nomination to stand for election at each Annual Meeting of shareholders or, if applicable, at special meetings of shareholders where directors are to be elected. The Committee shall recommend persons to serve as proxies to vote proxies solicited by the Board of Directors in connection with such meetings. In the case of a vacancy in the office of a director (including a vacancy created by an increase in the size of the Board of Directors), the Committee shall recommend to the Board of Directors an individual to fill such vacancy through appointment by a majority of the corporation’s directors.
(l) The Committee shall periodically review the compensation of the corporation’s directors and make recommendations to the Board of Directors with respect thereto. In evaluating the compensation of directors who are members of the corporation’s Audit Committee, the Committee shall take into consideration, without limitation, the independence requirements for audit committee members under the New York Stock Exchange rules and Section 10A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
any related rules or regulations promulgated thereunder by the Securities and Exchange Commission. In evaluating the compensation of directors who are members of the corporation's Compensation and Development Committee, the Committee shall take into consideration, without limitation, the independence requirements for compensation committee members under the New York Stock Exchange rules and Section 10C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any related rules or regulations promulgated thereunder by the Securities and Exchange Commission or by other regulatory agencies under applicable law.
Oversight and Corporate Governance
(m) The Committee shall establish procedures and shall exercise oversight of the annual self-evaluation of the Board of Directors.
(n) The Committee shall oversee the system of corporate governance of the corporation, including: (i) developing and recommending to the Board of Directors a set of corporate governance guidelines for the corporation; (ii) reviewing and reassessing the adequacy of those guidelines at least once a year; and (iii) recommending to the Board of Directors for approval any changes to the guidelines and any changes to the leadership structure of the corporation, the Board of Directors, and any committee of the Board (including the Committee and the non-management or independent directors when in executive session) as the Committee believes are appropriate.
(o) The Committee shall undertake and review with the Board of Directors an annual performance evaluation of the Committee, which shall compare the performance of the Committee with the requirements of this Charter and set forth the goals and objectives of the Committee for the upcoming year. The Performance Evaluation shall be conducted in such manner as the Committee deems appropriate and shall recommend to the Board of Directors any improvements to this Charter deemed necessary or desirable by the Committee. The report to the Board of Directors may take the form of an oral report by the Committee chairperson or any other member of the Committee designated by the Committee to make such report.
(p) The Committee shall report periodically to the Board of Directors on all matters for which the Committee has been delegated responsibility and at such times as the Board of Directors may otherwise request.
Other
(q) The Committee shall annually review and reassess the adequacy of this Charter and recommend to the Board of Directors for approval such changes as the Committee believes are appropriate.
(r) The Committee shall recommend to the Board of Directors the date, time and place of the Annual Meeting of the shareholders.
(s) The Committee shall annually, and as required, review and assess the adequacy of the corporation’s Environmental, Social, and Governance efforts and review and approve the corporation’s annual Sustainability Report.
(t) The Committee shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and responsibilities as are incidental to the purposes, duties and responsibilities specified herein and as may from time to time be delegated to the Committee by the Board of Directors.
Authority and Resources
The Committee shall have the sole authority, without further approval by the Board of Directors, to select, retain and terminate a consultant or search firm to be used to identify director candidates and evaluate issues relating to the compensation of directors and to approve any compensation payable by the corporation to such consultant or search firm, including the fees, terms and other conditions for the performance of such services. In addition, the Committee may, without further approval by the Board of Directors, obtain such advice and assistance from outside legal or other advisors as the Committee determines to be necessary or advisable in connection with the discharge of its duties and responsibilities hereunder. Any legal or other advisor retained by the Committee may, but need not, be otherwise engaged by the corporation for any other purpose.
The corporation shall pay to any consultant or search firm or outside legal or other advisor retained by the Committee pursuant to the preceding paragraph such compensation, including, without limitation, usual and customary expenses and charges, as shall be determined by the Committee.
3.18 Scientific Advisory Committee. There shall be a Scientific Advisory Committee of the Board of Directors. The Committee shall have the following membership and powers:
(a) The Committee shall have at least three (3) members. At least fifty percent (50%) of the members of the Committee shall be non-employee directors.
(b) The Committee shall review and evaluate the research and development programs of the corporation with respect to quality and scope.
(c) The Committee shall advise the Board of Directors on maintaining product leadership through technological innovation.
(d) The Committee shall review and make recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding the technological aspects of the corporation’s business, including new business opportunities.
(e) The Committee shall report to the Board of Directors on new technological and regulatory trends that will have a significant impact on the business of the corporation.
(f) The Committee shall have such other duties as lawfully may be delegated to it from time to time by the Board of Directors.
3.19 Meetings of Committees. Each committee of the Board of Directors shall fix its own rules of procedure which shall include and be consistent with the provisions of the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law, these By-laws and any resolutions of the Board of Directors governing such committee, and shall make such reports to the Board of Directors of its activities as the Board of Directors may request. Each committee shall meet as provided by such rules and shall also meet at the call of its chairman or any two (2) members of such committee. Unless otherwise provided by such rules, the provisions of these By-laws under Section 3 entitled “Board of Directors” relating to the place of holding meetings and the notice required for meetings of the Board of Directors shall govern the place of meetings and notice of meetings for committees of the Board of Directors. A majority of the members of each committee shall constitute a quorum thereof, except that when a committee consists of two (2) members, then the two (2) members shall constitute a quorum. In the absence of a quorum, a majority of the members present at the time and place of any meeting may adjourn the meeting from time to time until a quorum shall be present and the meeting may be held as adjourned without further notice or waiver. Except in cases where it is otherwise provided by the rules of such committee, the vote of a majority of the members present at a duly constituted meeting at which a quorum is present shall be sufficient to pass any measure by the committee.
3.20 Informal Action Without Meeting. Any action required or permitted by the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation or By-laws or any provision of law to be taken by the Board of Directors or a committee at a meeting may be taken without a meeting if the action is taken by all members of the Board of Directors or of the committee. The action shall be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, signed by each director or committee member and retained by the corporation. Such action shall be effective when the last director or committee member signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.
3.21 Telephonic Meetings. Notwithstanding any place set forth in the notice of the meeting or these By-laws, members of the Board of Directors may participate in regular or special meetings of the Board of Directors and all Committees of the Board of Directors by or through the use of any means of communication by which either: (a) all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other, such as by conference telephone, or (b) all communication during the meeting is immediately transmitted to each participating director, and each participating director is able to immediately send messages to all other participating directors; provided however, that the Chairman of the Board or the chairman of the respective Committee of the Board of Directors or other person or persons calling a meeting may determine that the directors cannot participate by such means, in which case the notice of the meeting, or other notice to directors given prior to the meeting, shall state that each director’s physical presence shall be required. If a meeting is conducted through the use of such means, then at the commencement of such meeting all participating directors shall be informed that a meeting is taking place at which official business may be transacted. A director participating in a meeting by such means shall be deemed present in person at such meeting. The identity of each director
participating in such a meeting must be verified in such manner as the chairman of the meeting deems reasonable under the circumstances before a vote may be taken.
4. OFFICERS
4.1 Number.
(a) The principal executive officers of the corporation shall be a Chairman, a Chief Executive Officer, a President, one or more Vice Presidents, one or more of whom may be designated Executive Vice President, one or more of whom may be designated Senior Vice President, and one or more of whom may be designated Vice President and Group Executive, a Secretary, a Treasurer, a Controller, a Chief Financial Officer and divisional presidents, each of whom shall be appointed by the Board of Directors (the officers thus appointed by the Board of Directors are sometimes referred to herein as the “elected” officers). All other officers, other designated divisional or staff officers, and all assistant officers (including one or more Assistant Secretaries and/or Assistant Treasurers) shall be appointed by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer. Such officers, agents and employees appointed by the Chief Executive Officer shall hold office at the discretion of the Chief Executive Officer. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person.
(b) The duties of the elected officers shall be those enumerated herein and any further duties designated by the Board of Directors. The duties herein specified for particular officers may be transferred to and vested in such other officers as the Board of Directors shall appoint from time to time and for such periods or without limitation as to time as the Board of Directors shall order.
(c) The duties and powers of all officers appointed by the Chief Executive Officer shall be those specifically prescribed for the position(s) by the Chief Executive Officer at the time of appointment.
4.2 Appointment and Term of Office.
(a) The elected officers of the corporation shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board of Directors held after each Annual Meeting of the shareholders. If the appointment of officers shall not be held at such meeting, such appointment shall be held as soon thereafter as convenient. Each such officer shall hold office until his or her successor shall have been duly appointed or until his or her death or until he or she shall resign or shall have been removed in the manner hereinafter provided.
(b) A vacancy in any office appointed by the Board of Directors, because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or otherwise may be filled by the Board of Directors for the unexpired portion of the term.
4.3 Removal. The Board of Directors may remove any officer or agent at any time, with or without cause and notwithstanding the contract rights, if any, of the officer or agent removed. Appointment shall not of itself create contract rights.
4.4 Resignation. An officer may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Secretary of the corporation. The resignation is effective when the notice is delivered, unless the notice specifies a later effective date and the corporation accepts the later effective date.
4.5 The Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, shall supervise and control all of the business and affairs of the corporation. He or she shall, in the absence of the Chairman of the Board, preside at all meetings of the shareholders and directors. He or she shall have authority, subject to such rules as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors, to appoint and remove certain officers and such agents and employees of the corporation as he or she shall deem necessary, to prescribe their powers, duties and compensation, and to delegate authority to them. He or she shall have authority to sign, execute and acknowledge, on behalf of the corporation, all deeds, mortgages, bonds contracts, leases, reports and all other documents or instruments necessary or proper to be executed in the course of the corporation’s regular business, or which shall be authorized by the Board of Directors; and except as otherwise provided by law or the Board of Directors, he or she may authorize any other officer or agent of the corporation to sign, execute and acknowledge such documents or instruments in his or her place and stead. In general, he or she shall perform all duties incident to the office of Chief Executive Officer and such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors from time to time.
4.6 The President. The President shall be the chief operating officer of the corporation. In the absence of the Chief Executive Officer or in the event of his or her death, inability or refusal to act, or in the event for any reason it shall be impracticable for the Chief Executive Officer to act personally, the President shall perform the duties of the Chief Executive Officer and when so acting shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the Chief Executive Officer. The President shall have the authority to sign all stock certificates, contracts, and other instruments of the corporation necessary or proper to be executed in the course of the corporation’s regular business, or which shall be authorized by the Board of Directors, and shall perform all duties as are incident to his or her office or are properly required of him or her by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer. He or she shall have the authority, subject to such rules, directions, or orders as may be prescribed by the Chairman of the Board, the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer, to appoint and terminate the appointment of such agents and employees of the corporation as he or she shall deem necessary, to prescribe their power, duties and compensation and to delegate authority to them.
4.7 Vice Presidents. At the time of appointment, one or more of the elected Vice Presidents may be designated Executive Vice President and one or more of them may be designated Senior Vice President. In the absence of the President or in the event of his or her death, inability or refusal to act, or in the event for any reason it shall be impracticable for the President to act personally, the Executive Vice Presidents in the order of their tenure in such position, or in the absence of any such designation, or in the event of his or her inability to act,
any Senior Vice President in the order of their tenure in such position, or in the absence of any such designation, or in the event of his or her inability to act, then the other Vice Presidents in order of their tenure in such position, shall perform 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. Any Vice President may sign, with the Secretary or Assistant Secretary, certificates for shares of the corporation and shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors.
4.8 The Secretary. The Secretary shall: (a) keep as permanent records, the minutes of the shareholders’ and of the Board of Directors’ meetings, records of actions taken by the Board of Directors without a meeting, and records of actions taken by a Committee of the Board of Directors in place of the Board of Directors and on behalf of the corporation; (b) see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these By-laws or as required by law; (c) be custodian of the corporate records and of the seal of the corporation and see that the seal of the corporation is affixed to all documents the execution of which on behalf of the corporation under its seal is duly authorized; (d) maintain or cause an authorized agent to maintain a record of the corporation’s shareholders, in a form that permits preparation of a list of the names and addresses of all shareholders, by class or series of shares and showing the number and class or series of shares held by each shareholder; and (e) in general perform all duties incident to the office of Secretary and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by the Chief Executive Officer or by the Board of Directors.
4.9 The Treasurer. If required by the Board of Directors, the Treasurer shall give a bond for the faithful discharge of his or her duties in such sum and with such surety or sureties as the Board of Directors shall determine. He or she shall: (a) have charge and custody of and be responsible for all funds and securities of the corporation, receive and give receipts for moneys due and payable to the corporation from any source whatsoever, and deposit all such moneys in the name of the corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositaries as shall be selected in accordance with the provisions of Section 5 of these By-laws; and (b) in general perform all of the duties incident to the office of Treasurer and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by the Chief Executive Officer or by the Board of Directors.
4.10 The Controller. The Controller shall be the chief accounting officer of the corporation. He or she shall: (a) maintain appropriate accounting records for the corporation; (b) cause regular audits of these accounting records to be made; and (c) in general perform all of the duties incident to the office of Controller and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by the Chief Executive Officer or by the Board of Directors.
4.11 Compensation.
(a) The compensation of the elected officers shall be fixed from time to time by the Compensation and Development Committee of the Board of Directors and no such officer shall be prevented from receiving such compensation by reason of the fact that he or she is also a Director of the corporation.
(b) The compensation of all officers appointed by the Chief Executive Officer
shall be set by the Chief Executive Officer, from time to time.
5. CONTRACTS, LOANS, CHECKS AND DEPOSITS
5.1 Contracts. The Board of Directors may authorize any officer or officers, agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the corporation, and such authorization may be general or confined to specific instances.
5.2 Borrowings. No indebtedness for borrowed money shall be contracted on behalf of the corporation and no evidences of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by or under the authority of a resolution of the Board of Directors or the Finance Committee. Such authorization may be general or confined to specific instances.
5.3 Checks, Drafts, etc. All checks, drafts or other orders for the payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of the corporation, shall be signed by such officer or officers, agent or agents of the corporation and in such manner, including by means of facsimile signatures, as shall from time to time be determined by or under the authority of a resolution of the Board of Directors or the Finance Committee.
5.4 Deposits. All funds of the corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositaries as may be selected by or under the authority of the Board of Directors or the Finance Committee.
6. CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES AND THEIR TRANSFER
6.1 Certificates for Shares. Certificates representing shares of the corporation shall be in such form as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. Such certificates shall be signed by the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President or Chief Financial Officer and by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary. All certificates for shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified. The name and address of the person to whom the shares represented thereby are issued, with the number of shares and the date of issue, shall be entered on the stock transfer books of the corporation. All certificates surrendered to the corporation for transfer shall be entered on the stock transfer books of the corporation. All certificates surrendered to the corporation for transfer shall be cancelled and no new certificates shall be issued until the former certificate for a like number of shares shall have been surrendered and cancelled, except that in case of a lost, destroyed or mutilated certificate, a new one may be issued therefor upon such terms and indemnity to the corporation as the Board of Directors may prescribe.
6.2 Signature by Former Officer, Transfer Agent or Registrar. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon any certificate for shares has ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, the certificate may be issued by the corporation with the same effect as if that person were still an officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of its issue.
6.3 Uncertificated Shares. The Board of Directors may authorize the issuance of any shares of any of the corporation’s classes or series without certificates. The authorization does not affect shares already represented by certificates until the certificates are surrendered to the corporation.
6.4 Transfer of Shares. Transfer of shares of the corporation shall be made only on the stock transfer books of the corporation by the holder of record thereof or by his or her legal representative, who shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or by his or her attorney thereunto authorized by power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the corporation, and on surrender for cancellation of the certificate for such shares. The person in whose name shares stand on the books of the corporation shall be deemed by the corporation to be the owner thereof for all purposes.
6.5 Restrictions on Transfer. The face or reverse side of each certificate representing shares shall bear a conspicuous notation of any restriction upon the transfer of such shares imposed by the corporation.
6.6 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates. Where the owner claims that his or her certificate for shares has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, a new certificate shall be issued in place thereof if the owner (a) so requests before the corporation has notice that such shares have been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, and (b) if required by the corporation, files with the corporation a sufficient indemnity bond, and (c) satisfies such other reasonable requirements as may be prescribed by or under the authority of the Board of Directors.
6.7 Consideration for Shares. The shares of the corporation may be issued for such consideration as shall be fixed from time to time and determined to be adequate by the Board of Directors, provided that any shares having a par value shall not be issued for a consideration less than the par value thereof. The consideration may consist of any tangible or intangible property or benefit to the corporation, including cash, promissory notes, services performed, contracts for services to be performed, or other securities of the corporation. When the corporation receives the consideration for which the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of shares, such shares shall be deemed to be fully paid and nonassessable by the corporation.
6.8 Stock Regulations. The Board of Directors shall have the power and authority to make all such rules and regulations not inconsistent with the statutes of the State of Wisconsin as they may deem expedient concerning the issue, transfer and registration of certificates representing shares of the corporation including the appointment or designation of one or more stock transfer agents and one or more stock registrars.
7. WAIVER OF NOTICE
7.1 Shareholder Written Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law, the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation or these By-laws before or after the date and time stated in the notice. The waiver shall be in writing and signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice, shall contain the same information that would have been required in the notice under the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law
except that the time and place of meeting need not be stated, and shall be delivered to the corporation for inclusion in the corporate records.
7.2 Shareholder Waiver by Attendance. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting, in person or by proxy, waives objection to both of the following:
(a) Lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting or promptly upon arrival objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting.
(b) Consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.
7.3 Director Written Waiver. A director may waive any notice required by the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law, the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation or these By-laws before or after the date and time stated in the notice. The waiver shall be in writing, signed by the director entitled to the notice and retained by the corporation.
7.4 Director Waiver by Attendance. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof waives any required notice to him or her of the meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting or promptly upon his or her arrival objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.
8. LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
8.1 Limited Liability of Directors to Corporation and Shareholders. A director is not liable to the corporation, its shareholders, or any person asserting rights on behalf of the corporation or its shareholders, for damages, settlements, fees, fines, penalties or other monetary liabilities arising from a breach of, or failure to perform, any duty resulting solely from his or her status as a director, unless the person asserting liability proves that the breach or failure to perform constitutes any of the following:
(a) a willful failure to deal fairly with the corporation or its shareholders in connection with a matter in which the director has a material conflict of interest;
(b) a violation of criminal law, unless the director had reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was lawful, or no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful;
(c) a transaction from which the director derived an improper personal profit; or
(d) willful misconduct.
8.2 Indemnification.
(a) A corporation shall indemnify a director or officer, to the extent he or she has been successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of a proceeding, for all reasonable expenses incurred in the proceeding if the director or officer was a party because he or she is a director or officer of the corporation.
(b) In cases not included under the foregoing paragraph, a corporation shall indemnify a director or officer against liability incurred by the director or officer in a proceeding to which the director or officer was a party because he or she is a director or officer of the corporation, unless liability was incurred because the director or officer breached or failed to perform a duty he or she owes to the corporation and the breach or failure to perform constitutes any of the following:
| (i) | a willful failure to deal fairly with the corporation or its shareholders in connection with a matter in which the director or officer has a material conflict of interest; |
| (ii) | a violation of criminal law, unless the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was lawful or no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful; |
| (iii) | a transaction from which the director or officer derived an improper personal profit; or |
(c) Determination of whether indemnification is required under this subsection shall be made under section 180.0855 of the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law.
(d) The termination of a proceeding by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of no contest or an equivalent plea, does not, by itself, create a presumption that indemnification of the director or officer is not required under this subsection.
(e) A director or officer who seeks indemnification under this section shall make a written request to the corporation.
(f) Indemnification under this section is not required if the director or officer has previously received indemnification or allowance of expenses from any person, including the corporation, in connection with the same proceeding.
8.3 Advance of Expenses. In addition to the right of indemnification conferred in Section 8.2, expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an officer or director in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding shall be paid by the
corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding. A director or officer who seeks advancement of expenses under this section shall make a written request to the corporation, including (a) affirmation of such officer’s or director’s good faith belief that he or she has not breached or failed to perform his or her duties to the corporation, and (b) an undertaking by or on behalf of such officer or director to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation under Section 8.2 of this Article. The board of directors considers the advancement of legal expenses under this section to be necessary to the retention of officers and directors and any payments pursuant to this section shall not be deemed an “extraordinary payment” to any officer or director.
8.4 Reliance by Directors and Officers. Unless a director or officer has knowledge that makes reliance unwarranted, a director or officer, in discharging his or her duties to the corporation, may rely on information, opinions, reports or statements, any of which may be written or oral, formal or informal, including financial statements and other financial data, if prepared or presented by any of the following:
(a) an officer or employee of the corporation whom the director or officer believes in good faith to be reliable and competent in the matters presented;
(b) legal counsel, public accountants or other persons as to matters the director or officer believes in good faith are within the person’s professional or expert competence; or
(c) in the case of reliance by a director, a committee of the Board of Directors of which the director is not a member if the director believes in good faith that the committee merits confidence.
8.5 Consideration of Interests in Addition to Shareholders’ Interests. In discharging his or her duties to the corporation and in determining what he or she believes to be in the best interests of the corporation, a director or officer may, in addition to considering the effects of any action on shareholders, consider any of the following:
(a) the effects of the action on employees, suppliers and customers of the corporation;
(b) the effects of the action on communities in which the corporation operates; or
(c) any other factors the director or officer considers pertinent.
8.6 Insurance. The corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of an individual who is an employee, agent, director or officer of the corporation against liability asserted against or incurred by the individual in his or her capacity as an employee, agent, director or officer or arising from his or her status as an employee, agent, director or officer, regardless of whether the corporation is required or authorized to indemnify or allow expenses to the individual against the same liability under sections 180.0851, 180.0853, 180.0856 and
180.0858 of the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law.
8.7 General.
(a) Except as limited by law, the indemnification and allowance of expenses provided by Sections 8.1 through 8.6 of this Article do not preclude any additional right to indemnification or allowance of expenses that a director, officer or employee may have under any written agreement between such person and the corporation, resolution of the Board of Directors or resolution adopted by the corporation’s shareholders.
(b) For purposes of this article, the definitions contained in section 180.0850 of the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law are incorporated herein by this reference. The term “employee” shall mean a natural person who is or was an employee of the corporation or who, while an employee of the corporation, is or was serving at the corporation’s request as a director, officer, partner, committee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, and, unless the context requires otherwise, the estate or personal representative of the employee.
(c) The corporation, by its Board of Directors, may indemnify under Section 8.2, or with any limitations, any employee or former employee of the corporation with respect to any action taken or not taken in his or her capacity as or while an employee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the corporation shall indemnify an employee who is not a director or officer of the corporation, to the extent that he or she has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of a proceeding, for all expenses incurred in the proceeding if the employee was a party because he or she was an employee of the corporation.
9. GENERAL
9.1 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the corporation shall end on December 31 of each year, the first full calendar fiscal year being the year ending December 31, 2000.
9.2 Seal. The Board of Directors shall provide a corporate seal which shall be circular in form and shall have inscribed thereon the name of the corporation and the words “Corporate Seal, Wisconsin”.
9.3 Notices. Except as otherwise required by law or these By-laws, any notice required to be given by these By-laws may be given orally or in writing and notice may be communicated in person, by mail or private carrier, by telephone, telegraph, teletype, facsimile or other form of wire or wireless communication, and, if these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published, or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. Oral notice is effective when communicated. Written notice is effective as follows: (a) if delivered in person, when received; (b) if given by mail, when deposited, postage prepaid, in the United States mail addressed to the director at his or her business or home address (or such other address as the director may have designated in writing filed with the Secretary); (c) if given by private
carrier, when delivered to the carrier; (d) if given by telegraph, when delivered to the telegraph company; and (e) if given by facsimile, e-mail or other form of wireless communication, at the time transmitted to a facsimile number or e-mail address at any address designated in (b) above.
9.4 No Nominee Procedures. The corporation has not established, and nothing contained in these By-laws shall be deemed to establish, any procedure by which a beneficial owner of the corporation’s shares that are registered in the name of a nominee is recognized by the corporation as the shareholder under Section 180.0723 of the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law.
10. AMENDMENTS
10.1 Power to Amend and Repeal. Except as may be limited pursuant to Section 10.2, these By-laws may be amended or repealed, and new By-laws may be adopted, either by the shareholders at any meeting, or by vote of a majority of the shares present or represented thereat, or by the Board of Directors by a vote of a majority of the Board of Directors; except that Sections 2.3, 2.8, 3.2, 3.7, 3.8, 10.1, and 10.2 of the By-laws may be amended only by the affirmative vote of the holders of two-thirds (2/3) of the outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors. Except as may be limited pursuant to Section 10.2, the Board of Directors shall have the power to amend or repeal any By-law adopted by the shareholders, and any By-law adopted by the Board of Directors shall be subject to amendment or repeal by the shareholders as well as by the directors.
10.2 Restrictions on Amendment and Repeal.
(a) The Board of Directors shall have no power to amend or repeal any By-law or amendment adopted by the shareholders which contains a specific provision to the effect that such By-law or amendment shall not be subject to amendment or repeal by the Board of Directors.
(b) The Board of Directors shall have no power to amend or repeal any By-law adopted or amended by the shareholders that fixes a greater or lower quorum requirement or a greater voting requirement for the Board of Directors than otherwise is provided in the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law unless the By-law expressly provides that it may be amended or repealed by a specified vote of the Board of Directors. Action by the Board of Directors to adopt or amend a By-law that changes the quorum or voting requirement for the Board of Directors must meet the same quorum requirement and be adopted by the same vote required to take action under the quorum and voting requirement then in effect, unless a different voting requirement is specified as provided by the preceding sentence. A By-law that fixes a greater or lower quorum requirement or a greater voting requirement for shareholders or voting groups of shareholders than otherwise is provided in the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law may not be adopted, amended or repealed by the Board of Directors.
(c) No amendment or repeal of these By-laws by the shareholders at any meeting shall be effective unless the notice of such meeting shall have set forth the
general nature of the proposed amendment or repeal.
SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Amended and Restated By-laws
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| 1.1 | Business Offices | 1 |
| 1.2 | Registered Office | 1 |
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2. | SHAREHOLDERS | 1 |
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| 2.1 | Annual Meeting | 1 |
| 2.2 | Purposes of Annual Meeting | 1 |
| 2.3 | Special Meetings | 2 |
| 2.4 | Place of Meeting | 5 |
| 2.5 | Notice of Meeting | 6 |
| 2.6 | Fixing of Certain Record Dates | 6 |
| 2.7 | Voting Lists | 7 |
| 2.8 | Quorum; Votes | 7 |
| 2.9 | Proxies | 7 |
| 2.10 | Voting of Shares | 8 |
| 2.11 | Subsidiary Shares | 8 |
| 2.12 | Acceptance of Instruments Showing Shareholder Action | 8 |
| 2.13 | Conduct of Meeting | 9 |
| 2.14 | Postponement; Adjournment | 9 |
| 2.15 | Remote Communication | 10 |
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3. | BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 10 |
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| 3.1 | General Powers | 10 |
| 3.2 | Number, Tenure and Qualifications | 10 |
| 3.3 | Regular Meetings | 11 |
| 3.4 | Special Meetings | 11 |
| 3.5 | Notice of Meetings | 11 |
| 3.6 | Quorum; Votes | 12 |
| 3.7 | Removal and Resignation | 12 |
| 3.8 | Vacancies | 12 |
| 3.9 | Nominations | 12 |
| 3.10 | Compensation | 15 |
| 3.11 | Presumption of Assent | 16 |
| 3.12 | Committees of the Board of Directors | 16 |
| 3.13 | Executive Committee | 17 |
| 3.14 | Audit Committee | 17 |
| 3.15 | Compensation and Development Committee | 23 |
| 3.16 | Finance Committee | 28 |
| 3.17 | Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee | 28 |
| 3.18 | Scientific Advisory Committee | 32 |
| 3.19 | Meetings of Committees | 33 |
| 3.20 | Informal Action Without Meeting | 33 |
| 3.21 | Telephonic Meetings | 33 |
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4. | OFFICERS | 34 |
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| 4.1 | Number | 34 |
| 4.2 | Appointment and Term of Office | 34 |
| 4.3 | Removal | 35 |
| 4.4 | Resignation | 35 |
| 4.5 | The Chief Executive Officer | 35 |
| 4.6 | The President | 35 |
| 4.7 | Vice Presidents | 35 |
| 4.8 | The Secretary | 36 |
| 4.9 | The Treasurer | 36 |
| 4.10 | The Controller | 36 |
| 4.11 | Compensation | 36 |
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5. | CONTRACTS, LOANS, CHECKS AND DEPOSITS | 37 |
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| 5.1 | Contracts | 37 |
| 5.2 | Borrowings | 37 |
| 5.3 | Checks, Drafts, etc. | 37 |
| 5.4 | Deposits | 37 |
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6. | CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES AND THEIR TRANSFER | 37 |
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| 6.1 | Certificates for Shares | 37 |
| 6.2 | Signature by Former Officer, Transfer Agent or Registrar | 37 |
| 6.3 | Uncertificated Shares | 38 |
| 6.4 | Transfer of Shares | 38 |
| 6.5 | Restrictions on Transfer | 38 |
| 6.6 | Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates | 38 |
| 6.7 | Consideration for Shares | 38 |
| 6.8 | Stock Regulations | 38 |
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7. | WAIVER OF NOTICE | 38 |
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| 7.1 | Shareholder Written Waiver | 38 |
| 7.2 | Shareholder Waiver by Attendance | 39 |
| 7.3 | Director Written Waiver | 39 |
| 7.4 | Director Waiver by Attendance | 39 |
8. | LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS | 39 |
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| 8.1 | Limited Liability of Directors to Corporation and Shareholders | 39 |
| 8.2 | Indemnification | 40 |
| 8.3 | Advance of Expenses | 40 |
| 8.4 | Reliance by Directors and Officers | 41 |
| 8.5 | Consideration of Interests in Addition to Shareholders’ Interests | 41 |
| 8.6 | Insurance | 41 |
| 8.7 | General | 42 |
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9. | GENERAL | 42 |
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| 9.1 | Fiscal Year | 42 |
| 9.2 | Seal | 42 |
| 9.3 | Notices | 42 |
| 9.4 | No Nominee Procedures | 43 |
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10. | AMENDMENTS | 43 |
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| 10.1 | Power to Amend and Repeal | 43 |
| 10.2 | Restrictions on Amendment and Repeal | 43 |
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