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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950172-01-501048
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20011026
ITEM INFORMATION: Changes in control of registrant
ITEM INFORMATION: Other events
ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE: 20011029
FILER:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: EDISON MISSION ENERGY
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000930835
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COGENERATION SERVICES & SMALL POWER PRODUCERS [4991]
IRS NUMBER: 954031807
STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA
FISCAL YEAR END: 1231
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: 8-K
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-24890
FILM NUMBER: 1768705
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 18101 VON KARMAN AVE
STREET 2: STE 1700
CITY: IRVINE
STATE: CA
ZIP: 92612
BUSINESS PHONE: 9497525588
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 18101 VON KARMAN AVE
STREET 2: STE 1700
CITY: IRVINE
STATE: CA
ZIP: 92612
FORMER COMPANY:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MISSION ENERGY CO
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19941003
8-K
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8-K
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): OCTOBER 26, 2001
EDISON MISSION ENERGY
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
DELAWARE
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)
1-13434 95-4031807
(COMMISSION FILE NUMBER) (I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.)
18101 VON KARMAN AVENUE
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92612
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)
REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (949)752-5588
NOT APPLICABLE
(FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED
SINCE LAST REPORT.)
Items 1 through 4 and 6, 8 and 9 are not included because they are not
applicable.
Item 5. Other Events
Change in Corporate Domicile
On October 26, 2001 (the "Effective Date"), Edison Mission Energy
changed its corporate domicile from California to Delaware. This change in
domicile was effected by means of a merger by and between the existing Edison
Mission Energy, a California corporation ("EME California"), and Edison
Mission Energy, a Delaware corporation newly formed for this purpose ("EME
Delaware"), with EME Delaware as the sole surviving corporation. As a result,
EME Delaware has succeeded to and assumed all rights and obligations of EME
California, including its reporting obligations under Sections 13 and 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). In
addition, the outstanding shares of EME Delaware's common stock are deemed to
be registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and the outstanding
9-7/8% Cumulative Monthly Income Preferred Securities (Series A) and 8-1/2%
Cumulative Monthly Income Preferred Securities (Series B) (collectively, the
"Monthly Income Preferred Securities") are deemed to be registered under
Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, in each case by operation of Rule 12g-3(a)
thereunder.
Apart from the change in its state of incorporation, the change in
corporate domicile had no effect on Edison Mission Energy's business,
management, employees, fiscal year, assets or liabilities, or locations of its
facilities (including corporate headquarters), and did not result in any
relocation of management or other employees. EME Delaware retained all of EME
California's characteristics (other than its state of incorporation),
including the same business operations, the same directors, officers and
employees, and the same assets and liabilities. In addition, all of EME
California's obligations under its contracts, agreements, guarantees, and
outstanding debt securities were assumed by EME Delaware, including, without
limitation, the 8.125% Senior Notes due 2002, the 10% Senior Notes due 2008,
the 7.73% Senior Notes due 2009, and the 9.875% Senior Notes due 2011.
On the Effective Date, each outstanding share of EME California's
common stock was converted into one share of EME Delaware's common stock.
Therefore, immediately following the change of corporate domicile, all of
the outstanding common stock of EME Delaware continued to be owned by
Mission Energy Holding Company, a Delaware corporation (which previously
held all of the outstanding common stock of EME California). Thus, the
change in corporate domicile has no effect upon the fact that Edison
Mission Energy remains a wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of Edison
International, nor does it have any effect upon Edison Mission Energy's
corporate relationship with Southern California Edison, or any of the
regulatory requirements to which Edison Mission Energy is subject.
Specifically, the affiliate rules applicable to transactions previously in
effect between Edison Mission Energy and Southern California Edison remain
unaffected and will apply in the same fashion as they have in the past.
Lastly, EME Delaware succeeded to EME California's role as the sole
general partner of Mission Capital, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
("Mission Capital"), and has assumed liability for all guarantees by EME
California of Mission Capital's obligations to pay distributions and make
other payments in respect of the Monthly Income Preferred Securities, both of
which were issued by Mission Capital.
The foregoing summary of Edison Mission Energy's change in corporate
domicile does not purport to be a complete description and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated October 11,
2001, by and between EME California and EME Delaware, a copy of which is
attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. Exhibits
2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger
3.1 Certificate of Incorporation of EME Delaware
3.2 Bylaws of EME Delaware
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 thereunto duly authorized.
EDISON MISSION ENERGY
(Registrant)
By: /s/ Raymond W. Vickers
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Name: Raymond W. Vickers
Title: Senior Vice President and General
Counsel
Date: October 29, 2001
EXHIBIT INDEX
Table: Exhibit:
2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger
3.1 Certificate of Incorporation of EME Delaware
3.2 Bylaws of EME Delaware
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EXHIBIT 2.1
Exhibit 2.1
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
This Agreement and Plan of Merger (this "Merger Agreement")
is entered into as of October 11, 2001, by and between Edison Mission Energy,
a California corporation ("EME California"), and Edison Mission Energy, a
Delaware corporation ("EME Delaware").
W I T N E S S E T H :
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WHEREAS, EME California is a corporation duly organized and
existing under the laws of the State of California;
WHEREAS, on the date of this Merger Agreement, EME
California has authority to issue 10,000 shares of common stock, no par value
per share (the "EME California Common Stock"), of which 100 shares are issued
and outstanding and owned by Mission Energy Holding Company, a Delaware
corporation ("MEH");
WHEREAS, EME Delaware is a corporation duly organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Delaware;
WHEREAS, on the date of this Merger Agreement, EME Delaware
has authority to issue 10,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.0l
per share (the "Common Stock"), of which 100 shares of Common Stock are issued
and outstanding and owned by EME California, which is a wholly owned
subsidiary of MEH;
WHEREAS, the respective Boards of Directors for EME Delaware
and EME California have determined that, for the purpose of effecting the
re-incorporation of EME California in the State of Delaware, it is advisable
and to the advantage of said two corporations and their stockholders that EME
California merge with and into EME Delaware upon the terms and conditions
herein provided;
WHEREAS, it is intended that the merger constitute a
reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a)(l)(F) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; and
WHEREAS, the respective Boards of Directors of EME Delaware
and EME California, the shareholders of EME California, and the stockholders
of EME Delaware have adopted and approved this Merger Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements
and covenants set forth herein, EME California and EME Delaware hereby agree
to merge as follows:
1. Merger. EME California shall be merged with and into EME
Delaware (the "Merger"), with EME Delaware as the surviving corporation
(hereafter sometimes referred to as the "Surviving Corporation"). The Merger
shall be effective on the date this Merger Agreement is made effective in
accordance with Section 253 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the
"Effective Date").
2. Governing Documents.
a. The Certificate of Incorporation of EME Delaware, as in
effect immediately prior to the Effective Date, shall be the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation, without change or amendment until
thereafter amended in accordance with the provisions thereof and applicable
laws.
b. The By-Laws of EME Delaware, as in effect immediately
prior to the Effective Date, shall be the By-Laws of the Surviving
Corporation, without change or amendment until thereafter amended in
accordance with the provisions thereof and applicable laws.
3. Directors and Officers. The directors and officers of EME
California shall become the directors and officers of EME Delaware on the
Effective Date, and such persons shall serve in such offices, respectively,
for the terms provided by law or in the By-Laws of the Surviving Corporation,
or until their respective successors are elected and qualified.
4. Succession. On the Effective Date, EME Delaware shall
succeed to EME California in the manner of and as more fully set forth in
Section 259 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, from and after the
Effective Date, EME Delaware shall (i) possess all rights, privileges,
immunities and franchises and (ii) be subject to and assume all of the
obligations, liabilities, debts and duties of EME California, including, but
not limited to, obligations and duties set forth in each of the agreements
listed on Schedule 1 hereto.
5. Further Assurances. From time to time, as and when
required by EME Delaware or by its successors and assigns, there shall be
executed and delivered on behalf of EME California such deeds and other
instruments, and there shall be taken or caused to be taken by it such further
and other action, as shall be appropriate or necessary in order to vest,
perfect or confirm, of record or otherwise, in EME Delaware the title to and
possession of all the property, interests, assets, rights, privileges,
immunities, powers, franchises and authority of EME California, and otherwise
to carry out the purposes of this Merger Agreement and the officers and
directors of EME Delaware are fully authorized in the name and on behalf of
EME California or otherwise to take any and all such action and to execute and
deliver any and all such deeds and other instruments.
6. Stock of EME California. On the Effective Date, by virtue
of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, each
share of EME California Common Stock outstanding immediately prior thereto
shall be changed and converted into one fully paid and nonassessable share of
Common Stock of EME Delaware.
7. Stock Certificates. On and after the Effective Date, all
of the outstanding certificates which prior to that time represented shares of
capital stock of EME California shall be deemed for all purposes to evidence
ownership of and to represent the shares of capital stock of EME Delaware into
which the shares of capital stock of EME California represented by such
certificates have been converted as herein provided, and stockholders of EME
Delaware shall be entitled to exchange any certificates originally issued in
the name of EME California for a certificate in the name of EME Delaware upon
surrender by the registered holder of the shares represented by such
certificates as of the date hereof of any certificates originally issued in
the name of EME California. In addition, on or after the Effective Date, the
records and books of EME California shall be deemed for all purposes to be the
records and books of EME Delaware. The registered owner on the books and
records of EME Delaware or its transfer agent of any such outstanding stock
certificate shall, until such certificate shall have been surrendered for
exchange or otherwise accounted for to EME Delaware or its transfer agent,
have and be entitled to exercise any voting and other rights with respect to
and to receive any dividend and other distributions upon the shares of EME
Delaware capital stock evidenced by such outstanding certificate as above
provided.
8. Other Employee Benefit Plans.
a. As of the Effective Date, EME Delaware hereby assumes
all obligations of EME California under any and all employee benefit plans in
effect as of said date or with respect to which employee rights or accrued
benefits are outstanding as of said date.
b. Without limiting the generality of Section 8.a above,
EME California has represented and EME Delaware acknowledges that EME
California's executives and key management employees have accrued various
nonqualified executive benefits under or related to plans sponsored by EME
California and/or other EME California affiliates. Such benefit obligations
include, but are not limited to, deferred salary, bonus and other compensation
under various deferred compensation plans, long-term incentive compensation in
the form of Edison International stock options, performance shares, dividend
equivalents, and deferred stock units, supplemental retirement benefits,
various survivor benefits, and payment of certain remaining affiliate option
exchange offer consideration. It is the intent of the parties, and they hereby
agree, that EME Delaware will be the successor in interest of EME California
and will fully assume the benefit liability of EME California for payment of
any and all benefits accrued by EME California executives and key management
employees, including retired EME California executives and key management
employees.
9. Outstanding Common Stock of EME Delaware. Forthwith upon
the Effective Date, the one hundred (100) shares of Common Stock presently
issued and outstanding in the name of EME California shall be canceled and
retired and resume the status of authorized and unissued shares of Common
Stock, and no shares of Common Stock or other securities of EME Delaware shall
be issued in respect thereof.
10. Covenants of EME Delaware. EME Delaware covenants and
agrees that it will, on or before the Effective Date, qualify to do business
as a foreign corporation in the State of California, and in all other states
in which EME California is so qualified and in which the failure to so qualify
would have a material adverse effect on the business or financial condition of
EME Delaware. In connection therewith, EME Delaware shall irrevocably appoint
an agent for service of process as required under the provisions of Section
2105 of the California Corporations Code and under applicable provisions of
state law in other states in which qualification is required hereunder.
11. Amendment. Except for Section 6 of this Merger
Agreement, at any time before or after approval and adoption by the
stockholders of either of the corporations party hereto, this Merger Agreement
may be amended in any manner as may be determined in the judgment of the
respective Boards of Directors of EME Delaware and EME California to be
necessary, desirable or expedient in order to clarify the intention of the
parties hereto or to effect or facilitate the purposes and intent of this
Merger Agreement.
12. Abandonment. At any time before the Effective Date, this
Merger Agreement may be terminated and the Merger may be abandoned by the
Board of Directors of either EME California or EME Delaware or both,
notwithstanding approval of this Merger Agreement by the stockholders of EME
Delaware and the shareholders of EME California.
13. Governing Law. This Merger Agreement shall be governed
and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without
regard to any applicable principles of conflicts of law.
14. Counterparts. In order to facilitate the filing and
recording of this Merger Agreement, the same may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which
shall be viewed as one document.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Merger Agreement, having first been
duly approved by resolutions of the Boards of Directors of EME California and
EME Delaware, is hereby executed on behalf of each of said corporations by
their respective duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
EDISON MISSION ENERGY,
a California Corporation
By: /s/ Raymond W. Vickers
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Name: Raymond W. Vickers
Title: Senior Vice President and
General Counsel
ATTEST:
/s/ Michelle J. Johnson
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Name: Michelle J. Johnson
EDISON MISSION ENERGY,
a Delaware Corporation
By: /s/ Kevin M. Smith
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Name: Kevin M. Smith
Title: Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
ATTEST:
/s/ Michelle J. Johnson
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Name: Michelle J. Johnson
Schedule 1
List of Agreements
1. Indenture, dated as of August 10, 2001, between Edison Mission Energy
and The Bank of New York, as trustee.
2. Indenture, dated as of April 5, 2001, between Edison Mission Energy
and United States Trust Company of New York, as trustee.
3. Indenture, dated as of November 30, 1994, as supplemented, between
Mission Energy Company and the First National Bank of Chicago, as
trustee.
4. Indenture, dated as of June 28, 1999, as supplemented, between Edison
Mission Energy and The Bank of New York, as trustee.
5. Participation Agreement (T1), dated as of August 17, 2000, among
Midwest Generation, LLC, Powerton Trust I, Wilmington Trust Company,
Powerton Generation I, LLC, Edison Mission Energy, and United States
Trust Company of New York (in its capacity as the Lease Indenture
Trustee and the Pass Through Trustees).
6. Tax Indemnity Agreement (T1), dated as of August 17, 2000, between
Powerton Generation I, LLC and Edison Mission Energy.
7. Participation Agreement (T2), dated as of August 17, 2000, among
Midwest Generation, LLC, Powerton Trust II, Wilmington Trust Company,
Powerton Generation II, LLC, Edison Mission Energy, and United States
Trust Company of New York (in its capacity as the Lease Indenture
Trustee and the Pass Through Trustees).
8. Tax Indemnity Agreement (T2), dated as of August 17, 2000, between
Powerton Generation II, LLC and Edison Mission Energy.
9. Participation Agreement (T1), dated as of August 17, 2000, among
Midwest Generation, LLC, Joliet Trust I, Wilmington Trust Company,
Joliet Generation I, LLC, Edison Mission Energy, and United States
Trust Company of New York (in its capacity as the Lease Indenture
Trustee and the Pass Through Trustees).
10. Tax Indemnity Agreement (T1), dated as of August 17, 2000, between
Joliet Generation I, LLC and Edison Mission Energy.
11. Participation Agreement (T2), dated as of August 17, 2000, among
Midwest Generation, LLC, Joliet Trust II, Wilmington Trust Company,
Joliet Generation II, LLC, Edison Mission Energy, and United States
Trust Company of New York (in its capacity as the Lease Indenture
Trustee and the Pass Through Trustees).
12. Tax Indemnity Agreement (T2), dated as of August 17, 2000, between
Joliet Generation II, LLC and Edison Mission Energy.
13. Participation Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2000, as amended, among
Midwest Generation, LLC, Edison Mission Energy, EME/CDL Trust, the
Investors party to the Trust Agreement, the Wilmington Trust Co., the
Persons listed as Noteholders on Schedule I thereto, Citicorp North
America, Inc. (in its capacity as the Administrative Agent and as the
Collateral Agent).
14. Guarantee, dated as of June 23, 2000, in favor of EME/CDL Trust and
Midwest Generation, LLC, made by Edison Mission Energy, as Guarantor.
15. Mission Energy Company, as Issuer of 8-1/8% Senior Notes, due 2002.
16. Equity Support Guarantee, dated as of December 23, 1998, among Edison
Mission Energy, ABN AMRO BANK, N.V., and The Chase Manhattan Bank (in
its capacity as the Collateral Agent and the Depositary Agent).
17. Master Guarantee and Support Instrument, dated December 23, 1998,
among Edison Mission Energy, ABN AMRO BANK, N.V., and The Chase
Manhattan Bank (in its capacity as the Collateral Agent and the
Depositary Agent).
18. Guarantee, dated July 16, 1999, by Edison Mission Energy and Barclays
Bank plc (as Facility Agent for the Banks parties to the Facility
Agreement).
19. Guarantee, dated April 30, 1999, between Edison Mission Energy and
Powergen UK Plc.
20. Letter of Undertaking from Edison Mission Energy, dated April 2,
1997, in favor of Doga and the Secured Parties.
21. Political Risk Agreement, dated March 26, 1997, in favor of Citibank
International plc, entered into by Edison Mission Energy.
22. Subordination Agreement, dated March 26, 1997, between, inter alia,
Edison Mission Energy, Doga, and Citibank International plc.
23. Mission Guarantee, dated April 5, 1996, in relation to the Sponsor
Agreement of even date between ERG Petrolio SpA, MEC Priolo BV,
Sanpaolo IMI SpA, Barclays Bank plc, and Edison Mission Energy.
24. Joint Development Agreement, dated July 8, 1993, between Mission
Energy Company and ISAB SpA.
25. Intercreditor Agreement, dated April 5, 1996, between ISAB Energy
Srl, Istituto Mobiliare Italiano SpA, Barclays Bank plc, the Senior
Creditors, the Subordinated Creditors, and the Sponsors, as
supplemented by Deed of Accession, dated September 7, 2000, executed
by Edison Mission.
26. Deed of Indemnity, by and between Her Majesty the Queen in Right of
New Zealand, Edison Mission Energy Taupo Limited and Edison Mission
Energy, executed in connection with the Agreement for the Sale and
Purchase of Shares in Contact Energy Limited, dated March 10, 1999,
between Her Majesty the Queen in Right of New Zealand, as Vendor,
Edison Mission Energy Taupo Limited, as Purchaser, and Edison Mission
Energy, as Guarantor.
27. Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated May 10, 2000, between Edison
Mission Energy, P&L Coal Holdings Corporation, and Gold Fields Mining
Corporation.
28. Credit Agreement, dated as of September 13, 2001, among Edison
Mission Energy, certain commercial lending institutions, Citicorp
USA, Inc., and Citibank, N.A.
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EXHIBIT 3.1
Exhibit 3.1
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
EDISON MISSION ENERGY
FIRST: The name of the Corporation is Edison Mission Energy (the
"Corporation").
SECOND: The address of the registered office of the Corporation
in the State of Delaware is One Rodney Square, 10th Floor, Tenth & King
Streets, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle. The name of its
registered agent at that address is RL&F Service Corp.
THIRD: The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful
act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as set forth in Title 8 of the
Delaware Code (the "GCL").
FOURTH: The total number of shares of stock which the
Corporation shall have authority to issue is 10,000 shares of Common Stock,
each having a par value of $0.01 per share.
FIFTH: The name and mailing address of the Sole Incorporator is
as follows:
Name Address
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Mary E. Keogh P.O. Box 636
Wilmington, DE 19899
SIXTH: The following provisions are inserted for the management
of the business and the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation, and for
further definition, limitation and regulation of the powers of the
Corporation and of its directors and stockholders:
(1) The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be
managed by or under the direction of the board of directors of the
Corporation (the "Board of Directors").
(2) The directors shall have concurrent power with the
stockholders to make, alter, amend, change, add to or repeal the
By-Laws of the Corporation.
(3) The number of directors of the Corporation shall be as
from time to time fixed by, or in the manner provided in, the
By-Laws of the Corporation. Election of directors need not be by
written ballot unless the By-Laws so provide.
(4) The liability of the directors of the Corporation for
monetary damages shall be eliminated to the fullest extent
permissible under Delaware law.
(5) In addition to the powers and authority hereinbefore
or by statute expressly conferred upon them, the directors are
hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts
and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation, subject,
nevertheless, to the provisions of the GCL, this Certificate of
Incorporation, and any By-Laws adopted by the stockholders;
provided, however, that no By-Laws hereafter adopted by the
stockholders shall invalidate any prior act of the directors which
would have been valid if such By-Laws had not been adopted.
(6) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Certificate of Incorporation or applicable law, the Corporation
shall not, without the approval of the shareholders of the
Corporation, take any action or omit to take any action, either
directly or indirectly, that under the Indenture, dated as of July
2, 2001, by and between Mission Energy Holding Company, a Delaware
corporation and the sole shareholder of the Corporation, and
Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee, or under the Credit
Agreement, dated as of July 2, 2001, by and among Mission Energy
Holding Company, as borrower, the lenders named therein, and
Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P. (or any successor thereto), as
the lead arranger, Mission Energy Holding Company has agreed the
Corporation would not take or omit, or Mission Energy Holding
Company has agreed it would not cause or permit the Corporation to
take or to omit.
(7) At least one member of the Board of Directors
(referred to as an "Independent Director") shall not have been, at
the time of such director's appointment or at any time in the
preceding five (5) years, (a) a direct or indirect legal or
beneficial owner of any equity securities of the Corporation or any
Affiliate of the Corporation, (b) a creditor, supplier, employee,
officer, director, family member, manager or contractor of the
Corporation or any Affiliate of the Corporation or (c) a person who
controls (whether directly or indirectly or otherwise) the
Corporation or any Affiliate of the Corporation or any creditor,
supplier, employee, officer, director, manager or contractor of the
Corporation or any Affiliate of the Corporation; provided, however,
that the lack of an Independent Director shall not affect the
validity of the election of any director or of any action taken by
the Board of Directors that otherwise would be valid under this
Certificate of Incorporation, and By-laws and the GLC, except for
any action requiring unanimous approval under Section 8, Article
SIXTH of this Certificate of Incorporation.
As used in this Section 7, Article SIXTH, the term "Affiliate"
means any entity (i) which owns beneficially, directly or
indirectly, 10% or more of the outstanding shares of the common
stock or other voting securities of the Corporation, or which is
otherwise in control of the Corporation, (ii) of which 10% or more
of the outstanding voting securities are owned beneficially,
directly or indirectly, by any entity described in clause (i)
above, or (iii) which is controlled by any entity described in
clause (i) above; provided that for the purposes of this definition
the terms "control" and "controlled by" shall have the meanings
assigned to them in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
(8) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Certificate of Incorporation or applicable law, the Corporation
shall not, without the affirmative vote or written consent of 100%
of the members of the Board of Directors (which must include at
least one Independent Director), take any action to do any of the
following:
(a) consolidate or merge with or into any other
entity or convey or transfer its properties and assets
substantially as an entirety to any entity other than a
consolidation, merger, conveyance or transfer as a result
of which the Corporation is the surviving entity or the
surviving entity is organized under the laws of any State
of the United States of America, assumes the obligations
of the Corporation, and has provisions in its
organizational documents substantially similar to Sections
7 and 8 of this Article SIXTH;
(b) institute proceedings to be adjudicated
bankrupt or insolvent, or consent to the institution of
bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it or file a
petition seeking, or consent to, reorganization,
liquidation or relief under any applicable federal or
state law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization, or consent to the appointment of a
receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or
other similar official) of the Corporation or a
substantial part of its property, or make any assignment
for the benefit of its creditors, or admit in writing its
inability to pay its debts generally as they become due;
or
(c) declare or pay any dividend (other than
dividends payable solely in the common stock of the
Corporation) on, or make any payment on account of, or set
apart assets for a sinking or other analogous fund for,
the purchase, redemption, defeasance, retirement or other
acquisition of, any shares of any class of capital stock
of the Corporation or any warrants or options to purchase
any such stock, whether now or hereafter outstanding, or
make any other distribution in respect thereof, either
directly or indirectly, whether in cash or property or in
obligations of the Corporation (such declarations,
payments, setting apart, purchases, redemptions,
defeasances, retirements, acquisitions and distributions
being herein called "Covered Distributions"); provided,
however, that Covered Distributions may be made by the
Corporation without the affirmative vote or written
consent of 100% of the members of the Board of Directors
if, at the time such Covered Distribution is declared: (i)
the Corporation's senior unsecured long-term debt rating
is at least BBB- (or equivalent) by Standard and Poor's
Rating Services ("S&P") and Baa3 (or equivalent) by
Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's"), and prior to
such Covered Distribution the Corporation has received
confirmation that, as a result of such Covered
Distribution, the Corporation's senior unsecured long-term
debt rating will not be downgraded below BBB- (or
equivalent) by S&P or Baa3 (or equivalent) by Moody's, or
(ii) the Interest Coverage Ratio (as defined below) is not
less than 2.2 to 1.0 for the immediately preceding four
fiscal quarters for which financial information in respect
thereof is available; provided that, in the case of
Covered Distributions pursuant to clause (ii), the
aggregate of such Covered Distributions during any fiscal
quarter shall not exceed $32.5 million.
As used in this Section 8, Article SIXTH, the terms appearing
below shall have the meanings assigned to them as follows:
"Interest Coverage Ratio" shall mean, for any period, Funds Flow
from Operations during such period over Interest Expense for
such period.
"Funds Flow from Operations" shall mean, for any period,
Distributions plus Operating Cash Flow plus interest income
during such period less Operating Expenses during such period.
"Distributions" shall mean any interest or principal payments on
loans, distributions, management fees and dividends to the
Corporation or any of its subsidiaries made by a
Non-Consolidated Operating Project.
"Operating Cash Flow" shall mean, for any period, the excess of
accrued Project Revenues during such period less accrued Project
Operating Expenses less accrued Project Debt Service during such
period from a Consolidated Operating Project.
"Project Revenues" shall mean, for any period, all accrued
revenues by the Consolidated Operating Projects during such
period, including revenues from the sale of energy and capacity,
steam and fuel plus accruals for business interruption insurance
and all interest and other income.
"Project Operating Expenses" shall mean all accrued expenses by
the Consolidated Operating Projects which are necessary for the
continued operation and maintenance of the Consolidated
Operating Projects which shall include operating lease payments
and foreign taxes paid but exclude depreciation and amortization
or any capital expenditure undertaken primarily to increase the
efficiency of, expand or re-power the Consolidated Operating
Projects or capital expenditures for environmental purposes
which are not required by applicable law.
"Project Debt Service" shall mean, for any period, all accrued
interest and principal payments during such period for the
Consolidated Operating Projects. Any principal payments made due
to refinancing shall be excluded.
"Consolidated Operating Projects" shall mean any electric
generation facilities, oil and gas properties, trading
activities, and operation and maintenance services in which the
corporation or its subsidiaries have a direct or indirect
ownership greater than 50%.
"Non-Consolidated Operating Projects" shall mean any electric
generation facilities, oil and gas properties, trading
activities, and operation and maintenance services in which the
Corporation or its subsidiaries have a direct or indirect
ownership equal to or less than 50%.
"Operating Expenses" shall mean, for any period, all amounts
accrued by the Corporation in the conduct of its business during
such period, including utilities, general and administrative
expenses, employee salaries, wages and other employment-related
costs, fees for letters of credit, surety bonds and performance
bonds. Operating Expenses do not include federal and state
taxes, depreciation or amortization, and other non-cash charges.
"Interest Expense" shall mean the accrued interest expense of
all the Corporation's senior recourse indebtedness, but shall
exclude any intercompany obligation on which interest or the
equivalent is received by the Corporation.
(9) Shares of the stock of this Corporation owned by its
subsidiaries shall not be entitled to vote on any matter at any
meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof.
SEVENTH: The Corporation is authorized to provide
indemnification of Agents (as defined below) through its By-Laws, agreements
with Agents, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise,
to the fullest extent permissible under Delaware law. As used in this
Article SEVENTH, the term "Agents" means any person who is or was a
director, officer, employee or other agent of the Corporation, or is or was
serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee
or agent of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise, or was a director, officer, employee or
agent of a foreign or domestic corporation which was a predecessor
corporation of the Corporation or of another enterprise at the request of
the predecessor corporation.
EIGHTH Meetings of stockholders may be held within or without
the State of Delaware, as the By-Laws may provide. The books of the
Corporation may be kept (subject to any provision contained in the GCL)
outside the State of Delaware at such place or places as may be designated
from time to time by the Board of Directors or in the By-Laws of the
Corporation.
I, THE UNDERSIGNED, being the Sole Incorporator hereinbefore
named, for the purpose of forming a corporation pursuant to the GCL, do make
this Certificate, hereby declaring and certifying that this is my act and
deed and the facts herein stated are true, and accordingly have hereunto set
my hand this 14th of August, 2001.
/s/ Mary E. Keogh
_____________________
Mary E. Keogh
Sole Incorporator
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EXHIBIT 3.2
Exhibit 3.2
BY-LAWS
OF
EDISON MISSION ENERGY
AUGUST 15, 2001
EDISON MISSION ENERGY
INDEX
Article I -- Offices
Section 1.1 Principal Executive Office............................1
Section 1.2 Other Offices.........................................1
Article II -- Stockholders
Section 2.1 Meeting Locations.....................................1
Section 2.2 Annual Meetings.......................................1
Section 2.3 Special Meetings......................................2
Section 2.4 Notice of Annual or Special Meeting...................2
Section 2.5 Quorum; Adjournment...................................3
Section 2.6 Adjourned Meeting and Notice Thereof..................3
Section 2.7 Voting................................................4
Section 2.8 Record Date...........................................5
Section 2.9 Consent of Absentees; Waiver of Notice................5
Section 2.10 Action Without Meeting................................5
Section 2.11 Proxies...............................................6
Article III -- Directors
Section 3.1 Powers................................................6
Section 3.2 Number of Directors...................................7
Section 3.3 Election and Term of Office...........................7
Section 3.4 Vacancies.............................................7
Section 3.5 Place of Meeting......................................8
Section 3.6 Organization Meeting..................................8
Section 3.7 Special Meetings......................................8
Section 3.8 Quorum................................................9
Section 3.9 Participation in Meetings by Conference Telephone.....9
Section 3.10 Waiver of Notice......................................9
Section 3.11 Adjournment...........................................9
Section 3.12 Fees and Compensation................................10
Section 3.13 Action Without Meeting...............................10
Section 3.14 Independent Director.................................10
Section 3.15 Actions Requiring Unanimous Approval.................10
Article IV -- Officers
Section 4.1 Officers.............................................13
Section 4.2 Election.............................................13
Section 4.3 Eligibility of Chairman of the Board,
Vice Chairman of the Board or President..............13
Section 4.4 Removal and Resignation..............................13
Section 4.5 Appointment of Other Officers........................14
Section 4.6 Vacancies............................................14
Section 4.7 Salaries.............................................14
Section 4.8 Chairman of the Board................................14
Section 4.9 Vice Chairman of the Board...........................14
Section 4.10 President............................................14
Section 4.11 Vice President.......................................15
Section 4.12 Chief Operating Officer..............................15
Section 4.13 General Manager......................................15
Section 4.14 Chief Financial Officer..............................15
Section 4.15 General Counsel......................................16
Section 4.16 Assistant General Counsel............................16
Section 4.17 Controller...........................................16
Section 4.18 Secretary............................................16
Section 4.19 Assistant Secretary..................................16
Section 4.20 Secretary Pro Tempore................................16
Section 4.21 Treasurer............................................17
Section 4.22 Assistant Treasurer..................................17
Section 4.23 Performance of Duties................................17
Article V -- Other Provisions
Section 5.1 Inspection of By-laws................................17
Section 5.2 Contracts and Other Instruments, Loans,
Notes and Deposit of Funds...........................17
Section 5.3 Representation of Shares of Other Corporations.......18
Section 5.4 Fiscal Year and Subdivisions.........................18
Section 5.5 Record Owners........................................19
Section 5.6 Construction and Definitions.........................19
Article VI -- Indemnification
Section 6.1 Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or
Proceedings other than Those by or in the
Right of the Corporation.............................19
Section 6.2 Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings
by or in the Right of the Corporation................19
Section 6.3 Authorization of Indemnification.....................20
Section 6.4 Good Faith Defined...................................20
Section 6.5 Indemnification by a Court...........................21
Section 6.6 Expenses Payable in Advance..........................21
Section 6.7 Indemnification of Employees and Agents..............21
Section 6.8 Right of Directors and Officers to Bring Suit........21
Section 6.9 Successful Defense...................................22
Section 6.10 Nonexclusivity of Rights.............................22
Section 6.11 Survival of Indemnification and
Advancement of Expenses..............................22
Section 6.12 Limitation on Indemnification........................22
Section 6.13 Insurance............................................23
Section 6.14 Expenses as a Witness................................23
Section 6.15 Indemnity Agreements.................................23
Section 6.16 Severability.........................................23
Section 6.17 Certain Definitions..................................24
Section 6.18 Effect of Repeal or Modification.....................24
Article VII -- Amendments
Section 7.1 Amendments...........................................24
BY-LAWS
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By-laws for the regulation, except
as otherwise provided by statute
or its Certificate of Incorporation
of
EDISON MISSION ENERGY
Adopted as of August 15, 2001
ARTICLE I -- OFFICES
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Section 1.1 Principal Executive Office.
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The principal executive office of the corporation is hereby
fixed and located at 18101 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 1700, in the City of
Irvine, County of Orange, State of California. The Board of Directors ("the
Board") is hereby granted full power and authority to change the principal
executive office from one location to another.
Section 1.2 Other Offices.
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Branches or subordinate offices may be established at any time
by the Board of Directors or the President at any place within or without
the State of California.
ARTICLE II -- STOCKHOLDERS
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Section 2.1 Meeting Locations.
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All meetings of stockholders shall be held at the principal
executive office, or at such other office or places within or without the
State of Delaware as may be designated by either the Board or by the person
or persons giving notice of the meeting pursuant to Section 2.4.
Section 2.2 Annual Meetings.
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The annual meeting of stockholders shall be held on the 1st
Tuesday in the month of May of each year, at the hour of 2:00 p.m. on said
day, or at such other time on such other day as shall be fixed by the Board,
to elect directors to hold office for the year next ensuing and until their
successors shall be elected, and to consider and act upon such other matters
as may lawfully be presented to such meeting; provided, however, that should
said day fall upon a legal holiday observed by this corporation, then any
such annual meeting of stockholders shall be held at the same time and place
on the next day thereafter ensuing which is a full business day.
Section 2.3 Special Meetings.
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Special meetings of the stockholders may be called at any time
by the Board, the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, the
President, the Executive Vice President, the Senior Vice President, or the
holders of shares entitled to cast not less than ten percent of the votes at
such meeting. Upon written request to the Chairman of the Board, the Vice
Chairman of the Board, the President, the Executive Vice President, the
Senior Vice President, the Secretary or Assistant Secretary by any person
entitled to call a special meeting of stockholders, the officer forthwith
shall cause notice to be given to the stockholders entitled to vote that a
meeting will be held at a time requested by the person or persons calling
the meeting, not less than thirty-five nor more than sixty days after the
receipt of the request. If the notice is not given within twenty days after
receipt of the request, the persons entitled to call the meeting may give
the notice.
Section 2.4 Notice of Annual or Special Meeting.
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Written notice of each annual or special meeting of stockholders
shall be given not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of
the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote thereat. Such notice shall
state the place, if any, date and hour of the meeting, the means of remote
communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed
to be present in person and vote at such meeting, and (i) in the case of a
special meeting, the general nature of the business to be transacted, and no
other business may be transacted, or (ii) in the case of the annual meeting,
those matters which the Board, at the time of the mailing of the notice,
intends to present for action by the stockholders, but subject to the
provisions of applicable law, any proper matter may be presented at the
meeting for such action. The notice of any meeting at which directors are to
be elected shall include the name of nominees intended at the time of the
notice to be presented by the Board for election.
Notice of a stockholders' meeting or any report to the
stockholders shall be given either personally to the recipient or to a
person in the office of the recipient or by first-class United States mail,
by private mail or messenger service, by telephone facsimile transmission,
or by any other means of written communication, addressed to the stockholder
at the address of such stockholder appearing on the books of the corporation
or given by the stockholder to the corporation for the purpose of notice; or
if no such address appears or is given, at the place where the principal
executive office of the corporation is located or by publication at least
once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the
principal executive office is located. Such notice or report shall be deemed
to have been given at the time when delivered personally, deposited in the
United States mail or sent by private mail or messenger service, by
telephone facsimile transmission or sent by any other means of written or
electronic communication. Notice to stockholders may also be given by a form
of electronic transmission if consented to by the stockholders to whom the
notice is given. Any such consent shall be revocable by the stockholder by
written notice to the corporation. Any such consent shall be deemed to be
revoked (i) if the corporation is unable to deliver by electronic
transmission two consecutive notices by the corporation in accordance with
such consent and (ii) such inability becomes known to the Secretary or
Assistant Secretary of the corporation or other person responsible for the
giving of notice; provided, however, that the inadvertent failure to treat
such inability as a revocation shall not invalidate any meeting or other
action. Notice given by electronic transmission shall be deemed given (i) if
by facsimile, when directed to a number at which the stockholder has
consented to receive notice; (ii) if by electronic mail, when directed to an
electronic mail address at which the stockholder has consented to receive
notice; (iii) if by posting on an electronic network together with separate
notice to the stockholder of such specific posting, upon the later of (A)
such posting and (B) the giving of such separate notice; and (iv) by any
other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the stockholder.
Section 2.5 Quorum; Adjournment.
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(a) A majority of the shares entitled to vote, represented in
person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the
stockholders.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) below, the
affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented and voting at a
duly held meeting at which a quorum is present (which shares voting
affirmatively also constitute at least a majority of the required quorum)
shall be the act of the stockholders, unless the vote of a greater number
or voting by classes is required by the certificate of incorporation of the
corporation, as it may be amended or restated from time to time (the
"Certificate of Incorporation").
(c) The stockholders present at a duly called or held meeting at
which a quorum is present may continue to transact business until
adjournment notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough stockholders to leave
less than a quorum, if any action taken (other than adjournment) is approved
by at least a majority of the shares required to constitute a quorum.
(d) In the absence of a quorum, any meeting of stockholders may
be adjourned from time to time by the vote of a majority of the shares
represented either in person or by proxy, but no other business may be
transacted, except as provided in subsection (c) above.
Section 2.6 Adjourned Meeting and Notice Thereof.
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Any stockholders' meeting, whether or not a quorum is present,
may be adjourned from time to time by the vote of a majority of the shares,
the holders of which are either present in person or represented by proxy
thereat, but in the absence of a quorum (except as permitted by applicable
law in the case of withdrawals by stockholders to reduce the number
remaining to less than a quorum) no other business may be transacted at such
meeting.
Notice need not be given of any such adjourned meeting if the
time and place, if any, thereof and the means of remote communication, if
any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in
person and vote at such meeting are announced at the meeting at which the
adjournment is taken. At the adjourned meeting, the corporation may transact
any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting. If
the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days, or if after the
adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, notice of
the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled
to vote at the meeting in the manner provided by Section 2.4.
Section 2.7 Voting.
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The stockholders entitled to notice of any meeting or to vote at
any such meeting shall be only persons in whose name shares stand on the
stock records of the corporation on the record date determined in accordance
with Section 2.8.
Voting shall in all cases be subject to the provisions of the
Delaware General corporation Law (the "DGCL") and the Certificate of
Incorporation. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence:
(a) Shares standing in the name of another corporation,
domestic or foreign, may be voted by an officer, agent, or
proxyholder as the By-laws of the other corporation may
prescribe or, in the absence of such provision, as the
Board of the other corporation may determine or, in the
absence of that determination, by the chairman of the
board, president or any vice president of the other
corporation, or by any other person authorized to do so by
the chairman of the board, president, or any vice president
of the other corporation. Shares which are purported to be
voted or any proxy purported to be executed in the name of
a corporation (whether or not any title of the person
signing is indicated) shall be presumed to be voted or the
proxy executed in accordance with the provisions of the
DGCL, unless the contrary is shown.
(b) Shares of this corporation owned by its subsidiary shall
not be entitled to vote on any matter.
(c) Shares of this corporation held by this corporation in a
fiduciary capacity, and shares of this corporation held in
a fiduciary capacity by its subsidiary, shall not be
entitled to vote on any matter, except as follows: (i) to
the extent that the settlor or beneficial owner possesses
and exercises a right to vote or to give this corporation
binding instructions as to how to vote such shares; or (ii)
where there are one or more co-trustees who are not
affected by the prohibition of this subsection, in which
case the shares may be voted by the co-trustees as if it or
they are the sole trustees.
Section 2.8 Record Date.
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The Board may fix, in advance, a record date for the
determination of the stockholders entitled to notice of any meeting or to
vote, entitled to consent to corporate action in writing or by electronic
transmission without a meeting, or entitled to receive payment of any
dividend or other distribution, or any allotment of any rights or entitled
to exercise any rights, in respect of any other lawful action. The record
date so fixed shall be not more than sixty days nor less than ten days prior
to the date of the meeting nor more than sixty days prior to any other
action. When a record date is so fixed, only stockholders of record at the
close of business on that date are entitled to notice of and to vote at the
meeting or to receive the dividend, distribution, or allotment of rights, or
to exercise the rights, as the case may be, notwithstanding any transfer of
shares on the books of the corporation after the record date, except as
otherwise provided by law or these By-laws.
Section 2.9 Consent of Absentees; Waiver of Notice.
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The transactions of any meeting of stockholders, however called
and noticed, and wherever held, are as valid as though had at a meeting duly
held after regular call and notice, if a quorum is present either in person
or by proxy, and if, either before or after the meeting, each of the persons
entitled to vote, not present in person or by proxy, signs a written waiver
of notice (or provides a waiver thereof by electronic transmission) or a
consent to the holding of the meeting or an approval of the minutes thereof.
All such waivers, consents and approvals shall be filed with the corporate
records or made a part of the minutes of the meeting. Attendance of a person
at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of and presence at such
meeting, except when the person objects, at the beginning of the meeting, to
the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called
or convened and except that attendance at a meeting is not a waiver of any
right to object to the consideration of matters required by this division to
be included in the notice but not so included, if such objection is
expressly made at the meeting. Neither the business to be transacted at nor
the purpose of any regular or special meeting of stockholders need be
specified in any written waiver of notice, consent to the holding of the
meeting or approval of the minutes thereof, unless otherwise provided in the
Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws, except as provided in the
DGCL.
Section 2.10 Action Without Meeting.
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Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation,
any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special
meeting of stockholders of the corporation, may be taken without a meeting,
without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents in writing
or by electronic transmission, setting forth the action so taken, shall be
signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum
number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at
a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and
voted and shall be delivered to the corporation by delivery to its principal
place of business or to an officer or agent of the corporation having
custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are
recorded. Every written consent shall bear the date of signature of each
stockholder who signs the consent and no written consent shall be effective
to take the corporate action referred to therein unless, within sixty (60)
days of the earliest dated consent delivered in the manner required by this
Section 2.10 to the corporation, written consents signed by a sufficient
number of holders to take action are delivered to the corporation by
delivery to its principal place of business or to an officer or agent of the
corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of
stockholders are recorded. Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate
action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be
given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing and who, if
the action had been taken at a meeting, would have been entitled to notice
of the meeting if the record date for such meeting had been the date that
written consents signed by a sufficient number of holders to take the action
were delivered to the corporation as provided above in this section.
Section 2.11 Proxies.
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Every person entitled to vote shares has the right to do so
either in person or by one or more persons authorized by a written proxy
executed by such stockholder and filed with the Secretary. No proxy shall be
valid after the expiration of three (3) years from the date thereof, unless
otherwise provided in the proxy.
ARTICLE III -- DIRECTORS
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Section 3.1 Powers.
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Subject to any limitations of the Certificate of Incorporation,
of these By-laws and of the DGCL relating to action required to be approved
by the stockholders, the business and affairs of the corporation shall be
managed and all corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the
direction of the Board. The Board may delegate the management of the
day-to-day operation of the business of the corporation provided that the
business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed and all corporate
powers shall be exercised under the ultimate direction of the Board. Without
prejudice to such general powers, but subject to the same limitations, it is
hereby expressly declared that the Board shall have the following powers in
addition to the other powers enumerated in these By-laws:
(a) To select and remove all the other officers, agents and
employees of the corporation, prescribe the powers and
duties for them as may not be inconsistent with law, with
the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws, fix
their compensation and require from them security for
faithful service.
(b) To conduct, manage and control the affairs and business of
the corporation and to make such rules and regulations
therefor not inconsistent with law, or with the Certificate
of Incorporation or these By-laws, as they may deem best.
(c) To adopt, make and use a corporate seal, and to prescribe
the forms of certificates of stock, and to alter the form
of such seal and of such certificates from time to time as
in their judgment they deem best.
(d) To authorize the issuance of shares of stock of the
corporation from time to time, upon such terms and for such
consideration as may be lawful.
(e) To borrow money and incur indebtedness for the purposes of
the corporation, and to cause to be executed and delivered
therefor, in the corporate name, promissory notes, bonds,
debentures, deeds of trust, mortgages, pledges,
hypothecations or other evidences of debt and securities
therefor.
Section 3.2 Number of Directors.
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The authorized number of directors shall not be less than four
(4) nor more than six (6) until changed by amendment of the Certificate of
Incorporation or by a By-law duly adopted by the stockholders. The exact
number of directors shall be fixed, within the limits specified, by the
Board or the stockholders in the same manner provided in these By-laws for
the amendment thereof. The exact number of authorized directors shall be
five (5) until changed as provided in these By-laws.
Section 3.3 Election and Term of Office.
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The directors shall be elected at each annual meeting of the
stockholders, but if any such annual meeting is not held or the directors
are not elected thereat, the directors may be elected at any special meeting
of stockholders held for that purpose. Each director shall hold office until
the next annual meeting and until a successor has been elected and
qualified, or until such director's earlier death, resignation or removal.
Section 3.4 Vacancies.
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Any director may resign effective upon giving written notice to
the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, the President,
the Secretary, or the Board, unless the notice specifies a later time for
the effectiveness of such resignation. If the resignation is effective at a
future time, a successor may be elected to take office when the resignation
becomes effective.
Unless otherwise required by law or the Certificate of
Incorporation, vacancies in the Board may be filled by a majority of the
remaining directors, whether or not less than a quorum, or by a sole
remaining director, and each director so elected shall hold office until the
next annual meeting and until such director's successor has been elected and
qualified.
A vacancy or vacancies in the Board shall be deemed to exist in
case of the death, resignation or removal of any director, or if the
authorized number of directors be increased, or if the stockholders fail, at
any annual or special meeting of stockholders at which any director or
directors are elected, to elect the full authorized number of directors to
be voted for at that meeting.
The stockholders may elect a director or directors at any time
to fill any vacancy not filled by the directors. Any such election by
written consent requires the consent of holders of a majority of the
outstanding capital stock entitled to vote. If the Board accepts the
resignation of a director tendered to take effect at a future time, the
Board or the stockholders shall have power to elect a successor to take
office when the resignation is to become effective.
No reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have
the effect of removing any director prior to the expiration of the
director's term of office.
Section 3.5 Place of Meeting.
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Regular or special meetings of the Board shall be held at any
place within or without the State of Delaware which has been designated from
time to time by the Board or as provided in these By-laws. In the absence of
such designation, regular meetings shall be held at the principal executive
office of the corporation.
Section 3.6 Organization Meeting.
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Promptly following each annual meeting of stockholders, the
Board shall hold a regular meeting for the purpose of organization, election
of officers and the transaction of other business.
Section 3.7 Special Meetings.
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Special meetings other than organization meetings of the Board
for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by the Chairman of the
Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, the President, any Executive Vice
President, any Senior Vice President, the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary
or by any two directors.
Notice thereof stating the place, date and hour of the meeting
shall be given to each director either by mail not less than forty-eight
(48) hours before the date of the meeting, by telephone, telegram or other
electronic means on twenty-four (24) hours' notice, or on such shorter
notice as the person or persons calling such meeting may deem necessary or
appropriate in the circumstances. Any such notice shall be addressed or
delivered to each director at such director's address as it is shown upon
the records of the corporation or as may have been given to the corporation
by the director for purposes of notice or, if such address is not shown on
such records or is not readily ascertainable, at the place in which the
meetings of the directors are regularly held. The notice need not specify
the purpose of such meeting.
Notice by first-class mail shall be deemed to have been given at
the time a written notice is deposited in the United States mail, postage
prepaid or sent by private mail or messenger service. Any other written
notice shall be deemed to have been given at the time it is personally
delivered to the recipient, to a person in the office of the recipient who
the person giving the notice has reason to believe will promptly communicate
it to the recipient, delivered to a common carrier for transmission, or
actually transmitted by the person giving the notice by electronic means to
the recipient. Oral notice shall be deemed to have been given at the time it
is communicated, in person, by telephone to the recipient or to a person at
the office of the recipient who the person giving the notice has reason to
believe will promptly communicate it to the recipient.
Section 3.8 Quorum.
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At all meetings of the Board, one-third of the maximum number of
authorized directors constitutes a quorum of the Board, except to adjourn as
provided in Section 3.11 of this Article. As defined in Section 3.2 of this
Article, the maximum number of authorized directors is six. Every act or
decision done or made by a majority of the directors present at a meeting
duly held at which a quorum is present shall be regarded as the act of the
Board, unless a greater number is required by law or by the Certificate of
Incorporation; provided, however, that a meeting at which a quorum is
initially present may continue to transact business notwithstanding the
withdrawal of directors, if any action taken is approved by at least a
majority of the required quorum for such meeting.
Section 3.9 Participation in Meetings by Conference Telephone.
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Members of the Board may participate in a meeting of the Board
through use of conference telephone or similar communications equipment, so
long as all members participating in such meeting can hear one another. Such
participation constitutes presence in person at such meeting.
Section 3.10 Waiver of Notice.
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The transactions of any meeting of the Board, however called and
noticed or wherever held, are as valid as though had at a meeting duly held
after regular call and notice if a quorum is present and if, either before
or after the meeting, each of the directors not present signs a written
waiver of notice (or provides a waiver thereof by electronic transmission),
a consent to holding such meeting or an approval of the minutes thereof. All
such waivers, consents or approvals shall be filed with the corporate
records or made a part of the minutes of the meeting.
Section 3.11 Adjournment.
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A majority of the directors present, whether or not a quorum is
present, may adjourn any directors' meeting to another time and place.
Notice of the time and place of holding an adjourned meeting need not be
given to absent directors if the time and place is fixed at the meeting
adjourned. If the meeting is adjourned for more than twenty-four hours,
notice of any adjournment to another time or place shall be given prior to
the time of the adjourned meeting to the directors who were not present at
the time of the adjournment.
Section 3.12 Fees and Compensation.
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Directors and members of committees may receive such
compensation, if any, for their services, and such reimbursement for
expenses, as may be fixed or determined by the Board.
Section 3.13 Action Without Meeting.
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Unless otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation or
these By-laws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting
of the Board may be taken without a meeting if all of the members of the
Board consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and the
writing or writings or electronic transmissions are filed with the minutes
of proceedings of the Board. Such written consent or consents, in writing or
by electronic transmission, shall have the same force and effect as a
unanimous vote of the Board.
Section 3.14 Independent Director.
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At least one member of the Board (referred to as an "Independent
Director") shall not have been, at the time of such director's appointment
or at any time in the preceding five (5) years, (a) a direct or indirect
legal or beneficial owner of any equity securities of the corporation or any
Affiliate of the corporation, (b) a creditor, supplier, employee, officer,
director, family member, manager or contractor of the corporation or any
Affiliate of the corporation or (c) a person who controls (whether directly
or indirectly or otherwise) the corporation or any Affiliate of the
corporation or any creditor, supplier, employee, officer, director, manager
or contractor of the corporation or any Affiliate of the corporation;
provided, however, that the lack of an Independent Director shall not affect
the validity of the election of any director or of any action taken by the
Board that otherwise would be valid under the Certificate of Incorporation
and these By-laws and the DGCL, except for any action requiring unanimous
approval under Section 3.15 of this Article.
As used in this Section 3.14, the term "Affiliate" means any
entity (i) which owns beneficially, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of
the outstanding shares of the common stock or other voting securities of the
corporation, or which is otherwise in control of the corporation, (ii) of
which 10% or more of the outstanding voting securities are owned
beneficially, directly or indirectly, by any entity described in clause (i)
above, or (iii) which is controlled by any entity described in clause (i)
above; provided that for the purposes of this definition the terms "control"
and "controlled by" shall have the meanings assigned to them in Rule 405
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Section 3.15 Actions Requiring Unanimous Approval.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of these By-laws or
applicable law, the corporation shall not, without the affirmative vote or
written consent of 100% of the members of the Board (which must include at
least one Independent Director), take any action to do any of the following:
(a) consolidate or merge with or into any other entity or convey
or transfer its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any
entity other than a consolidation, merger, conveyance or transfer as a
result of which the corporation is the surviving entity or the surviving
entity is organized under the laws of any State of the United States of
America, assumes the obligations of the corporation, and has provisions in
its organizational documents substantially similar to Sections 3.14 and 3.15
of this Article Ill;
(b) institute proceedings to be adjudicated bankrupt or
insolvent, or consent to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency
proceedings against it or file a petition seeking, or consent to,
reorganization, liquidation or relief under any applicable federal or state
law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization, or consent to the
appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or
other similar official) of the corporation or a substantial part of its
property, or make any assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or admit
in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due; or
(c) declare or pay any dividend (other than dividends payable
solely in the common stock of the corporation) on, or make any payment on
account of, or set apart assets for a sinking or other analogous fund for,
the purchase, redemption, defeasance, retirement or other acquisition of,
any shares of any class of capital stock of the corporation or any warrants
or options to purchase any such stock, whether now or hereafter outstanding,
or make any other distribution in respect thereof, either directly or
indirectly, whether in cash or property or in obligations of the corporation
(such declarations, payments, setting apart, purchases, redemptions,
defeasances, retirements, acquisitions and distributions being herein called
"Covered Distributions"); provided, however, that Covered Distributions may
be made by the corporation without the affirmative vote or written consent
of 100% of the members of the Board if, at the time such Covered
Distribution is declared: (i) the corporation's senior unsecured long-term
debt rating is at least BBB- (or equivalent) by Standard and Poor's Rating
Services ("S&P") and Baa3 (or equivalent) by Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
("Moody's"), and prior to such Covered Distribution the corporation has
received confirmation that, as a result of such Covered Distribution, the
corporation's senior unsecured long-term debt rating will not be downgraded
below BBS- (or equivalent) by S&P or Baa3 (or equivalent) by Moody's, or
(ii) the Interest Coverage Ratio (as defined below) is not less than 2.2 to
1.0 for the immediately preceding four fiscal quarters for which financial
information in respect thereof is available; provided that, in the case of
Covered Distributions pursuant to clause (ii), the aggregate of such Covered
Distributions during any fiscal quarter shall not exceed $32.5 million.
As used in this Section 3.15. the terms appearing below shall
have the meanings assigned to them as follows:
"Interest Coverage Ratio" shall mean, for any period, Funds Flow
from Operations during such period over Interest Expense for such period.
"Funds Flow from Operations" shall mean, for any period,
Distributions plus Operating Cash Flow plus interest income during such
period less Operating Expenses during such period.
"Distributions" shall mean any interest or principal payments on
loans, distributions, management fees and dividends to the corporation or
any of its subsidiaries made by a Non-Consolidated Operating Project.
"Operating Cash Flow" shall mean, for any period, the excess of
accrued Project Revenues during such period less accrued Project Operating
Expenses less accrued Project Debt Service during such period from a
Consolidated Operating Project.
"Project Revenues" shall mean, for any period, all accrued
revenues by the Consolidated Operating Projects during such period,
including revenues from the sale of energy and capacity, steam and fuel plus
accruals for business interruption insurance and all interest and other
income.
"Project Operating Expenses" shall mean all accrued expenses by
the Consolidated Operating Projects which are necessary for the continued
operation and maintenance of the Consolidated Operating Projects which shall
include operating lease payments and foreign taxes paid but exclude
depreciation and amortization or any capital expenditure undertaken
primarily to increase the efficiency of, expand or re-power the Consolidated
Operating Projects or capital expenditures for environmental purposes which
are not required by applicable law.
"Project Debt Service" shall mean, for any period, all accrued
interest and principal payments during such period for the Consolidated
Operating Projects. Any principal payments made due to refinancing shall be
excluded.
"Consolidated Operating Projects" shall mean any electric
generation facilities, oil and gas properties, trading activities, and
operation and maintenance services in which the corporation or its
subsidiaries have a direct or indirect ownership greater than 50%.
"Non-Consolidated Operating Projects" shall mean any electric
generation facilities, oil and gas properties, trading activities, and
operation and maintenance services in which the corporation or its
subsidiaries have a direct or indirect ownership equal to or less than 50%.
"Operating Expenses" shall mean, for any period, all amounts
accrued by the corporation in the conduct of its business during such
period, including utilities, general and administrative expenses, employee
salaries, wages and other employment-related costs, fees for letters of
credit, surety bonds and performance bonds. Operating Expenses do not
include federal and state taxes, depreciation or amortization, and other
non-cash charges.
"Interest Expense" shall mean the accrued interest expense of
all the corporation's senior recourse indebtedness, but shall exclude any
intercompany obligation on which interest or the equivalent is received by
the corporation.
ARTICLE IV -- OFFICERS
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Section 4.1 Officers.
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The officers of the corporation shall be a Chairman of the
Board, a Vice Chairman of the Board, a President, a Vice President, a Chief
Financial Officer, a Controller, a Secretary and a Treasurer. The
corporation may also have, at the discretion of the Board, one or more
additional Vice Presidents, a Chief Operating Officer, a General Manager, a
General Counsel, one or more Assistant General Counsels, one or more
Assistant Controllers, one or more Assistant Secretaries, one or more
Assistant Treasurers, and such other officers as may be appointed in
accordance with the provisions of Section 4.5 of this Article.
Section 4.2 Election.
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The officers of the corporation, except such officers as may be
elected or appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section
4.5 or Section 4.6 of this Article, shall be chosen annually by, and shall
serve at the pleasure of the Board, and shall hold their respective offices
until their resignation, removal, or other disqualification from service,
or until their respective successors shall be elected.
Section 4.3 Eligibility of Chairman of the Board,
Vice Chairman of the Board or President.
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No person shall be eligible for the office of Chairman of the
Board, Vice Chairman of the Board or President unless such person is a
member of the Board of the corporation; any other officer may or may not be
a director.
Section 4.4 Removal and Resignation.
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Any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by the
Board at any time or by any officer upon whom such power of removal may be
conferred by the Board. Any such removal shall be without prejudice to the
rights, if any, of the officer under any contract of employment of the
officer.
Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to
the corporation, but without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the
corporation under any contract of employment to which the officer is a
party. Any such resignation shall take effect at the date of the receipt of
such notice or at any later time specified therein and, unless otherwise
specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary
to make it effective.
Section 4.5 Appointment of Other Officers.
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The Board may appoint such other officers as the business of the
corporation may require, each of whom shall hold office for such period,
have such authority, and perform such duties as are provided in the By-laws
or as the Board may from time to time determine. Notwithstanding the job
title for such person, no employee or other representative of this
corporation shall be an officer of this corporation unless elected by the
Board.
Section 4.6 Vacancies.
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A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal,
disqualification or any other cause shall be filled in the manner prescribed
in these By-laws for regular election or appointment to such office.
Section 4.7 Salaries.
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The salaries of the Chairman of the Board, Vice Chairman of the
Board, President, General Manager, Vice Presidents, Controller, Treasurer
and Secretary of the corporation shall be fixed by the Board. Salaries of
all other officers shall be approved from time to time by the chief
executive officer.
Section 4.8 Chairman of the Board.
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The Chairman of the Board, if there shall be such an officer,
shall preside at all meetings of the Board, and shall exercise such powers
and perform such duties as from time to time may be conferred upon or
assigned to him by the Board or the By-laws.
Section 4.9 Vice Chairman of the Board.
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The Vice Chairman of the Board, if there shall be such an
officer, shall perform such of the duties of the Chairman of the Board as
the Chairman of the Board shall designate, and, in the absence of the
Chairman of the Board, shall perform the duties of the Chairman of the
Board.
Section 4.10 President.
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Subject to such supervisory powers, if any, as may be given by
the Board to the Chairman of the Board or Vice Chairman of the Board, the
President shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation and has,
subject to the control of the Board, general supervision, direction, and
control of the business and affairs of the corporation. The President shall
preside at all meetings of the stockholders and, in the absence of the
Chairman of the Board or Vice Chairman of the Board, or if there be neither,
at all meetings of the Board. The President has the general powers and
duties of management usually vested in the office of president of a
corporation and has such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the
Board or the By-laws. The President may designate from time to time the
titles which the employees or other representatives of this corporation
shall use, including the appointment of agent for service of process.
Without limiting the foregoing, the President may designate one or more
employees as regional vice-presidents.
Section 4.11 Vice President.
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In the absence or disability of the President, the Vice
Presidents in order of their rank shall perform all the duties of the
President and when so acting shall have all the powers of, and be subject to
all the restrictions upon the President. The Board of Directors may
establish the order of rank of the Vice Presidents. In the absence of such
ranking, the Vice Presidents shall be ranked as follows: Executive Vice
President (if any), Senior Vice President (if any). Vice Presidents holding
identical titles shall be ranked in order of election to that office by the
Board.
Section 4.12 Chief Operating Officer.
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The Chief Operating Officer, if there shall be such an officer,
must be a vice president of the corporation and shall be subject to the
exercise of the general powers of supervision, direction and control of the
business and officers of the corporation by the President, and supervise the
operations of the corporation.
Section 4.13 General Manager.
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The General Manager, if there shall be such an officer, must be
a vice president of the corporation and shall, subject to the exercise of
the general powers of supervision, direction and control by the President,
or the Chief Operating Officer, if any, shall manage the operations of the
corporation. In the absence of the Chief Operating Officer, the General
Manager shall perform all the duties of the Chief Operating Officer and when
so acting shall have all the powers of, and be subject to, all the
restrictions upon the Chief Operating Officer.
Section 4.14 Chief Financial Officer.
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The Chief Financial Officer of the corporation shall be the
chief consulting officer in all matters of financial import, and shall have
control over all financial matters concerning the corporation. If the
corporation does not have a currently elected and acting Controller, the
Chief Financial Officer shall also be the chief accounting officer of the
corporation.
Section 4.15 General Counsel.
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The General Counsel shall be the chief consulting officer of the
corporation in all legal matters and, subject to the President, shall have
control over all matters of legal import concerning the corporation.
Section 4.16 Assistant General Counsel.
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One or more Assistant General Counsels, if any, shall perform
such of the duties of the General Counsel as the General Counsel may
designate, and in the absence or disability of the General Counsel, any
Assistant General Counsel, in order of election to that office by the Board,
shall perform the duties of the General Counsel.
Section 4.17 Controller.
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The Controller shall be the chief accounting officer of the
corporation and shall have control over all accounting matters concerning
the corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board or the
President shall designate.
Section 4.18 Secretary.
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The Secretary shall keep or cause to be kept, at the principal
executive office and such other place as the Board may order, a book of
minutes of all meetings of the stockholders, the Board, and its committees,
and a share register or a duplicate share register.
The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all
the meetings of the stockholders and of the Board and any committees thereof
required by the By-laws or by law to be given, shall keep the seal of the
corporation in safe custody, shall from time to time issue such corporate
secretarial certificates as may be required for the business and affairs of
the corporation, and shall have such other general powers and duties of
management usually vested in the office of secretary of a corporation and as
may be prescribed by the Board, the President or the By-laws.
Section 4.19 Assistant Secretary.
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One or more Assistant Secretaries, if any, shall perform such of
the duties of the Secretary as the Secretary shall designate, and in the
absence or disability of the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, in order of
election to that office by the Board, shall perform the duties of the
Secretary.
Section 4.20 Secretary Pro Tempore.
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At any meeting of the Board or of the stockholders from which
the Secretary and Assistant Secretary are absent, a Secretary pro tempore
may be appointed by the Board or stockholders as appropriate and act.
Section 4.21 Treasurer.
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The Treasurer shall keep and maintain, or cause to be kept and
maintained, adequate and correct accounts of the properties and business
transactions of the corporation. The books of account shall at all times be
open to inspection by any director.
The Treasurer shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, all
moneys and other valuables in the name and to the credit of the corporation
with such depositories as may be designated by the Board pursuant to Section
5.2. The Treasurer shall disburse or cause to be disbursed, the funds of the
corporation as may be ordered by the President or the Chief Financial
Officer, shall render to the President, the Chief Financial Officer or the
directors, whenever they request it, an account of all transactions as
Treasurer and of the financial condition of the corporation, and shall have
such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the
Board or the By-laws.
Section 4.22 Assistant Treasurer.
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One or more Assistant Treasurers, if any, shall perform such of
the duties of the Treasurer as the Treasurer shall designate, and in the
absence or disability of the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, in order of
election to that office by the Board, shall perform the duties of the
Treasurer.
Section 4.23 Performance of Duties.
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Officers shall perform the duties of their respective offices as
stated in these By-laws, and such additional duties as the Board shall
designate.
ARTICLE V -- OTHER PROVISIONS
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Section 5.1 Inspection of By-laws.
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The corporation shall keep in its principal executive office the
original or a copy of these By-laws, as amended to date, which shall be open
to inspection by stockholders at all reasonable times during office hours.
Section 5.2 Contracts and Other Instruments, Loans,
Notes and Deposit of Funds.
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The Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, the
President and any Vice President of this corporation, either alone or with
the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, shall execute in the name of the
corporation such written instruments as may be authorized by the Board and,
without special direction of the Board, such instruments as transactions of
the ordinary business of the corporation may require and, such officers
without the special direction of the Board may authenticate, attest or
countersign any such instruments when deemed appropriate. The Board may
authorize any person, persons, entity, entities, attorney, attorneys,
attorney-in-fact, attorneys-in-fact, agent or agents, to enter into any
contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf
of the corporation, and such authority may be general or confined to
specific instances.
No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the corporation and no
evidences of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by
resolution of the Board as it may direct. Such authority may be general or
confined to specific instances.
All checks, drafts, or other similar orders for the payment of
money, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness issued in the
name of the corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers, agent
or agents of the corporation and in such manner as the Board, Chief
Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or Treasurer may direct.
Unless authorized by the Board or these By-laws, no officer,
agent, employee or any other person or persons shall have any power or
authority to bind the corporation by any contract or engagement or to pledge
its credit or to render it liable for any purpose or amount.
All funds of the corporation not otherwise employed shall be
deposited from time to time to the credit of the corporation in such banks,
trust companies, or other depositories as the Board may direct.
Section 5.3 Representation of Shares of Other corporations.
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The President or any other officer or officers authorized by the
Board or the President are each authorized to vote, represent and exercise
on behalf of the corporation all rights incident to any and all shares of
any other corporation or corporations standing in the name of the
corporation. The authority herein granted may be exercised either by any
such officer in person or by any other person authorized so to do by proxy
or power of attorney duly executed by said officer.
Section 5.4 Fiscal Year and Subdivisions.
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The calendar year shall be the corporate fiscal year of the
corporation. For the purpose of paying dividends, for making reports and for
the convenient transaction of the business of the corporation, the Board may
divide the fiscal year into appropriate subdivisions.
Section 5.5 Record Owners.
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The corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive
right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive
dividends, and to vote as such owner, and to hold liable for calls and
assessments a person registered on its books as the owner of shares, and
shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest
in such share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it
shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise required by
law.
Section 5.6 Construction and Definitions.
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Unless the context otherwise requires, the general provisions,
rules of construction and definitions contained in the DGCL shall govern the
construction of these By-laws.
ARTICLE VI -- INDEMNIFICATION
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Section 6.1 Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings
Other than Those by or in the Right of the Corporation.
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Subject to Section 6.3 of this Article, the corporation shall
indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a
party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an
action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that
such person is or was a director or officer of the corporation, or is or was
a director or officer of the corporation serving at the request of the
corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or
other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments,
fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by
such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such
person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed
to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe such person's conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action,
suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a
plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a
presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which
such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that such person's conduct was
unlawful.
Section 6.2 Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or
Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation.
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Subject to Section 6.3 of this Article VI, the corporation shall
indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a
party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the
right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the
fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the corporation, or
is or was a director or officer of the corporation serving at the request of
the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or
other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and
reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or
settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in
a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation; except that no indemnification shall be made
in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have
been adjudged or found to be liable to the corporation unless and only to
the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or
suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the
adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case,
such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses
which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
Section 6.3 Authorization of Indemnification.
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Any indemnification under this Article (unless ordered by a
court) shall be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific
case upon a determination that indemnification of the director or officer is
proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable
standard of conduct set forth in Section 6.1 or Section 6.2 of this Article,
as the case may be. Such determination shall be made, with respect to a
person who is a director or officer at the time of such determination, (i)
by a majority vote of the directors who are not parties to such action, suit
or proceeding, even though less than a quorum, or (ii) by a committee of
such directors designated by a majority vote of such directors, even though
less than a quorum, or (iii) if there are no such directors, or if such
directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion or
(iv) by the stockholders. Such determination shall be made, with respect to
former directors and officers, by any person or persons having the authority
to act on the matter on behalf of the corporation. To the extent, however,
that a present or former director or officer of the corporation has been
successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or
proceeding described above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter
therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including
attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in
connection therewith, without the necessity of authorization in the specific
case.
Section 6.4 Good Faith Defined.
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For purposes of any determination under Section 6.3 of this
Article, a person shall be deemed to have acted in good faith and in a
manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation, or, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, to have had no reasonable cause to believe such person's conduct
was unlawful, if such person's action is based on the records or books of
account of the corporation or another enterprise, or on information supplied
to such person by the officers of the corporation or another enterprise in
the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the
corporation or another enterprise or on information or records given or
reports made to the corporation or another enterprise by an independent
certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected with
reasonable care by the corporation or another enterprise. The term "another
enterprise" as used in this Section 6.4 shall mean any other corporation or
any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other
enterprise of which such person is or was serving at the request of the
corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent. The provisions of
this Section 6.4 shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way
the circumstances in which a person may be deemed to have met the applicable
standard of conduct set forth in Section 6.1 or 6.2 of this Article, as the
case may be.
Section 6.5 Indemnification by a Court.
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Notwithstanding any contrary determination in the specific case
under Section 6.3 of this Article, and notwithstanding the absence of any
determination thereunder, any director or officer may apply to the Court of
Chancery in the State of Delaware for indemnification to the extent
otherwise permissible under Sections 6.1 and 6.2 of this Article. The basis
of such indemnification by a court shall be a determination by such court
that indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the
circumstances because such person has met the applicable standards of
conduct set forth in Section 6.1 or 6.2 of this Article, as the case may be.
Neither a contrary determination in the specific case under Section 6.3 of
this Article nor the absence of any determination thereunder shall be a
defense to such application or create a presumption that the director or
officer seeking indemnification has not met any applicable standard of
conduct. Notice of any application for indemnification pursuant to this
Section 6.5 shall be given to the corporation promptly upon the filing of
such application. If successful, in whole or in part, the director or
officer seeking indemnification shall also be entitled to be paid the
expense of prosecuting such application.
Section 6.6 Expenses Payable in Advance.
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Expenses incurred by a director or officer in defending any
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding
shall be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such
action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of
such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be
determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the
corporation as authorized in this Article VI.
Section 6.7 Indemnification of Employees and Agents.
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A person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a
party to or is involved in any proceeding by reason of the fact that he or
she is or was an employee or agent of this corporation or is or was serving
at the request of this corporation as an employee or agent of another
enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans,
whether the basis of such action is an alleged action or inaction in an
official capacity or in any other capacity while serving as an employee or
agent, may, subject to the terms of any agreement between this corporation
and such person, be indemnified and held harmless by this corporation to the
fullest extent permitted by Delaware law and the Certificate of
Incorporation, against all costs, charges, expenses, liabilities, and
losses, (including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, Employee Retirement
Income Security Act excise taxes or penalties, and amounts paid or to be
paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such person in
connection therewith.
Section 6.8 Right of Directors and Officers to Bring Suit.
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If a claim under Section 6.1 or Section 6.2 of this Article is
not paid in full by this corporation within thirty (30) days after a written
claim has been received by this corporation, the claimant may at any time
thereafter bring suit against this corporation to recover the unpaid amount
of the claim and, if successful in whole or in part, the claimant shall also
be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim. Neither the
failure of this corporation (including its Board, independent legal counsel,
or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement
of such action that indemnification of the claimant is permissible in the
circumstances because he or she has met the applicable standard of conduct,
if any, nor an actual determination by this corporation (including its
Board, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) that the claimant has
not met the applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action
or create a presumption for the purpose of an action that the claimant has
not met the applicable standard of conduct.
Section 6.9 Successful Defense.
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Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Article, to the
extent that a director or officer has been successful on the merits in
defense of any proceeding referred to in Section 6.1 or in Section 6.2 or in
defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he or she shall be
indemnified against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and
reasonably incurred in connection therewith.
Section 6.10 Nonexclusively of Rights.
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The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by or
granted pursuant to this Article shall not be deemed exclusive of any other
rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may
be entitled under the Certificate of Incorporation, any By-Law, agreement,
vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to
action in such person's official capacity and as to action in another
capacity while holding such office, it being the policy of the corporation
that indemnification of the persons specified in Sections 6.1 and 6.2 of
this Article shall be made to the fullest extent permitted by law. The
provisions of this Article shall not be deemed to preclude the
indemnification of any person who is not specified in Section 6.1 or 6.2 of
this Article but whom the corporation has the power or obligation to
indemnify under the provisions of the DGCL, or otherwise.
Section 6.11 Survival of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses.
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The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or
granted pursuant to, this Article VI shall, unless otherwise provided when
authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a
director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors
and administrators of such a person.
Section 6.12 Limitation on Indemnification.
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Notwithstanding anything contained in this Article to the
contrary, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification (which
shall be governed by Section 6.5 hereof), the corporation shall not be
obligated to indemnify any director or officer in connection with a
proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless such proceeding
(or part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board (other than a
suit permitted by Section 6.8 of this Article). Any indemnification under
this Article (unless ordered by a court) to be made by the corporation is
further subject to the following limitations: (A) the corporation shall
indemnify any such person seeking indemnification in connection with
settlement of a proceeding (or part thereof), other than a proceeding by or
in the name of this corporation, to procure a judgment in its favor only if
any settlement of such a proceeding is approved in writing by the
corporation; and (B) that no such person shall be indemnified (i) except to
the extent that the aggregate of losses to be indemnified exceeds the amount
of such losses for which the director or officer is paid pursuant to any
directors' and officers' liability insurance policy maintained by the
corporation; (ii) on account of any suit in which judgment is rendered
against such person for an accounting of profits made from the purchase or
sale by such person of securities of the corporation pursuant to the
provisions of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or similar provisions of any foreign federal, state, or local
statutory law or regulation; (iii) if a court of competent jurisdiction
finally determines that any indemnification hereunder is unlawful; and (iv)
as to circumstances in which indemnity is expressly prohibited by any
provision of the DGCL.
Section 6.13 Insurance.
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This corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to
protect itself and any director, officer, employee, or agent of this
corporation or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or
other enterprise against any expense, liability, or loss, whether or not
this corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such
expense, liability, or loss under the Law.
Section 6.14 Expenses as a Witness.
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To the extent that any director, officer, employee, or agent of
this corporation is, by reason of such position or a position with another
entity at the request of this corporation, a witness in any action, suit, or
proceeding, he or she shall be indemnified against all costs and expenses
actually and reasonably incurred by him or her on his or her behalf in
connection therewith.
Section 6.15 Indemnity Agreements.
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This corporation may enter into agreements with any director,
officer, employee, or agent of this corporation providing for
indemnification to the fullest extent permissible under the DGCL and the
Certificate of Incorporation.
Section 6.16 Severability.
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Each and every paragraph, sentence, term, and provision of this
Article is separate and distinct so that if any paragraph, sentence, term,
or provision hereof shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable for any
reason, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or
enforceability of any other paragraph, sentence, term, or provision hereof.
To the extent required, any paragraph, sentence, term, or provision of this
Article may be modified by a court of competent jurisdiction to preserve its
validity and to provide the claimant with, subject to the limitations set
forth in this Article and any agreement between this corporation and
claimant, the broadest possible indemnification permitted under applicable
law.
Section 6.17 Certain Definitions.
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For purposes of this Article, references to "the corporation"
shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent
corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a
consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued,
would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors or officers,
so that any person who is or was a director or officer of such constituent
corporation, or is or was a director or officer of such constituent
corporation serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, shall stand
in the same position under the provisions of this Article VI with respect to
the resulting or surviving corporation as such person would have with
respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had
continued. For purposes of this Article, references to "fines" shall
include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee
benefit plan; and references to "serving at the request of the corporation"
shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the
corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director
or officer with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or
beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such
person reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and
beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a
manner "not opposed to the best interests of the corporation" as referred to
in this Article.
Section 6.18 Effect of Repeal or Modification.
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Any repeal or modification of this Article shall not adversely
affect any right of indemnification of a director or officer existing at the
time of such repeal or modification with respect to any action or omission
occurring prior to such repeal or modification.
ARTICLE VII -- AMENDMENTS
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Section 7.1 Amendments.
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These By-laws may be amended or repealed, in whole or in part,
or new By-laws may be adopted either by the holders of a majority of the
outstanding capital stock entitled to vote thereon or by the approval of the
Board; provided, however, that notice of such amendment, repeal or adoption
of new By-laws be contained in the notice of such meeting of stockholders or
Board, as the case may be; and provided, further, that a By-law specifying
or changing a fixed number of directors or the maximum or minimum number or
changing from a fixed to a variable Board or vice versa may only be adopted
by approval of the holders of a majority of the outstanding capital stock
entitled to vote thereon. The exact number of directors within the maximum
and minimum number specified in these By-laws may be amended by the Board
alone.
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