Section 8.12Stockholder Approval of Certain Transactions. Neither the Board of Directors (including any committees thereof) nor the officers of the Corporation shall, directly or indirectly, authorize, agree to, permit, endorse, recommend, approve or effect any (i) Material Media Contracting Action (as defined below), (ii) Stock Issuance (as defined below), or (iii) Continuing Director Action (as defined below) without the approval of the stockholders of the Corporation.“Material Media Contracting Action” means (x) entering into or (y) any material modification, amendment, extension or renewal of, or similar action with respect to, in either case, any contract, action or transaction involving the sale, licensing, distribution or other transfer of material media, broadcasting (whether by cable, satellite, broadcast television or streaming or other digital platform), or similar rights of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries (including, without limitation, the sale, licensing, distribution or other transfer of any material owned media content or other material owned intellectual property of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries) to any other person or entity other than the Corporation or any wholly owned subsidiary thereof.“Stock Issuance” means the issuance of, or entering into any agreement, arrangement or other commitment to issue (on a contingent basis or otherwise) shares of, capital stock or any other voting securities of the Corporation or options, warrants, convertible or exchangeable securities, rights to purchase shares of capital stock or any other voting securities of the Corporation (or any similar type of instrument), other than (i) incentive equity awards issued to employees, officers or directors of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries (in each case in their capacities as such) pursuant to and in accordance with an equity incentive plan approved by the Board of Directors and stockholders of the Corporation, (ii) options, warrants, convertible or exchangeable securities, or rights to purchase capital stock outstanding as of the close of business on January 5, 2023, or (iii) the issuance (in a single transaction or series of related transactions) of up to a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to five percent (5%) of the total number of shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such issuance or issuances (as applicable).A“Continuing Director Action” means (a) entering into or (b) any modification, amendment, extension or renewal of, or similar action with respect to, in either case, any contract, action or transaction that includes any provision or provisions (as applicable) that purport to give rise to a conflict, violation, default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both), right of termination, cancellation or creation or acceleration of any obligation or loss of benefit under, or result in the creation of any pledge, claim, lien, charge, encumbrance or security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever upon any of the properties of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, in the event of a“change of control” or similar event with respect to the Corporation or any such subsidiary, which such provision relates to the make-up of the Board of Directors (or independent Directors on the Board of Directors).
ARTICLE IX
AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS
Section 9.01 Amendment. These Amended and Restated By-Laws may be amended, altered or repealed or a new bylaw adopted:
(i) by resolution adopted by a majority of the Board of Directors in compliance with Section 9.02 hereofat any special or regular meeting of the Board; or
(ii) at any regular or special meeting of the stockholders if, in the case of such special meeting only, notice of such amendment, alteration or repeal is contained in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting.
Section 9.02Procedure and Notice of Amendment Approved by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors of the Corporation from time to time may amend, alter or repeal these Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Corporation or adopt a new bylaw (a “Bylaw Amendment”) only upon approval by the vote of Directors specified below and compliance with the following procedures and notice requirements: first, the Directors, at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors, by the affirmative vote of at least 90% of the Directors then in office, shall adopt a resolution recommending
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