Exhibit 3.4b BYLAW AMENDMENTS APPROVED AT ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS HELD ON JULY 30, 1998 A. Article II, Section 3. SPECIAL MEETINGS, was amended to add to the end thereof the following: "Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above from and after the effective date of this amendment until the conclusion of the Corporation's 1999 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the stockholders of the Corporation may not call any special meeting of stockholders and special meetings of stockholders may only be called by the Board of Directors of the Corporation." B. A new Section 15 was added to Article II as follows: "Section 15. 1999 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS. Prior to the conclusion of the 1999 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the Board of Directors will not adopt any bylaws or take any other actions that interfere with the rights of stockholders to nominate and elect three directors at such meeting in accordance with the existing Bylaws, unless such actions have been approved by the stockholders." C. Article III, Section 2. NUMBER OF DIRECTORS was amended to delete the remainder of the second sentence after "directors" on the fourth line and insert in lieu thereof: "or a majority vote of the outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon." D. Article IX, Section 1. AMENDMENT BY STOCKHOLDERS was amended to delete "Sections 3 and 14 of Article II, Section 2 of Article III and Sections 1 and 2 of Article IX" commencing on the fifth line thereof and insert in lieu thereof: "Section 3 of Article II and Sections 1 and 2 of Article IX" As Secretary of the Corporation I hereunto fix my signature on November 12, 1998. BY:___/s/ Alan D. Bloom______ Alan D. Bloom Secretary