ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
FIRST MERCHANTS CORPORATION
Following are the Articles of Incorporation, as amended, of First
Merchants Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Corporation"), a
corporation existing pursuant to the provisions of the Indiana Business
Corporation Law, as amended (hereinafter referred to as the "Act"):
ARTICLE I
NAME
The name of the Corporation is First Merchants Corporation.
ARTICLE II
PURPOSES
The purposes for which the Corporation is formed are:
SECTION 1. To acquire control of The Merchants National Bank of Muncie and
to operate as a bank holding company.
SECTION 2. GENERAL POWERS. To possess, exercise, and enjoy all rights,
powers and privileges conferred upon bank holding companies by the Bank
Holding Company Act of 1956 as amended and as hereafter amended or
supplemented, and all other rights and powers authorized by the laws of the
State of Indiana, and the laws of the United States of America applicable to
bank holding companies and the regulations of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System.
SECTION 3. TO DEAL IN REAL PROPERTY. Subject to the limitations of
Section 2 above, to acquire by purchase, exchange, lease or otherwise, and to
hold, own, use, construct, improve, equip, manage, occupy, mortgage, sell,
lease, convey, exchange or otherwise dispose of, alone or in conjunction with
others, real estate and leaseholds of every kind, character and description
whatsoever and wheresoever situated, and any other interests therein,
including, but without limiting the generality thereof, buildings, factories,
warehouses, offices and structures of all kinds.
SECTION 4. CAPACITY TO ACT. Subject to the limitations of Section 2
above, to have the capacity to act possessed by natural persons and to
perform such acts as are necessary and advisable to accomplish the purposes,
activities and business of the Corporation.
SECTION 5. TO ACT AS AGENT. Subject to the limitations of Section 2
above, to act as agent or representative for any firm, association, corporation,
partnership, government or person, public or private, with respect to any
activity or business of the Corporation.
SECTION 6. TO MAKE CONTRACTS AND GUARANTEES. Subject to the
limitations of Section 2 above, to make, execute and perform, or cancel and
rescind, contracts of every kind and description, including guarantees and
contracts of suretyship, with any firm, association, corporation,
partnership, government or person, public or private.
SECTION 7. TO BORROW FUNDS. Subject to the limitations of Section 2
above, to borrow moneys for any activity or business of the Corporation and,
from time to time, without limit as to amount, to draw, make, accept,
endorse, execute and issue promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange,
warrants, bonds, debentures, notes, trust receipts, and other negotiable or
non-negotiable instruments and evidences of indebtedness, and to secure the
payment thereof, and the interest thereon, by mortgage, pledge, conveyance,
or assignment in trust of all or any part of the assets of the Corporation,
real, personal or mixed, including contract rights, whether at the time owned
or thereafter acquired, and to sell, exchange or otherwise dispose of such
securities or other obligations of the Corporation.
SECTION 8. TO DEAL IN ITS OWN SECURITIES. Subject to the limitations
of Section 2 above, to purchase, take, receive or otherwise acquire, and to
hold, own, pledge, transfer or otherwise dispose of shares of its own capital
stock and other securities. Purchases of the Corporation's own shares,
whether direct or indirect, may be made without shareholder approval only to
the extent of unreserved and unrestricted earned surplus available therefor.
ARTICLE III
PERIOD OF EXISTENCE
The period during which the Corporation shall continue is perpetual.
ARTICLE IV
RESIDENT AGENT AND PRINCIPAL OFFICE
SECTION 1. RESIDENT AGENT. The name and address of the Corporation's
Resident Agent for service of process is:
Larry R. Helms
200 East Jackson Street
Muncie, IN 47305
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SECTION 2. PRINCIPAL OFFICE. The post office address of the principal
office of the Corporation is:
200 East Jackson Street
Muncie, IN 47305
ARTICLE V
AUTHORIZED SHARES
SECTION 1. NUMBER OF SHARES. The total number of shares of common
stock which the Corporation is to have authority to issue is 20,000,000, all
with no par value. The total number of shares of preferred stock the
Corporation is to have authority to issue is 500,000, all with no par value.
SECTION 2. TERMS OF SHARES. The authorized shares of "Common Stock"
shall be equal to every other share of Common Stock and shall participate
equally with other shares of Common Stock in all earnings and profits of the
Corporation and on distribution of assets, either on dissolution, liquidation
or otherwise. The authorized shares of "Preferred Stock" shall be equal to
every other share of Preferred Stock and shall participate equally with other
shares of Preferred Stock. The terms of the Preferred Stock and its relative
rights, preferences, limitations or restrictions shall be established by the
Board of Directors prior to issuance of any Preferred Stock.
SECTION 3. VOTING RIGHTS. Each holder of Common Stock shall have the
right to vote on all matters presented to shareholders and shall be entitled
on all matters including elections of Directors to one vote for each share of
Common Stock registered in his/her name on the books of the Corporation. The
voting rights of the Preferred Stock, if any, shall be determined by the
Board of Directors prior to issuance of the Preferred Stock.
ARTICLE VI
REQUIREMENTS PRIOR TO DOING BUSINESS
The Corporation will not commence business until consideration of the
value of at least One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) has been received for the
issuance of shares.
ARTICLE VII
DIRECTORS
SECTION 1. NUMBER. The number of Directors of the Corporation shall
not be less than nine (9) nor more than twenty-one (21), as may be specified
from time to time by the Bylaws. If and whenever the Bylaws do not contain a
provision specifying the number of Directors, the number shall be sixteen
(16). The Directors shall be classified, with respect to the time for which
they
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severally hold office, into three (3) classes as nearly equal in number as
possible, as shall be specified in the Bylaws, one class to be elected for a
term expiring at each annual meeting of shareholders, with each Director to
hold office until his successor is elected and qualified. At each annual
meeting of shareholders, the successor of each Director whose term expires at
that meeting shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring at the
annual meeting of shareholders held in the third year following the year of
his election, or until his successor is elected and qualified.
SECTION 2. NAMES AND POST OFFICE ADDRESSES OF THE DIRECTORS. The names
and post office addresses of the initial Board of Directors of the
Corporation are:
NAME NUMBER AND STREET OR BUILDING CITY STATE ZIP CODE
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Stefan S. Anderson 2705 W. Twickingham Drive Muncie IN 47304
Thomas F. Bluemle 1900 N. Brentwood Lane Muncie IN 47304
Frank A. Bracken 1011 E. Parkway Drive Muncie IN 47304
Clell W. Douglass 305 Normandy Drive Muncie IN 47304
David A. Galliher 2500 W. Berwyn Road Muncie IN 47304
William P. Givens 1209 W. Beechwood Avenue Muncie IN 47303
John W. Hartmeyer 818 W. Riverside Avenue Muncie IN 47303
David W. Howell Rural Route #2, Box 174 Middletown IN 47358
Betty J. Kendall Rural Route #14, Box 425 Muncie IN 47302
Don E. Marsh 1250 Warwick Road Muncie IN 47304
Robert H. Mohlman 3405 N. Vienna Woods Drive Muncie IN 47304
Robert R. Park Rural Route #2, Box 126 Gaston IN 47342
Peter L. Roesner 2207 W. Wiltshire Road Muncie IN 47304
Hamer D. Shafer 3500 W. Gatewood Lane Muncie IN 47304
Robert M. Smitson 2601 W. Chelsea Drive Muncie IN 47304
Reed D. Voran 2308 W. Wiltshire Road Muncie IN 47304
SECTION 3. QUALIFICATIONS OF DIRECTORS. Directors need not be
shareholders of the Corporation.
ARTICLE VIII
INCORPORATOR(S)
The name and post office address of the incorporator of the Corporation is:
Stefan S. Anderson
200 East Jackson Street
Muncie, IN 47305
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ARTICLE IX
PROVISIONS FOR REGULATION OF BUSINESS
AND CONDUCT OF AFFAIRS OF CORPORATION
SECTION 1. MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS. Meetings of shareholders of the
Corporation shall be held at such place, within or without the State of
Indiana, as may be specified in the notices or waivers of notice of such
meetings.
SECTION 2. MEETINGS OF DIRECTORS. Meetings of Directors of the
Corporation shall be held at such place, within or without the State of
Indiana, as may be specified in the notices or waivers of notice of such
meetings. A member of the Board of Directors or of a committee designated by
the Board may participate in a meeting of the Board or committee by means of
a conference telephone or similar communications equipment by which all
persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other, and
participation by these means constitutes presence in person at the meeting.
SECTION 3. CONSIDERATION FOR SHARES. Shares of stock of the
Corporation shall be issued or sold in such manner and for such amount of
consideration as may be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors.
SECTION 4. BYLAWS OF THE CORPORATION. The Board of Directors, unless
otherwise provided in the Bylaws or in these Articles of Incorporation, may
by a majority vote of the actual number of Directors elected and qualified
from time to time make, alter, amend or repeal the Bylaws.
The Board of Directors may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the
actual number of Directors elected and qualified, from time to time,
designate from among its members an executive committee and one or more other
committees, each of which, to the extent provided in the resolution, the
Articles of Incorporation, or the Bylaws, may exercise all of the authority
of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, including, but not limited to,
the authority to issue and sell or approve any contract to issue and sell,
securities or shares of the Corporation or designate the terms of a series of
a class of securities or shares of the Corporation. The terms which may be
affixed by each such committee include, but are not limited to, the price,
dividend rate, and provisions of redemption, a sinking fund, conversion,
voting or preferential rights or other features of securities or class or
series of a class of shares. Each such committee may have full power to adopt
a final resolution which sets forth those terms and to authorize a statement
of such terms to be filed with the Secretary of State. However, no such
committee has the authority to declare dividends or distributions, amend the
Articles of Incorporation or the Bylaws, approve a plan of merger or
consolidation even if such plan does not require shareholder approval, reduce
earned or capital surplus, authorize or approve the reacquisition of shares
unless pursuant to a general formula or method specified by the Board of
Directors, or recommend to the shareholders a voluntary dissolution of the
Corporation or a revocation thereof. No member of any such committee shall
continue to be a member thereof after he ceases to be a Director of the
Corporation. The calling and
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holding of meetings of any such committee and its method of procedure shall
be determined by the Board of Directors. A member of the Board of Directors
shall not be liable for any action taken by any such committee if he is not a
member of that committee and has acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believes is in the best interest of the Corporation.
SECTION 5. CONSENT ACTION BY SHAREHOLDERS. Any action required by
statute to be taken at a meeting of the shareholders, or any action which may
be taken at a meeting of the shareholders, may be taken without a meeting if,
prior to such action, a consent in writing, setting forth the action so
taken, shall be signed by all of the shareholders entitled to vote with
respect to the subject matter thereof, and such written consent is filed with
the minutes of the proceedings of the shareholders.
SECTION 6. CONSENT ACTION BY DIRECTORS. Any action required or
permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or any
committee thereof may be taken without a meeting, if prior to such action a
written consent to such action is signed by all members of the Board of
Directors or such committee, as the case may be, and such written consent is
filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee.
SECTION 7. INTEREST OF DIRECTORS IN CONTRACTS. Any contract or other
transaction between the Corporation or any corporation in which this
Corporation owns a majority of the capital stock shall be valid and binding,
notwithstanding that the Directors or officers of this Corporation are
identical or that some or all of the Directors or officers, or both, are also
directors or officers of such other corporation.
Any contract or other transaction between the Corporation and one or
more of its Directors or members or employees, or between the Corporation and
any firm of which one or more of its Directors are members or employees or in
which they are interested, or between the Corporation and any corporation or
association of which one or more of its Directors are stockholders, members,
directors, officers, or employees, or in which they are interested, shall be
valid for all purposes notwithstanding the presence of such Director or
Directors at the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Corporation which
acts upon, or in reference to, such contract or transaction and
notwithstanding his or their participation in such action, if the fact of
such interest shall be disclosed or known to the Board of Directors and the
Board of Directors shall authorize, approve and ratify such contract or
transaction by a vote of a majority of the Directors present, such interested
Director or Directors to be counted in determining whether a quorum is
present, but not to be counted in calculating the majority of such quorum
necessary to carry such vote. This Section shall not be construed to
invalidate any contract or other transaction which would otherwise be valid
under the common and statutory law applicable thereto.
SECTION 8. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND
AGENTS. Every person who is or was a Director, officer, employee or agent of
this Corporation or of any other corporation for which he is or was serving in
any capacity at the request of this Corporation shall be indemnified by this
Corporation against any and all liability and expense that may be incurred by
him in connection with or resulting from or arising out of any claim, action,
suit or proceeding,
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provided that such person is wholly successful with respect thereto or acted
in good faith in what he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interest of this Corporation or such other corporation, as the case may
be, and, in addition, in any criminal action or proceeding in which he had no
reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful. As used herein,
"claim, action, suit or proceeding" shall include any claim, action, suit or
proceeding (whether brought by or in the right of this Corporation or such
other corporation or otherwise), civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative, whether actual or threatened or in connection with an appeal
relating thereto, in which a Director, officer, employee or agent of this
Corporation may become involved, as a party or otherwise,
(i) by reason of his being or having been a Director, officer,
employee, or agent of this Corporation or such other corporation or arising
out of his status as such or
(ii) by reason of any past or future action taken or not taken by him
in any such capacity, whether or not he continues to be such at the time
such liability or expense is incurred.
The terms "liability" and "expense" shall include, but shall not be limited
to, attorneys' fees and disbursements, amounts of judgments, fines or
penalties, and amounts paid in settlement by or on behalf of a Director,
officer, employee, or agent, but shall not in any event include any liability
or expenses on account of profits realized by him in the purchase or sale of
securities of the Corporation in violation of the law. The termination of
any claim, action, suit or proceeding, by judgment, settlement (whether with
or without court approval) or conviction or upon a plea of guilty or of NOLO
CONTENDERE, or its equivalent, shall not create a presumption that a
Director, officer, employee, or agent did not meet the standards of conduct
set forth in this paragraph.
Any such Director, officer, employee, or agent who has been wholly
successful with respect to any such claim, action, suit or proceeding shall
be entitled to indemnification as a matter of right. Except as provided in
the preceding sentence, any indemnification hereunder shall be made only if
(i) the Board of Directors acting by a quorum consisting of Directors who are
not parties to or who have been wholly successful with respect to such claim,
action, suit or proceeding shall find that the Director, officer, employee,
or agent has met the standards of conduct set forth in the preceding
paragraph; or (ii) independent legal counsel shall deliver to the Corporation
their written opinion that such Director, officer, employee, or agent has met
such standards of conduct.
If several claims, issues or matters of action are involved, any such
person may be entitled to indemnification as to some matters even though he
is not entitled as to other matters.
The Corporation may advance expenses to or, where appropriate, may at
its expense undertake the defense of any such Director, officer, employee, or
agent upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such person to repay
such expenses if it should ultimately be determined that he is not entitled
to indemnification hereunder.
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The provisions of this Section shall be applicable to claims, actions,
suits or proceedings made or commenced after the adoption hereof, whether
arising from acts or omissions to act during, before or after the adoption
hereof.
The rights of indemnification provided hereunder shall be in addition to
any rights to which any person concerned may otherwise be entitled by
contract or as a matter of law and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs,
executors and administrators of any such person.
The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any
person who is or was a Director, officer, employee or agent of the
Corporation or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation against any
liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any capacity or arising
out of his status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the
power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of this
Section or otherwise.
SECTION 9. DISTRIBUTIONS OUT OF CAPITAL SURPLUS. The Board of
Directors of the Corporation may from time to time distribute to its
shareholders out of the capital surplus of the Corporation a portion of its
assets, in cash or property, without the assent or vote of the shareholders,
provided that with respect to such a distribution the requirements of the Act
other than shareholder approval are satisfied.
SECTION 10. POWERS OF DIRECTORS. In addition to the powers and the
authority granted by these Articles or by statute expressly conferred, the
Board of Directors of the Corporation is hereby authorized to exercise all
powers and to do all acts and things as may be exercised or done under the
laws of the State of Indiana by a corporation organized and existing under
the provisions of the Act and not specifically prohibited or limited by these
Articles.
SECTION 11. REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS. Any and all members of the Board of
Directors may be removed, with or without cause, at a meeting of the
shareholders called expressly for that purpose by the affirmative vote of the
holders of not less than two-thirds (2/3) of the outstanding shares of
capital stock then entitled to vote on the election of Directors, except that
if the Board of Directors, by an affirmative vote of at least two-thirds
(2/3) of the entire Board of Directors, recommends removal of a Director to
the shareholders, such removal may be effected by the affirmative vote of the
holders of not less than a majority of the outstanding shares of capital
stock then entitled to vote on the election of Directors at a meeting of
shareholders called expressly for that purpose.
SECTION 12. FAIR PRICE, FORM OF CONSIDERATION AND PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS
FOR CERTAIN BUSINESS COMBINATIONS.
(A) The affirmative vote of the holders of not less than three-fourths
(3/4) of the Voting Shares (as hereinafter defined) of the Corporation shall
be required for the authorization or adoption, except as provided in
subsection (D) of this Section, of the following transactions:
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1. Any merger or consolidation of the Corporation or its subsidiary or
subsidiaries (as hereinafter defined) with or into either of the
following:
(a) 10% Shareholders (as hereinafter defined); or
(b) Any other corporation (whether or not itself a 10% Shareholder)
which, after such merger or consolidation, would be an Affiliate
(as hereinafter defined) of a 10% Shareholder.
2. Any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition (including,
without limitation, the granting of a mortgage or other security
interest) to or with any 10% Shareholder of any material part of the
assets of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries; and
3. A liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation or any material
subsidiary thereof or adoption of any plan with respect thereto.
4. Any reclassification of securities (including any reverse stock
split), or recapitalization of the Corporation, or any merger or
consolidation of the Corporation with any of its subsidiaries or any
other transaction (whether or not with or into or otherwise involving
a 10% Shareholder) which has the effect, directly or indirectly, of
increasing the proportionate share of the outstanding shares of any
class of equity or convertible securities of the Corporation or any
subsidiary which is directly or indirectly owned by any 10%
Shareholder; and
5. Any agreement, contract or other arrangement providing for any one or
more of the actions specified in the foregoing clauses (A)1. through
(A)4.
(B) Prior to the approval of any of the transactions referred to in
subsection (A) of this section ("Business Combination"), the Board of
Directors of the Corporation shall make an evaluation of all relevant
factors and issues arising out of or in connection with any such Business
Combination and shall report to the shareholders the conclusion which the
Board of Directors reaches from such evaluation. Relevant factors and
issues shall include consideration of the impact which any such Business
Combination will have on the community in which the Corporation or its
subsidiaries conducts business, the employees of the Corporation or any of
its subsidiaries, and the suppliers and customers of the Corporation and
its subsidiaries, and shall also include any and all other factors which
the Board of Directors in its discretion deems relevant.
(C) The following definitions shall apply when used in this Section:
1. "10% Shareholder" shall mean, in respect of any Business
Combination, any person (other than the Corporation) who or
which, as of the record date for the determination of
shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote on such
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Business Combination or immediately prior to the consummation of
any such Business Combination:
(a) Is the beneficial owner (as determined in accordance with
Rule 13d-3 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange
Commission) ("Beneficial Owner"), directly or indirectly,
of not less than ten percent (10%) of the Voting Shares;
or
(b) Is an Affiliate (as hereinafter defined) of the
Corporation and at any time within two years prior thereto
was the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of not
less than ten percent (10%) of the then outstanding Voting
Shares; or
(c) Any individual, corporation, partnership or other person
or entity which, together with any of its Affiliates (as
hereinafter defined), beneficially owns in the aggregate
more than ten percent (10%) of the Voting Shares of the
Corporation.
2. "Voting Shares" includes:
(a) Any securities of the Corporation which are entitled to
vote on any matter referred to in this Section;
(b) Any securities, including but not limited to, preferred
stock, bonds, debentures, or options, which can be
converted into voting securities at the time of the vote
referred to in this Section; and
(c) Security agreements of any nature for which voting
securities are pledged as collateral.
3. "Affiliate" shall include all persons who would be defined as
affiliates under Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
4. "Subsidiary" means any corporation of which a majority of any
class of equity securities (as defined in Rule 3a 11-1 of the
general rules and regulations under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934) are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation;
provided, however, that for the purposes of the definition of a
10% Shareholder set forth above, the term "Subsidiary" shall mean
only a corporation of which a majority of each class of equity
security is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation.
5. "Fair Market Value" means:
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(1) In the case of stock, in the absence of any
determination price as established on a national,
regional, or local exchange or over-the-counter market, or
in the absence of any market-maker dealing in the stock on
a regular basis, the fair market value of such stock on
the date in question as determined by the Board in good
faith; and
(2) In the case of property other than cash or stock,
the fair market value of such property on the date in
question as determined by the Board in good faith.
(D) The additional voting requirement set forth in subsection (A) above
shall not be applicable, and any such Business Combination shall require the
affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the Voting Shares, if one of the
following occurs:
1. The Business Combination shall have been approved by two-thirds
(2/3) of the Directors of the Corporation; or
2. All of the following conditions shall have been met:
(a) The aggregate amount of the cash and the Fair Market Value
as of the date of the consummation of the Business Combination of
consideration other than cash to be received per share by holders of
Common Stock in such Business Combination shall be at least equal to
the greater of (i) and (ii), where (i) is the highest per share price
(including any brokerage commissions, transfer taxes and soliciting
dealers' fees) paid by the 10% Shareholder or any other party for any
shares of Common Stock acquired within the two-year period immediately
prior to the first public announcement of the proposal of the Business
Combination (the "Announcement Date") or, if higher, the per share
price paid in the transaction in which the 10% Shareholder became a
10% Shareholder, and (ii) is the per share book value of the
Corporation reported at the end of the fiscal quarter immediately
preceding the later of any public announcement of any proposed
Business Combination or the meeting date on which the shareholders are
to consider the proposed Business Combination;
(b) The consideration to be received by holders of a
particular class of outstanding Voting Stock (including Common Stock)
shall be in cash or in the same form as the 10% Shareholder has
previously paid for shares of such class of Voting Stock. If the 10%
Shareholder has paid for shares of any class of Voting Stock with
varying forms of consideration, the form of consideration for such
class of Voting Stock shall be either cash or the form used to acquire
the largest number of shares of such class of Voting Stock previously
acquired by it;
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(c) A proxy or information statement describing the proposed
merger or consolidation and complying with the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations
thereunder (or any subsequent provisions replacing such Act, rules or
regulations) shall be mailed to shareholders of the Corporation at
least thirty (30) days prior to the meeting of shareholders called to
consider the proposed Business Combination or, if no meeting, thirty
(30) days prior to the consummation of such Business Combination
(whether or not such proxy or information statement is required to be
mailed pursuant to such Act or subsequent provisions).
ARTICLE X
AMENDMENTS
These Articles of Incorporation may be amended at any time, subject to
the provisions of this Article, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the
outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote on such
amendment. No amendment shall be adopted which shall repeal, modify, amend,
alter or diminish in any way the provisions of Article V, Section 1 of
Article VII, Section 4 of Article IX, Section 11 of Article IX, Section 12 of
Article IX, or this Article X without the affirmative vote of three-fourths
(3/4) of the outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote
on such amendment.
The Bylaws of the Corporation may be amended as provided herein and
therein except that no amendment shall in any way repeal, modify, amend,
alter or diminish the provisions of this Article or the other provisions of
the Articles of Incorporation referenced in this Article.
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