0001144204-11-013205.txt : 20110307 0001144204-11-013205.hdr.sgml : 20110307 20110307154347 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-11-013205 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110302 ITEM INFORMATION: Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant ITEM INFORMATION: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20110307 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110307 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Sanswire Corp. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000919742 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813] IRS NUMBER: 880292161 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32509 FILM NUMBER: 11668585 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9050 PINES BLVD., STREET 2: SUITE 110 CITY: PEMBROKE PINES STATE: FL ZIP: 33024 BUSINESS PHONE: 954-241-0590 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9050 PINES BLVD., STREET 2: SUITE 110 CITY: PEMBROKE PINES STATE: FL ZIP: 33024 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GLOBETEL COMMUNICATIONS CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20020904 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN DIVERSIFIED GROUP INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19950329 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TERA WEST VENTURES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940303 8-K 1 v213732_8k.htm Unassociated Document
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 2, 2011

SANSWIRE CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
000-235332
88-0292161
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

State Road 405, Building M6-306A, Room 1400, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32815
 (Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (321) 452-3545

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 
 

 

ITEM 2.03        CREATION OF A DIRECT FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OR AN OBLIGATION UNDER AN OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENT OF A REGISTRANT

On March 2, 2011, Sanswire Corp. (the “Company”) entered into a 12% Secured Promissory Note Due March 2, 2012 (the “Note”) with a principal amount of $200,000 (the “Principal”).  The Principal and interest thereon at an interest rate of 12% is due on March 2, 2012 and the Company’s obligations under the Note are secured by a security interest in substantially all of the assets of the Company pursuant to a Security Agreement dated as of March 2, 2011 (the “Security Agreement”).  The entire unpaid Principal amount of the Note together with interest thereon may become due and payable in full if the Principal and interest thereon is not paid in full when due or on certain bankruptcy-related events.

ITEM 5.03        AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BY-LAWS; CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR.
 
On March 2, 2011 and effective immediately, the Board of Directors of the Company approved Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company. The most significant changes to the Amended and Restated By-Laws were made to update the By-Laws for new rules and technologies as well as to implement certain public company protective provisions, including the addition of a staggered  Board of Directors with three classes and to require removal of a director only for cause with a 75% shareholder vote.
 
A copy of the Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company is filed herewith as Exhibit 3.1 and copies of the Note and the Security Agreement are filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and 10.2, respectively.

The foregoing information is a summary of each of the documents and agreements involved in the transactions described above, is not complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of those documents and agreements, each of which is attached as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K.  Readers should review those documents and agreements for a complete understanding of the terms and conditions associated with this transaction.

ITEM 9.01        FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number
Description
   
3.1
Amended and Restated By-Laws of Sanswire Corp.
   
10.1
12% Secured Promissory Note Due March 2, 2012 of the Company.
   
10.2
Security Agreement dated March 2, 2011 of the Company.
 
 
 

 


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
Sanswire Corp.
(Registrant)
 
     
Date:  March 7, 2011
/s/ Glenn D. Estrella  
  By: Glenn D. Estrella  
  Title:  President and Chief Executive Officer  
     
 
 
 

 
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AMENDED AND RESTATED

BY-LAWS

OF

SANSWIRE CORP.
 
 
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BY-LAWS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLE 1 - Stockholders
   
4
       
 
Section 1.1
Place of Meetings
 
4
 
Section 1.2
Annual Meeting
 
4
 
Section 1.3
Special Meetings
 
4
 
Section 1.4
Notice of Meetings
 
4
 
Section 1.5
Voting List
 
5
 
Section 1.6
Quorum
 
5
 
Section 1.7
Adjournments
 
5
 
Section 1.8
Voting and Proxies
 
6
 
Section 1.9
Action at Meeting
 
6
 
Section 1.10
Introduction of Business at Meeting
 
7
 
Section 1.11
Action without Meeting
 
10
 
Section 1.12
 Inspector of Elections
  10
         
ARTICLE 2 - Directors
   
10
         
 
Section 2.1
General Powers
 
10
 
Section 2.2
Number; Election and Qualification
 
11
 
Section 2.3
Classes of Directors
 
11
 
Section 2.4
Terms in Office
 
11
 
Section 2.5
Allocation of Directors Among Classes in the Event of Increases or Decreases in the Number of Directors
 
11
 
Section 2.6
Tenure
 
12
 
Section 2.7
Vacancies
 
12
 
Section 2.8
Resignation
 
12
 
Section 2.9
Regular Meetings
 
12
 
Section 2.10
Special Meetings
 
13
 
Section 2.11
Notice of Special Meetings
 
13
 
Section 2.12
Meetings by Telephone Conference Calls
 
13
 
Section 2.13
Quorum
 
13
 
Section 2.14
Action at Meeting
 
13
 
Section 2.15
Action by Consent
 
13
 
Section 2.16
Removal
 
14
 
Section 2.17
Committees
 
14
 
Section 2.18
Compensation of Directors
 
14
 
 
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ARTICLE 3 – Officers
 
15
         
 
Section 3.1
Enumeration
 
15
 
Section 3.2
Election
 
15
 
Section 3.3
Qualification
 
15
 
Section 3.4
Tenure
 
15
 
Section 3.5
Resignation and Removal
 
15
 
Section 3.6
Vacancies
 
16
 
Section 3.7
Chairman of the Board and Vice-Chairman of the Board
 
16
 
Section 3.8
President
 
16
 
Section 3.9
Vice Presidents
 
16
 
Section 3.10
Secretary and Assistant Secretaries
 
17
 
Section 3.11
Treasurer and Assistant Treasurers
 
17
 
Section 3.12
Salaries
 
17
 
Section 3.13
Action with Respect to Securities of Other Corporations
 
18
         
ARTICLE 4 - Capital Stock
 
18
         
 
Section 4.1
Issuance of Stock
 
18
 
Section 4.2
Certificates of Stock
 
18
 
Section 4.3
Transfers
 
18
 
Section 4.4
Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates
 
19
 
Section 4.5
Record Date
 
19
         
ARTICLE 5 - General Provisions
 
20
         
 
Section 5.1
Fiscal Year
 
20
 
Section 5.2
Corporate Seal
 
20
 
Section 5.3
Notices
 
20
 
Section 5.4
Waiver of Notice
 
20
 
Section 5.5
Evidence of Authority
 
20
 
Section 5.6
Facsimile Signatures
 
20
 
Section 5.7
Reliance upon Books, Reports and Records
 
21
 
Section 5.8
Time Periods
 
21
 
Section 5.9
Certificate of Incorporation
 
21
 
Section 5.10
Transactions with Interested Parties
 
21
 
Section 5.11
Severability
 
22
 
Section 5.12
Pronouns
 
22
 
ARTICLE 6 - Amendments
 
22
         
 
Section 6.1
By the Board of Directors
 
22
 
Section 6.2
By the Stockholders
 
22
 
 
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AMENDED AND RESTATED

BY-LAWS

OF

SANSWIRE CORP. (the "Corporation")


ARTICLE 1 - Stockholders

1.1           Place of Meetings.  All meetings of stockholders shall be held at such place within or without the State of Delaware as may be designated from time to time by the Chairman of the Board (if any), the board of directors of the Corporation (the "Board of Directors") or the President or, if not so designated, at the registered office of the Corporation.

1.2           Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of stockholders for the election of directors and for the transaction of such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting shall be held on a date to be fixed by the Chairman of the Board (if any), Board of Directors or the President (which date shall not be (i) a legal holiday in the place where the meeting is to be held, (ii) earlier than three months subsequent to the end of the Corporation’s preceding fiscal year or (iii) later than eight months subsequent to the end of the Corporation’s preceding fiscal year) at the time and place to be fixed by the Chairman of the Board, the Board of Directors or the President and stated in the notice of the meeting.

1.3           Special Meetings.  Special meetings of stockholders may be called at any time by the Chairman of the Board (if any), a majority of the Board of Directors or the President and shall be held at such place, on such date and at such time as shall be fixed by the Board of Directors or the person calling the meeting.  Business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to matters relating to the purpose or purposes stated in the notice of meeting.

1.4           Notice of Meetings.  Except as otherwise provided by law, written notice of each meeting of stockholders, whether annual or special, shall be given not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting. The notices of all meetings shall state the place, date and hour of the meeting.  The notice of a special meeting shall state, in addition, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called.  If mailed, notice is given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at his or her address as it appears on the records of the Corporation.
 
 
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1.5           Voting List.  The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall prepare, at least 10 days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder.  Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least 10 days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or if not so specified, at the principal offices of the Corporation or the place where the meeting is to be held, or on a reasonably accessible electronic network.  The list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time of the meeting, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present.  This list shall presumptively determine the identity of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting and the number of shares held by each of them.
 
1.6           Quorum.  Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, the holders of a majority of the shares of the capital stock of the Corporation issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Shares held by brokers which such brokers are prohibited from voting (pursuant to their discretionary authority on behalf of beneficial owners of such shares who have not submitted a proxy with respect to such shares) on some or all of the matters before the stockholders, but which shares would otherwise be entitled to vote at the meeting ("Broker Non-Votes") shall be counted, for the purpose of determining the presence or absence of a quorum, both (a) toward the total voting power of the shares of capital stock of the Corporation and (b) as being represented by proxy.  If a quorum has been established for the purpose of conducting the meeting, a quorum shall be deemed to be present for the purpose of all votes to be conducted at such meeting, provided that where a separate vote by a class or classes, or series thereof, is required, a majority of the voting power of the shares of such class or classes, or series, present in person or represented by proxy shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to that vote on that matter. If a quorum shall fail to attend any meeting, the chairman of the meeting or the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares of stock entitled to vote who are present, in person or by proxy, may adjourn the meeting to another place, date, or time.

1.7           Adjournments.  Any meeting of stockholders may be adjourned to any other time and to any other place at which a meeting of stockholders may be held under these By-Laws by the stockholders present or represented at the meeting and entitled to vote, although less than a quorum, or, if no stockholder is present, by any officer entitled to preside at or to act as Secretary of such meeting.  It shall not be necessary to notify any stockholder of any adjournment of less than 30 days if the time and place of the adjourned meeting are announced at the meeting at which adjournment is taken, unless after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting.  At the adjourned meeting, the Corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting.
 
 
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1.8           Voting and Proxies.  At any meeting of the stockholders, each stockholder shall have one vote for each share of stock entitled to vote at such meeting held of record by such stockholder and a proportionate vote for each fractional share so held, unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation.  Each stockholder of record entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders, or to express consent or dissent to corporate action in writing without a meeting (to the extent not otherwise prohibited by the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws), may vote or express such consent or dissent in person or may authorize another person or persons to vote or act for such stockholder by written proxy executed by such stockholder or his or her authorized agent or by a transmission permitted by law and delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation.  No such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from the date of its execution, unless the proxy expressly provides for a longer period.  Any copy, facsimile telecommunication, electronic transmission or other reliable reproduction of the writing or transmission created pursuant to this Section 1.8 may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing or transmission for any and all purposes for which the original writing or transmission could be used, provided that such copy, facsimile telecommunication, electronic transmission or reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing or transmission.

All voting, including on the election of directors but excepting where otherwise required by law or the Certificate of Incorporation, may take place via a voice vote.  Any vote not taken by voice shall be taken by ballots, each of which shall state the name of the stockholder or proxy voting and such other information as may be required under the procedure established for the meeting.

1.9           Action at Meeting.  When a quorum is present at any meeting of stockholders, the holders of a majority of the stock present or represented and voting on a matter (or if there are two or more classes of stock entitled to vote as separate classes, then in the case of each such class, the holders of a majority of the stock of that class present or represented and voting on such matter) shall decide any matter to be voted upon by the stockholders at such meeting (other than the election of directors), except when a different vote is required by express provision of law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws. Any election of directors by the stockholders shall be determined by a plurality of the votes cast by the stockholders entitled to vote at such election, except as otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation. For the purposes of this paragraph, Broker Non-Votes represented at the meeting but not permitted to vote on a particular matter shall not be counted, with respect to the vote on such matter, in the number of (a) votes cast, (b) votes cast affirmatively, or (c) votes cast negatively.
 
 
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1.10           Introduction of Business at Meetings.

A.           Annual Meetings of Stockholders.

(1)         Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors and the proposal of business to be considered by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders (a) pursuant to the Corporation's notice of meeting, (b) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (c) by any stockholder of the Corporation who was a stockholder of record at the time of giving of notice provided for in this Section 1.10, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 1.10.
 
(2)         For nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to clause (c) of paragraph (A)(1) of this Section 1.10, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation and such other business must otherwise be a proper matter for stockholder action.  To be timely, a stockholder's notice shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth (120th) day nor earlier than the close of business on the one hundred fiftieth (150th) day prior to the first anniversary of the date of the proxy statement delivered to stockholders in connection with the preceding year's annual meeting provided, however, that if either (i) the date of the annual meeting is more than thirty (30) days before or more than sixty (60) days after such an anniversary date or (ii) no proxy statement was delivered to stockholders in connection with the preceding year's annual meeting, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered not earlier than the close of business on the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the sixtieth (60th) day prior to such annual meeting or the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Corporation.  In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment of an annual meeting commence a new time period for the giving of a shareholder’s notice as described above.  Such stockholder's notice shall set forth (a) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection as a director, the name, age, business address and residence address of such person; the principal occupation or employment of such person; the class and number of shares of the Corporation which are beneficially owned by such person; a description of all arrangements or understandings between the stockholder and each nominee and any other person or persons (naming such person or persons) pursuant to which the nominations are to be made by the stockholder; and all other information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") (including such person's written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected); (b) as to any other business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of such stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made; and (c) as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made (i) the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the Corporation's books, and of such beneficial owner, (ii) the class and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation that are owned beneficially and held of record by such stockholder and such beneficial owner, and (iii) any material interest of the stockholder in such business.
 
 
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(3)         Notwithstanding anything in the second sentence of paragraph (A)(2) of this Section 1.10 to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors of the Corporation is increased and there is no public announcement by the Corporation naming all of the nominees for director or specifying the size of the increased Board of Directors at least seventy (70) days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year's annual meeting (or, if the annual meeting is held more than thirty (30) days before or sixty (60) days after such anniversary date, at least seventy (70) days prior to such annual meeting), a stockholder's notice required by this Section 1.10 shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive office of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Corporation.

 
B.
Special Meetings of Stockholders.

Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporation's notice of meeting.  Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the Corporation's notice of meeting (a) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (b) provided that the Board of Directors has determined that directors shall be elected at such meeting, by any stockholder of the Corporation who is a stockholder of record at the time of giving of notice of the special meeting, who shall be entitled to vote at the meeting and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 1.10.  If the Corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more directors to the Board of Directors, any such stockholder may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be), for election to such position(s) as specified in the Corporation's notice of meeting, if the stockholder's notice required by paragraph (A)(2) of this Section 1.10 shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such special meeting nor later than the later of (x) the close of business on the sixtieth (60th) day prior to such special meeting or (y) the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of such special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors to be elected at such meeting.
 
 
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C.
General.

(1)         Only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.10 shall be eligible to serve as directors and only such business shall be conducted at a meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.10.  Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, the chairman of the meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether a nomination or any business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.10 and, if any proposed nomination or business is not in compliance herewith, to declare that such defective proposal or nomination shall be disregarded.

(2)         For purposes of this Section 1.10, "public announcement" shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
 
(3)         Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.10, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth herein.  Nothing in this Section 1.10 shall be deemed to affect any rights (i) of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation's proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act or (ii) of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect directors under specified circumstances.
 
 
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1.11           Action without Meeting.  Stockholders of the Corporation may not take any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting.  

1.12           Inspector of Elections.  The Board of Directors may, and to the extent required by law, shall in advance of any meeting of the stockholders, appoint one or more persons, who need not be stockholders of the Corporation, to act as the Inspectors of Election at such meetings and make a written report thereof.  The Board of Directors may designate one or more persons as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act.  If no inspector or alternate is able to act at a meeting of stockholders, the person presiding at the meeting may, and to the extent required by law, shall, appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting.  No person who is a candidate for office shall act as Inspector of Election.  Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of his or her duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of his or her ability.  Every vote taken by ballots shall be counted by an inspector or inspectors appointed by the chairman of the meeting.
 
ARTICLE 2 - Directors
 
2.1           General Powers.  The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of a Board of Directors, who may exercise all of the powers of the Corporation except as otherwise provided by law or the Certificate of Incorporation.  In the event of a vacancy in the Board of Directors, the remaining directors, except as otherwise provided by law or the Certificate of Incorporation, may exercise the powers of the full Board of Directors until the vacancy is filled.  Without limiting the foregoing, the Board of Directors may:
 
(a)         declare dividends from time to time in accordance with law;

(b)         purchase or otherwise acquire any property, rights or privileges on such terms as it shall determine;

(c)         authorize the creation, making and issuance, in such form as it may determine, of written obligations of every kind, negotiable or non-negotiable, secured or unsecured, to borrow funds and guarantee obligations, and to do all things necessary in connection therewith;

(d)         remove any officer of the Corporation with or without cause, and from time to time to devolve the powers and duties of any officer upon any other person for the time being;

(e)         confer upon any officer of the Corporation the power to appoint, remove and suspend subordinate officers, employees and agents;
 
 
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(f)         adopt from time to time such stock option, stock purchase, bonus or other compensation plans for directors, officers, employees, consultants and agents of the Corporation and its subsidiaries as it may determine;
 
(g)         adopt from time to time such insurance, retirement, and other benefit plans for directors, officers, employees, consultants and agents of the Corporation and its subsidiaries as it may determine; and
 
(h)         adopt from time to time regulations, not inconsistent herewith, for the management of the Corporation's business and affairs.
 
2.2           Number; Election and Qualification.  The number of directors that shall constitute the whole Board of Directors shall be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors, but in no event shall be less than three.  The number of directors may be decreased at any time and from time to time by a majority of the directors then in office, but only to eliminate vacancies existing by reason of the death, resignation, removal or expiration of the term of one or more directors.  The directors shall be elected at the annual meeting of stockholders (or, if so determined by the Board of Directors, at a special meeting of stockholders), by such stockholders as have the right to vote on such election.  Directors need not be stockholders of the Corporation.

2.3           Classes of Directors.  The Board of Directors shall be and is divided into three classes:  Class I, Class II and Class III.  No one class shall have more than one director more than any other class.

2.4           Terms in Office.  Each director shall serve for a term ending on the date of the third annual meeting following the annual meeting at which such director was elected provided, however, that each initial director in Class I shall serve for a term ending on the date of the annual meeting next following the end of the Corporation's fiscal year ending December 31, 2010; each initial director in Class II shall serve for a term ending on the date of the annual meeting next following the end of the Corporation's fiscal year ending December 31, 2011; and each initial director in Class III shall serve for a term ending on the date of the annual meeting next following the end of the Corporation's fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.

2.5           Allocation of Directors Among Classes in the Event of Increases or Decreases in the Number of Directors.  In the event of any increase or decrease in the authorized number of directors, (i) each director then serving as such shall nevertheless continue as a director of the class of which he or she is a member until the expiration of such director's current term or his or her prior death, removal or resignation and (ii) the newly created or eliminated directorships resulting from such increase or decrease shall be apportioned by the Board of Directors among the three classes of directors, subject to the second sentence of Section 2.3.  To the extent possible, consistent with the foregoing rule, any newly created directorships shall be added to those classes whose terms of office are to expire at the earliest dates following such allocation, unless otherwise provided for from time to time by resolution adopted by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum.  No decrease in the number of directors constituting the whole Board of Directors shall shorten the term of an incumbent Director.
 
 
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2.6           Tenure.  Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary contained herein, each director shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.

2.7           Vacancies.  Unless and until filled by the stockholders, any vacancy in the Board of Directors, however occurring, including a vacancy resulting from an enlargement thereof, may be filled by vote of a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director.  A director elected to fill a vacancy shall be elected for the unexpired term of his or her predecessor in office, if any, and a director chosen to fill a position resulting from an increase in the number of directors shall hold office until the next election of directors of the class for which such director was chosen and until his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.

2.8           Resignation.  Any director may resign by delivering his or her written resignation to the Corporation at its principal office or to the President or Secretary.  Such resignation shall be effective upon receipt unless it is specified to be effective at some other time or upon the happening of some other event.

2.9           Regular Meetings.  The annual meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held without notice other than this By-Law, immediately after and at the same place as the annual meeting of stockholders.  Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice at such time and place, either within or without the State of Delaware, as shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors; provided that any director who is absent when such a determination is made shall be given notice of the determination. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such place or places, on such date or dates, and at such time or times as shall have been established by the Board of Directors and publicized among all directors.  A notice of each regular meeting shall not be required.
 
 
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2.10           Special Meetings.  Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any time and place, within or without the State of Delaware, designated in a call by the Chairman of the Board (if any), the President, two or more directors, or by one director in the event that there is only a single director in office.

2.11           Notice of Special Meetings.  Notice of any special meeting of directors shall be given to each director by the Secretary or by the officer or one of the directors calling the meeting.  Notice shall be duly given to each director (i) by giving notice to such director in person, by telephone or by electronic transmission, at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting,(ii) by sending a telegram or delivering written notice by facsimile transmission or by hand, to his or her last known business or home address at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting, or (iii) by mailing written notice to his or her last known business or home address at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting.  A notice or waiver of notice of a meeting of the Board of Directors need not specify the purposes of the meeting.
 
2.12           Meetings by Telephone Conference Calls.  Directors or any members of any committee designated by the Board of Directors may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors or such committee by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation by such means shall be deemed to constitute presence in person at such meeting.

2.13           Quorum.  A majority of the total number of the whole Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the Board of Directors.  In the event one or more of the directors shall be disqualified to vote at any meeting, then the required quorum shall be reduced by one for each such director so disqualified; provided, however, that in no case shall less than one-third (1/3) of the total number of the whole Board of Directors constitute a quorum.  In the absence of a quorum at any such meeting, a majority of the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.

2.14           Action at Meeting.  At any meeting of the Board of Directors at which a quorum is present, the vote of a majority of those present shall be sufficient to take any action, unless a different vote is specified by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws.

2.15           Action by Written Consent.  Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee of the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting, if all members of the Board of Directors or committee, as the case may be, consent to such action in writing or electronic transmission, and the written consents are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee.
 
 
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2.16           Removal.   Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, and notwithstanding the fact that a lesser percentage may be specified by law, any one of the directors may be removed, but only for cause, by the affirmative vote of the holders of a least seventy-five percent (75%) of the votes which all the stockholders would be entitled to cast at any annual election of directors or class of directors.

2.17           Committees.  The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the whole Board, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation.  The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of such committee.  In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members of such committee present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at such meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member.  Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors and subject to the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it.  Each such committee shall keep minutes and make such reports as the Board of Directors may from time to time request.  Except as the Board of Directors may otherwise determine or as provided herein, any committee may make rules for the conduct of its business, but unless otherwise provided by the directors or in such rules, its business shall be conducted as nearly as possible in the same manner as is provided in these By-Laws for the Board of Directors.  Adequate provisions shall be made for notice to members of all meeting of committees.  One-third (1/3) of the members of any committee shall constitute a quorum unless the committee shall consist of one (1) or two (2) members, in which event one (1) member shall constitute a quorum; and all matters shall be determined by a majority vote of the members present.  Action may be taken by any committee without a meeting if all members thereof consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of the proceedings of such committee.

2.18           Compensation of Directors.  Directors may be paid such compensation for their services and such reimbursement for expenses of attendance at meetings as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.  No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation or any of its parent or subsidiary corporations in any other capacity and receiving compensation for such service.
 
 
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ARTICLE 3 - Officers
 
3.1           Enumeration.  The officers of the Corporation shall consist of a President, a Secretary, a Treasurer and such other officers with such other titles as the Board of Directors shall determine, including, but not limited to, a Chairman of the Board, a Vice-Chairman of the Board, and one or more Vice Presidents, Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Secretaries.  The Board of Directors may appoint such other officers as it may deem appropriate.

3.2           Election.  The President, Treasurer and Secretary shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors at its first meeting following the annual meeting of stockholders.  Other officers may be appointed by the Board of Directors at such meeting or at any other meeting.

3.3           Qualification.  No officer need be a stockholder.  Any two or more offices may be held by the same person.

3.4           Tenure.  Except as otherwise provided by law, by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-Laws, each officer shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualified, unless a different term is specified in the vote choosing or appointing such officer, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.
 
3.5           Resignation and Removal.  Any officer may resign by delivering his or her written resignation to the Chairman of the Board (if any), to the Board of Directors at a meeting thereof, to the Corporation at its principal office or to the President or Secretary.  Such resignation shall be effective upon receipt unless it is specified to be effective at some other time or upon the happening of some other event.

Any officer may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by vote of a majority of the entire number of directors then in office.

Except as the Board of Directors may otherwise determine, no officer who resigns or is removed shall have any right to any compensation as an officer for any period following his or her resignation or removal, or any right to damages on account of such removal, whether his or her compensation be by the month or by the year or otherwise, unless such compensation is expressly provided in a duly authorized written agreement with the Corporation.
 
 
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3.6           Vacancies.  The Board of Directors may fill any vacancy occurring in any office for any reason and may, in its discretion, leave unfilled for such period as it may determine any offices other than those of President, Treasurer and Secretary.  Each such successor shall hold office for the unexpired term of his predecessor and until his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.

3.7           Chairman of the Board and Vice-Chairman of the Board.  The Chairman of the Board, if any, shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and stockholders at which he or she is present and shall perform such duties and possess such powers as are designated by the Board of Directors.  If the Board of Directors appoints a Vice-Chairman of the Board, he or she shall, in the absence or disability of the Chairman of the Board, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Chairman of the Board and shall perform such other duties and possess such other powers as may from time to time be designated by the Board of Directors.

3.8           President.  The President shall, subject to the direction of the Board of Directors, have general charge and supervision of the business of the Corporation.  Unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors, and provided that there is no Chairman of the Board or that the Chairman and Vice-Chairman, if any, are not available, the President shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders, and, if a director, at all meetings of the Board of Directors.  Unless the Board of Directors has designated another officer as the Chief Executive Officer, the President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation.  The President shall perform such other duties and shall have such other powers as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.  The President shall have the power to enter into contracts and otherwise bind the Corporation in matters arising in the ordinary course of the Corporation's business.

3.9           Vice Presidents.  Any Vice President shall perform such duties and possess such powers as the Board of Directors or the President may from time to time prescribe.  In the event of the absence, inability or refusal to act of the President, the Vice President (or if there shall be more than one, the Vice Presidents in the order determined by the Board of Directors) shall perform the duties of the President and, when so performing, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the President.  The Board of Directors may assign to any Vice President the title of Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President or any other title selected by the Board of Directors.  Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, any Vice President shall have the power to enter into contracts and otherwise bind the Corporation in matters arising in the ordinary course of the Corporation's business.
 
 
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3.10           Secretary and Assistant Secretaries.  The Secretary shall perform such duties and shall have such powers as the Board of Directors or the President may from time to time prescribe.  In addition, the Secretary shall perform such duties and have such powers as are incident to the office of secretary, including without limitation the duty and power to give notices of all meetings of stockholders and special meetings of the Board of Directors, to attend all meetings of stockholders and the Board of Directors and keep a record of the proceedings, to maintain a stock ledger and prepare lists of stockholders and their addresses as required, to be custodian of corporate records and the corporate seal and to affix and attest to the same on documents.

Any Assistant Secretary shall perform such duties and possess such powers as the Board of Directors, the President or the Secretary may from time to time prescribe.  In the event of the absence, inability or refusal to act of the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary (or if there shall be more than one, the Assistant Secretaries in the order determined by the Board of Directors) shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Secretary.

In the absence of the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary at any meeting of stockholders or directors, the person presiding at the meeting shall designate a temporary secretary to keep a record of the meeting.

3.11           Treasurer and Assistant Treasurers.  The Treasurer shall perform such duties and shall have such powers as the Board of Directors or the President may from time to time prescribe.  In addition, the Treasurer shall perform such duties and have such powers as are incident to the office of treasurer, including without limitation the duty and power to keep and be responsible for all funds and securities of the Corporation, to deposit funds of the Corporation in depositories selected in accordance with these By-Laws, to disburse such funds as ordered by the Board of Directors, to make proper accounts for such funds, and to render as required by the Board of Directors statements of all such transactions and of the financial condition of the Corporation.
 
The Assistant Treasurers shall perform such duties and possess such powers as the Board of Directors, the President or the Treasurer may from time to time prescribe.  In the event of the absence, inability or refusal to act of the Treasurer, the Assistant Treasurer (or if there shall be more than one, the Assistant Treasurers in the order determined by the Board of Directors) shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Treasurer.

3.12           Salaries.  Officers of the Corporation shall be entitled to such salaries, compensation or reimbursement as shall be fixed or allowed from time to time by the Board of Directors.
 
 
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3.13           Action with Respect to Securities of Other Corporations.  Unless otherwise directed by the Board of Directors, the President or any officer of the Corporation authorized by the President shall have power to vote and otherwise act on behalf of the Corporation, in person or by proxy, at any meeting of stockholders of or with respect to any action of stockholders of any other corporation in which the Corporation may hold securities and otherwise to exercise any and all rights and powers which this Corporation may possess by reason of its ownership of securities in such other corporation.
 
ARTICLE 4 - Capital Stock

4.1           Issuance of Stock.  Unless otherwise voted by the stockholders and subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, the whole or any part of any unissued balance of the authorized capital stock of the Corporation or the whole or any part of any issued, authorized capital stock of the Corporation held in its treasury may be issued, sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of by vote of the Board of Directors in such manner, for such consideration and on such terms as the Board of Directors may determine.

4.2           Certificates of Stock.  Every holder of stock of the Corporation shall be entitled to have a certificate, in such form as may be prescribed by law and by the Board of Directors, certifying the number and class of shares owned by such stockholder in the Corporation.  Each such certificate shall be signed by, or in the name of the Corporation by, the Chairman or Vice-Chairman, if any, of the Board of Directors, or the President or a Vice President, and the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation.  Any or all of the signatures on such certificate may be a facsimile.

Each certificate for shares of stock which are subject to any restriction on transfer pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation, the By-Laws, applicable securities laws or any agreement among any number of shareholders or among such holders and the Corporation shall have conspicuously noted on the face or back of such certificate either the full text of such restriction or a statement of the existence of such restriction.

4.3           Transfers.  Except as otherwise established by rules and regulations adopted by the Board of Directors, and subject to applicable law, shares of stock may be transferred on the books of the Corporation by the surrender to the Corporation or its transfer agent of the certificate representing such shares, properly endorsed or accompanied by a written assignment or power of attorney properly executed, and with such proof of authority or the authenticity of signature as the Corporation or its transfer agent may reasonably require.  Except as may be otherwise required by law, by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-Laws, the Corporation shall be entitled to treat the record holder of stock as shown on its books as the owner of such stock for all purposes, including the payment of dividends and the right to vote with respect to such stock, regardless of any transfer, pledge or other disposition of such stock, until the shares have been transferred on the books of the Corporation in accordance with the requirements of these By-Laws.
 
 
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4.4           Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates.  The Corporation may issue a new certificate of stock in place of any previously issued certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen, or destroyed, upon such terms and conditions as the President may prescribe, including the presentation of reasonable evidence of such loss, theft or destruction and the giving of such indemnity as the President may require for the protection of the Corporation or any transfer agent or registrar.

4.5           Record Date.  The Board of Directors may fix in advance a date as a record date for the determination of the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or, to the extent permitted by the Certificate of Incorporation and these By-Laws, to express consent (or dissent) to corporate action in writing without a meeting, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action.  Such record date shall not be more than 60 nor less than 10 days before the date of such meeting, nor more than 60 days prior to any other action to which such record date relates.

If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day before the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day before the day on which the meeting is held.  The record date for determining stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting (to the extent permitted by the Certificate of Incorporation and these By-Laws) when no prior action by the Board of Directors is necessary, shall be the day on which the first written consent is expressed.  The record date for determining stockholders for any other purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating to such purpose.

A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
 
 
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ARTICLE 5 - General Provisions

5.1           Fiscal Year.  The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors.

5.2           Corporate Seal. The corporate seal shall be in such form as shall be approved by the Board of Directors.

5.3           Notices. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein or required by law or the Certificate of Incorporation, all notices required to be given to any stockholder, director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation shall be in writing and may in every instance be effectively given by hand delivery to the recipient thereof, by depositing such notice in the mails, postage paid, or by sending such notice by prepaid telegram, facsimile transmission or by electronic transmission in the manner permitted under the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) and, for notices of stockholder meetings, as consented to by the stockholder to whom notice is given, which consent has not been revoked or deemed to be revoked under the provisions of the DGCL.  Any suchnotice shall be addressed to such stockholder, director, officer, employee or agent at his or her last known address as the same appears on the books of the Corporation.  The time when such notice is received shall be deemed to be the time of the giving of the notice.  For purposes of these By-Laws, an “electronic transmission” shall mean any form of communication not directly involving the physical transmission of paper, that creates a record that may be retained, retrieved, and reviewed by the recipient thereof, and that may be directly reproduced in paper form by such recipient through an automated process.
 
5.4           Waiver of Notice.  Whenever any notice whatsoever is required to be given by law, by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-Laws, a waiver of such notice either in writing signed by the person entitled to such notice or such person's duly authorized attorney, or by telegraph, facsimile transmission, electronic transmission or any other available method, whether before, at or after the time stated in such waiver, or the appearance of such person or persons at such meeting in person or by proxy, shall be deemed equivalent to such notice.

5.5           Evidence of Authority.  A certificate by the Secretary, or an Assistant Secretary, or a temporary Secretary, as to any action taken by the stockholders, directors, a committee or any officer or representative of the Corporation shall, as to all persons who rely on the certificate in good faith, be conclusive evidence of such action.

5.6           Facsimile Signatures.  In addition to the provisions for use of facsimile signatures elsewhere specifically authorized in these By-Laws, facsimile signatures of any officer or officers of the Corporation may be used whenever and as authorized by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof.
 
 
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5.7           Reliance upon Books, Reports and Records.  Each director, each member of any committee designated by the Board of Directors, and each officer of the Corporation shall, in the performance of his or her duties, be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the books of account or other records of the Corporation and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Corporation by any of its officers or employees or committees of the Board of Directors so designated, or by any other person as to matters which such director or committee member reasonably believes are within such other person's professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Corporation.

5.8           Time Periods.  In applying any provision of these By-Laws that requires that an act be done or not be done a specified number of days prior to an event or that an act be done during a period of a specified number of days prior to an event, calendar days shall be used, the day of the doing of the act shall be excluded, and the day of the event shall be included.

5.9           Certificate of Incorporation.  All references in these By-Laws to the Certificate of Incorporation shall be deemed to refer to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended and in effect from time to time.

5.10           Transactions with Interested Parties.  No contract or transaction between the Corporation and one or more of the directors or officers, or between the Corporation and any other corporation, partnership, association, or other organization in which one or more of the directors or officers are directors or officers, or have a financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely for this reason, or solely because such director or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of the Board of Directors or a committee of the Board of Directors which authorizes the contract or transaction or solely because his, her  or their votes are counted for such purpose, if:

(1)         The material facts as to his or her relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the Board of Directors or the committee, and the Board or committee in good faith authorizes the contract or transaction by the affirmative vote of a majority of the disinterested directors, even though the disinterested directors be less than a quorum;

(2)         The material facts as to his or her relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the stockholders entitled to vote thereon, and the contract or transaction is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the stockholders; or
 
 
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(3)         The contract or transaction is fair as to the Corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified, by the Board of Directors, a committee of the Board of Directors, or the stockholders.

Common or interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board of Directors or of a committee that authorizes the contract or transaction.

5.11           Severability.  Any determination that any provision of these By-Laws is for any reason inapplicable, illegal or ineffective shall not affect or invalidate any other provision of these By-Laws.

5.12           Pronouns.  All pronouns used in these By-Laws shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the persons or persons so designated may require.

ARTICLE 6 - Amendments

6.1           By the Board of Directors.  Except as is otherwise set forth in these By-Laws, these By-Laws may be altered, amended or repealed, or new by-laws may be adopted, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors at which a quorum is present.

6.2           By the Stockholders.   These By-Laws may be altered, amended or repealed or new by-laws may be adopted by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of the capital stock of the Corporation issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at any regular meeting of stockholders, or at any special meeting of stockholders, provided notice of such alteration, amendment, repeal or adoption of new by-laws shall have been stated in the notice of such special meeting, provided, however, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, and notwithstanding the fact that a lesser percentage may be specified by law, but in addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of stock of the Corporation required by law or by the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the voting power of the then outstanding shares of voting stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required to adopt, amend, alter  or repeal, all or any portion of Sections 1.3, 1.10, 1.11, 6.1 or 6.2 or Article II of the By-Laws of the Corporation, or to adopt any provision inconsistent therewith.
 
 
AdoptedMarch 3, 2011 
 
 
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EX-10.1 3 v213732_ex10-1.htm Unassociated Document
THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAW, AND IT MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SAID ACT OR STATE LAW OR AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS; AND THE COMPANY MAY REQUIRE AN OPINION OF COUNSEL AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF SUCH EXEMPTION.

 
$200,000
 
Kennedy Space Center, Florida
March 2, 2011

SANSWIRE CORP.

 12% SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE DUE MARCH 2, 2012

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Sanswire Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), with offices at State Road 405, Building M6-306A, Room 1400, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32815, hereby promises to pay to the order of Joseph DiMauro (“Holder”), the principal amount of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) on March 2, 2012 (“Maturity Date”) or earlier as hereinafter provided.  Interest on the outstanding principal balance shall be paid at maturity at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum.  Accrued interest shall also be payable at such time as any payment of principal of this Note is made.  Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 365-day year, using the number of days actually elapsed.

The Company’s obligations under this Note are secured by a security interest in substantially all of the Company’s assets pursuant to a security agreement (the “Security Agreement”) dated March 2, 2011 by and among the Company and the Holder.
 
 
ARTICLE 1.
Events of Default and Acceleration

(a)      Events of Default Defined.  The entire unpaid principal amount of this Note, together with interest thereon shall forthwith become and be due and payable if any one or more of the following events (“Events of Default”) shall have occurred (for any reason whatsoever and whether such happening shall be voluntary or involuntary or be affected or come about by operation of law pursuant to or in compliance with any judgment, decree, or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body) and be continuing.  An Event of Default shall occur:

(i)                     if failure shall be made in the payment of the principal of this Note when and as the same shall become due and such failure shall continue for a period of fifteen (15) days after such payment is due; or

(ii)                     if failure shall be made in the payment of any installment of interest on this Note when and as the same shall become due and payable whether at maturity or otherwise and such failure shall continue for fifteen (15) days after receipt of notice that such payment has not been made; or

(iii)                     if the Company shall consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee or liquidator of itself or of a substantial part of its property, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall file a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, or an answer seeking reorganization in a proceeding under any bankruptcy law (as now or hereafter in effect) or an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against the Company in any such proceeding, or shall by voluntary petition, answer or consent, seek relief under the provisions of any other now existing or future bankruptcy or other similar law providing for the reorganization or winding up of corporations,  or shall, in a petition in bankruptcy filed against it or them be adjudicated a bankrupt, or the Company or its directors or a majority of its stockholders shall vote to dissolve or liquidate the Company; or
 
 
 

 

(iv)                     if an involuntary petition shall be filed against the Company seeking relief against the Company under any now existing or future bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law providing for the reorganization or winding up of corporations, and such petition shall not be stayed or vacated or set aside within ninety (90) days from the filing thereof; or

(v)                     if a court of competent jurisdiction shall enter an order, judgment or decree appointing, without consent of the Company, a receiver, trustee or liquidator of the Company or of all or any substantial part of the property of the Company, or approving a petition filed against the Company seeking a reorganization or arrangement of the Company under the Federal bankruptcy laws or any other applicable law or statute of the United States of America or any State thereof; and such order, judgment or decree shall not be stayed or vacated or set aside within ninety (90) days from the date of the entry thereof.

(b)      Rights of the Holder.  Nothing in this Note shall be construed to modify, amend or limit in any way the right of the Holder to bring an action against the Company.

ARTICLE 2.
Miscellaneous

(a)      Prepayments and Partial Payments.  The Company may prepay this Note in whole or in part at anytime without penalty or premium; provided, that any partial payment of principal shall be accompanied by payment of accrued interest to the date of prepayment.

(b)      Transferability.  This Note shall not be transferred except in a transaction exempt from registration pursuant to the Securities Act and applicable state securities law.  The Company shall treat as the owner of this Note the person shown as the owner on its books and records.  The term “Holder” shall include the initial holder named on the first page of this Note and any subsequent holder of this Note. Should Holder transfer this Note, a 5-day notice of such transfer shall be promptly given to Company, and Company shall record said transfer on its books and in its records. For the purpose of this Agreement, “Notice” shall mean by prepaid certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, or by an overnight courier service.

(c)      WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY.  IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE PAYMENT OF THIS NOTE, THE COMPANY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY.
 
(d)      Usury Saving Provision.  All payment obligations arising under this Note are subject to the express condition that at no time shall the Company be obligated or required to pay interest at a rate which could subject the holder of this Note to either civil or criminal liability as a result of being in excess of the maximum rate which the Company is permitted by law to contract or agree to pay.  If by the terms of this Note, the Company is at any time required or obligated to pay interest at a rate in excess of such maximum rate, the applicable rate of interest shall be deemed to be immediately reduced to such maximum rate, and interest thus payable shall be computed at such maximum rate, and the portion of all prior interest payments in excess of such maximum rate shall be applied and shall be deemed to have been payments in reduction of principal.
 
 
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(e)      Notice to Company.  Notice to the Company shall be given to the Company at its principal executive offices, presently located at State Road 405, Building M6-306A, Room 1400, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32815, or mailing address: Mail Code: SWC, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899, telecopier 321-452-8965 attention of General Counsel, or to such other address or person as the Company may, from time to time, advise the holder of this Note, or to the holder of this Note at the address set forth on the Company’s records.  Notice shall be given by hand delivery, certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, overnight courier service which provides evidence of delivery, or by telecopier if confirmation of receipt is given or of confirmation of transmission is sent as herein provided.

(f)      Governing Law.  This Note shall be governed by the laws of the State of Florida applicable to agreements executed and to be performed wholly within such State.  The Company hereby (i) consents to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court and Supreme Court of the State of Florida in Brevard County in any action relating to or arising out of this Note, (ii) agrees that any process in any such action may be served upon it, in addition to any other method of service permitted by law, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, or by an overnight courier service which obtains evidence of delivery, with the same full force and effect as if personally served upon it in Brevard County, Florida, and (iii) waives any claim that the jurisdiction of any such tribunal is not a convenient forum for any such action and any defense of lack of in personam jurisdiction with respect thereto.

(g)      Expenses.  In the event that the Holder commences a legal proceeding in order to enforce its rights under this Note, the Company shall pay all reasonable legal fees and expenses incurred by the Holder with respect thereto, if the Holder is successful in enforcing such action.

(h)      Modification. This Note may not be changed, modified or terminated unless in writing  signed by the Company and the Holder.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has executed this Note as of the date and year first aforesaid.
 
  SANSWIRE CORP.  
     
 
By:
/s/ Glenn D. Estrella  
  Name:  Glenn D. Estrella  
  Title:  President and CEO  
       
 
 
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EX-10.2 4 v213732_ex10-2.htm Unassociated Document
SECURITY AGREEMENT

General Security Agreement dated March 2, 2011 made by Sanswire Corp., a Delaware corporation ("Debtor"), in favor of Joseph DiMauro (the "Secured Party").

Debtor hereby agrees in favor of Secured Party as follows:

1.           In consideration for loans made or to be made to Debtor by Secured Party evidenced by the Promissory Note dated the date hereof of Debtor in the principal amount of $200,000, payable to the order of Secured Party (such note, as amended, modified, supplemented, replaced or substituted from time to time, being herein referred to as the "Note"), Debtor hereby grants to Secured Party a continuing security interest in, lien upon and a right of setoff against, and Debtor hereby assigns to Secured Party, all of Debtor's right, title and interest in and to the Collateral described in Section 2, to secure the full and prompt payment, performance and observance of all present and future indebtedness, obligations, liabilities and agreements of any kind of Debtor to Secured Party, now existing or hereafter arising under or in connection with the Note or this Security Agreement (all of the foregoing being herein referred to as the "Obligations").

2.           The Collateral is described on Schedule A annexed hereto as part hereof and on any separate schedule(s) at any time or from time to time furnished by Debtor to Secured Party (all of which are hereby deemed part of this Security Agreement) and includes claims of Debtor against third parties for loss or damage to or destruction of any Collateral.
 
 
 

 

3.           Debtor hereby warrants, represents, covenants and agrees (as of the date hereof and so long as any Obligation remains outstanding) that:  (a) the chief executive office and other places of business of Debtor, the books and records relating to the Collateral (except for such records as are in the possession or control of Secured Party) and the Collateral are located at the address set forth below; (b) the Collateral is and will be used in the business of Debtor and not for personal, family or household use; (c) Debtor will not abandon or assign, or lease, other than in the ordinary course of Debtor's business or pursuant to a valid business purpose, but only after prior written notice of same to the Secured Party, nor will Debtor suffer or permit any of the same to occur with respect to, any Collateral, without prior written notice to Secured Party; (d) Debtor will use the Collateral for lawful purposes only, with all reasonable care and caution and in conformity in all material respects with all applicable laws, ordinances and regulations; (e) Debtor will, at Debtor's sole cost and expense, keep the Collateral in good order, repair, running condition and in substantially the same condition as on the date hereof, reasonable wear and tear excepted; (f) Secured Party shall at all times have free access to and right of inspection of any Collateral and any papers, instruments and records pertaining thereto (and the right to make extracts from and to receive from Debtor originals or true copies of such records, papers and instruments upon request therefore), provided, however, that Secured Party shall keep all such information, papers, instruments and records confidential, and Debtor hereby grants to Secured Party a security interest in all such records, papers and instruments to secure the payment, performance and observance of the Obligations; (g) the Collateral is now and shall remain personal property, and Debtor will not permit any Collateral to become a fixture without prior written notice to Secured Party; (h) Debtor, at its sole cost and expense, will use its commercially reasonable efforts to insure the Collateral against such risks, with such companies and in such amounts, as may be reasonable from time to time and are consistent with policies maintained by companies similarly situated to the Debtor, and Debtor will promptly notify Secured Party of any loss or damage to any Collateral or arising from its use; (i) at its option Secured Party may apply any insurance monies received at any time to the cost of repairs to or replacements for the Collateral and/or to payment of the Obligations, if due, in any order Secured Party may determine, any surplus (after payment of all costs, reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements) to be remitted to Debtor who shall remain liable for any deficiency; (j) Debtor will, at its sole cost and expense, perform all acts and execute all documents requested by Secured Party from time to time to evidence, perfect, maintain or enforce Secured Party's security interest granted herein or otherwise in furtherance of the provisions of this Security Agreement; (k) at any time and from time to time, Debtor shall, at its sole cost and expense, execute and deliver to Secured Party such financing statements pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code ("UCC"), applications for certificate of title and other papers, documents or instruments as may be requested by Secured Party in connection with this Security Agreement, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, Debtor hereby authorizes Secured Party to execute and file at any time and from time to time one or more financing statements or copies thereof or of this Security Agreement with respect to the Collateral signed only by Secured Party; (l) Debtor assumes all responsibility and liability arising from the Collateral while in Debtor’s possession; (m) in its discretion, Secured Party may upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default (as hereinafter defined), in its name or Debtor's or otherwise, notify any account debtor or obligor of any account, contract, document, instrument, chattel paper or general intangible included in the Collateral to make payment to Secured Party; (n) in its discretion, Secured Party may upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default, demand, sue for, collect or receive any money or property at any time payable or receivable on account of or in exchange for, or make any compromise or settlement deemed desirable by Secured Party with respect to, any Collateral, and/or extend the time of payment, arrange for payment in installments, or otherwise modify the terms of, or release, any of the Obligations and/or the Collateral, or any obligor, maker, endorser, acceptor, surety or guarantor of, or any party to, any of the Obligations or the Collateral, all with notice to Debtor and without otherwise discharging or affecting the Obligations, the Collateral or the security interest granted herein; (o) in its discretion, Secured Party may, at any time and from time to time, for the account of Debtor, pay any amount or do any act required of Debtor hereunder and which Debtor fails to do or pay, and any such payment shall be deemed an advance by Secured Party to Debtor payable on demand together with interest at the highest rate then payable on any of the Obligations; (p) Debtor will promptly pay Secured Party for any and all sums, costs, and expenses which Secured Party may pay or incur pursuant to the provisions of this Security Agreement or in perfecting, defending, protecting or enforcing this Security Agreement or the security interest granted herein or in enforcing payment of the Obligations or otherwise in connection with the provisions hereof, including but not limited to all search, filing and recording fees, taxes, fees and expenses for the service and filing of papers, premium on bonds and undertakings, fees of marshals, sheriffs, custodians, auctioneers, court costs, collection charges, and reasonable attorneys' fees, all of which together with interest at the highest rate then payable on any of the Obligations, shall be part of the Obligations and be payable on demand; (q) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default, any proceeds of the Collateral received by Debtor shall not be commingled with other property of Debtor, but shall be segregated, held by Debtor in trust for Secured Party, and immediately delivered to Secured Party in the form received, duly endorsed in blank where appropriate to effectuate the provisions hereof, the same to be held by Secured Party as additional Collateral hereunder or, at Secured Party's option, to be applied to payment of the Obligations, whether or not due and in any order; and (r) upon the reasonable request of Secured Party, at any time and from time to time, Debtor shall, at its cost and expense, execute and deliver to Secured Party a report as to the Collateral listing all items thereof and setting forth the value thereof (lower of cost or market) all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Secured Party.

4.           The term Default as used in this Security Agreement shall mean any event of default, as such term is defined in the Note.

5.           Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Default, Secured Party may, with notice to or demand upon Debtor, declare any Obligations immediately due and payable. Debtor, upon receipt of notice of default, shall have fifteen (15) days to cure such default (the “Cure Period”). In the event Debtor still remains in default subsequent to the Cure Period, Secured Party shall have the following rights and remedies (to the extent permitted by applicable law) in addition to all rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC or of Secured Party under the Obligations, all such rights and remedies being cumulative, not exclusive and enforceable alternatively, successively or concurrently.
 
 
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Secured Party may, at any time and from time to time, with or without  judicial process or the aid and assistance of others, (i) enter upon any premises in which any Collateral may be located and, without resistance or interference by Debtor, take possession of the Collateral, (ii) dispose of any part or all of the Collateral on any such premises, (iii) remove any part or all of the Collateral from any such premises for the purpose of effecting sale or other disposition thereof (and if any of the Collateral consists of motor vehicles, Secured Party may use Debtor's license plates), and (iv) sell, resell, lease, assign and deliver, grant options for or otherwise dispose of any part or all of the Collateral in its then condition or following any commercially reasonable preparation or processing, at public or private sale or proceedings or otherwise, by one or more contracts, in one or more parcels, at the same or different times, with or without having the Collateral at the place of sale or other disposition, for cash and/or credit, and upon any terms, at such place(s) and time(s) and to such person(s) as Secured Party deems best, all without demand, notice or advertisement whatsoever except that where an applicable statute requires reasonable notice of sale or other disposition Debtor hereby agrees that the sending of fifteen days' notice by ordinary mail, postage prepaid, to any address of Debtor set forth in this Security Agreement shall be deemed reasonable notice thereof.  If any Collateral is sold by Secured Party upon credit or for future delivery, Secured Party shall not be liable for the failure of the purchaser to pay for same and in such event Secured Party may resell or otherwise dispose of such Collateral. Secured Party may apply the cash proceeds actually received from any sale or other disposition to the reasonable expenses of retaking, holding, preparing for sale, selling, leasing and the like, to reasonable attorneys' fees and all legal and other expenses which may be incurred by Secured Party in attempting to collect the Obligations, proceed against the Collateral or enforce this Security Agreement or in the prosecution or defense of any action or proceeding related to the Obligations, the Collateral or this Security Agreement; and then to the Obligations in such order and as to principal or interest as Secured Party may desire; and Debtor shall remain liable and will pay Secured Party on demand any deficiency remaining, together with interest thereon at the highest rate then payable on the Obligations and the balance of any expenses unpaid, with any surplus to be paid to Debtor, subject to any duty of Secured Party imposed by law to the holder of any subordinate security interest in the Collateral known to Secured Party.

6.           Secured Party's prior recourse to any Collateral shall not constitute a condition of any demand, suit or proceeding for payment or collection of the Obligations nor shall any demand, suit or proceeding for payment or collection of the Obligations constitute a condition of any recourse by Secured Party to the Collateral.  Any suit or proceeding by Secured Party to recover any of the Obligations shall not be deemed a waiver of, or bar against, subsequent proceedings by Secured Party with respect to any other Obligations and/or with respect to the Collateral.  No act, omission or delay by Secured Party shall constitute a waiver of its rights and remedies hereunder or otherwise.  No single or partial waiver by Secured Party of any covenant, warranty, representation, Default or right or remedy which he may have shall operate as a waiver of any other covenant, warranty, representation, Default, right or remedy or of the same covenant, warranty, representation, Default, right or remedy on a future occasion.  Debtor hereby is entitled to presentment, notice of dishonor and protest of all instruments included in or evidencing any Obligations or Collateral, and all other notices and demands whatsoever (including those expressly provided herein).

7.           Debtor hereby agrees to pay, on demand, all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Secured Party in connection with the enforcement of the Note, this Security Agreement, and the Obligations.
 
 
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8.           In the event of any litigation with respect to any matter connected with this Security Agreement, the Obligations, the Collateral or the Note, Debtor hereby waives the right to a trial by jury.  Debtor hereby waives personal service of any process in connection with any such action or proceeding and agrees that the service thereof may be made by certified or registered mail directed to Debtor at any address of Debtor set forth in this Security Agreement.  Debtor so served shall appear or answer to such process within thirty days after the mailing thereof.  Should Debtor so served fail to appear or answer within said thirty-day period, Debtor shall be deemed in default and judgment may be entered by Secured Party against Debtor for the amount or such other relief as may be demanded in any process so served.  In the alternative, Secured Party may in its discretion effect service upon Debtor in any other form or manner permitted by law.

9.           Debtor shall deliver to Secured Party on the date of execution of this Security Agreement duly executed UCC-1 financing statements with respect to the Collateral.

10.           Secured Party may assign its rights and obligation hereunder to any Affiliate of Secured Party provided that such Affiliate assumes all of the liabilities or obligations of Secured Party hereunder.  For purposes of this section, "Affiliate" of any person means any other person or entity which, directly or indirectly, controls or is controlled by that person, or is under common control with that person or entity.  "Control" (including, with correlative meaning, the terms "controlled by" and "under common control with"), as used with respect to any person or entity, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such person or entity, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

11.           All terms herein shall have the meanings as defined in the UCC, unless the context otherwise requires.  No provision hereof shall be modified, altered, waived, released, terminated or limited except by a written instrument expressly referring to this Security Agreement and to such provision, and executed by the party to be charged.  The execution and delivery of this Security Agreement has been authorized by the Board of Directors of Debtor.  This Security Agreement and all Obligations shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of Debtor and shall, together with the rights and remedies of Secured Party hereunder, inure to the benefit of Secured Party, its executors, administrators, successors, endorsees and assigns.  This Security Agreement and the Obligations shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of Florida applicable to contracts executed and to be performed in such state.  If any term of this Security Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity of all other terms hereof shall in no way be affected thereby.  Secured Party is authorized to annex hereto any schedules referred to herein.  Debtor acknowledges receipt of a copy of this Security Agreement.
 
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed or caused this security agreement to be executed on the date first above set forth.
 
  SANSWIRE CORP.  
     
 
By___________________________
Name: Glenn D. Estrella
Title: President and CEO
 

 
Location of books and records
relating to, and some of the, Collateral:
State Road 405, Building M6-306A, Room 1400
Kennedy Space Center, FL 32815

Location of some of the Collateral:
Easton,MD
 
 
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SCHEDULE A


The property covered by this Security Agreement consists of (in each case, wherever located):

(a) all equipment, computer hardware, machinery, furniture, fixtures, and tangible personal property of Debtor, and all accessions and attachments to or relating to any of the foregoing;

(b) all books, records, computer software and other property relating to or referring to any of the foregoing;

(c) all patents, trade names, trade styles, service marks, all rights associated with the foregoing, and goodwill;

(d) all accounts, contract rights, general intangibles, chattel paper, documents and instruments, as such terms are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code, including, without limitation, all accounts receivable and other receivables of any kind, and all obligations for the payment of money arising out of the sale of goods, rendition of services or the lease by the Debtor of its property;

(e) all other property of the Debtor;

(f) all guaranties or other agreements securing or relating to any of the items referred to in subparagraphs (a)-(e) above, or acquired for the purpose of securing and enforcing any of such items; and

(g) all proceeds of any of the foregoing in whatever form, including, without limitation, any claims against third parties for loss or damage to or destruction of any or all of the foregoing and cash, negotiable instruments and other instruments for the payment of money, chattel paper, security agreements or other documents.
 
 
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