — Guaranteed Delivery Procedures” in the Prospectus. All physically delivered Private Notes, or a confirmation of a book-entry transfer into the Exchange Agent’s account at DTC of all Private Notes delivered electronically, as well as a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (or manually signed facsimile thereof), any required signature guarantees and any other documents required by this Letter of Transmittal, must be received by the Exchange Agent at one of its addresses set forth on the cover page hereto on or prior to the Expiration Date, or the tendering Holder must comply with the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth below. Delivery of documents to DTC does not constitute delivery to the Exchange Agent.

If a Holder desires to tender Private Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer and time will not permit this Letter of Transmittal, certificates representing such Private Notes and all other required documents to reach the Exchange Agent, or the procedures for book-entry transfer cannot be completed, on or prior to the Expiration Date, such Holder must tender such Private Notes pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth under the caption “The Exchange Offer — Guaranteed Delivery Procedures” in the Prospectus. Pursuant to such procedures:

 

  (i) such tender must be made by or through an eligible institution,

 

  (ii) prior to the Expiration Date, the Exchange Agent must receive from such eligible institution a properly completed and duly executed notice of guaranteed delivery, substantially in the form provided by the Company (by facsimile transmission, mail or hand delivery), setting forth the name and address of the Holder of Private Notes and the principal amount of Private Notes tendered, stating that the tender is being made thereby and guaranteeing that within five Nasdaq Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) trading days after the Expiration Date, this Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile hereof), together with the certificate(s) for all physically tendered Private Notes, or a book-entry confirmation, and any other documents required by this Letter of Transmittal, will be deposited by the eligible institution with the Exchange Agent, and

 

  (iii) a properly executed Letter of Transmittal, as well as the certificate(s) for all physically tendered Private Notes in proper form for transfer or book-entry confirmation, as the case may be, and all other documents required by this Letter of Transmittal, must be received by the Exchange Agent within five NASDAQ trading days after the Expiration Date.

Any Holder of Exchange Notes who wishes to tender his Exchange Notes pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures described above must ensure that the Exchange Agent receives the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date. The Exchange Agent will send a notice of guaranteed delivery upon request if Private Notes are surrendered according to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth above.

The method of delivery of this Letter of Transmittal, the Private Notes and all other required documents, including delivery through DTC, is at the election and risk of the tendering Holder and, except as otherwise provided in this Instruction 2, delivery will be deemed made only when actually received by the Exchange Agent. If delivery is by mail, it is suggested that the Holder use properly insured, registered mail with return receipt requested, and that the mailing be made sufficiently in advance of the Expiration Date to permit delivery to the Exchange Agent prior to such date.

No alternative, conditional or contingent tenders will be accepted. All tendering Holders, by execution of this Letter of Transmittal (or a facsimile thereof), waive any right to receive any notice of the acceptance of their Private Notes for exchange.

 

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3. Inadequate Space. If the space provided herein is inadequate, the certificate numbers and/or the principal amount represented by Private Notes should be listed on a separate signed schedule attached hereto.

4. Partial Tenders. (Not applicable to Holders who tender by book-entry transfer). If Holders wish to tender less than the entire principal amount evidenced by a Private Note submitted, such Holders must fill in the principal amount that is to be tendered in the “Principal Amount Tendered” column of the box entitled “Description of Private Notes” on page 3 of this Letter of Transmittal. The minimum permitted tender is $2,000 in principal amount of Private Notes. All other tenders must be in integral multiples of $1,000 in principal amount in excess therof. In the case of a partial tender of Private Notes, as soon as practicable after the Expiration Date, new certificates for the remainder of the Private Notes that were evidenced by such Holder’s old certificates will be sent to such Holder, unless otherwise provided in the appropriate box on this Letter of Transmittal. The entire principal amount that is represented by Private Notes delivered to the Exchange Agent will be deemed to have been tendered, unless otherwise indicated.

5. Signatures on Letter of Transmittal, Instruments of Transfer and Endorsements. If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered Holder(s) of the Private Notes tendered hereby, the signatures must correspond exactly with the name(s) as written on the face of the certificate(s) without alteration, enlargement or any change whatsoever. If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by a participant in DTC whose name is shown as the owner of the Private Notes tendered hereby, the signature must correspond with the name shown on the security position listing as the owner of the Private Notes.

If any of the Private Notes tendered hereby are registered in the name of two or more Holders, all such Holders must sign this Letter of Transmittal. If any of the Private Notes tendered hereby are registered in different names on several certificates, it will be necessary to complete, sign and submit as many separate Letters of Transmittal as there are different registrations of certificates.

If this Letter of Transmittal or any certificates or bond powers or any Private Note or instrument of transfer is signed by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, agent, officer of a corporation or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such person should so indicate when signing, and proper evidence satisfactory to the Company of such person’s authority to so act must be submitted. Unless waived by the Company, such person must submit with this Letter of Transmittal evidence satisfactory to the Company of such person’s authority to act in the particular capacity.

When this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered Holder(s) of the Private Notes listed herein and transmitted hereby, no endorsements of Private Notes or separate instruments of transfer are required unless Exchange Notes are to be issued, or Private Notes not tendered or exchanged are to be issued, to a person other than the registered Holder(s), in which case signatures on such Private Notes or instruments of transfer must be guaranteed by an eligible institution.

If this Letter of Transmittal is signed other than by the registered Holder of any Private Notes listed in this Letter of Transmittal, then such Private Notes must be endorsed or accompanied by a properly completed bond power. The bond power must authorize the party signing this Letter of Transmittal to tender the Private Notes on behalf of the registered Holder and must be signed by the registered Holder as the registered Holder’s name appears on the Private Notes. Signatures on such certificate(s) must be guaranteed by an eligible institution.

6. Special Issuance and Delivery Instructions. If certificates for Exchange Notes or unexchanged or untendered Private Notes are to be issued in the name of a person other than the signer of this Letter of Transmittal, or if Exchange Notes or such Private Notes are to be sent to someone other than the signer of this Letter of Transmittal or to an address other than that shown herein, the appropriate boxes on this Letter of Transmittal should be completed. All Private Notes tendered by book-entry transfer and not accepted for payment will be returned by crediting the account at DTC designated herein as the account for which such Private Notes were delivered.

7. Transfer Taxes. The Company will pay all transfer taxes, if any, applicable to the transfer of Private Notes to it or its order pursuant to the Exchange Offer. If, however, Exchange Notes and/or substitute Private Notes not exchanged are to be delivered to, or are to be registered or issued in the name of, any person other than the Holder of the Private Notes tendered hereby, or if tendered Private Notes are registered in the name of any person other than the person signing this Letter of Transmittal, or if a transfer tax is imposed for any reason other than the transfer of Private Notes to the Company or its order pursuant to the Exchange Offer, the amount of any such transfer taxes (whether imposed on the 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 7, it will not be necessary for transfer tax stamps to be affixed to the Private Notes specified in this Letter of Transmittal.

8. Waiver of Conditions. The conditions of the Exchange Offer may be amended or waived by the Company in whole or in part at any time and from time to time in the Company’s sole discretion in the case of any Private Notes tendered.

9. IRS Form W-9. Each tendering owner of a Private Note (or other payee) is required to provide the Exchange Agent with a correct taxpayer identification number (“TIN”), generally the owner’s social security or federal employer identification number, and

 

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with certain other information required, on IRS Form W-9, which is provided hereafter under “Important Tax Information,” and to certify that the owner (or other payee) is not subject to backup withholding. Failure to provide the information on IRS Form W-9 may subject the tendering owner (or other payee) to a $50 penalty imposed by the IRS and 28% federal income tax withholding. A Holder shall write “applied for” in the space provided in Part I of the form and complete the attached Certificate of Awaiting Taxpayer Identification Number if the Holder has not been issued a TIN and has applied for a TIN or intends to apply for a TIN in the near future. In such case, the Exchange Agent will withhold 28% until a TIN is provided to the Exchange Agent, and if the Exchange Agent is not provided with a TIN within 60 days, such amounts, if any, will be paid over to the IRS. A Holder who writes “applied for” in Part I in lieu of furnishing his or her TIN should furnish his or her TIN as soon as it is received. A non-U.S. Holder may qualify as an exempt recipient by submitting to the Exchange Agent a properly completed IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8ECI or IRS Form W-8IMY, as applicable (which the Exchange Agent will provide upon request) signed under penalty of perjury, attesting to that Holder’s exempt status.

10. Broker-dealers Participating in the Exchange Offer. If no broker-dealer checks the last box on page 7 of this Letter of Transmittal, the Company has no obligation under the Registration Rights Agreement to allow the use of the Prospectus for resales of the Exchange Notes by broker-dealers or to maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement of which the Prospectus is a part after the consummation of the Exchange Offer.

11. Irregularities. The Company will determine, in its sole discretion, all questions as to the form of documents, validity, eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance for exchange of any tender of Private Notes, which determination shall be final and binding on all parties. The Company reserves the absolute right to reject any and all tenders determined by it not to be in proper form or the acceptance of which, or exchange for which, may, in the view of counsel to the Company, be unlawful. The Company also reserves the absolute right, subject to applicable law, to waive any of the conditions of the Exchange Offer set forth in the Prospectus under the caption “The Exchange Offer” or any conditions or irregularity in any tender of Private Notes of any particular Holder whether or not similar conditions or irregularities are waived in the case of other Holders.

The Company’s interpretation of the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer (including this Letter of Transmittal and the instructions hereto) will be final and binding. No tender of Private Notes will be deemed to have been validly made until all irregularities with respect to such tender have been cured or waived. Although the Company intends to notify Holders of defects or irregularities with respect to tenders of Private Notes, neither the Company, any employees, agents, affiliates or assigns of the Company, the Exchange Agent, nor any other person shall be under any duty to give notification of any irregularities in tenders or incur any liability for failure to give such notification.

12. No Conditional Tenders. No alternative, conditional, irregular or contingent tenders will be accepted. All tendering Holders of Private Notes, by execution of this Letter of Transmittal, shall waive any right to receive notice of the acceptance of their Private Notes for exchange.

13. Mutilated, Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Private Notes. Any tendering Holder whose Private Notes have been mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed should contact the Exchange Agent at the address indicated on the front of this Letter of Transmittal for further instructions.

14. Requests for Assistance or Additional Copies. Any questions or requests for assistance or additional copies of the Prospectus, this Letter of Transmittal or the notice of guaranteed delivery may be directed to the Exchange Agent at the telephone numbers and location listed on the cover page of this Letter of Transmittal. A Holder or owner may also contact such Holder’s or owner’s broker, dealer, commercial bank or trust company or nominee for assistance concerning the Exchange Offer.

15. Incorporation of Letter of Transmittal. This Letter of Transmittal shall be deemed to be incorporated in any tender of Private Notes by any DTC participant effected through procedures established by DTC and, by virtue of such tender, such participant shall be deemed to have acknowledged and accepted this Letter of Transmittal on behalf of itself and the beneficial owners of any Private Notes so tendered. By tendering Private Notes pursuant to book-entry procedures established by DTC, the DTC participant agrees to be bound by the terms of this Letter of Transmittal as if such participant had signed and physically delivered such document to the Exchange Agent.

IMPORTANT: This Letter of Transmittal (or a facsimile hereof), together with certificates representing the Private Notes and all other required documents or the notice of guaranteed delivery, must be received by the Exchange Agent on or prior to the Expiration Date.

 

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IMPORTANT TAX INFORMATION

Under federal income tax law, an owner of Private Notes whose tendered Private Notes are accepted for exchange is required to provide the Exchange Agent with such owner’s current TIN on IRS Form W-9 below. If such owner is an individual, the TIN is his or her social security number. If the Exchange Agent is not provided with the correct TIN, the owner or other recipient of Exchange Notes may be subject to a $50 penalty imposed by the IRS. In addition, any interest on Exchange Notes paid to such owner or other recipient may be subject to 28% backup withholding tax.

Certain persons (including, among others, all corporations and certain foreign individuals) are not subject to these backup withholding and reporting requirements. In order for a foreign individual to qualify as an exempt recipient, that owner must submit to the Exchange Agent a properly completed IRS Form W-8ECI, W-8BEN, W-8EXP or W-8IMY (collectively, an “IRS Form W-8”), signed under penalties of perjury attesting to that individual’s exempt status. Failure to provide the information required by Form W-8 may subject the tendering owner (or other payee) to a $50 penalty imposed by the IRS and 28% federal income tax withholding. A IRS Form W-8 can be obtained from the Exchange Agent.

Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Rather, the federal income tax liability of persons subject to backup withholding will be reduced by the amount of tax withheld. If withholding results in an overpayment of taxes, a refund may be obtained from the IRS.

Purpose of IRS Form W-9

To prevent backup withholding an owner is required to provide the Exchange Agent with (i) the Holder’s correct TIN by completing the IRS Form W-9 provided herein, certifying (x) that the TIN provided on the IRS Form W-9 herein is correct (or that such Holder is awaiting a TIN), (y) that (A) the Holder is exempt from backup withholding, (B) the Holder has not been notified by the IRS that the Holder is subject to backup withholding as a result of failure to report all interest or dividends or (C) the IRS has notified the Holder that the Holder is no longer subject to backup withholding, and (z) that the Holder is a U.S. person (including a U.S. resident alien), or (ii) if applicable, an adequate basis for exemption.

What Number to Give the Exchange Agent

The Holder is required to give the Exchange Agent the TIN (e.g., social security number or employer identification number) of the owner of the Private Notes. If the Private Notes are registered in more than one name or are not registered in the name of the actual owner consult the enclosed “Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on IRS Form W-9,” for additional guidance on which number to report.

TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH TREASURY DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR 230, EACH HOLDER IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT: (A) ANY DISCUSSION OF U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX ISSUES HEREIN IS NOT INTENDED OR WRITTEN TO BE RELIED UPON, AND CANNOT BE RELIED UPON, BY ANY HOLDER FOR THE PURPOSE OF AVOIDING PENALTIES THAT MAY BE IMPOSED ON A HOLDER UNDER THE CODE; (B) SUCH DISCUSSION IS INCLUDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROMOTION OR MARKETING (WITHIN THE MEANING OF CIRCULAR 230) OF THE TRANSACTIONS OR MATTERS ADDRESSED HEREIN; AND (C) EACH HOLDER SHOULD SEEK ADVICE BASED ON ITS PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES FROM AN INDEPENDENT TAX ADVISOR.

 

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Form      W-9

(Rev. January 2011)

Department of the Treasury

Internal Revenue Service

 

Request for Taxpayer

Identification Number and Certification

 

Give Form to the

requester. Do not

send to the IRS.

Print or type

See

Specific Instructions

on page 2.

 

 

Name (as shown on your income tax return)

 

                                       
 

Business name/disregarded entity name, if different from above

 

                                       
  Check appropriate box for federal tax                                            
  classification (required):       ¨   Individual/sole proprietor       ¨   C Corporation       ¨   S Corporation       ¨   Partnership       ¨   Trust/estate        
 

 

¨ Limited liability company. Enter the tax classification (C = C corporation, S = S corporation, P =  partnership)  u                                                

¨ Other (see instructions)  u

 

 

 

¨

  Exempt payee
 

 

Address (number, street, and apt. or suite no.)

 

                                       
 

 

City, state, and ZIP code

 

      

 

    Requester’s name and address (optional)

    

 

List account number(s) here (optional)

 

      

 

Part I    Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN)

 

 

Enter your TIN in the appropriate box. The TIN provided must match the name given on the “Name” line to avoid backup withholding. For individuals, this is your social security number (SSN). However, for a resident alien, sole proprietor, or disregarded entity, see the Part I instructions on page 3. For other entities, it is your employer identification number (EIN). If you do not have a number, see How to get a TIN on page 3.

 

Note. If the account is in more than one name, see the chart on page 4 for guidelines on whose number to enter.

                 
 

Social security number

                               
      
 

Employer identification number

                                 
Part II    Certification

Under penalties of perjury, I certify that:

 

1.   The number shown on this form is my correct taxpayer identification number (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 (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. citizen or other U.S. person (defined below).

Certification instructions. You must cross out item 2 above if you have been notified by the IRS that you are currently subject to backup withholding because you have failed to report all interest and dividends on your tax return. For real estate transactions, item 2 does not apply. For mortgage interest paid, acquisition or abandonment of secured property, cancellation of debt, contributions to an individual retirement arrangement (IRA), and generally, payments other than interest and dividends, you are not required to sign the certification, but you must provide your correct TIN. See the instructions on page 4.

 

Sign
Here
   Signature of
U.S. person  
u
     Date  u

 

General Instructions

Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code unless otherwise noted.

Purpose of Form

A person who is required to file an information return with the IRS must obtain your correct taxpayer identification number (TIN) to report, for example, income paid to you, real estate transactions, mortgage interest you paid, acquisition or abandonment of secured property, cancellation of debt, or contributions you made to an IRA.

Use Form W-9 only if you are a U.S. person (including a resident alien), to provide your correct TIN to the person requesting it (the requester) and, when applicable, to:

1. Certify that the TIN you are giving is correct (or you are waiting for a number to be issued),

2. Certify that you are not subject to backup withholding, or

3. Claim exemption from backup withholding if you are a U.S. exempt payee. If applicable, you are also certifying that as a U.S. person, your allocable share of any partnership income from a U.S. trade or business is not subject to the withholding tax on foreign partners’ share of effectively connected income.

Note. If a requester gives you a form other than Form W-9 to request your TIN, you must use the requester’s form if it is substantially similar to this Form W-9.

Definition of a U.S. person. For federal tax purposes, you are considered a U.S. person if you are:

An individual who is a U.S. citizen or U.S. resident alien,

A partnership, corporation, company, or association created or organized in the United States or under the laws of the United States,

An estate (other than a foreign estate), or

A domestic trust (as defined in Regulations section 301.7701-7).

Special rules for partnerships. Partnerships that conduct a trade or business in the United States are generally required to pay a withholding tax on any foreign partners’ share of income from such business. Further, in certain cases where a Form W-9 has not been received, a partnership is required to presume that a partner is a foreign person, and pay the withholding tax. Therefore, if you are a U.S. person that is a partner in a partnership conducting a trade or business in the United States, provide Form W-9 to the partnership to establish your U.S. status and avoid withholding on your share of partnership income.

 

 

   Cat. No. 10231X   

Form W-9 (Rev. 12-2011)

 

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Form W-9 (Rev. 12-2011)    Page 2

 

 

The person who gives Form W-9 to the partnership for purposes of establishing its U.S. status and avoiding withholding on its allocable share of net income from the partnership conducting a trade or business in the United States is in the following cases:

The U.S. owner of a disregarded entity and not the entity,

The U.S. grantor or other owner of a grantor trust and not the trust, and

The U.S. trust (other than a grantor trust) and not the beneficiaries of the trust.

Foreign person. If you are a foreign person, do not use Form W-9. Instead, use the appropriate Form W-8 (see Publication 515, Withholding of Tax on Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Entities).

Nonresident alien who becomes a resident alien. Generally, only a nonresident alien individual may use the terms of a tax treaty to reduce or eliminate U.S. tax on certain types of income. However, most tax treaties contain a provision known as a “saving clause.” Exceptions specified in the saving clause may permit an exemption from tax to continue for certain types of income even after the payee has otherwise become a U.S. resident alien for tax purposes.

If you are a U.S. resident alien who is relying on an exception contained in the saving clause of a tax treaty to claim an exemption from U.S. tax on certain types of income, you must attach a statement to Form W-9 that specifies the following five items:

1. The treaty country. Generally, this must be the same treaty under which you claimed exemption from tax as a nonresident alien.

2. The treaty article addressing the income.

3. The article number (or location) in the tax treaty that contains the saving clause and its exceptions.

4. The type and amount of income that qualifies for the exemption from tax.

5. Sufficient facts to justify the exemption from tax under the terms of the treaty article.

Example. Article 20 of the U.S.-China income tax treaty allows an exemption from tax for scholarship income received by a Chinese student temporarily present in the United States. Under U.S. law, this student will become a resident alien for tax purposes if his or her stay in the United States exceeds 5 calendar years. However, paragraph 2 of the first Protocol to the U.S.-China treaty (dated April 30, 1984) allows the provisions of Article 20 to continue to apply even after the Chinese student becomes a resident alien of the United States. A Chinese student who qualifies for this exception (under paragraph 2 of the first protocol) and is relying on this exception to claim an exemption from tax on his or her scholarship or fellowship income would attach to Form W-9 a statement that includes the information described above to support that exemption.

If you are a nonresident alien or a foreign entity not subject to backup withholding, give the requester the appropriate completed Form W-8.

What is backup withholding? Persons making certain payments to you must under certain conditions withhold and pay to the IRS a percentage of such payments. This is called “backup withholding.” Payments that may be subject to backup withholding include interest, tax-exempt interest, dividends, broker and barter exchange transactions, rents, royalties, nonemployee pay, and certain payments from fishing boat operators. Real estate transactions are not subject to backup withholding.

You will not be subject to backup withholding on payments you receive if you give the requester your correct TIN, make the proper certifications, and report all your taxable interest and dividends on your tax return.

Payments you receive will be subject to backup withholding if:

1. You do not furnish your TIN to the requester,

2. You do not certify your TIN when required (see the Part II instructions on page 3 for details),

3. The IRS tells the requester that you furnished an incorrect TIN,

4. The IRS tells you that you are subject to backup withholding because you did not report all your interest and dividends on your tax return (for reportable interest and dividends only), or

5. You do not certify to the requester that you are not subject to backup withholding under 4 above (for reportable interest and dividend accounts opened after 1983 only).

Certain payees and payments are exempt from backup withholding. See the instructions below and the separate Instructions for the Requester of Form W-9.

Also see Special rules for partnerships on page 1.

Updating Your Information

You must provide updated information to any person to whom you claimed to be an exempt payee if you are no longer an exempt payee and anticipate receiving reportable payments in the future from this person. For example, you may need to provide updated information if you are a C corporation that elects to be an S corporation, or if you no longer are tax exempt. In addition, you must furnish a new Form W-9 if the name or TIN changes for the account, for example, if the grantor of a grantor trust dies.

Penalties

Failure to furnish TIN. If you fail to furnish your correct TIN to a requester, 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.

Civil penalty for false information with respect to withholding. If you make a false statement with no reasonable basis that results in no backup withholding, you are subject to a $500 penalty.

Criminal penalty for falsifying information. Willfully falsifying certifications or affirmations may subject you to criminal penalties including fines and/or imprisonment.

Misuse of TINs. If the requester discloses or uses TINs in violation of federal law, the requester may be subject to civil and criminal penalties.

Specific Instructions

Name

If you are an individual, you must generally enter the name shown on your income tax return. However, if you have changed your last name, for instance, due to marriage without informing the Social Security Administration of the name change, enter your first name, the last name shown on your social security card, and your new last name.

If the account is in joint names, list first, and then circle, the name of the person or entity whose number you entered in Part I of the form.

Sole proprietor. Enter your individual name as shown on your income tax return on the “Name” line. You may enter your business, trade, or “doing business as (DBA)” name on the “Business name/disregarded entity name” line.

Partnership, C Corporation, or S Corporation. Enter the entity’s name on the “Name” line and any business, trade, or “doing business as (DBA) name” on the “Business name/disregarded entity name” line.

Disregarded entity. Enter the owner’s name on the “Name” line. The name of the entity entered on the “Name” line should never be a disregarded entity. The name on the “Name” line must be the name shown on the income tax return on which the income will be reported. For example, if a foreign LLC that is treated as a disregarded entity for U.S. federal tax purposes has a domestic owner, the domestic owner’s name is required to be provided on the “Name” line. If the direct owner of the entity is also a disregarded entity, enter the first owner that is not disregarded for federal tax purposes. Enter the disregarded entity’s name on the “Business name/disregarded entity name” line. If the owner of the disregarded entity is a foreign person, you must complete an appropriate Form W-8.

Note. Check the appropriate box for the federal tax classification of the person whose name is entered on the “Name” line (Individual/sole proprietor, Partnership, C Corporation, S Corporation, Trust/estate).

Limited Liability Company (LLC). If the person identified on the “Name” line is an LLC, check the “Limited liability company” box only and enter the appropriate code for the tax classification in the space provided. If you are an LLC that is treated as a partnership for federal tax purposes, enter “P” for partnership. If you are an LLC that has filed a Form 8832 or a Form 2553 to be taxed as a corporation, enter “C” for C corporation or “S” for S corporation. If you are an LLC that is disregarded as an entity separate from its owner under Regulation section 301.7701-3 (except for employment and excise tax), do not check the LLC box unless the owner of the LLC (required to be identified on the “Name” line) is another LLC that is not disregarded for federal tax purposes. If the LLC is disregarded as an entity separate from its owner, enter the appropriate tax classification of the owner identified on the “Name” line.

 

 

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Other entities. Enter your business name as shown on required federal tax documents on the “Name” line. This name should match the name shown on the charter or other legal document creating the entity. You may enter any business, trade, or DBA name on the “Business name/disregarded entity name” line.

 

Exempt Payee

If you are exempt from backup withholding, enter your name as described above and check the appropriate box for your status, then check the “Exempt payee” box in the line following the “Business name/disregarded entity name,” 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.

The following payees are exempt from backup withholding:

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.

The following chart shows types of payments that may be exempt from backup withholding. The chart applies to the exempt payees listed above, 1 through 15.

 

IF the payment is for . . .   THEN the payment is exempt for . . .
Interest and dividend payments   All exempt payees except for 9
Broker transactions   Exempt payees 1 through 5 and 7 through 13. Also, C corporations.
Barter exchange transactions and patronage dividends   Exempt payees 1 through 5
Payments over $600 required to be reported and direct sales over $5,000 1   Generally, exempt payees 1 through 7 2

 

1 

See Form 1099-MISC, Miscellaneous Income, and its instructions.

 

2 

However, the following payments made to a corporation and reportable on Form 1099-MISC are not exempt from backup withholding: medical and health care payments, attorneys’ fees, gross proceeds paid to an attorney, and payments for services paid by a federal executive agency.

Part I. Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN)

Enter your TIN in the appropriate box. If you are a resident alien and you do not have and are not eligible to get an SSN, your TIN is your IRS individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN). Enter it in the social security number box. If you do not have an ITIN, see How to get a TIN below.

If you are a sole proprietor and you have an EIN, you may enter either your SSN or EIN. However, the IRS prefers that you use your SSN.

If you are a single-member LLC that is disregarded as an entity separate from its owner (see Limited Liability Company (LLC) on page 2), enter the owner’s SSN (or EIN, if the owner has one). Do not enter the disregarded entity’s EIN. If the LLC is classified as a corporation or partnership, enter the entity’s EIN.

Note. See the chart on page 4 for further clarification of name and TIN combinations.

How to get a TIN. If you do not have a TIN, apply for one immediately. To apply for an SSN, get Form SS-5, Application for a Social Security Card, from your local Social Security Administration office or get this form online at www.ssa.gov. You may also get this form by calling 1-800-772-1213. Use Form W-7, Application for IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, to apply for an ITIN, or Form SS-4, Application for Employer Identification Number, to apply for an EIN. You can apply for an EIN online by accessing the IRS website at www.irs.gov/businesses and clicking on Employer Identification Number (EIN) under Starting a Business. You can get Forms W-7 and SS-4 from the IRS by visiting IRS.gov or by calling 1-800-TAX-FORM (1-800-829-3676).

If you are asked to complete Form W-9 but do not have a TIN, write “Applied For” in the space for the TIN, sign and date the form, and give it to the requester. For interest and dividend payments, and certain payments made with respect to readily tradable instruments, generally you will have 60 days to get a TIN and give it to the requester before you are subject to backup withholding on payments. The 60-day rule does not apply to other types of payments. You will be subject to backup withholding on all such payments until you provide your TIN to the requester.

Note. Entering “Applied For” means that you have already applied for a TIN or that you intend to apply for one soon.

Caution: A disregarded domestic entity that has a foreign owner must use the appropriate Form W-8.

Part II. Certification

To establish to the withholding agent that you are a U.S. person, or resident alien, sign Form W-9. You may be requested to sign by the withholding agent even if item 1, below, and items 4 and 5 on page 4 indicate otherwise.

For a joint account, only the person whose TIN is shown in Part I should sign (when required). In the case of a disregarded entity, the person identified on the “Name” line must sign. Exempt payees, see Exempt Payee on page 3.

Signature requirements. Complete the certification as indicated in items 1 through 3, below, and items 4 and 5 on page 4.

1. Interest, dividend, and barter exchange accounts opened before 1984 and broker accounts considered active during 1983. You must give your correct TIN, but you do not have to sign the certification.

2. Interest, dividend, broker, and barter exchange accounts opened after 1983 and broker accounts considered inactive during 1983. You must sign the certification or backup withholding will apply. If you are subject to backup withholding and you are merely providing your correct TIN to the requester, you must cross out item 2 in the certification before signing the form.

3. Real estate transactions. You must sign the certification. You may cross out item 2 of the certification.

 

 

 

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4. Other payments. You must give your correct TIN, but you do not have to sign the certification unless you have been notified that you have previously given an incorrect TIN. “Other payments” include payments made in the course of the requester’s trade or business for rents, royalties, goods (other than bills for merchandise), medical and health care services (including payments to corporations), payments to a nonemployee for services, payments to certain fishing boat crew members and fishermen, and gross proceeds paid to attorneys (including payments to corporations).

5. Mortgage interest paid by you, acquisition or abandonment of secured property, cancellation of debt, qualified tuition program payments (under section 529), IRA, Coverdell ESA, Archer MSA or HSA contributions or distributions, and pension distributions. You must give your correct TIN, but you do not have to sign the certification.

What Name and Number To Give the Requester

 

For this type of account:   Give name and SSN of:
  1.     

Individual

  The individual
  2.      Two or more individuals (joint account)   The actual owner of the account or, if combined funds, the first individual on the account 1
  3.      Custodian account of a minor (Uniform Gift to Minors Act)   The minor 2
  4.     

a.   The usual revocable savings trust (grantor is also trustee)

  The grantor-trustee 1
 

b.   So-called trust account that is not a legal or valid trust under state law

  The actual owner 1
  5.      Sole proprietorship or disregarded entity owned by an individual   The owner 3
  6.      Grantor trust filing under Optional Form 1099 Filing Method 1 (see Regulation section 1.671-4(b)(2)(i)(A))   The grantor *
For this type of account:   Give name and EIN of:
  7.      Disregarded entity not owned by an individual   The owner
  8.      A valid trust, estate, or pension trust   Legal entity 4
  9.      Corporation or LLC electing corporate status on Form 8832 or Form 2553   The corporation
  10.      Association, club, religious, charitable, educational, or other tax-exempt organization   The organization
  11.      Partnership or multi-member LLC   The partnership
  12.      A broker or registered nominee   The broker or nominee
  13.      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
  14.      Grantor trust filing under the Form 1041 Filing Method or the Optional Form 1099 Filing Method 2 (see Regulation section 1.671-4(b)(2)(i)(B))   The trust

 

1 

List first and circle the name of the person whose number you furnish. If only one person on a joint account has an SSN, that person’s number must be furnished.

 

2 

Circle the minor’s name and furnish the minor’s SSN.

 

3 

You must show your individual name and you may also enter your business or “DBA” name on the “Business name/disregarded entity” name line. You may use either your SSN or EIN (if you have one), but the IRS encourages you to use your SSN.

 

4 

List first and circle the name of the trust, estate, or pension trust. (Do not furnish the TIN of the personal representative or trustee unless the legal entity itself is not designated in the account title.) Also see Special rules for partnerships on page 1.

*Note. Grantor also must provide a Form W-9 to trustee of trust.

Note. If no name is circled when more than one name is listed, the number will be considered to be that of the first name listed.

Secure Your Tax Records from Identity Theft

Identity theft occurs when someone uses your personal information such as your name, social security number (SSN), or other identifying information, without your permission, to commit fraud or other crimes. An identity thief may use your SSN to get a job or may file a tax return using your SSN to receive a refund.

To reduce your risk:

Protect your SSN,

Ensure your employer is protecting your SSN, and

Be careful when choosing a tax preparer.

If your tax records are affected by identity theft and you receive a notice from the IRS, respond right away to the name and phone number printed on the IRS notice or letter.

If your tax records are not currently affected by identity theft but you think you are at risk due to a lost or stolen purse or wallet, questionable credit card activity or credit report, contact the IRS Identity Theft Hotline at 1-800-908-4490 or submit Form 14039.

For more information, see Publication 4535, Identity Theft Prevention and Victim Assistance.

Victims of identity theft who are experiencing economic harm or a system problem, or are seeking help in resolving tax problems that have not been resolved through normal channels, may be eligible for Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) assistance. You can reach TAS by calling the TAS toll-free case intake line at 1-877-777-4778 or TTY/TDD 1-800-829-4059.

Protect yourself from suspicious emails or phishing schemes. Phishing is the creation and use of email and websites designed to mimic legitimate business emails and websites. The most common act is sending an email to a user falsely claiming to be an established legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam the user into surrendering private information that will be used for identity theft.

The IRS does not initiate contacts with taxpayers via emails. Also, the IRS does not request personal detailed information through email or ask taxpayers for the PIN numbers, passwords, or similar secret access information for their credit card, bank, or other financial accounts.

If you receive an unsolicited email claiming to be from the IRS, forward this message to phishing@irs.gov. You may also report misuse of the IRS name, logo, or other IRS property to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at 1-800-366-4484. You can forward suspicious emails to the Federal Trade Commission at: spam@uce.gov or contact them at www.ftc.gov/idtheft or 1-877-IDTHEFT (1-877-438-4338).

Visit IRS.gov to learn more about identity theft and how to reduce your risk.

 

 

Privacy Act Notice

Section 6109 of the Internal Revenue Code requires you to provide your correct TIN to persons (including federal agencies) who are required to file information returns with the IRS to report interest, dividends, or certain other income paid to you; mortgage interest you paid; the acquisition or abandonment of secured property; the cancellation of debt; or contributions you made to an IRA, Archer MSA, or HSA. The person collecting this form uses the information on the form to file information returns with the IRS, reporting the above information. Routine uses of this information include giving it to the Department of Justice for civil and criminal litigation and to cities, states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. possessions for use in administering their laws. The information also may be disclosed to other countries under a treaty, to federal and state agencies to enforce civil and criminal laws, or to federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies to combat terrorism. You must provide your TIN whether or not you are required to file a tax return. Under section 3406, payers must generally withhold a percentage of taxable interest, dividend, and certain other payments to a payee who does not give a TIN to the payer. Certain penalties may also apply for providing false or fraudulent information.

 

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YOU SHOULD COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATE IF YOU

WROTE “APPLIED FOR” IN PART I OF IRS 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 either (a) I have mailed or delivered an application to receive a taxpayer identification number to the appropriate IRS Center or Social Security Administration Office or (b) I intend to mail or deliver an application in the near future. I understand that, notwithstanding the information I provided in the IRS Form W-9 (and the fact that I have completed this Certificate of Awaiting Taxpayer Identification Number), 28% of all reportable payments made to me will be withheld until I provide a taxpayer identification number. If I fail to provide a taxpayer identification number within 60 days, such amounts will be paid over to the Internal Revenue Service.

 

Signature:  

 

    Date:             , 2013

 

NOTE: FAILURE TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THE IRS FORM W-9 MAY RESULT IN BACKUP WITHHOLDING OF 28% OF ANY PAYMENTS MADE TO YOU PURSUANT TO THE OFFER. PLEASE REVIEW “IRS FORM W-9—REQUEST FOR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND CERTIFICATION” ABOVE FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

 

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EX-99.2 141 d516951dex992.htm EX-99.2 EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2

FORM OF BROKER’S LETTER TO CLIENTS

AMSURG CORP.

OFFER FOR ALL OUTSTANDING UNREGISTERED 5.625% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2020 ISSUED ON NOVEMBER 20, 2012 IN EXCHANGE FOR 5.625% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2020 WHICH HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, PURSUANT TO THE PROSPECTUS

DATED              , 2013

THE EXCHANGE OFFER (AS DEFINED BELOW) WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON              , 2013, UNLESS EXTENDED BY THE COMPANY IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION (THE “EXPIRATION DATE”). TENDERS OF PRIVATE NOTES MAY BE WITHDRAWN AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON THE EXPIRATION DATE.

, 2013

To Our Clients:

Enclosed for your consideration is a Prospectus dated              , 2013 (the “Prospectus”) and the related Letter of Transmittal and instructions thereto (the “Letter of Transmittal”) in connection with the offer of AmSurg Corp. (the “Company”) to exchange (the “Exchange Offer”) an aggregate principal amount of $250,000,000 of its 5.625% Senior Notes due 2020 (the “Exchange Notes”), the issuance of which has been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for a like principal amount of its 5.625% Senior Notes due 2020 issued on November 20, 2012 (the “Private Notes”) upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal. Consummation of the Exchange Offer is subject to certain conditions described in the Prospectus. All capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Prospectus.

WE ARE THE REGISTERED HOLDER OF PRIVATE NOTES HELD BY US FOR YOUR ACCOUNT. A TENDER OF ANY SUCH PRIVATE NOTES CAN BE MADE ONLY BY US AS THE REGISTERED HOLDER AND PURSUANT TO YOUR INSTRUCTIONS. THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL IS FURNISHED TO YOU FOR YOUR INFORMATION ONLY AND CANNOT BE USED BY YOU TO TENDER PRIVATE NOTES HELD BY US FOR YOUR ACCOUNT.

Accordingly, we request instructions as to whether you wish us to tender any or all such Private Notes held by us for your account pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal. WE URGE YOU TO READ THE PROSPECTUS AND THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL CAREFULLY BEFORE INSTRUCTING US TO TENDER YOUR PRIVATE NOTES.

Your instructions to us should be forwarded as promptly as possible in order to permit us to tender Private 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. Private Notes tendered pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be withdrawn only under the circumstances described in the Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal.

Your attention is directed to the following:

1. The Exchange Offer is for the entire aggregate principal amount of outstanding Private Notes.

2. Consummation of the Exchange Offer is conditioned upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus under the captions “The Exchange Offer—Terms of the Exchange Offer” and “The Exchange Offer—Conditions to the Exchange Offer.” The Exchange Offer is not conditioned upon any minimum principal amount of Private Notes being submitted for exchange.


3. Tendering Holders may withdraw their tender at any time until 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date.

4. Any transfer taxes incident to the transfer of Private Notes from the tendering Holder to the Company will be paid by the Company, except as provided in the Prospectus and the instructions to the Letter of Transmittal.

5. The Exchange Offer is not being made to, nor will the surrender of Private Notes for exchange be accepted from or on behalf of, Holders of Private Notes in any jurisdiction in which the Exchange Offer or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdiction.

6. The acceptance for exchange of Private Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn and the issuance of Exchange Notes will be made as soon as practicable after the Expiration Date.

7. The Company expressly reserves the right, in its reasonable discretion and in accordance with applicable law, (i) to delay accepting any Private Notes, (ii) to terminate the Exchange Offer and not accept any Private Notes for exchange if it determines that any of the conditions to the Exchange Offer, as set forth in the Prospectus, have not occurred or been satisfied, (iii) to extend the Expiration Date of the Exchange Offer and retain all Private Notes tendered in the Exchange Offer other than those Private Notes properly withdrawn, or (iv) to waive any condition or to amend the terms of the Exchange Offer in any manner. In the event of any extension, delay, non-acceptance, termination, waiver or amendment, the Company will as promptly as practicable give oral or written notice of the action to the Exchange Agent and make a public announcement of such action. In the case of an extension, such announcement will be made no later than 9:00 A.M., New York City time, on the next business day after the previously scheduled Expiration Date.

8. Consummation of the Exchange Offer may have adverse consequences to Holders of Private Notes not tendering such Private Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer, including that the reduced amount of outstanding Private Notes as a result of the Exchange Offer may adversely affect the trading market, liquidity and market price of the Private Notes.

If you wish to have us tender any or all of the Private Notes held by us for your account, please so instruct us by completing, executing and returning to us the instruction form that follows.


INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING THE EXCHANGE OFFER

WITH RESPECT TO THE

$250,000,000 OF UNREGISTERED 5.625% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2020

(“PRIVATE NOTES”)

INSTRUCTIONS

The undersigned acknowledge(s) receipt of your letter and the enclosed documents referred to therein relating to the Exchange Offer of AmSurg Corp. with respect to the Private Notes.

This will instruct you whether to tender the principal amount of Private Notes indicated below held by you for the account of the undersigned pursuant to the terms of and conditions set forth in the Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal. (check box as applicable)

 

Box 1 ¨     Please tender the Private Notes held by you for my account, as indicated below.

 

Box 2 ¨     Please do not tender any Private Notes held by you for my account.

 

Date:                     , 2013  

 

 
  Signature(s)*
 
Principal Amount of Private Notes to be Tendered:  
$ __________________________________________  
(Must be in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiple(s) of $1,000 in excess thereof.)  
 

 

 

 

 
  Please Print Name(s) Here
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

  Please Type or Print Address
 

 

  Area Code and Telephone Number
 

 

  Taxpayer Identification or Social Security Number
 

 

  My Account Number With You

 

* UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, SIGNATURE(S) HEREON BY BENEFICIAL OWNER(S) SHALL CONSTITUTE AN INSTRUCTION TO THE NOMINEE TO TENDER ALL ORIGINAL NOTES OF SUCH BENEFICIAL OWNER(S).
EX-99.3 142 d516951dex993.htm EX-99.3 EX-99.3

Exhibit 99.3

FORM OF LETTER

AMSURG CORP.

OFFER FOR ALL OUTSTANDING UNREGISTERED 5.625% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2020 ISSUED ON NOVEMBER 20, 2012 IN EXCHANGE FOR 5.625% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2020 WHICH HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, PURSUANT TO THE

PROSPECTUS

DATED              , 2013

THE EXCHANGE OFFER (AS DEFINED BELOW) WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON              , 2013, UNLESS EXTENDED BY THE COMPANY IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION (THE “EXPIRATION DATE”). TENDERS OF PRIVATE NOTES (AS DEFINED BELOW) MAY BE WITHDRAWN AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON THE EXPIRATION DATE.

, 2013

To Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks,

Trust Companies and other Nominees:

AmSurg Corp. (the “Company”) is offering, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Prospectus dated              , 2013 (the “Prospectus”) and in the related Letter of Transmittal and the instructions thereto (the “Letter of Transmittal,” and together with the Prospectus, the “Exchange Offer”) to exchange an aggregate principal amount of up to $250,000,000 of its 5.625% Senior Notes due 2020 (the “Exchange Notes”), the issuance of which has been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for a like principal amount of its 5.625% Senior Notes due 2020 issued on November 20, 2012 (the “Private Notes”). Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the same meanings given to them in the Prospectus.

Enclosed herewith are copies of the following documents:

1. The Prospectus;

2. The Letter of Transmittal for your use and for the information of your clients, including a substitute Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 for collection of information relating to backup federal income tax withholding;

3. A Notice of Guaranteed Delivery to be used to accept the Exchange Offer with respect to (i) Private Notes in certified form if certificates of Private Notes are not immediately available or all required documents are unlikely to reach the Exchange Agent on or prior to the Expiration Date or (ii) Private Notes accepted for clearance through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) if a book-entry transfer cannot be completed on a timely basis;

4. A form of letter which may be sent to your clients for whose account you hold the Private Notes in your name or in the name of a nominee, with space provided for obtaining such clients’ instructions with regard to the Exchange Offer; and

5. Return envelopes addressed to U.S. Bank National Association, the Exchange Agent, for the Exchange Offer.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE EXCHANGE OFFER WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK TIME, ON              , 2013, UNLESS EXTENDED OR EARLIER TERMINATED. WE URGE YOU TO CONTACT YOUR CLIENTS AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE.

The Company has not retained any dealer-manager in connection with the Exchange Offer and will not pay any fee or commission to any broker, dealer, nominee or other person, other than the Exchange Agent, for soliciting


tenders of the Private Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer. You will be reimbursed by the Company for customary mailing and handling expenses incurred by you in forwarding the enclosed materials to your clients and for handling or tendering for your clients.

Additional copies of the enclosed materials may be obtained by contacting the Exchange Agent as provided in the enclosed Letter of Transmittal.

 

Very truly yours,
AmSurg Corp.

NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN OR IN THE ENCLOSED DOCUMENTS SHALL CONSTITUTE YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON AS AN AGENT OF THE COMPANY OR THE EXCHANGE AGENT, OR AUTHORIZE YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON TO USE ANY DOCUMENTS OR GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION ON BEHALF OF EITHER OF THEM WITH RESPECT TO THE EXCHANGE OFFER NOT CONTAINED IN THE PROSPECTUS OR THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.

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Exhibit 99.4

NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY

for tender of any and all

5.625% Senior Notes due 2020

of

AMSURG CORP.

Pursuant to the Prospectus

dated              , 2013

The Exchange Agent for the Exchange Offer is:

U.S. Bank National Association

 

By Regular Mail or Overnight

Carrier:

U.S. Bank National Association

60 Livingston Avenue

St. Paul, MN 55107

Attention: Specialized Finance

 

By Registered and

Certified Mail:

U.S. Bank National

Association

111 Fillmore Avenue

St. Paul, MN 55107

Attention: Specialized

Finance

 

By Facsimile:

(651) 466-7372 (for eligible

institutions only)

Confirm by Telephone:

(800) 934-6802

Delivery of this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery to an address, or transmission of this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery via facsimile, other than as set forth above will not constitute valid delivery.

As set forth under the caption, “The Exchange Offer—Guaranteed Delivery Procedures” in the Prospectus dated              , 2013 (the “Prospectus”) of AmSurg Corp. (the “Company”) and in Instruction 2 of the related Letter of Transmittal (the “Letter of Transmittal” and, together with the Prospectus, the “Exchange Offer”), this form must be used to accept the Company’s offer to exchange its 5.625% Senior Notes due 2020 registered under the Securities Act (the “Exchange Notes”) for its unregistered 5.625% Senior Notes due 2020 (the “Private Notes”) if time will not permit the Letter of Transmittal, certificates representing such Private Notes and all other required documents to reach the Exchange Agent, or the procedures for book-entry transfer cannot be completed, on or prior to the Expiration Date. This form must be delivered by an eligible institution (as defined in the Letter of Transmittal) by mail, hand delivery or overnight courier or transmitted, via facsimile, to the Exchange Agent as set forth above. All capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Prospectus or the Letter of Transmittal.

This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery is not to be used to guarantee signatures. If a signature on the Letter of Transmittal is required to be guaranteed by an eligible institution under the instructions to the Letter of Transmittal, such signature guarantee must appear in the applicable space provided in the Letter of Transmittal.


Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned hereby tender(s) to the Company, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal, receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the aggregate principal amount of the Private Notes specified below pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth under the caption “The Exchange Offer—Guaranteed Delivery Procedures” of the Prospectus.

The undersigned understands that tenders of Private Notes will be accepted only in principal amounts equal to minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The undersigned understands that no withdrawal of a tender of Private Notes may be made on or after the Expiration Date. The undersigned understands that for a withdrawal of a tender of Private Notes to be effective, a written notice of withdrawal must be timely received by the Exchange Agent at one of its addresses specified on the cover of this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery prior to the Expiration Date. Tenders of Private Notes may also be withdrawn if the Exchange Offer is terminated without any such Private Notes being purchased thereunder or as otherwise provided in the Prospectus.

The undersigned understands that payment by the Exchange Agent for Private Notes tendered and accepted for exchange pursuant to the Exchange Offer will be made only after timely receipt by the Exchange Agent of such Private Notes (or Book-Entry Confirmation of the transfer of such Private Notes into the Exchange Agent’s account at DTC) and a Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof) with respect to such Private Notes properly completed and duly executed, with any required signature guarantees and any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal or a properly transmitted Agent’s Message.

All authority herein conferred or agreed to be conferred by this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery shall not be affected by, and shall survive, the death or incapacity of the undersigned, and every obligation of the undersigned under this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators, trustees in bankruptcy, personal and legal representatives, successors and assigns of the undersigned.


PLEASE SIGN AND COMPLETE

 

Signature(s) of registered Holder(s) or
authorized signatory:  

 

 

 

Name(s) of registered Holder(s):  

 

 

 

 

Principal Amount of Private Notes Tendered*:  

 

 

 

Certificate No(s). of Private Notes
(if available)  

 

 

Date:  

 

 
 
 
Address:  

 

 
 
 
 
Area Code and Telephone No.  

 

 

If Private Notes will be delivered by book-entry transfer to DTC, check the box below and insert DTC Account Number:

 
 
 
¨  
DTC Account No.:  

 

*   Must be in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiple(s) of $1,000 in excess thereof.

 

 

This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery must be signed by the Holder(s) of Private Notes exactly as its (their) name(s) appear(s) on certificate(s) for Private Notes, or if tendered by a participant in DTC, exactly as such participant’s name appears on a security position listing as the owner of Private Notes, or by person(s) authorized to become Holder(s) by endorsements and documents transmitted with this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. If signature is by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such person must provide the following information:

 

Please print name(s) and address(es)

 

Name(s):  

 

 

Capacity:  

 

Address(es):  

 

 

 

NOTE: DO NOT SEND PRIVATE NOTES WITH THIS FORM. PRIVATE NOTES SHOULD BE SENT TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT TOGETHER WITH A PROPERLY COMPLETED AND DULY EXECUTED LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.


GUARANTEE

(Not To Be Used for Signature Guarantee)

The undersigned, a firm or other entity identified in Rule 17Ad-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as an “eligible guarantor institution,” including (as such terms are defined therein): (1) a bank; (2) a broker, dealer, municipal securities broker, municipal securities dealer, government securities broker, or government securities dealer; (3) a credit union; (4) a national securities exchange, registered securities association or clearing agency; or (5) a savings association (each of the foregoing being referred to as an “eligible institution”), hereby (a) represents that each holder of Private Notes on whose behalf this tender is being made “own(s)” the Private Notes covered hereby within the meaning of Rule 14e-4 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Rule 14e-4”), (b) represents that such tender of Private Notes complies with Rule 14e-4, and (c) guarantees that, within five NASDAQ trading days after the Expiration Date, a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (or a facsimile thereof), together with certificates representing the Private Notes covered hereby in proper form for transfer (or confirmation of the book-entry transfer of such Private Notes into the Exchange Agent’s account at the DTC pursuant to the procedure for book-entry transfer set forth in the Prospectus) and required documents will be deposited by the undersigned with the Exchange Agent.

THE UNDERSIGNED ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT MUST DELIVER THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND PRIVATE NOTES TENDERED HEREBY TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT WITHIN THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE AND THAT FAILURE TO DO SO COULD RESULT IN FINANCIAL LOSS TO THE UNDERSIGNED.

 

Name of Firm:  

 

Authorized Signature:  

 

Title:  

 

Address:  

 

 

(Zip Code)
Area Code and Telephone Number:  

 

Dated:  

 

NOTE: DO NOT SEND PRIVATE NOTES WITH THIS FORM. PRIVATE NOTES SHOULD BE SENT TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT TOGETHER WITH A PROPERLY COMPLETED AND DULY EXECUTED LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.

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