Exhibit 3.2
AMENDED AND RESTATED
BYLAWS OF
COHBAR, INC.
Adopted January 6, 2015
AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
OF
COHBAR, INC.
ARTICLE I – STOCKHOLDERS
1.1Place of Meetings. Meetings of stockholders of CohBar, Inc. (the “Corporation”) shall be held at any place, within or outside the State of Delaware, determined by the Corporation’s Board of Directors, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President (in the absence of a Chief Executive Officer). The Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, determine that a meeting of stockholders shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication as authorized by Section 211(a)(2) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”). In the absence of any such designation or determination, stockholders’ meetings shall be held at the Corporation’s principal executive office.
1.2Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of stockholders for the election of directors and for the transaction of such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting shall be held on a date and at a time designated by the Board of Directors, Chairperson of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President (in the absence of a Chief Executive Officer), which date shall not be a legal holiday in the place where the meeting is to be held.
1.3Special Meetings. Special meetings of the stockholders may be called at any time by the Board of Directors, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, or the President (in the absence of a Chief Executive Officer), and shall be called by the Secretary upon the valid written request of one or more stockholders holding shares of record of the Corporation’s capital stock representing in the aggregate at least twenty-five percent (25%) (the “Requisite Percentage”) of the then outstanding shares of the Corporation’s capital stock entitled to vote on the matter(s) proposed to be voted on at such meeting (each, a “Requesting Stockholder”).
Any meeting called at the valid request of the Requesting Stockholder(s) pursuant to thisSection 1.3 shall be held at such date, time and place as may be fixed by the Board of Directors, provided that the date of such special meeting shall not be more than ninety (90) days after the receipt by the Secretary of such request. To be valid, the request or requests must (i) be written, (ii) be delivered to the Secretary at the Corporation’s principal executive office (the date on which the Secretary receives the request is the “Delivery Date”), (iii) include the specific purpose(s) of the special meeting of stockholders and the specific matter(s) proposed to be voted on at the meeting, (iv) comply with the requirements ofSection 1.11(a)(iii) of these Bylaws, (v) include documentary evidence that the Requesting Stockholder(s) own the Requisite Percentage on the Delivery Date, (vi) include a certification that each such Requesting Stockholder will continue to hold at least the number of shares of common stock set forth in the request with respect to each such Requesting Stockholder through the date of the special meeting and (vii) be signed and dated by the Requesting Stockholder(s) or a duly authorized agent of such Requesting Stockholder(s). If the Requesting Stockholder(s) are not the beneficial owners of the shares
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representing the Requisite Percentage, then the documentary evidence required by subsection (v) of thisSection 1.3 must also include proof that the beneficial owners on whose behalf the request(s) are made beneficially own the Requisite Percentage on the Delivery Date in order for the request to be valid. For purposes of these Bylaws, the term “beneficial owner” shall have the meaning ascribed in Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Any Requesting Stockholder who submits a written request for a special meeting of stockholders may revoke that written request at any time by delivering a written revocation to the Secretary at the Corporation’s principal executive office. The failure of any Requesting Stockholder to appear at the special meeting of stockholders or to send a qualified representative to the special meeting of stockholders to present such matter(s) to be voted on at the special meeting of stockholders shall also constitute a revocation of such request. If there is more than one Requesting Stockholder and the revocation or deemed revocation by one or more Requesting Stockholders causes the remaining Requesting Stockholders to hold in the aggregate less than the Requisite Percentage, the Board of Directors, in its discretion, may cancel the special meeting. If none of the Requesting Stockholder(s) appears or sends a qualified representative to present the nominations proposed to be presented or other business proposed to be conducted at the special meeting, the Corporation need not present such nominations or other business for a vote at the special meeting.
The Corporation is not required to call a special meeting of stockholders pursuant to thisSection 1.3 with respect to any matter proposed to be presented by the Requesting Stockholder(s) if (w) the Delivery Date is during the period commencing 90 days prior to the first anniversary of the date of the immediately preceding annual meeting and ending on the date of the next annual meeting, (x) a substantially similar matter was included on the agenda of any annual or special meeting of stockholders held within 120 days prior to the Delivery Date, or will be included on the agenda at an annual or special meeting to be held within 90 days after the Delivery Date (and for purposes of this clause (x), a proposal involving an increase or decrease in the authorized number of directors, or the nomination, appointment, election or removal of directors, shall be considered substantially similar to all other matters involving a change in the authorized number of directors, or the nomination, appointment, election or removal of directors), (y) the purpose of the special meeting of stockholders is not a proper subject for stockholder action under applicable law, or (z) the written request for a special meeting of stockholders itself, including the matter proposed, fails to comply with applicable law(s) or thisSection 1.3.
The business conducted at any special meeting of stockholders called in accordance with thisSection 1.3 shall be limited to the business set forth in the notice of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may submit additional matters to the stockholders at the meeting by including those matters in the notice of the special meeting of stockholders. The Board of Directors may postpone or reschedule any previously scheduled special meeting of stockholders.
1.4Notice of Stockholders’ Meetings. Except as otherwise provided by law, written notice of each meeting of stockholders, whether annual or special, shall be given not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting. The notices of all meetings shall state the place, date and time of the meeting. The notice of a special meeting shall state, in addition, the purpose or purposes for
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which the meeting is called. Without limiting the manner in which notice may be given to stockholders, any notice shall be effective if given by a form of electronic transmission consented to (in a manner consistent with the DGCL) by the stockholder to whom the notice is given. If mailed, notice is given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at such stockholder’s address as it appears on the records of the Corporation. If notice is given by electronic transmission, such notice shall be deemed given at the time specified in Section 232 of the DGCL.
1.5Voting List. The Secretary of the Corporation shall prepare, at least ten (10) days before each meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting, at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held. The list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time of the meeting, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present. The list shall presumptively determine the identity of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting and the number of shares held by each such stockholder.
1.6Quorum. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the holders of not less than one-third (1/3) of the total voting power of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person, present by means of remote communication in a manner, if any, authorized by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; provided, however, that where a separate vote by a class or classes or series of capital stock is required by law or the Certificate of Incorporation, the holders of not less than one-third (1/3) of the total voting power of the shares of such class or classes or series of the capital stock of the Corporation issued and outstanding and entitled to vote on such matter, present in person, present by means of remote communication in a manner, if any, authorized by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to the vote on such matter. A quorum, once established at a meeting, shall not be broken by the withdrawal of a sufficient number of votes to leave less than a quorum remaining at the meeting.
1.7Adjournments. Any meeting of stockholders may be adjourned to any other time and to any other place at which a meeting of stockholders may be held under these Bylaws by the stockholders present or represented at the meeting and entitled to vote, although less than a quorum, or, if no stockholder is present, any officer entitled to preside at or to act as secretary of such meeting. It shall not be necessary to notify any stockholder of any adjournment of less than thirty (30) days if the time and place of the adjourned meeting, and the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting, are announced at the meeting at which adjournment is taken, unless after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting. At the adjourned meeting, the Corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting.
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1.8Voting and Proxies. Each stockholder shall have one (1) vote for each share of stock entitled to vote held of record by such stockholder and a proportionate vote for each fractional share so held, unless otherwise provided by law or the Certificate of Incorporation. Each stockholder of record entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders may vote in person (including by means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting) or may authorize another person or persons to vote for such stockholder by a proxy executed or transmitted in a manner permitted by the DGCL by the stockholder or such stockholder’s authorized agent and delivered (including by electronic transmission) to the Secretary of the Corporation. No such proxy shall be voted upon after three years from the date of its execution, unless the proxy expressly provides for a longer period.
1.9Action at Meeting. When a quorum is present at any meeting, any matter other than the election of directors to be voted upon by the stockholders at such meeting shall be decided by the vote of the holders of shares of stock having a majority in voting power of the votes cast by the holders of all shares of stock present or represented at the meeting and voting on such matter (or if there are two or more classes or series of stock entitled to vote as separate classes, then in the case of each such class or series, the holders of a majority in voting power of the shares of stock of that class or series present or represented and voting on such matter), except where a different vote is required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws. When a quorum is present at any meeting, any election by stockholders of persons to the Board of Directors shall be determined by a plurality of the votes cast by the stockholders entitled to vote on the election.
1.10No Action by Written Consent. Subject to the rights of holders of any class or series of preferred stock then outstanding, as may be set forth in the certificate of designation relating to such preferred stock, any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders may be taken only upon the vote of stockholders at an annual or special meeting duly noticed and called in accordance with these Bylaws and the DGCL and may not be taken by written consent of stockholders without a meeting.
1.11Notice of Nominations and Stockholder Business. Except for (1) any persons entitled to be elected to the Board of Directors by the holders of preferred stock, (2) any directors elected in accordance withSection 2.5 hereof by the Board of Directors to fill any vacancy or newly-created directorship, or (3) as otherwise required by law or stock exchange regulation, only persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures of thisSection 1.11 shall be eligible for election to the Board of Directors.
(a)Annual Meetings of Stockholders.
(i) Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors or the proposal of other business to be transacted by stockholders at an annual meeting of stockholders may be made only (A) pursuant to the provisions ofSection 1.4 hereof, (B) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, or (C) by any stockholder of the Corporation who is a stockholder of record at the time of giving of notice provided for in thisSection 1.11(a) and at the time of the annual meeting, who shall be entitled to vote at the meeting, and who complies with the procedures set forth in thisSection 1.11(a).
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(ii) For nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting of stockholders pursuant toSection 1.11(a)(i)(C) hereof, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation and any such proposed business (other than the nomination of persons for election the Board of Directors) must constitute a proper matter for stockholder action. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice shall be delivered to, or mailed and received by, the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than ninety (90) days nor more than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting of stockholders; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is advanced more than thirty (30) days prior to such anniversary date or delayed more than seventy (70) days following such anniversary date, such notice must be received by the Corporation no earlier than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to such annual meeting and no later than the later of seventy (70) days prior to the date of the meeting or the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public announcement of the date of the meeting was first made by the Corporation. In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting commence a new time period (or extend any time period) of the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described in thisSection 1.11(a)(ii).
(iii) A stockholder’s notice to the Secretary of the Corporation shall set forth (A) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection to the Board of Directors, all information relating to such person that that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for the election of directors, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), including such person’s written consent to be named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving on the Board of Directors if elected, (B) as to any other business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the text of the proposal or business (including the text of any resolution proposed for consideration and, in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend these Bylaws, the text of the proposed amendment), the reasons for conducting such business and any material interest in such business of such stockholder and the Stockholder Associated Person (as defined below), if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made, and (C) as to the stockholder giving the notice and the Stockholder Associated Person, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made: (1) the name and address of such stockholder (as they appear on the Corporation’s books) and any such Stockholder Associated Person, (2) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are held of record or are beneficially owned by such stockholder and by any such Stockholder Associated Person, (3) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between or among such stockholder and any such Stockholder Associated Person, any of their respective affiliates or associates, and any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such nomination or other business, (4) a description of any agreement, arrangement, or understanding (including, regardless of the form of settlement, any derivatives, long or short positions, profit interests, forwards, futures, swaps, options, warrants, convertible securities, stock appreciation or similar rights, hedging transactions and borrowed or loaned shares) that has been entered into by or on behalf of, or any other agreement, arrangement or understanding that has been made, the effect or intent of which is to create or mitigate loss to, manage risk or benefit of share price changes for, or increase or decrease the voting power of, such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person or any such nominee with respect to the Corporation’s securities, (5) a representation that
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the stockholder is a holder of record of the stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to bring such nomination or other business before the meeting, and (6) a representation as to whether such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person intends or is part of a group that intends to (i) deliver a proxy statement and/or form a proxy of holders of at least the percentage of the voting power of the Corporation’s outstanding capital stock required to approve or adopt the proposal or elect each such nominee and/or (ii) otherwise to solicit proxies from stockholders in support of such proposal or nomination. If requested by the Corporation, the information required pursuant toSection 1.11(a)(iii)(C)(2),(3) and(4) hereof shall be supplemented by such stockholder and any such Stockholder Associated Person not less than ten (10) days after the record date for the meeting to disclose such information as of the record date.
(iv) For the purposes of thisSection 1.11, the term “Stockholder Associated Person” as used in relation to any stockholder shall mean (A) any person controlling, directly or indirectly, or acting in concert with, such stockholder, (B) any beneficial owner of shares of stock of the Corporation owned of record or beneficially by such stockholder, and (C) any person controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such Stockholder Associated Person.
(b)Special Meetings of Stockholders. If the election of persons to the Board of Directors is included as business to be brought before a special meeting of stockholders in the Corporation’s notice of meeting delivered pursuant toSection 1.4 hereof, nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors at a special meeting of stockholders may be made only (A) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (B) by any stockholder of the Corporation who is a stockholder of record at the time of giving of notice provided for in thisSection 1.11(b) and at the time of the special meeting, who shall be entitled to vote at the meeting, and who complies with the procedures set forth in thisSection 1.11(b). For nominations to be properly brought before any special meetings pursuant toSection 1.11(b)(B) hereof, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice shall be delivered to, or mailed to and received by, the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation (1) no earlier than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the date of the special meeting and (2) no later than the later of ninety (90) days prior to the date of the special meeting or the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public announcement of the date of the special meeting was first made by the Corporation. A stockholder’s notice to the Secretary of the Corporation pursuant to thisSection 1.11(b) shall comply with the requirements ofSection 1.11(a)(iii).
(c)General.
(i) At the request of the Board of Directors, any person nominated by the Board of Directors for election to the Board of Directors shall furnish to the Secretary of the Corporation the information required to be set forth in stockholder’s notice of nomination that pertains to the nominee. No person shall be eligible to be nominated for election to the Board of Directors by a stockholder unless nominated in accordance with the procedures of thisSection 1.11. No business proposed by a stockholder shall be conducted at a meeting of stockholders except in accordance withSection 1.11. The chairperson of the meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that a nomination was not made in accordance with the procedures prescribed by these Bylaws or that business was not properly brought before
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the meeting, and if he should so determine, he shall so declare to the meeting and the defective nomination shall be disregarded or such business shall not be transacted, as the case may be. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of thisSection 1.11, unless otherwise required by law, if the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not appear at the annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to present a nomination or other proposed business, such nomination shall be disregarded or such proposed business shall not be transacted, as the case may be, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Corporation. For the purposes of thisSection 1.11, to be considered a qualified representative of the stockholder, a person must be a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such stockholder or must be authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as proxy at the meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting of stockholders.
(ii) Without limiting the foregoing provisions of thisSection 1.11, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, with respect to the matters set forth in thisSection 1.11; provided, however, that any reference in these Bylaws to the Exchange Act or such rules and regulations promulgated thereunder are not intended to, and shall not, limit any requirement applicable to nominations or proposals as to any other business to be considered pursuant to thisSection 1.11.
(d)Proxy Access Rules. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the notice requirements set forth herein with respect to nomination of persons for election to the Board of Directors or other business pursuant to thisSection 1.11 shall be deemed satisfied by a stockholder if such stockholder has submitted a proposal to the Corporation, a nomination in compliance with Rule 14a-11 under the Exchange Act, or a proposal in compliance with Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, and such stockholder’s nomination or proposal, as the case may be, has been included in a proxy statement that has been prepared by the Corporation to solicit proxies for the meeting of stockholders.
1.12Conduct of Meetings. At each meeting of stockholders, the Chairperson of the Board, if one shall have been elected, or in the Chairperson of the Board’s absence or if one shall not have been elected, the Director designated by the vote of a majority of the Directors present at such meeting, shall act as chairperson of the meeting. The Secretary of the Corporation shall act as secretary of the meeting and keep the minutes thereof or, in the Secretary’s absence or inability to act, the person whom the Chairperson of the Board shall appoint shall perform such tasks. The order of business at all meetings of stockholders shall be as determined by the chairperson of the meeting.
ARTICLE 2 – DIRECTORS
2.1General Powers. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of a Board of Directors, which may exercise all of the powers of the Corporation except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation, or these Bylaws. In the event of a vacancy on the Board of Directors, the remaining members of the Board of Directors, except as otherwise provided by law, may exercise the powers of the full Board of Directors until the vacancy is filled.
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2.2Number; Election and Qualification. Subject to the rights of holders of any class or series of preferred stock to elect persons to the Board of Directors and the rules of any stock exchange on which the any securities of the Corporation may be listed, the number of Directors shall be established by the Board of Directors; provided, however that the Board of Directors shall have at least one (1) member. Election of persons to the Board of Directors need not be by written ballot. Members of the Board of Directors need not be stockholders of the Corporation.
2.3Chairperson of the Board; Vice Chairperson of the Board. The Board of Directors may appoint from its members a Chairperson of the Board and a Vice Chairperson of the Board. If the Board of Directors appoints a Chairperson of the Board, such Chairperson shall perform such duties and possess such powers as are assigned by the Board of Directors and, if the Chairperson of the Board is also designated as the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer, shall have the powers and duties of the Chief Executive Officer prescribed inSection 3.7 hereof. If the Board of Directors appoints a Vice Chairperson of the Board, such Vice Chairperson shall perform such duties and possess such powers as are assigned by the Board of Directors. Unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors, the Chairperson of the Board, or in the Chairperson’s absence, the Vice Chairperson of the Board, if any, shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors.
2.4Tenure. Subject to the rights of holders of any class or series of preferred stock to elect persons to the Board of Directors, directors shall be elected at each annual meeting of the stockholders; provided, that the term of each Director shall continue until the election and qualification of such Director’s successor and be subject to such Director’s earlier death, resignation or removal.
2.5Vacancies. Subject to the rights of holders of any class or series of Preferred Stock to elect persons to the Board of Directors, any vacancy on the Board of Directors, however occurring, including a vacancy resulting from an enlargement of the Board of Directors, may be filled by vote of a majority of the Directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining Director. A person elected to fill a vacancy on the Board of Directors shall be elected for the unexpired term of such person’s predecessor in office, and a person appointed to fill a position resulting from an increase in the size of the Board of Directors shall hold office until next annual meeting of stockholders and until the election and qualification of such person’s successor and be subject to such person’s earlier death, resignation or removal.
2.6Resignation. Any Director may resign by delivering a resignation in writing or by electronic transmission to the Corporation at its principal executive office or to the Chairperson of the Board, if any, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, or the Secretary of the Corporation. Such resignation shall be effective upon delivery unless it is specified to be effective at some time later or upon the occurrence of some later event.
2.7Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice at such time and place, either within or outside the State of Delaware, as shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors; provided that any Director who is
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absent when such a determination is made shall be given notice of the determination. A regular meeting of the Board of Directors may be held without notice immediately after and at the same place as the annual meeting of stockholders.
2.8Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any time and place, within or without the State of Delaware, designated in a call by the Chairperson of the Board, if any, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, three (3) or more members of the Board of Directors, or by one (1) member of the Board of Directors in the event that there is only a single Director in office.
2.9Notice of Special Meetings. Notice of the date, place, and time of any special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be given to each Director by the Secretary of the Corporation or by the officer or one of the Directors calling the meeting. Notice shall be duly given to each member of the Board of Directors: (i) in person or by telephone at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance of the meeting, (ii) by sending written notice by reputable overnight courier, telecopy, facsimile, electronic transmission, or delivering written notice by hand to such Director’s last known business, home, or electronic transmission address at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the meeting, or (iii) by sending written notice by first-class mail to such Director’s last known business or home address at least ninety-six (96) hours in advance of the meeting. A notice or waiver of notice of a meeting of the Board of Directors need not specify the purposes of the meeting.
2.10Meetings by Conference Communications Equipment. Members of the Board of Directors may participate in meetings of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation by such means shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
2.11Quorum. A majority of the total number of members of the whole Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the Board of Directors. In the absence of a quorum at any such meeting, a majority of the Directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.
2.12Action at Meeting. At any meeting of the Board of Directors at which a quorum is present, the vote of a majority of those present shall be sufficient to take any action, unless a different vote is specified by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws.
2.13Action by Consent. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting, if all members of the Board of Directors or committee, as the case may be, consent to the action in writing or by electronic transmission, and the written consents or electronic transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee.
2.14Removal. Subject to the rights of holders of any class or series of preferred stock to elect persons to the Board of Directors and the requirements of any exchange on which the Corporation’s securities may be listed, members of the Board of Directors may be removed, with
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or without cause, by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the total voting power of the issued and outstanding shares of the Corporation’s capital stock, voting together as a single class.
2.15Committees. The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the entire Board of Directors, designate one (1) or more committees, each committee to consist of one (1) or more of the members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may designate one (1) or more of its members as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members of the committee present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he, she, or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors and subject to the provisions of the DGCL, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it. Each such committee shall keep minutes and make such reports as the Board of Directors may from time to time request. Except as the Board of Directors may otherwise determine, any committee may make rules for the conduct of its business, but unless otherwise provided by the members of such committee or in such rules, its business shall be conducted as nearly as possible in the same manner as is provided in these Bylaws for the Board of Directors.
2.16Compensation of Directors. Members of the Board Directors may be paid such compensation for their services and such reimbursement for expenses of attendance at meetings as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine. No such payment shall preclude any Director from serving the Corporation or any of its parent or subsidiary corporations in any other capacity and receiving compensation for such service.
ARTICLE III – OFFICERS
3.1Enumeration. The officers of the Corporation shall consist of a Chief Executive Officer, a Chief Financial Officer, a President, a Secretary, a Treasurer, one (1) or more Vice Presidents and such other officers with such other titles as the Board of Directors shall determine, including one or more Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Secretaries. The Board of Directors may appoint such other officers as it may deem appropriate.
3.2Election of Officers. The Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, President, Treasurer and Secretary shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors at its first meeting following the annual meeting of stockholders. Other officers may be appointed by the Board of Directors at such meeting or at any other meeting.
3.3Qualification. No officer need be a stockholder. Any two (2) or more offices may be held by the same person.
3.4Tenure. Except as otherwise provided by law, by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these Bylaws, each officer shall hold office until such officer’s successor is elected and qualified, unless a different term is specified in the resolution choosing or appointing such officer, or until such officer’s earlier death, resignation or removal.
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3.5Resignation and Removal. Any officer may resign by delivering a resignation in writing or by electronic transmission to the Corporation at its principal executive office or to the Chairperson of the Board, if any, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Secretary of the Corporation. Such resignation shall be effective upon delivery unless it is specified to be effective at some time later or upon the occurrence of some later event. Any officer may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors then in office.Except as the Board of Directors may otherwise determine, no officer who resigns or is removed shall have any right to any compensation as an officer for any period following such officer’s resignation or removal, or any right to damages on account of such removal, whether such officer’s compensation be by the month or by the year or otherwise, unless such compensation is expressly provided in a duly authorized written agreement with the Corporation.
3.6Vacancies. The Board of Directors may fill any vacancy occurring in any office for any reason and may, in its discretion, leave unfilled for such period as it may determine any offices other than those of Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, President, Treasurer and Secretary. Each such successor shall hold office for the unexpired term of such officer’s predecessor and until such officer’s successor is elected and qualified, or until such officer’s earlier death, resignation or removal.
3.7Chief Executive Officer; President. Unless the Board of Directors has designated another person as the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer, the President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. The Chief Executive Officer shall have general charge and supervision of the business of the Corporation subject to the direction of the Board of Directors, and shall perform all duties and have all powers that are commonly incident to the office of chief executive officer or that are delegated to such officer by the Board of Directors. The President shall perform such other duties and shall have such other powers as the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer (if the President is not the Chief Executive Officer) may from time to time prescribe. In the event of the absence, inability or refusal to act of the Chief Executive Officer or the President (if the President is not the Chief Executive Officer), the Chief Financial Officer shall perform the duties of the Chief Executive Officer and when so performing such duties shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the Chief Executive Officer.
3.8Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer shall have general charge and supervision of the financial operations of the Corporation subject to the direction of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer, and shall perform all duties and have all powers that are commonly incident to the office of chief financial officer or that are delegated to such officer by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer from time to time.
3.9Vice Presidents. Each Vice President shall perform such duties and possess such powers as the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer may from time to time prescribe. The Board of Directors may assign to any Vice President the title of Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President or any other title selected by the Board of Directors.
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3.10Secretary and Assistant Secretaries. The Secretary shall perform such duties and shall have such powers as the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer may from time to time prescribe. In addition, the Secretary shall perform such duties and have such powers as are incident to the office of the secretary, including without limitation the duty and power to give notices of all meetings of stockholders and special meetings of the Board of Directors, to attend all meetings of stockholders and the Board of Directors and keep a record of the proceedings, to maintain a stock ledger and prepare lists of stockholders and their addresses as required, to be custodian of corporate records and the corporate seal and to affix and attest to the same on documents.
Any Assistant Secretary shall perform such duties and possess such powers as the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary may from time to time prescribe. In the event of the absence, inability or refusal to act of the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary (or if there shall be more than one, the Assistant Secretaries in the order determined by the Board of Directors) shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Secretary.
In the absence of the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary at any meeting of stockholders or the Board of Directors, the person presiding at the meeting shall designate a temporary secretary to keep a record of the meeting.
3.11Treasurer and Assistant Treasurers. The Treasurer shall perform such duties and shall have such powers as the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer may from time to time prescribe. In addition, the Treasurer shall perform such duties and have such powers as are incident to the office of treasurer, including without limitation the duty and power to keep and be responsible for all funds and securities of the Corporation, to deposit funds of the Corporation in depositories selected in accordance with these Bylaws, to disburse such funds as ordered by the Board of Directors, to make proper accounts of such funds and to render as required by the Board of Directors statements of all such transactions and of the financial condition of the Corporation.
The Assistant Treasurer shall perform such duties and possess such powers as the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the Treasurer may from time to time prescribe. In the event of the absence, inability, or refusal to act of the Treasurer, the Assistant Treasurer (or if there shall be more than one, the Assistant Treasurers in the order determined by the Board of Directors) shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Treasurer.
3.12Salaries. Officers of the Corporation shall be entitled to such salaries, compensation or reimbursement as shall be fixed or allowed from time to time by the Board of Directors.
3.13Delegation. The Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers or duties of any officer to any other officer or agent, notwithstanding any provision hereof.
ARTICLE IV – CAPITAL STOCK
4.1Issuance of Stock. Subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, the whole or any part of any unissued balance of the authorized capital stock of the Corporation or the whole or any part of any unissued balance of the authorized capital stock of the
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Corporation held in its treasury may be issued, sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of by vote of the Board of Directors in such manner, for such consideration and on such terms as the Board of Directors may determine; provided, that, other than in connection with the issuance of capital stock or securities convertible into capital stock by way of stock dividend or other distribution made to substantially all holders of the Company’s capital stock, the Corporation shall not issue shares of its capital stock while its securities are listed on the Toronto Venture Exchange unless (i) the consideration for such shares has been fully paid in cash, or if not for cash, in property or past services that have a fair value not less than the value of such shares, as determined by the Board of Directors, and (ii) such shares are fully paid and non-assessable.
4.2Certificates of Stock. The shares of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates, provided that the Board of Directors may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any class or series of the Corporation’s stock shall be uncertificated shares. Every holder of stock of the Corporation represented by certificates shall be entitled to have a certificate, in such form as may be prescribed by law and by the Board of Directors, representing the number and class of shares held by such holder registered in certificate form. Each such certificate shall be signed in a manner that complies with Section 158 of the DGCL. Each certificate for shares of stock which are subject to any restriction on transfer pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws, applicable securities laws or any agreement among any number of stockholders or among such holders and the Corporation shall have conspicuously noted on the face or back of the certificate either the full text of the restriction or a statement of the existence of such restriction.
If the Corporation shall be authorized to issue more than one class of stock or more than one series of any class, the powers, designations, preferences and relative participating, optional, or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights shall be set forth in full or summarized on the face or back of each certificate representing shares of such class or series of stock, provided that in lieu of the foregoing requirements there may be set forth on the face or back of each certificate representing shares of such class or series of stock a statement that the Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests a copy of the full text of the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualification, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.
Within a reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of uncertificated shares, the Corporation shall send to the registered holder thereof a written notice containing the information required to be set forth or stated on certificates pursuant to Sections 151, 202(a), or 218 of the DGCL, with respect to Section 151 of the DGCL, a statement that the corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers, designations, preferences and relative participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.
4.3Transfers. Shares of stock of the Corporation shall be transferrable in the manner prescribed by law and in these Bylaws. Transfers of shares of stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation or by transfer agents designated to transfer shares of stock of the Corporation. Subject to applicable law, shares of stock represented by certificates
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shall be transferred only on the books of the corporation by surrender to the Corporation or its transfer agent of the certificate representing such shares properly endorsed or accompanied by a written assignment or power of attorney properly executed, and with such proof of authority or the authenticity of signatures as the Corporation or its transfer agent may reasonably require. Except as may be otherwise required by law, by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these Bylaws, the Corporation shall be entitled to treat the record holder of stock as shown on its books as the owner of such stock for all purposes, including the payment of dividends and the right to vote with respect to such stock, regardless of any transfer, pledge or other disposition of such stock until the shares have been transferred on the books of the Corporation in accordance with the requirements of these Bylaws.
4.4Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. The Corporation may issue a new certificate of stock in place of any previously issued certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon such terms and conditions as the Board of Directors may prescribe, including the presentation of reasonable evidence of such loss, theft or destruction and the giving of such indemnity and posting of such bond as the Board of Directors may require for the protection of the Corporation, any transfer agent or registrar.
4.5Record Date. The Board of Directors may fix in advance a date as a record date for the determination of the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action. Such record date shall not precede the date on which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and such record date shall not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting, nor more than sixty (60) days prior to any other action to which such record date relates. If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day before the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day before the day on which the meeting is held. If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any other purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating to such purpose.
A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
4.6Regulations. The issue, transfer, conversion and registration of shares of stock of the Corporation shall be governed by such regulations as the Board of Directors may establish.
ARTICLE V – INDEMNIFICATION
5.1Actions, Suits and Proceedings Other than by or in the Right of the Corporation. The Corporation shall indemnify each person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made or 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, or has agreed to become, a
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Director or officer of the Corporation, or is, or was serving, or has agreed to serve, at the request of the Corporation, as a director, officer, trustee, general partner, managing member, fiduciary, board of directors’ committee member, employee or agent of, or in a similar capacity with, another corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise (all such persons being referred to hereafter as an “Indemnitee”), or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, against all expenses (including attorneys’ fees), liabilities, losses, judgments, fines, excise taxes and penalties arising under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or proceeding and any appeal therefrom, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner that Indemnitee 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 his or her 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 Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner that Indemnitee 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 his or her conduct was unlawful. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in thisArticle V, and except as set forth inSection 5.7 below, the Corporation shall not indemnify an Indemnitee seeking indemnification in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by the Indemnitee unless the initiation thereof was approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
5.2Actions or Suits by or in the Right of the Corporation. The Corporation shall indemnify any Indemnitee 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 Indemnitee is or was, or has agreed to become, a Director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving, or has agreed to serve, at the request of the Corporation, as a director, officer, trustee, general partner, managing member, fiduciary, board of directors’ committee member, employee, or agent of, or in a similar capacity with, another corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, against all expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or proceeding and any appeal therefrom, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner that Indemnitee 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 Indemnitee shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation, unless, and only to the extent, that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of such liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses (including attorneys’ fees) which the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or such other court shall deem proper.
5.3Indemnification for Expenses of Successful Party. Notwithstanding the other provisions of thisArticle V, to the extent that an Indemnitee has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, in defense of any action, suit, investigation or proceeding referred to inSection 5.1 orSection 5.2 of thisArticle V, or in defense of any claim, issue, or matter therein, or on appeal
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from any such action, suit, investigation or proceeding, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection therewith.
5.4Notification and Defense of Claim. As a condition precedent to an Indemnitee’s right to be indemnified, such Indemnitee must notify the Corporation in writing as soon as practicable of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation involving such Indemnitee for which indemnity will or could be sought. With respect to any action, suit, proceeding or investigation of which the Corporation is so notified, the Corporation will be entitled to participate therein at its own expense and/or to assume the defense thereof at its own expense, with legal counsel reasonably acceptable to Indemnitee. After notice from the Corporation to Indemnitee of its election so to assume such defense, the Corporation shall not be liable to Indemnitee for any legal or other expense subsequently incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit, proceeding or investigation, other than as provided below in thisSection 5.4. Indemnitee shall have the right to employ his or her own counsel in connection with such action, suit, proceeding or investigation, but the fees and expenses of such counsel incurred after notice from the Corporation of its assumption of the defense thereof shall be at the expense of Indemnitee unless (i) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been authorized by the Corporation; (ii) counsel to Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of interest or position on any significant issue between the Corporation and Indemnitee in the conduct of the defense of such action, suit, proceeding or investigation; or (iii) the Corporation shall not in fact have employed counsel to assume the defense of such action, suit, proceeding or investigation, in each of which cases the fees and expenses of counsel for Indemnitee shall be at the expense of the Corporation, except as otherwise expressly provided by thisArticle V. The Corporation shall not be entitled, without the consent of Indemnitee, to assume the defense of any claim brought by or in the right of the Corporation or as to which counsel for Indemnitee shall have reasonably reached the conclusion provided for in clause (ii) above. The Corporation shall not be required to indemnify an Indemnitee under thisArticle V for any amounts paid in settlement of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation effected without its written consent. The Corporation shall not settle any action, suit, proceeding or investigation in any manner which would impose any penalty or limitation on an Indemnitee without the Indemnitee’s written consent. Neither the Corporation nor an Indemnitee will unreasonably withhold or delay its consent to any proposed settlement.
5.5Advancement of Expenses. Subject to the provisions ofSection 5.6 of thisArticle V, in the event of any threatened or pending action, suit, proceeding or investigation of which the Corporation received notice under thisArticle V and with regard to which the Corporation does not assume the defense pursuant toSection 5.4 of thisArticle V, any expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in defending a civil or criminal action, suit, proceeding or investigation or any appeal therefrom shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such matter; provided, however, that the payment of such expenses incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in advance of the final disposition of such matter shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of Indemnitee to repay all amounts so advanced in the event that it shall ultimately be determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in thisArticle V. Such undertaking may be accepted without reference to the financial ability of such person to make such repayment.
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5.6Procedure for Indemnification. In order to obtain indemnification or advancement of expenses pursuant toSection 5.1,5.2,5.3 or5.5 of thisArticle V, an Indemnitee shall submit to the Corporation a written request, including in such request such documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification or advancement of expenses. Within thirty (30) days of receipt by the Corporation of such written request for indemnification, subject to the provision of thisArticle V, the Corporation shall advance to Indemnitee all expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with the relevant action, suit, proceeding or investigation, as set forth in such written request. As soon as practicable (but in no event later than sixty (60) days) after final disposition of the relevant action, suit, proceeding or investigation, a determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification shall be made in the specific case: (i) if a Change of Control shall not have occurred, (A) by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board of Directors, (B) by a committee of Disinterested Directors designated by majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board of Directors, or (C) if there are no such Disinterested Directors or, if such Disinterested Directors so direct, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Directors, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee; or (ii) if a Change of Control shall have occurred, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee.
For purposes of thisSection 5.6, the following terms shall be defined as follows:
“Change of Control” means any one of the follow circumstances occurring after the date of filing of this Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware: (i) there shall have occurred an event required to be reported with respect to the Corporation in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A (or in response to any similar item or any similar schedule or form) under the Exchange Act, regardless of whether the Corporation is then subject to such reporting requirement; (ii) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) shall have become, without prior approval of the Corporation’s Board of Directors by approval of at least two-thirds of the Continuing Directors, the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of outstanding capital stock of the Corporation representing fifteen percent (15%) or more of the combined voting power of the Corporation’s then outstanding capital stock (provided that, for the purpose of this Section 13(a)(ii), the term “person” shall exclude (x) the Corporation, (y) any trustee or other fiduciary holding stock of the Corporation under an employee benefit plan of the Corporation, and (z) any corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Corporation in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Corporation); (iii) there occurs a merger or consolidation of the Corporation with any other entity, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting capital stock of the Corporation outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than fifty-one percent (51%) of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation and with the power to elect at least a majority of the board of directors or other governing body of such surviving entity; (iv) all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation are sold or disposed of in a transaction or series of related transactions; (v) the
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approval of the stockholders of the Corporation of a complete liquidation of the Corporation; or (vi) the Continuing Directors cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board of Directors.
“Continuing Director” means (i) each member of the Board of Directors on the date of filing of this Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware; or (ii) any new Director whose election or nomination for election by the Corporation’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Directors then still in office who were Directors on the date of filing of this Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Independent Counsel” means a law firm, or a member of a law firm, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently is, nor in the past five (5) years has been, retained to represent: (i) the Corporation or an Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than with respect to matters concerning an Indemnitee or other indemnitees under any indemnification agreement with the Corporation); or (ii) any other party to the action, suit, proceeding or investigation giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Corporation or an Indemnitee in an action to determine an Indemnitee’s rights to indemnification.
5.7Remedies. The right to indemnification or advancement of expenses as granted by thisArticle V shall be enforceable by an Indemnitee in any court of competent jurisdiction. Unless otherwise required by law, the burden of proving that an Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or advancement of expenses under thisArticle V shall be on the Corporation. Neither the failure of the Corporation to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because an Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor an actual determination by the Corporation pursuant toSection 5.6 of thisArticle V that an Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that an Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct. An Indemnitee’s expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with successfully establishing his right to indemnification, in whole or any part, in any such proceeding shall also be indemnified by the Corporation.
5.8Subsequent Amendment. No amendment, termination or repeal of thisArticle V or of the relevant provisions of the DGCL or any other applicable laws shall affect or diminish in any way the rights of any Indemnitee to indemnification under the provisions hereof with respect to any action, suit, proceeding or investigation arising out of or relating to any actions, transactions or facts occurring prior to the final adoption of such amendment, termination or repeal.
5.9Other Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by thisArticle V shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which an Indemnitee seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any law (common or
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statutory), agreement or vote of stockholders or Disinterested Directors or otherwise, both as to action in an Indemnitee’s official capacity and as to action in any other capacity while holding office for the Corporation, and shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a Director or officer, and shall inure to the benefit of the estate, heirs, executors and administrators of Indemnitee. Nothing contained in thisArticle V shall be deemed to prohibit, and the Corporation is specifically authorized to enter into, agreements with officers and Directors providing indemnification rights and procedures different from those set forth in thisArticle V. In addition, the Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by its Board of Directors, grant indemnification rights to other employees or agents of the Corporation or other persons serving the Corporation and such rights may be equivalent to, or greater or less than, those set forth in thisArticle V.
5.10Partial Indemnification. If an Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of thisArticle V to indemnification by the Corporation for some or a portion of the expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by or on behalf of the Indemnitee in connection with any action, suit, proceeding or investigation and any appeal therefrom but not, however, for the total amount thereof, the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify the Indemnitee for the portion of such expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement to which the Indemnitee is entitled.
5.11Insurance. The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any Director, officer, trustee, general partner, managing member, fiduciary, Board of Directors’ committee member, employee or agent of the Corporation or another corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise (including any employee benefit plan) against any expense, liability or loss incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the DGCL.
5.12Merger or Consolidation. If the Corporation is merged into or consolidated with another corporation and the Corporation is not the surviving corporation, the surviving corporation shall assume the obligations of the Corporation under this Article V with respect to any action, suit, proceeding or investigation arising out of or relating to any actions, transactions or facts occurring prior to the date of such merger or consolidation.
5.13Savings Clause. If thisArticle V or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify each Indemnitee as to any expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal or administrative, including an action by or in the right of the Corporation, to the fullest extent permitted by any applicable portion of thisArticle V that shall not have been invalidated and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
5.14Definitions. Terms used herein and defined in Section 145(h) and Section 145(i) of the DGCL shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in such Section 145(h) and Section 145(i).
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5.15Subsequent Legislation. If the DGCL is amended after adoption of thisArticle V to expand further the indemnification permitted to Indemnitees, then the Corporation shall indemnify such persons to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended.
ARTICLE VI – GENERAL PROVISIONS
6.1Fiscal Year. Except as from time to time otherwise designated by the Board of Directors, the fiscal year of the Corporation shall be the calendar year.
6.2Corporate Seal. The corporate seal shall be in such form as shall be approved by the Board of Directors.
6.3Waiver of Notice. Whenever any notice whatsoever is required to be given by law, by the Certificate of Incorporation, or by these Bylaws, a written waiver signed by the person entitled to notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person entitled to notice, whether before, at, or after the time stated in such waiver, shall be deemed equivalent to notice required to be given to such person. Neither the business nor the purpose of any meeting need be specified in any such waiver. Attendance of persons at a meeting shall constitute waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.
6.4Voting of Securities. Except as the Board of Directors may otherwise designate, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Treasurer may waive notice of, and act as, or appoint any person or persons to act as, proxy or attorney-in-fact for the Corporation (with or without power of substitution) at, any meeting of stockholders or securityholders of any other entity, the securities of which may be held by the Corporation.
6.5Evidence of Authority. A certificate by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary or a temporary Secretary as to any action taken by the stockholders, the Board of Directors, a committee or any officer or representative of the Corporation shall as to all persons who rely on the certificate in good faith be conclusive evidence of such action.
6.6Certificate of Incorporation. All references in these Bylaws to the Certificate of Incorporation shall be deemed to refer to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended and in effect from time to time.
6.7Severability. Any determination that any provision of these Bylaws is for any reason inapplicable, illegal or ineffective shall not affect or invalidate any other provision of these Bylaws.
6.8Pronouns. All pronouns used in these Bylaws shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, or neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the person or persons may require.
ARTICLE VII – AMENDMENTS
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7.1By the Board of Directors. These Bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed or new bylaws may be adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Directors present at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors at which a quorum is present. By the Stockholders. Subject to the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed or new bylaws may be adopted by the holders of at least a majority of the total voting power of the issued and outstanding shares of the Corporation’ capital stock, voting together as a single class.
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