nominee proposed by a shareholder must complete a questionnaire, in a form provided by the corporation, within ten (10) days of receipt of the form of questionnaire from the corporation to be eligible for election as a director;
(b)as to any other business that the shareholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of such shareholder, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made; and
(c)as to the shareholder giving the notice (i) the name and address of such shareholder, (ii) the class and number of shares of the corporation that are owned beneficially and held of record by such shareholder, (iii) any option, warrant, convertible security, stock appreciation right or similar right with an exercise or conversion privilege or a settlement payment or mechanism at a price related to any class (or, if applicable, series) of shares of stock of the corporation or with a value derived in whole or in part from the value of any class (or, if applicable, series) of shares of stock of the corporation, whether or not such instrument or right shall be subject to settlement in the underlying class or series of capital stock of the corporation or otherwise (each, a “Derivative Instrument”) directly or indirectly owned beneficially or of record by such shareholder or any Shareholder Associated Person and any other direct or indirect opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any increase or decrease in the value of shares of stock of the corporation of the shareholder or any Shareholder Associated Person, (iv) any proxy, contract, arrangement, understanding or relationship pursuant to which such shareholder or any Shareholder Associated Person has a right to vote any securities of the corporation, (v) any proportionate interest in shares of the corporation or Derivative Instruments held, directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership in which such shareholder or any Shareholder Associated Person is a general partner or beneficially owns an interest in a general partner, (vi) any performance-related fees (other than an asset-based fee) that such shareholder or any Shareholder Associated Person is entitled to based on any increase or decrease in the value of the shares of stock of the corporation or Derivative Instruments, (vii) whether such shareholder intends to deliver a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders of, in the case of a proposal, at least the percentage of the corporation’s voting shares required under applicable law to carry the proposal or, in the case of a nomination or nominations, at least sixty-seven percent (67%) of the corporation’s voting shares entitled to elect such nominee or nominees and (viii) whether the shareholder intends to solicit votes or proxies in support of a nominee or nominees in accordance with Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act (an affirmative statement of such intent, a “Solicitation Notice”).
(2)Notwithstanding anything in the second sentence of paragraph C(1) of this Section to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors of the corporation is increased and there is no public announcement by the corporation naming all of the nominees for director or specifying the size of the increased Board of Directors at least fifty-five (55) days prior to the anniversary (or, if the annual meeting is held more than thirty (30) days before or sixty (60) days after the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, at least seventy (70) days prior to such annual meeting), a shareholder’s notice required by this Section shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive office of the corporation not later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the corporation.
(3)In the event the corporation calls a special meeting of shareholders for the purpose of electing one or more directors to the Board of Directors, any such shareholder may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be) for election to such position(s) as specified in the corporation’s notice of meeting, if the shareholder’s notice required by paragraph C(1) of this Section shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation not earlier than the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such special meeting nor later than the close of business on the later of the sixtieth (60th) day prior to such special meeting, or the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors to be elected at such meeting.
(4)For the avoidance of doubt, the corporation will not be required to include it its proxy materials any successor, substitute or replacement nominee or nominees if a shareholder’s notice is not timely pursuant to this Section 1.11(C) with respect to such successor, substitute or replacement nominee or nominees.
D.General.
(1)Only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section shall be eligible to be elected as directors and only such business shall be conducted at a meeting of shareholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section. Without limiting the foregoing and unless otherwise required by law, (a) no shareholder shall solicit proxies in support of a nominee for election as a director other than the corporation's nominees unless such shareholder has complied with Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act and (b) if any shareholder (i) provides notice pursuant to Rule 14a-19(b) under the Exchange Act and (ii) subsequently fails to comply with the requirements of Rule 14a-19(a)(2) and Rule 14a-19(a)(3) under the Exchange Act, then the corporation shall disregard any proxies or votes solicited for such shareholder’s nominees. If any shareholder provides notice pursuant to Rule 14a-19(b) under the Exchange Act, such shareholder shall deliver to the corporation, (i) prompt notice of the shareholder’s failure to comply with the requirements of Rule 14a-19(a)(2) or Rule 14a-19(a)(3) under the Exchange Act and (ii) upon request by the corporation, deliver to the corporation, no later than five (5) business days prior