series of stock having a preference over the Corporation’s common stock as to dividends or upon liquidation to elect directors:
(a) In case of any increase in the number of directors, the additional director or directors, and in case of any vacancy in the Board of Directors due to death, resignation, removal, disqualification or any other reason, the successors to fill the vacancies, shall be elected by a majority of the directors then in office, even though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, and the director or directors so chosen shall hold office until the next meeting of stockholders duly called for that purpose and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal.
(b) Directors appointed in the manner provided in paragraph (a) above to newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors or any vacancies on the Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation, removal, disqualification or any other cause shall hold office for a term expiring at the next Annual Meeting at which the term of the class to which they have been elected expires.
(c) No decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.
This Section 3 is also contained in Article TEN, Section (B) of the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation, and, accordingly, may be altered, amended or repealed only to the extent such Article TEN, Section (B) of the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation is altered, amended or repealed.
Section 4. Meetings. The Board of Directors may hold meetings, both regular and special, either within or without the State of Delaware. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice at such times and at such places as may from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board, the President or a majority of the directors then in office. Notice of any such meeting stating the place (or if held by remote communications, the means of remote communications by which directors may be deemed to be present in person and vote and participate at such meeting), 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 electronic mail or other electronic transmission, telephone, telegram, facsimile transmission or personal delivery on twenty-four (24) hours’ notice, or on such shorter notice as the person or persons calling such meeting may deem necessary or appropriate under the circumstances. Such meetings may be held at any time without notice if all directors are present or if all directors not present waive such notice in accordance with Section 2 of Article VI of these Bylaws.
Section 5. Quorum; Adjournment. Except as may be otherwise specifically provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, at all meetings of the Board of Directors, a majority of the directors then in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Board of Directors. A majority of the directors present at a meeting, whether or not a quorum is present, may adjourn the meeting to another place or time. No notice need be given of any adjourned meeting unless the place and time of the adjourned meeting are not
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