Exhibit 3.14
BYLAWS
OF
SEISMIC SAFETY PRODUCTS, INC.
SECTION 1
SHAREHOLDERS AND SHAREHOLDERS' MEETINGS
1.1 Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the shareholders of this
corporation (the "Corporation") for the election of directors and for the
transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting shall
be held each year at the principal office of the Corporation, or at some other
place either within or without the State of Washington as designated by the
Board of Directors, on the day and at the time specified in Exhibit A, which is
attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, or on such other day
and time as may be set by the Board of Directors. If the specified day is a
Sunday or a legal holiday, then the meeting will take place on the next business
day at the same time or on such other day and time as may be set by the Board of
Directors.
1.2 Special Meetings. Special meetings of the shareholders for any purpose
or purposes may be called at any time by the Board of Directors, the President,
a majority of the Board of Directors, or any shareholder or shareholders holding
in the aggregate one-fourth of the voting power of all shareholders. The
meetings shall be held at such time and place as the Board of Directors may
prescribe, or, if not held upon the request of the Board of Directors, at such
time and place as may be established by the President or by the Secretary in the
President's absence. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in
the meeting notice may be conducted.
1.3 Notice of Meetings. Written notice of the place, date and time of the
annual shareholders' meeting and written notice of the place, date, time and
purpose or purposes of special shareholders' meetings shall be delivered not
less than 10 (or, if required by Washington law, 20) or more than 60 days before
the date of the meeting, either personally, by facsimile, or by mail, or in any
other manner approved by law, by or at the direction of the President or the
Secretary, to each shareholder of record entitled to notice of such meeting.
Mailed notices shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the mail,
first-class postage prepaid, correctly addressed to the shareholder's address
shown in the Corporation's current record of shareholders.
1.4 Waiver of Notice. Except where expressly prohibited by law or the
Articles of Incorporation, notice of the place, date, time and purpose or
purposes of any shareholders' meeting may be waived in a signed writing
delivered to the Corporation by any shareholder
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at any time, either before or after the meeting. Attendance at the meeting in
person or by proxy waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the
meeting unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting objects to
holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting. A shareholder waives
objection to consideration of a particular matter at a meeting that is not
within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the
shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.
1.5 Shareholders' Action Without a Meeting. The shareholders may take any
action without a meeting that they could properly take at a meeting, if one or
more written consents setting forth the action so taken are signed by all of the
shareholders entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter and are
delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the
corporate records. If required by Washington law, all nonvoting shareholders
must be given written notice of the proposed action at least ten days before the
action is taken, unless such notice is waived in a manner consistent with these
Bylaws. Actions taken under this section are effective when all consents are in
the possession of the Corporation, unless otherwise specified in the consent. A
shareholder may withdraw consent only by delivering a written notice of
withdrawal to the Corporation prior to the time that all consents are in the
possession of the Corporation.
1.6 Telephone Meetings. Shareholders may participate in a meeting of
shareholders by means of a conference telephone or any similar communications
equipment that enables all persons participating in the meeting to hear each
other during the meeting. Participation by such means shall constitute presence
in person at a meeting.
1.7 List of Shareholders. At least ten days before any shareholders'
meeting, the Secretary of the Corporation or the agent having charge of the
stock transfer books of the Corporation shall have compiled a complete list of
the shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders' meeting, arranged in
alphabetical order and by voting group, with the address of each shareholder and
the number, class, and series, if any, of shares owned by each.
1.8 Quorum and Voting. The presence in person or by proxy of the holders of
a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter at a meeting shall
constitute a quorum of shareholders for that matter. If a quorum exists, action
on a matter shall be approved by a voting group if the votes cast within a
voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast within the voting group
opposing the action, unless a greater number of affirmative votes is required by
the Articles of Incorporation or by law. If the Articles of Incorporation or
Washington law provide for voting by two or more voting groups on a matter,
action on a matter is taken only when voted upon by each of those voting groups
counted separately. Action may be taken by one voting group on a matter even
though no action is taken by another voting group.
1.9 Adjourned Meetings. If a shareholders' meeting is adjourned to a
different place, date or time, whether for failure to achieve a quorum or
otherwise, notice need not be given of the new place, date or time if the new
place, date or time is announced at the meeting before adjournment. When a
determination of shareholders entitled to vote at any
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meeting of shareholders has been made as provided in these Bylaws, that
determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof, unless Washington law
requires fixing a new record date. If Washington law requires that a new record
date be set for the adjourned meeting, notice of the adjourned meeting must be
given to shareholders as of the new record date. Any business may be transacted
at an adjourned meeting that could have been transacted at the meeting as
originally called.
1.10 Proxies. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act
for the shareholder by signing an appointment form, either personally or by an
agent. No appointment shall be valid after 11 months from the date of its
execution unless the appointment form expressly so provides. An appointment of a
proxy is revocable unless the appointment is coupled with an interest. No
revocation shall be effective until written notice thereof has actually been
received by the Secretary of the Corporation or any other person authorized to
tabulate votes.
SECTION 2
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2.1 Number and Qualification. The business affairs and property of the
Corporation shall be managed under the direction of a Board of Directors, the
number of members of which is set forth in Exhibit A. The Board of Directors may
increase or decrease this number by resolution. A decrease in the number of
directors shall not shorten the term of an incumbent director.
2.2 Election - Term of Office. The directors shall be elected by the
shareholders at each annual shareholders' meeting or at a special shareholders'
meeting called for such purpose. Despite the expiration of a director's term,
the director continues to serve until his or her successor is elected and
qualified or until there is a decrease in the authorized number of directors.
2.3 Vacancies. Except as otherwise provided by law, vacancies in the Board
of Directors, whether caused by resignation, death, retirement,
disqualification, removal, increase in the number of directors, or otherwise,
may be filled for the remainder of the term by the Board of Directors, by the
shareholders, or, if the directors in office constitute less than a quorum of
the Board of Directors, by an affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining
directors. The term of a director elected to fill a vacancy expires at the next
shareholders' meeting at which directors are elected. A vacancy that will occur
at a specific later date may be filled before the vacancy occurs, but the new
director may not take office until the vacancy occurs.
2.4 Quorum and Voting. At any meeting of the Board of Directors, the
presence in person (including presence by electronic means such as a telephone
conference call) of a majority of the number of directors presently in office
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in no case shall a quorum be less
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than one-third of the authorized number of directors. If a quorum is present at
the time of a vote, the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present
at the time of the vote shall be the act of the Board of Directors and of the
Corporation except as may be otherwise specifically provided by the Articles of
Incorporation, by these Bylaws, or by law. A director who is present at a
meeting of the Board of Directors when action is taken is deemed to have
assented to the action taken unless: (a) the director objects at the beginning
of the meeting, or promptly upon his or her arrival, to holding it or to
transacting business at the meeting; (b) the director's dissent or abstention
from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting; or (c) the
director delivers written notice of his or her dissent or abstention to the
presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the Corporation
within a reasonable time after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent
or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action
taken.
2.5 Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be
held at such place, date and time as shall from time to time be fixed by
resolution of the Board.
2.6 Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be
held at any place and at any time and may be called by the President, Vice
President, Secretary or Treasurer, or any two or more directors.
2.7 Notice of Meetings. Unless the Articles of Incorporation provide
otherwise, any regular meeting of the Board of Directors may be held without
notice of the date, time, place, or purpose of the meeting. Any special meeting
of the Board of Directors must be preceded by at least two days' notice of the
date, time, and place of the meeting, but not of its purpose, unless the
Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws require otherwise. Notice may be given
personally, by facsimile, by mail, or in any other manner allowed by law. Oral
notice shall be sufficient only if a written record of such notice is included
in the Corporation's minute book. Notice shall be deemed effective at the
earliest of: (a) receipt; (b) delivery to the proper address or telephone number
of the director as shown in the Corporation's records; or (c) five days after
its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark, if
correctly addressed and mailed with first-class postage prepaid. Notice of any
meeting of the Board of Directors may be waived by any director at any time, by
a signed writing, delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes,
either before or after the meeting. Attendance or participation by a director at
a meeting shall constitute a waiver of any required notice of the meeting unless
the director promptly objects to holding the meeting or to the transaction of
any business on the grounds that the meeting was not lawfully convened and the
director does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.
2.8 Directors' Action Without A Meeting. The Board of Directors or a
committee thereof may take any action without a meeting that it could properly
take at a meeting if one or more written consents setting forth the action are
signed by all of the directors, or all of the members of the committee, as the
case may be, either before or after the action is taken, and if the consents are
delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with
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the corporate records. Such action shall be effective upon the signing of a
consent by the last director to sign, unless the consent specifies a later
effective date.
2.9 Committees of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors, by
resolutions adopted by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors in
office, may create from among its members one or more committees and shall
appoint the members thereof. Each such committee must have two or more members,
who shall be directors and who shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of
Directors. Each committee of the Board of Directors may exercise the authority
of the Board of Directors to the extent provided in its enabling resolution and
any pertinent subsequent resolutions adopted in like manner, provided that the
authority of each such committee shall be subject to applicable law. Each
committee of the Board of Directors shall keep regular minutes of its
proceedings and shall report to the Board of Directors when requested to do so.
2.10 Telephone Meetings. Members of the Board of Directors or of any
committee appointed by the Board of Directors may participate in a meeting of
the Board of Directors or committee by means of a conference telephone or
similar communications equipment that enables all persons participating in the
meeting to hear each other during the meeting. Participation by such means shall
constitute presence in person at a meeting.
2.11 Compensation of Directors. The Board of Directors may fix the
compensation of directors as such and may authorize the reimbursement of their
expenses.
SECTION 3
OFFICERS
3.1 Officers Enumerated - Election. The officers of the Corporation shall
consist of such officers and assistant officers as may be designated by
resolution of the Board of Directors. The officers may include a President, one
or more Vice Presidents, a Secretary, a Treasurer, and any assistant officers.
The officers shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. Unless
otherwise restricted by the Board of Directors, the President may appoint any
assistant officer, the Secretary may appoint one or more Assistant Secretaries,
and the Treasurer may appoint one or more Assistant Treasurers; provided that
any such appointments shall be recorded in writing in the corporate records.
3.2 Qualifications. None of the officers of the Corporation need be a
director. Any two or more corporate offices may be held by the same person.
3.3 Duties of the Officers. Unless otherwise prescribed by the Board of
Directors, the duties of the officers shall be as follows:
President. The President shall exercise the usual executive powers
pertaining to the office of President. The President shall preside at meetings
of the Board of Directors and of the shareholders and perform such other duties
as the Board of Directors
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may from time to time designate. In addition, if there is no Secretary in
office, the President shall perform the duties of the Secretary.
Vice President. Each Vice President shall perform such duties as the
Board of Directors may from time to time designate. In addition, the Vice
President, or if there is more than one, the most senior Vice President
available, shall act as President in the absence or disability of the President.
Secretary. The Secretary shall be responsible for and shall keep,
personally or with the assistance of others, records of the proceedings of the
directors and shareholders; authenticate records of the Corporation; attest all
certificates of stock in the name of the Corporation; keep the corporate seal,
if any, and affix the same to certificates of stock and other proper documents;
keep a record of the issuance of certificates of stock and the transfers of the
same; and perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to
time designate.
Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the care and custody of, and be
responsible for, all funds and securities of the Corporation and shall cause to
be kept regular books of account. The Treasurer shall cause to be deposited all
funds and other valuable effects in the name of the Corporation in such
depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. In general, the
Treasurer shall perform all of the duties incident to the office of Treasurer,
and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of
Directors.
Assistant Officers. Assistant officers may consist of one or more
Assistant Vice Presidents, one or more Assistant Secretaries, and one or more
Assistant Treasurers. Each assistant officer shall perform those duties assigned
to him or her from time to time by the Board of Directors, the President, or the
officer who appointed him or her.
3.4 Vacancies. Vacancies in any office arising from any cause may be filled
by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting.
3.5 Removal. Any officer or agent may be removed by action of the Board of
Directors with or without cause, but any removal shall be without prejudice to
the contract rights, if any, of the person removed. Election or appointment of
an officer or agent shall not of itself create any contract rights.
3.6 Compensation. The compensation of all officers of the Corporation shall
be fixed by the Board of Directors.
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SECTION 4
SHARES AND CERTIFICATES OF SHARES
4.1 Share Certificates. Share certificates shall be issued in numerical
order, and each shareholder shall be entitled to a certificate signed by the
President or a Vice President, and attested by the Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary. Share certificates may be sealed with the corporate seal, if any.
Facsimiles of the signatures and seal may be used as permitted by law. Every
share certificate shall state:
(a) the name of the Corporation;
(b) that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of
Washington;
(c) the name of the person to whom the share certificate is issued;
(d) the number, class and series (if any) of shares that the
certificate represents; and
(e) if the Corporation is authorized to issue shares of more than one
class or series, that upon written request and without charge,
the Corporation will furnish any shareholder with a full
statement of the designations, preferences, limitations and
relative rights of the shares of each class or series, and the
authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for
future series.
4.2 Consideration for Shares. Shares of the Corporation may be issued for
such consideration as shall be determined by the Board of Directors to be
adequate. The consideration for the issuance of shares may be paid in whole or
in part in cash, or in any tangible or intangible property or benefit to the
Corporation, including but not limited to promissory notes, services performed,
contracts for services to be performed, or other securities of the Corporation.
Establishment by the Board of Directors of the amount of consideration received
or to be received for shares of the Corporation shall be deemed to be a
determination that the consideration so established is adequate.
4.3 Transfers. Shares may be transferred by delivery of the certificate,
accompanied either by an assignment in writing on the back of the certificate,
or by a written power of attorney to sell, assign and transfer the same, signed
by the record holder of the certificate. Except as otherwise specifically
provided in these Bylaws, no shares of stock shall be transferred on the books
of the Corporation until the outstanding certificate therefor has been
surrendered to the Corporation.
4.4 Loss or Destruction of Certificates. In the event of the loss or
destruction of any certificate, a new certificate may be issued in lieu thereof
upon satisfactory proof of such loss or destruction, and upon the giving of
security against loss to the Corporation by bond, indemnity or otherwise, to the
extent deemed necessary by the Board of Directors, the Secretary, or the
Treasurer.
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4.5 Fixing Record Date. The Board of Directors may fix in advance a date as
the record date for determining shareholders entitled: (i) to notice of or to
vote at any shareholders' meeting or any adjournment thereof; (ii) to receive
payment of any share dividend; or (iii) to receive payment of any distribution.
The Board of Directors may in addition fix record dates with respect to any
allotment of rights or conversion or exchange of any securities by their terms,
or for any other proper purpose, as determined by the Board of Directors and by
law. The record date shall be not more than 70 days and, in case of a meeting of
shareholders, not less than 10 days (or such longer period as may be required by
Washington law) prior to the date on which the particular action requiring
determination of shareholders is to be taken. If no record date is fixed for
determining the shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of
shareholders, the record date shall be the date before the day on which notice
of the meeting is mailed. If no record date is fixed for the determination of
shareholders entitled to a distribution (other than one involving a purchase,
redemption, or other acquisition of the Corporation's own shares), the record
date shall be the date on which the Board adopted the resolution declaring the
distribution. If no record date is fixed for determining shareholders entitled
to a share dividend, the record date shall be the date on which the Board of
Directors authorized the dividend.
SECTION 5
BOOKS, RECORDS AND REPORTS
5.1 Records of Corporate Meetings, Accounting Records and Share Registers.
The Corporation shall keep, as permanent records, minutes of all meetings of the
Board of Directors and shareholders, and all actions taken without a meeting,
and all actions taken by a committee exercising the authority of the Board of
Directors. The Corporation or its agent shall maintain, in a form that permits
preparation of a list, a list of the names and addresses of its shareholders, in
alphabetical order by class of shares, and the number, class, and series, if
any, of shares held by each. The Corporation shall also maintain appropriate
accounting records, and at its principal place of business shall keep copies of:
(a) its Articles of Incorporation or restated Articles of Incorporation and all
amendments in effect; (b) its Bylaws or restated Bylaws and all amendments in
effect; (c) minutes of all shareholders' meetings and records of all actions
taken without meetings for the past three years; (d) the year-end balance sheets
and income statements for the past three fiscal years, prepared as required by
Washington law; (e) all written communications to shareholders generally in the
past three years; (f) a list of the names and business addresses of its current
officers and directors; and (g) its most recent annual report to the Secretary
of State.
5.2 Copies of Corporate Records. Any person dealing with the Corporation
may rely upon a copy of any of the records of the proceedings, resolutions, or
votes of the Board of Directors or shareholders, when certified by the
President, Vice President, Secretary or Assistant Secretary.
5.3 Examination of Records. A shareholder shall have the right to inspect
and copy, during regular business hours at the principal office of the
Corporation, in person or
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by his or her attorney or agent, the corporate records referred to in the last
sentence of Section 5.1 of these Bylaws if the shareholder gives the Corporation
written notice of the demand at least five business days before the date on
which the shareholder wishes to make such inspection. In addition, if a
shareholder's demand is made in good faith and for a proper purpose, a
shareholder may inspect and copy, during regular business hours at a reasonable
location specified by the Corporation, excerpts from minutes of any meeting of
the Board of Directors, records of any action of a committee of the Board of
Directors, records of actions taken by the Board of Directors without a meeting,
minutes of shareholders' meetings held or records of action taken by
shareholders without a meeting not within the past three years, accounting
records of the Corporation, or the record of shareholders; provided that the
shareholder shall have made a demand describing with reasonable particularity
the shareholder's purpose and the records the shareholder desires to inspect,
and provided further that the records are directly connected to the
shareholder's purpose. This section shall not affect any right of shareholders
to inspect records of the Corporation that may be otherwise granted to the
shareholders by law.
5.4 Financial Statements. Not later than four months after the end of each
fiscal year, or in any event prior to its annual meeting of shareholders, the
Corporation shall prepare a balance sheet and income statement in accordance
with Washington law. The Corporation shall furnish a copy of each to any
shareholder upon written request.
SECTION 6
FISCAL YEAR
The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be as set forth in Exhibit A.
SECTION 7
CORPORATE SEAL
The corporate seal of the Corporation, if any, shall be in the form shown
on Exhibit A.
SECTION 8
MISCELLANEOUS PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS
The Board of Directors may adopt rules of procedure to govern any meetings
of shareholders or directors to the extent not inconsistent with law, the
Corporation's Articles of Incorporation, or these Bylaws, as they are in effect
from time to time. In the absence of
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any rules of procedure adopted by the Board of Directors, the chairman of the
meeting shall make all decisions regarding the procedures for any meeting.
SECTION 9
AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS
The Board of Directors is expressly authorized to make, alter and repeal
the Bylaws of the Corporation, subject to the power of the shareholders of the
Corporation to change or repeal the Bylaws.
SECTION 10
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OTHERS
10.1 Grant of Indemnification. Subject to Section 10.2, each person who was
or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is involved
(including, without limitation, as a witness) in any threatened, pending, or
completed action, suit or proceeding, whether formal or informal, civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative (hereinafter a "proceeding"), by
reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director of the Corporation or
who, while a director of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of
the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of this or another
Corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise, or
employee benefit plan, whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in
an official capacity as a director or in any other capacity while serving as a
director, officer, employee or agent, shall be indemnified and held harmless by
the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as then in
effect, against all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys' fees,
costs, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts to be paid
in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such person in connection
therewith, and such indemnification shall continue as to a person who has ceased
to be a director and shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors
and administrators.
10.2 Limitations on Indemnification. Notwithstanding Section 10.1, no
indemnification shall be provided hereunder to any such person to the extent
that such indemnification would be prohibited by the Washington Business
Corporation Act or other applicable law as then in effect, nor, except as
provided in Section 10.4 with respect to proceedings seeking to enforce rights
to indemnification, shall the Corporation indemnify any such person seeking
indemnification in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by
such person except where such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the
Board of Directors of the Corporation.
10.3 Advancement of Expenses. The right to indemnification conferred in
this section shall include the right to be paid by the Corporation the expenses
incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition,
except where the Board of
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Directors shall have adopted a resolution expressly disapproving such
advancement of expenses.
10.4 Right to Enforce Indemnification. If a claim under Section 10.1 is not
paid in full by the Corporation within 60 days after a written claim has been
received by the Corporation, or if a claim for expenses incurred in defending a
proceeding in advance of its final disposition authorized under Section 10.3 is
not paid within 20 days after a written claim has been received by the
Corporation, the claimant may at any time thereafter bring suit against the
Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim and, to the extent
successful in whole or in part, the claimant shall be entitled to be paid also
the expense of prosecuting such claim. The claimant shall be presumed to be
entitled to indemnification hereunder upon submission of a written claim (and,
in an action brought to enforce a claim for expenses incurred in defending any
proceeding in advance of its final disposition, where the required undertaking
has been tendered to the Corporation), and thereafter the Corporation shall have
the burden of proof to overcome the presumption that the claimant is so
entitled. It shall be a defense to any such action (other than an action with
respect to expenses authorized under Section 10.3) that the claimant has not met
the standards of conduct which make it permissible hereunder or under the
Washington Business Corporation Act for the Corporation to indemnify the
claimant for the amount claimed, but the burden of proving such defense shall be
on the Corporation. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its Board
of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its shareholders) to have made a
determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of
or reimbursement or advancement of expenses to the claimant is proper in the
circumstances because he or she has met the applicable standard of conduct set
forth herein or in the Washington Business Corporation Act nor (except as
provided in Section 10.3) an actual determination by the Corporation (including
its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its shareholders) that the
claimant is not entitled to indemnification or to the reimbursement or
advancement of expenses shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption
that the claimant is not so entitled.
10.5 Nonexclusivity. The right to indemnification and the payment of
expenses incurred in defending a proceeding in advance of its final disposition
conferred in this section shall be valid to the extent consistent with
Washington law.
10.6 Indemnification of Officers, Employees and Agents. The Corporation
may, by action of its Board of Directors from time to time, provide
indemnification and pay expenses in advance of the final disposition of a
proceeding to officers, employees and agents of the Corporation on the same
terms and with the same scope and effect as the provisions of this section with
respect to the indemnification and advancement of expenses of directors and
officers of the Corporation or pursuant to rights granted pursuant to, or
provided by, the Washington Business Corporation Act or on such other terms as
the Board may deem proper.
10.7 Insurance and Other Security. The Corporation may maintain insurance,
at its expense, to protect itself and any individual who is or was a director,
officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or another Corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other
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enterprise against any liability asserted against or incurred by the individual
in that capacity or arising from his or her status as an officer, director,
agent, or employee, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to
indemnify such person against the same liability under the Washington Business
Corporation Act. The Corporation may enter into contracts with any director or
officer of the Corporation in furtherance of the provisions of this section and
may create a trust fund, grant a security interest or use other means
(including, without limitation, a letter of credit) to ensure the payment of
such amounts as may be necessary to effect indemnification as provided in this
section.
10.8 Amendment or Modification. This section may be altered or amended at
any time as provided in these Bylaws, but no such amendment shall have the
effect of diminishing the rights of any person who is or was an officer or
director as to any acts or omissions taken or omitted to be taken prior to the
effective date of such amendment.
10.9 Effect of Section. The rights conferred by this section shall be
deemed to be contract rights between the Corporation and each person who is or
was a director or officer. The Corporation expressly intends each such person to
rely on the rights conferred hereby in performing his or her respective duties
on behalf of the Corporation.
SECTION 11
REPRESENTATION OF SHARES OF OTHER CORPORATIONS
Unless otherwise restricted by the Board of Directors, the President, and
any Vice President of the Corporation are each authorized to vote, represent and
exercise on behalf of the Corporation all rights incident to any and all shares
of other corporations standing in the name of the Corporation. This authority
may be exercised by such officers either in person or by a duly executed proxy
or power of attorney.
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EXHIBIT A
Section 1.1. Date and time of annual shareholders' meeting:
1st Tuesday in November
Section 2.1. Number of members of Board of Directors, unless and until
changed by resolution of the Board of Directors: three (3) - as
amended 10/8/97
Section 6. Fiscal year: May 31
Section 7. Corporate Seal: None
Date Bylaws Adopted: October 19, 1995
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