Corporation with the title of vice president or above. The Board may appoint, or empower the chief executive officer or, in the absence of a chief executive officer, the president or a vice president, to appoint, such other officers and agents as the business of the Corporation may require who shall hold their offices for such terms and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as are provided in these Bylaws or as shall be determined from time to time by the Board.
Section 3.Term of Office; Removal and Vacancies. Each officer of the Corporation shall hold office until such officer’s successor is elected and qualified or until such officer’s earlier resignation or removal. Any officer may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation. Any resignation shall take effect at the date of the receipt of that notice or at any later time specified in that notice. Unless otherwise specified in the notice of resignation, the acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Any resignation is without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the Corporation under any contract to which the officer is a party. Any officer may he removed at any time by the affirmative vote of the Board or, except in the case of an officer chosen by the Board, by any officer upon whom such power of removal may be conferred by the Board. If the office of any officer or officers becomes vacant for any reason, the vacancy may be filled by the Board, or with respect to the office of any subordinate officers, by the Board or the chief executive officer of the Corporation.
Section 4.Chairperson of the Board. The chairperson of the Board shall, if present, preside at all meetings of the stockholders and the Board, and, in general, shall exercise and perform such other powers and duties as may be from time to time assigned to him or her by the Board or prescribed by these Bylaws. The same individual may serve as both the chairperson of the Board and chief executive officer.
Section 5.Vice Chairpersons of the Board. In the absence or disability of the chairperson of the Board, any vice chairpersons designated by the Board, shall perform all the duties of the chairperson, and when so acting shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the chairperson. Each vice chairperson shall have such other duties as from time to time may be prescribed for such vice chairperson by the Board.
Section 6.Chief Executive Officer. The chief executive officer shall be the principal executive officer of the Corporation and, subject to the control and oversight of the Board, shall supervise the business and affairs of the Corporation. The chief executive officer shall, in the absence of the chairperson of the Board (or if the chief executive officer and chairperson of the Board be one and the same), preside at all meetings of the stockholders and the Board, and, in general, shall perform all duties incident to the office of chief executive officer and such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board from time to time. The chief executive officer may, from time to time, delegate such chief executive officer’s powers and authority to such other officers, employees and other agents of the Corporation as the chief executive officer shall deem appropriate.
Section 7.President. Subject to the control of the Board and such supervisory powers, if any, as may be given by the Board to the chairperson of the Board and/or the chief executive officer, the president shall have general supervision, direction and control of the business and officers of the Corporation. In the absence of the chairperson of the Board and the
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chief executive officer, or if there be none, the president shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and all meetings of the Board. The president shall have the general powers and duties of management usually vested in the office of president of corporations and shall have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the Board or these Bylaws.
Section 8.Chief Financial Officer. The chief financial officer shall keep or cause to be kept the books of account of the Corporation in a thorough and proper manner and shall render statements of the financial affairs of the Corporation in such form and as often as required by the Board or the chief executive officer. The books of account shall at all reasonable times be open to inspection by any director. The chief financial officer, subject to the order of the Board, shall have custody of all funds and securities of the Corporation. The chief financial officer shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the Board, at its regular meetings or when the Board so requires, an account of all transactions effected by the chief financial officer and of the financial condition of the Corporation. The chief financial officer shall perform other duties commonly incident to such office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board or the chief executive officer shall designate from time to time. If required by the Board, the chief financial officer shall give the Corporation a bond, in such sum and with such surety or sureties as shall be satisfactory to the Board, for the faithful performance of the duties of such office and for the restoration to the Corporation, in case of death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his/her possession or under his/her control belonging to the Corporation. The chief executive officer may direct the treasurer or assistant treasurer to assume and perform the duties of the chief financial officer in the absence or disability of the chief financial officer.
Section 9.Vice Presidents. In the absence or disability of the president, any vice president designated by the Board, 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. Each vice president shall have such other duties as from time to time may be prescribed for such vice president by the Board.
Section 10.Secretary. The secretary shall keep or cause to be kept, at the principal executive office of the Corporation or such other place as the Board may direct, a book of minutes of all meetings and actions of directors, committees of directors and stockholders. The secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the stockholders and the Board required to be given by law or by these Bylaws, and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board or these Bylaws. The secretary shall keep in safe custody the seal of the Corporation, if one be adopted, and when authorized by the Board, affix the same to any instrument requiring it, and when so affixed it shall be attested by his/her signature or by the signature of an assistant secretary. The Board may give general authority to any other officer to affix the seal of the Corporation and to attest the affixing by his/her signature.
Section 11.Assistant Secretary. The assistant secretary, or if there be more than one, any assistant secretary designated by the Board, shall, in the absence or disability of the secretary, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the secretary and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board may from time to time prescribe.
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Section 12.Treasurer. The treasurer shall, in the absence of the chief financial officer, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the chief financial officer and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board may from time to time prescribe. If required by the Board, the treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond, in such sum and with such surety or sureties as shall be satisfactory to the Board, for the faithful performance of the duties of such office and for the restoration to the Corporation, in case of death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his/her possession or under his/her control belonging to the Corporation.
Section 13.Assistant Treasurer. The assistant treasurer, or if there be more than one, any assistant treasurer designated by the Board, shall in the absence or disability of the chief financial officer and the treasurer, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the chief financial officer and the treasurer and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board may from time to time prescribe.
Section 14.Representation of Shares of Other Corporations. The chairperson of the Board, the chief executive officer or the president of the Corporation, the secretary of the Corporation, or any other person authorized by the Board or the chief executive officer, is authorized to vote, represent, and exercise on behalf of the Corporation all rights incident to any and all securities of any other corporation or corporations standing in the name of the Corporation. The authority granted herein may be exercised either by such person directly or by any other person authorized to do so by proxy or power of attorney duly executed by such person having the authority.
Section 15.Authority and Duties Of Officers. In addition to the foregoing authority and duties, all officers of the Corporation shall respectively have such authority and perform such duties in the management of the business of the Corporation as may be designated from time to time by the Board.
Section 16.Voting Securities Owned By the Corporation. Powers of attorney, proxies, waivers of notice of meeting, consents and other instruments relating to securities owned by the Corporation may be executed in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation by any officer or director authorized to do so by the Board, and any such officer or director may, in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation, take all such action as such officer or director may deem advisable to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of security holders of any corporation in which the Corporation may own securities and at such meeting shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and power incident to the ownership of such securities and which, as the owner thereof, the Corporation might have exercised and possessed if present. The Board may, by resolution, from time to time confer like powers upon any other person or persons.
ARTICLE V
CERTIFICATES OF STOCK
Section 1.Certificates. The shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates;provided that the Board may provide by resolution that some or all
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shares of any or all series of its capital stock shall be uncertificated shares. Any such resolution shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the Corporation. Every holder of shares of capital stock of the Corporation represented by certificates shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by, or in the name of the Corporation by (i) the chairperson or vice chairperson of the Board, or the president or a vice president of the Corporation, and (ii) the secretary or an assistant secretary, or the treasurer or an assistant treasurer of the Corporation, certifying the number of shares represented by the certificate owned by such stockholder.
Section 2.Signatures on Certificates. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if such person were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.
Section 3.Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Stock Certificates; Issuance of New Certificates. The Corporation may issue a new certificate of capital stock in the place of any certificate theretofore issued by it, alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, and the owner thereof may file in the principal executive office of the Corporation an affidavit setting forth, to the best of its knowledge and belief, the time, place, and circumstance of such loss, destruction or theft. The Corporation may require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or such owner’s legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate.
Section 4.Fixing Date For Determination of Stockholders of Record. In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders (a) entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, (b) to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, (c) to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, (d) to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of capital stock or (e) for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board, and which record date: (i) in the case of determination of stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders or adjournment thereof, shall, unless otherwise required by law, not be more than 60 nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting; (ii) in the case of determination of stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, shall not be more than ten days from the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board; and (iii) in the case of any other action, shall not be more than 60 days prior to such other action. If no record date is fixed: (1) the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held; (2) the record date for determining stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action of the Board is required by law, shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the Corporation in accordance with applicable law, or, if prior action by the Board is
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required by law, shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board adopts the resolution taking such prior action; and (3) the record date for determining stockholders for any other purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board adopts the resolution relating thereto. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting;provided however, that the Board may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
Section 5.Registered Stockholders. The Corporation shall be entitled to treat the holder of record of any share or shares of capital stock as the holder in fact thereof and accordingly shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim or interest in such share on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, save as expressly provided by the DGCL.
Section 6.Transfers of Capital Stock. Capital stock shall be transferable subject to and in the manner prescribed by law, these Bylaws, the Certificate of Incorporation and any Stockholders Agreement. Transfers of capital stock shall be made on the books of the Corporation by the Secretary of the Corporation upon surrender and cancellation of certificates for a like number of shares, or as otherwise provided by law with respect to uncertificated shares. No transfer of capital stock shall be valid as against the Corporation for any purpose until it shall have been entered in the stock ledger of the Corporation by an entry showing from and to whom transferred.
ARTICLE VI
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 1.Definitions. For purposes of this Article:
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| (b) “Director” means any person who serves or has served the Corporation as a director on the Board; |
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| (c) “Disinterested Director” means, with respect to each Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought hereunder, a Director of the Corporation who is not and was not a party to such Proceeding; |
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| (d) “Expenses” means all attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of expert witnesses, private investigators and professional advisors (including, without limitation, accountants and investment bankers), travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, costs of preparation of demonstrative evidence and other courtroom presentation aids and devices, costs incurred in connection with document review, organization, imaging and computerization, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, and all other disbursements, costs or expenses of the type customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, settling or otherwise participating in, a Proceeding; |
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| (e) “Liabilities” means judgments, damages, liabilities, losses, penalties, excise taxes, fines and other amounts paid in settlement; |
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| (f) “Non-Officer Employee” means any person who serves or has served as an employee or agent of the Corporation, but who is not or was not a Director or Officer; |
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| (g) “Officer” means any person who serves or has served the Corporation as an officer of the Corporation appointed by the Board of the Corporation; |
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| (h) “Proceeding” means any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, inquiry, investigation, administrative hearing or other proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative or investigative; and |
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| (i) “Subsidiary” shall mean any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other entity of which the Corporation owns (either directly or through or together with another Subsidiary of the Corporation) either (i) a general partner, managing member or other similar interest or (ii) (A) fifty percent (50%) or more of the voting power of the voting capital equity interests of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or other entity, or (B) fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding voting capital stock or other voting equity interests of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or other entity. |
Section 2.Indemnification of Directors and Officers
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| (a) Subject to the operation of Section 4 of this Article VI of these Bylaws, each Director and Officer shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than such law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment), and to the extent authorized in this Section 2. |
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| (i)Actions, Suits and Proceedings Other than By or In the Right of the Corporation. Each Director and Officer shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation against any and all Expenses and Liabilities that are incurred or paid by such Director or Officer or on such Director’s or Officer’s behalf in connection with any Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation), which such Director or Officer is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or participant in by reason of such Director’s or Officer’s Corporate Status, if such Director or Officer acted in good faith and in a manner such Director or Officer reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. |
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| (ii)Actions, Suits and Proceedings By or In the Right of the Corporation. Each Director and Officer shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation against any and all Expenses that are incurred by such Director or Officer or on such Director’s or Officer’s behalf in connection with any Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein by or in the right of the Corporation, which such Director or Officer is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or participant in by reason of such Director’s or Officer’s Corporate Status, if such Director or Officer acted in good faith and in a manner such Director or Officer reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful; provided, however, that no indemnification shall be made under this Article VISection 2(a)(ii) in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such Director or Officer shall have been finally adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be liable to the Corporation, unless, and only to the extent that, the Court of Chancery or another court in which such Proceeding was brought shall determine upon application that, despite adjudication of liability, but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such Director or Officer is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification for such Expenses that such court deems proper. |
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| (iii)Survival of Rights. The rights of indemnification provided by this Section 2 shall continue as to a Director or Officer after he or she has ceased to be a Director or Officer and shall inure to the benefit of his or her estate, heirs, executors, administrators, legatees and distributees. |
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| (iv)Actions by Directors or Officers. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation shall indemnify any Director or Officer seeking indemnification in connection with a Proceeding initiated by such Director or Officer only if such Proceeding was authorized in advance by the Board, unless such Proceeding was brought to enforce an Officer or Director’s rights to indemnification or, in the case of Directors, advancement of Expenses under these Bylaws in accordance with the provisions set forth herein. |
Section 3.Indemnification of Non-Officer Employees. Subject to the operation of Section 6 of this Article VI of these Bylaws, each Non-Officer Employee may, in the discretion of the Board, be indemnified by the Corporation to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, against any or all Expenses and Liabilities that are
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incurred by such Non-Officer Employee or on such Non-Officer Employee’s behalf in connection with any threatened, pending or completed Proceeding, or any claim, issue or matter therein, which such Non-Officer Employee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or participant in by reason of such Non-Officer Employee’s Corporate Status, if such Non-Officer Employee acted in good faith and in a manner such Non-Officer Employee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. The rights of indemnification provided by this Section 3 shall exist as to a Non-Officer Employee after he or she has ceased to be a Non-Officer Employee and shall inure to the benefit of his or her estate, heirs, executors, administrators, legatees and distributees. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation may indemnify any Non-Officer Employee seeking indemnification in connection with a Proceeding initiated by such Non-Officer Employee only if such Proceeding was authorized in advance by the Board.
Section 4.Good Faith. Unless ordered by a court, no indemnification shall be provided pursuant to this Article VI to a Director, to an Officer or to a Non-Officer Employee unless a determination shall have been made that 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 Proceeding, such person had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. Such determination shall be made by (a) a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board, (b) a committee comprised of Disinterested Directors, such committee having been designated by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors (even though less than a quorum), (c) if there are no such Disinterested Directors, or if a majority of Disinterested Directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (d) by the stockholders of the Corporation.
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| Section 5.Advancement of Expenses to Directors Prior to Final Disposition. |
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| (a) The Corporation shall advance all Expenses incurred by or on behalf of any Director in connection with any Proceeding in which such Director is involved by reason of such Director’s Corporate Status within sixty (60) days after the receipt by the Corporation of a written statement from such Director requesting such advance or advances from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of such Proceeding. Such statement or statements shall reasonably evidence the Expenses incurred by such Director and shall be preceded or accompanied by an undertaking by or on behalf of such Director to repay any Expenses so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that such Director is not entitled to be indemnified against such Expenses. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation shall advance all Expenses incurred by or on behalf of any Director seeking advancement of expenses hereunder in connection with a Proceeding initiated by such Director only if such Proceeding was (i) authorized by the Board, or (ii) brought to enforce such Director’s rights to indemnification or advancement of Expenses under these Bylaws. |
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| (b) If a claim for advancement of Expenses hereunder by a Director is not paid in full by the Corporation within sixty (60) days after receipt by the Corporation of documentation of Expenses and the required undertaking, such Director may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim |
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| and if successful in whole or in part, such Director shall also be entitled to be paid the expenses of prosecuting such claim. The failure of the Corporation (including the Board or any committee thereof, independent legal counsel, or stockholders) to make a determination concerning the permissibility of such advancement under this Article VI shall not be a defense to an action brought by a Director for recovery of the unpaid amount of an advancement claim and shall not create a presumption that such advancement is not permissible. The burden of proving that a Director is not entitled to an advancement of expenses shall be on the Corporation. |
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Section 6.Advancement of Expenses to Officers and Non-Officer Employees Prior to Final Disposition.
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| (a) The Corporation may, at the discretion of the Board, advance any or all Expenses incurred by or on behalf of any Officer or any Non-Officer Employee in connection with any Proceeding in which such person is involved by reason of his or her Corporate Status as an Officer or Non-Officer Employee upon the receipt by the Corporation of a statement or statements from such Officer or Non-Officer Employee requesting such advance or advances from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of such Proceeding. Such statement or statements shall reasonably evidence the Expenses incurred by such Officer or Non-Officer Employee and shall be preceded or accompanied by an undertaking by or on behalf of such person to repay any Expenses so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that such Officer or Non-Officer Employee is not entitled to be indemnified against such Expenses. |
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| (a) The provisions of this Article VI shall be deemed to be a contract between the Corporation and each Director and Officer entitled to the benefits hereof at any time while this Article VI is in effect, in consideration of such person’s past or current and any future performance of services for the Corporation. Neither amendment, repeal or modification of any provision of this Article VI nor the adoption of any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article VI shall eliminate or reduce any right conferred by this Article VI in respect of any act or omission occurring, or any cause of action or claim that accrues or arises or any state of facts existing, at the time of or before such amendment, repeal, modification or adoption of an inconsistent provision (even in the case of a proceeding based on such a state of facts that is commenced after such time), and all rights to indemnification and advancement of Expenses granted herein |
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| (b) If a claim for indemnification hereunder by a Director or Officer is not paid in full by the Corporation within sixty (60) days after receipt by the Corporation of a written claim for indemnification, such Director or Officer may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim, and if successful in whole or in part, such Director or Officer shall also be entitled to be paid the expenses of prosecuting such claim. The failure of the Corporation (including the Board or any committee thereof, independent legal counsel, or stockholders) to make a determination concerning the permissibility of such indemnification under this Article VI shall not be a defense to an action brought by a Director or Officer for recovery of the unpaid amount of an indemnification claim and shall not create a presumption that such indemnification is not permissible. The burden of proving that a Director or Officer is not entitled to indemnification shall be on the Corporation. |
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Section 8.Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The rights to indemnification and to advancement of Expenses set forth in this Article VI shall not be exclusive of any other right which any Director, Officer, or Non-Officer Employee may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or Disinterested Directors or otherwise.
Section 9.Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any Director, Officer or Non-Officer Employee against any liability of any character asserted against or incurred by the Corporation or any such Director, Officer or Non-Officer Employee, or arising out of any such person’s Corporate Status, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under the DGCL or the provisions of this Article VI.
Section 10.Other Indemnification. The Corporation’s obligation, if any, to indemnify or provide advancement of Expenses to any person under this Article VI as a result of such person serving, at the request of the Corporation, as a director, partner, trustee, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise shall be reduced by any amount such person may collect as indemnification or advancement of Expenses from such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or enterprise (the “Primary Indemnitor”). Any indemnification or advancement of Expenses under this Article VI owed by the Corporation as a result of a person serving, at the request of the Corporation, as a director, partner, trustee, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other
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enterprise shall only be in excess of, and shall be secondary to, the indemnification or advancement of Expenses available from the applicable Primary Indemnitor(s) and any applicable insurance policies.
ARTICLE VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 1.Checks. All checks or demands for money and notes of the Corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers as the Board may from time to time designate.
Section 2.Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be from January 1 to December 31, or such other dates as shall be determined by resolution of the Board from time to time.
Section 3.Corporate Seal. The corporate seal shall have the name of the Corporation inscribed thereon and shall be in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Board. The Corporation may use the corporate seal by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or reproduced or otherwise.
Section 4.Manner of Giving Notice. Whenever, under the provisions of applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, notice is required to be given to any director or stockholder, it shall not be construed to mean personal notice, but such notice may be given in writing, by mail, addressed to such director or stockholder, at such director’s or stockholder’s address as it appears on the records of the Corporation, with postage thereon prepaid, and such notice shall be deemed to be given at the time when the same shall be deposited in the United States mail. Notice to directors may also be given by facsimile, by electronic transmission, telephone, telegram, overnight courier or by other means of electronic transmission.
Except as otherwise provided by applicable law, notice to stockholders may also be given by a form of electronic transmission consented to by the stockholder to whom the notice is given. Any such consent shall be revocable by the stockholder by written notice to the Corporation. Notice given by a form of electronic transmission shall be deemed given (i) if by facsimile telecommunication, 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 a 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) if by any other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the stockholder. An affidavit of the secretary or an assistant secretary or any agent of the Corporation that the notice has been given by a form of electronic transmission shall, in the absence of fraud, beprima facie evidence of the facts stated therein. “Electronic transmission” means any form of communication, not directly involving the physical transmission of paper, which creates a record that may be retained, retrieved and reviewed by a recipient thereof, and that may be directly reproduced in paper form by such a recipient through an automated process.
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Section 5.Waiver of Notice. Whenever any notice is required to be given under the provisions of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to said notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person entitled to said notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent thereto. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, which objection shall be made at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of any regular or special meeting of the stockholders, directors, or members of a committee of directors need be specified in any written waiver of notice or any waiver by electronic transmission unless so required by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws.
ARTICLE VIII
AMENDMENTS
Section 1.Amendment by Directors or Stockholders. These Bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed, and new Bylaws may be adopted, by the stockholders or by the Board; provided, that (a) the Board may not alter, amend or repeal any provision of these Bylaws which by law, by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these Bylaws requires action by the stockholders and (b) any alteration, amendment or repeal of these Bylaws by the Board and any new Bylaw adopted by the Board may be altered, amended or repealed by the stockholders.
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