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EXHIBIT 10.121
AHC PURCHASER HOLDING, INC.
SUBSCRIPTION AND ORGANIZATIONAL AGREEMENT
SUBSCRIPTION AND ORGANIZATIONAL AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), dated as
of December 13, 1999, between AHC PURCHASER HOLDING, INC., a Delaware
corporation having an office at 450 North Sunnyslope Rd., Suite 300, Brookfield,
WI 53005 (the "Company"), and RDVEPCO, L.L.C., a Michigan limited liability
company having an office at c/o RDV Corporation, 126 Ottawa Avenue, N.W., 500
Grand Bank Building, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 (the "Investor"), and ALTERRA
HEALTHCARE CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation having an office at 450 North
Sunnyslope Rd., Suite 300, Brookfield, WI 53005 ("Alterra").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, Alterra and the Investor have caused the Company's Certificate
of Incorporation attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "Certificate") to be filed
with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware;
WHEREAS, Alterra and Investor desire to complete the organization of
the Company;
WHEREAS, Alterra desires to subscribe for an aggregate of 1,857 shares
(the "Common Shares") of the Company's common stock, $.01 par value per share
(the "Common Stock"), pursuant to the terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth;
WHEREAS, the Investor desires to subscribe for an aggregate of 1,000
shares (the "Preferred Shares") of the Company's convertible preferred stock,
$0.01 par value (the "Preferred Stock"), which will, when issued, have a
liquidation preference of $1,000 per share and the designations, powers,
preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions set forth in
the Certificate, pursuant to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; and
WHEREAS, the Common Shares and the Preferred Shares are collectively
referred to herein as the "Shares".
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and the respective
representations and warranties hereinafter set forth, the Company, Alterra and
the Investor agree as follows:
1. SUBSCRIPTION
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1.1 Alterra, intending to be legally bound, hereby
irrevocably subscribes for and agrees to purchase the Common Shares, subject to
the conditions set forth in paragraph 1.3, below.
1.2 The Investor, intending to be legally bound, hereby
irrevocably subscribes for and agrees to purchase the Preferred Shares, subject
to the conditions set forth in paragraph 1.3, below.
1.3 The obligation of Alterra to purchase the Common Shares
and the obligation of the Investor to purchase the Preferred Shares is
conditioned upon the simultaneous closing of the "Tranche A Loan" pursuant to
the Loan Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between Alterra and Investor
(the "Loan Agreement").
2. PURCHASE AND CLOSING
2.1 At the Closing (as hereinafter defined), the Company
shall issue and sell to (i) Alterra, and Alterra shall purchase from the
Company, the Common Shares; and (ii) the Investor, and the Investor shall
purchase from the Company, the Preferred Shares.
2.2 The aggregate consideration to be paid by the Investor
to the Company for the Preferred Shares (the "Preferred Purchase Price") at the
Closing shall be $1,000,000.00. The aggregate consideration to be paid by
Alterra to the Company for the Common Shares (the "Common Purchase Price") at
the Closing shall be $100.00 and the assignment to the Company of Alterra's
rights under that certain Agreement of Purchase and Sale dated as of November
30, 1999 by and between Alterra, Meditrust Acquisition Company LLC, New
Meditrust Company LLC and T and F Properties, LP (the "Purchase Agreement").
2.3 The closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares (the
"Closing") shall take place at 1:00 P.M. EST time on Monday, December 13, 1999
or on such date and at such time as the parties shall mutually select. The
Closing shall take place at the offices of the Company or at such other place or
in such other manner (including by exchange of deliverables via fax and air
courier) as the Company, Alterra and the Investor agree.
2.4 At Closing, the Company shall deliver the following to
the Investor:
(a) a certificate, in due and proper form, representing
the Preferred Shares purchased upon which a legend
substantially in the following form will be endorsed:
"THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK INTO WHICH THE SHARES
REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MANY BE CONVERTED
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HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933. THE SHARES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND
MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE
OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THESE SHARES
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR AN EXEMPTION FROM
REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE"; and
(b) a certificate of an authorized officer of the
Company confirming the accuracy as of the Closing of the
matters set forth in Section 4 of this Agreement.
2.5. At the Closing, the Company shall deliver the following
to Alterra:
(a) a certificate, in due and proper form,
representing the Common Shares purchased upon which a legend
substantially in the following form will be endorsed:
"THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE
HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933. THE SHARES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT
AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE
ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR
THESE SHARES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR AN
EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE"; and
(b) a certificate of an authorized officer of the
Company confirming the accuracy as of the Closing of the
matters set forth in Section 4 of this Agreement.
2.6 At Closing, (i) the Investor shall deliver the Preferred
Purchase Price to the Company in immediately available funds by wire transfer to
a bank in the United States designated by the Company; and (ii) Alterra shall
deliver the Common Purchase Price, with the cash portion thereof to be delivered
in immediately available funds.
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3. REPRESENTATIONS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF THE INVESTOR AND ALTERRA
3.1 The Investor hereby acknowledges, represents and
warrants to (which representations and will be true and correct as of the date
of the Closing as if the Agreement were made on the date of Closing), and agrees
with, the Company as follows:
(a) The Investor is acquiring the Preferred Shares
for its own account as principal, for investment
purposes only, and not with a view to, or for, resale,
distribution or fractionalization thereof, in whole or
in part;
(b) The Investor acknowledges its understanding
that the offering and sale of the Preferred Shares is
intended to be exempt from registration under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), by
virtue of Section 4(2) of the 1933 Act and the
provisions of Regulation D thereunder. In furtherance
thereof, the Investor represents and warrants to and
agrees with the Company as follows:
(i) the Investor has the financial ability
to bear the economic risk of its investment, has
adequate means for providing for its current needs
and has no need for liquidity with respect to its
investment in the Company;
(ii) the Investor is a corporation, trust,
estate benefit plan, partnership or other entity
which comes within a category of "accredited
investor" as that term is defined in Rule 501(a)
of Regulation D under the 1933 Act (17 C.F.R.
230.501(a));
(c) The Investor:
(i) has had access to the Company's files
and records (including, without limitation, the
files and records of its wholly-owned subsidiary,
AHC Purchaser, Inc. ("AHC Subsidiary"))
(collectively, the "Documents") and understands
and has evaluated the risks of a purchase of the
Preferred Shares, and has relied solely on the
information contained in the Documents;
(ii) has been provided an opportunity to
obtain additional information concerning the
Company and AHC Subsidiary and has been given the
opportunity to ask questions of and receive
answers from the Company concerning the items and
conditions of this investment, and has been given
the
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opportunity to obtain such additional
information necessary to verify the accuracy
of the information contained in the
Documents or that which was otherwise
provided in order for the Investor to
evaluate the merits and risks of purchase of
the Preferred Shares, and has not been
furnished any other offering literature or
prospectus except as mentioned herein;
(iii) has not relied on any oral
representation or oral information in
connection with the offering of the
Preferred Shares which is not contained in
this Agreement or in the Documents; and
(iv) has determined that the
Preferred Shares are a suitable investment
and that at the time of Closing, the
Investor could bear a complete loss of its
investment.
(d) The Investor represents, warrants and
agrees that it will not sell or otherwise transfer
the Preferred Shares or the shares of the Company's
common stock into which the Preferred Shares may be
converted unless registered under the 1933 Act or in
reliance upon an exemption therefrom, and fully
understands and agrees that it must bear the economic
risk of its purchase for an indefinite period of time
because, among other reasons, the Preferred Shares or
underlying securities have not been registered under
the 1933 Act or under the securities laws of certain
states and, therefore, cannot be resold, pledged,
assigned or otherwise disposed of other than pursuant
to an exception from registration under the 1933 Act
and any other applicable securities laws.
(e) The person signing this Agreement on
behalf of Investor has been duly authorized by
Investor to do so.
(f) The execution and delivery by the
Investor of and the performance by the Investor of
its obligations under this Agreement will not
contravene any provision of applicable law or the
governing documents of the Investor or any agreement
or other instrument binding upon the Investor, or any
judgment, or decree of any governmental body, agency
or court having jurisdiction over the Investor, and
no consent approval, authorization or order of, or
qualification with, any governmental body or agency
is required for the performance by the Investor of
its obligations under this Agreement in accordance
with its terms.
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(g) The Investor has been duly organized, is
validly existing and is in good standing under the
laws of the State of Michigan. The Investor has full
limited liability company power and authority to
enter into this Agreement and this Agreement has been
duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered
by the Investor and constitutes the legal, valid and
binding obligations of the Investor, enforceable
against the Investor in accordance with its terms,
except as such enforcement may be limited by the laws
effecting creditors rights generally and general
equitable principles.
3.2 Alterra hereby acknowledges, represents and warrants to
(which representations and will be true and correct as of the date of the
Closing as if the Agreement were made on the date of Closing), and agrees with,
the Company as follows:
(a) Alterra is acquiring the Common Shares
for its own account as principal, for investment
purposes only, and not with a view to, or for,
resale, distribution or fractionalization thereof, in
whole or in part;
(b) Alterra acknowledges its understanding
that the offering and sale of the Shares is intended
to be exempt from registration under the 1933 Act, by
virtue of Section 4(2) of the 1933 Act and the
provisions of Regulation D thereunder. In furtherance
thereof, Alterra represents and warrants to and
agrees with the Company as follows:
(i) Alterra has the financial
ability to bear the economic risk of its
investment, has adequate means for providing
for its current needs and has no need for
liquidity with respect to its investment in
the Company;
(ii) Alterra is a corporation,
trust, estate benefit plan, partnership or
other entity which comes within a category
of "accredited investor" as that term is
defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under
the 1933 Act (17 C.F.R. 230.501(a));
(c) Alterra:
(i) has had access to the Documents
and understands and has evaluated the risks
of a purchase of the Common Shares, and has
relied solely on the information contained
in the Documents;
(ii) has been provided an
opportunity to obtain additional information
concerning the Company and AHC
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Subsidiary and has been given the
opportunity to ask questions of and receive
answers from the Company concerning the
items and conditions of this investment, and
has been given the opportunity to obtain
such additional information necessary to
verify the accuracy of the information
contained in the Documents or that which was
otherwise provided in order for the Investor
to evaluate the merits and risks of purchase
of the Preferred Shares, and has not been
furnished any other offering literature or
prospectus except as mentioned herein;
(iii) has not relied on any oral
representation or oral information in
connection with the offering of the
Preferred Shares which is not contained in
this Agreement or in the Documents; and
(iv) has determined that the Common
Shares are a suitable investment and that at
the time of Closing, Alterra could bear a
complete loss of its investment.
(d) Alterra represents, warrants and agrees
that it will not sell or otherwise transfer the
Common Shares unless registered under the 1933 Act or
in reliance upon an exemption therefrom, and fully
understands and agrees that it must bear the economic
risk of its purchase for an indefinite period of time
because, among other reasons, the Common Shares have
not been registered under the 1933 Act or under the
securities laws of certain states and, therefore,
cannot be resold, pledged, assigned or otherwise
disposed of other than pursuant to an exception from
registration under the 1933 Act and any other
applicable securities laws.
(e) The person signing this Agreement on
behalf of Alterra has been duly authorized by Alterra
to do so.
(f) The execution and delivery by Alterra of
and the performance by Alterra of its obligations
under this Agreement will not contravene any
provision of applicable law or the governing
documents of Alterra or any agreement or other
instrument binding upon Alterra, or any judgment, or
decree of any governmental body, agency or court
having jurisdiction over the Investor, and no consent
approval, authorization or order of, or qualification
with, any governmental body or agency is required for
the performance by Alterra of its obligations under
this Agreement in accordance with its terms.
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(g) Alterra has been duly organized, is
validly existing and is in good standing under the
laws of the State of Delaware. Alterra has full
corporate power and authority to enter into this
Agreement and this Agreement has been duly and
validly authorized, executed and delivered by Alterra
and constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligations of Alterra, enforceable against Alterra
in accordance with its terms, except as such
enforcement may be limited by the laws effecting
creditors rights generally and general equitable
principles.
3.3 Alterra and the Investor hereby acknowledge that they
have directed and caused the Certificate to be filed with the Secretary of State
of the State of Delaware and they have reviewed, and do hereby acknowledge their
approval of, the other organizational documents of the Company (together with
the Agreement, the "Organizational Documents") consisting of the Organizational
Minutes of the Company's Board of Directors attached hereto as Exhibit B, the
Company's Bylaws attached hereto as Exhibit C and the forms of the certificate
for each of the Common Stock and the Preferred Stock attached hereto as Exhibits
D-1 and D-2, respectively.
4. COMPANY REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
The Company hereby acknowledges, represents and warrants to, and agrees
with the Investor and Alterra (which representations and will be true and
correct as of the date of the Closing as if the Agreement were made on the date
of Closing) as follows:
4.1 The Company is validly existing and is in good standing
under the laws of the State of Delaware. As a result of the execution or
approval of the Organizational Documents by the Company or the other signatories
thereto (as the case may be), the Company has full corporate power and authority
to enter into this Agreement and this Agreement has been duly and validly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes the legal,
valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by laws
effecting creditors rights generally and general equitable principles. The sole
business of the Company is to serve as the parent company of AHC Subsidiary, and
the Company shall not engage in any business or activity other than (i) the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Loan Agreement and by such
other agreements as may be contemplated thereby and (ii) serving as the parent
company of AHC Subsidiary. Immediately after the Closing, the Company shall
assign its rights under the Purchase Agreement to AHC Subsidiary in connection
with the initial capitalization thereof.
4.2 The execution and delivery by the Company of, and the
performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement will not (a) contravene any provision of
applicable law or the charter documents or by-laws of the Company or any
agreement or other instrumental body, agency or court
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having jurisdiction over the Company, or (b) give any third party rights to
acquire capital stock of the Company. No filing (except for such filings as may
be required under applicable state and federal securities laws), notice,
consent, approval, authorization or order of, or qualification with, any
governmental body or agency is required for the performance by the Company of
its obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
4.3 The Documents do not, and through the date of the
Closing will not, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
4.4 All of the Common Shares and the Preferred Shares have
been duly authorized and, when issued in accordance herewith, shall be validly
issued, fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive or similar rights. The
Company does not have any class of authorized stock other than Common Stock and
Preferred Stock. Except for Alterra with respect to the Common Shares and the
Investors with respect to the Preferred Shares (including the Common Stock
issuable upon the conversion thereof pursuant to the Certificate), no person has
any right to receive any additional shares of capital stock of the Company. In
addition, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the
Preferred Shares, when issued as provided in the Certificate shall be validly
issued and fully paid and non-assessable, and such shares shall not be subject
to any preemptive or similar rights.
4.5 The Company is not in violation of its charter or bylaws
and is not in default in the performance of any bond, debenture, note or any
other evidence of indebtedness or any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust,
license, contract, lease or other instrument to which the Company is a party or
by which it is bound, or to which any of the property or assets of the Company
is subject, except such as have been waived or which would not have, singly or
in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the company, taken as a whole.
4.6 There is no litigation or governmental proceeding
pending, or to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against, or involving
the property or the business of the Company, or, to the best knowledge of the
Company which would adversely affect the condition (financial or otherwise),
business, prospects or results of operations of the Company, taken as a whole.
4.7 Except as set forth in the Certificate, there is no
existing option, warrant, call, right, commitment or other agreement of any
character to which the Company is a party requiring, and there are no securities
of the Company outstanding which upon conversion or exchange would require the
issuance, sale or transfer of any additional shares of capital stock
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or other equity securities of the Company or other securities convertible into,
exchangeable for or evidencing the right to subscribe for or purchase shares of
capital stock or other equity securities of the Company. The Company is not a
party to any voting trust or other voting agreement with respect to any of the
shares of the Common Stock or to any agreement relating to the issuance, sale,
redemption, transfer or other disposition of the capital stock of the Company,
except as set forth in the Certificate.
4.8 The Company at all times will keep sufficient shares of
its Common Stock available for issuance upon the conversion of the Preferred
Stock.
4.9 The foregoing representations, warranties and agreements
shall survive the Closing.
5. PREFERRED STOCK PUT OPTION
5.1 Alterra hereby grants to Investor the right to sell to
Alterra all, but not less than all, of the Preferred Shares to be purchased by
Investor pursuant to this Agreement pursuant to the terms and conditions set
forth herein (the "Put Option"). The Put Option shall be exercisable by the
Investor (assuming that the Preferred Shares have not previously been redeemed
by the Company in accordance with the Certificate) at any time from and after
March 1, 2000 if and only if AHC Subsidiary shall not have closed on the
acquisition of assisted living and (Alzheimer's care residences having an
aggregate purchase price of in excess of $30 million pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement. The Put Option shall be exercised by written notice from the Investor
to Alterra at any time from and after March 1, 2000.
5.2 The purchase price for each of the Preferred Shares
payable upon the exercise of the Put Option shall be equal to the sum of (i)
$1,000 (the liquidation preference per Preferred Share), (ii) any accrued and
unpaid dividends thereon (whether or not declared) at the time that the Put
Option is exercised and (iii) an escalating amount equal to $1,500 if the Put
Option is exercised at any time on or before March 31, 2000, which amount shall
increase by $300 per month thereafter (commencing with April 2000) through the
date that such Put Option is exercised. The repurchase of the Preferred Shares
pursuant to the exercise of the Put Option shall be closed ten (10) business
days following the exercise of the Put Option at the principal executive offices
of Alterra at 1:00 p.m. Milwaukee time unless the parties shall designate a
different date, time and place for such closing. At such closing: (i) Investor
shall deliver to Alterra an instrument evidencing the transfer of all of the
Preferred Shares, free and clear of all security interest, liens and
restrictions, together with such other documents as Alterra may reasonably
request in connection therewith; and (ii) Alterra shall deliver to Investor, by
bank wire transfer to an account designated by Investor, payment of the purchase
price payable pursuant to this Section 5.2, together with such other documents
as Investor may reasonably request.
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6. MISCELLANEOUS
6.1 Complete Agreement; Modification of Agreement. The
Agreement constitutes the complete agreement between the parties with respect to
the subject matter hereof and may not be modified, altered or amended excepted
by an agreement in writing signed by company and Investor.
6.2 Waiver of Jury Trial. THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVE ALL RIGHT
TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHTS
UNDER THE LOAN DOCUMENTS.
6.3 Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this
Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under
applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or
invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent
of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such
provision or the remaining provision of this Agreement.
6.4 Parties. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure
to the benefit of, the successors of Company, Alterra and the Investor.
6.5 Governing Law. Except as to matters of internal
corporate law, which shall be governed by the general corporation law of
Delaware, in all other respects, including all matters of construction, validity
and performance, this Agreement and the obligations arising hereunder shall be
governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the
State of Michigan applicable to contracts made and performed in such state,
without regard to the principles thereof regarding conflict of laws, and any
applicable laws of the United States of America.
6.6 Notices. Except as otherwise provided herein, whenever
it is provided herein that any notice, demand, request, consent, approval,
declaration or other communication shall or may be given to or served upon any
of the parties by another, or whenever any of the parties desires to give or
serve upon another any communication with respect to this Agreement, each such
notices, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration or other communication
shall be in writing and either shall be delivered in person with receipt
acknowledged or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested,
postage prepaid, telecopied and confirmed by telecopy answerback or recognized
overnight courier service addressed as follows:
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(a) If to Investor at:
c/o RDV Corporation
126 Ottawa Avenue, N.W.
500 Grand Bank Building
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503
Attn: President
Fax: 616-454-4654
With copies to:
Hecht & Lentz
333 Bridge St., N.W.
Suite 330
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
Attn: David M. Hecht, Esq.
Fax: 616-776-7203
(b) If to Company or Alterra at:
c/o Alterra Healthcare Corporation
450 North Sunnyslope Rd.
Suite 300
Brookfield, MI 53005
Attn: Chief Executive Officer
Fax: 414-789-6677
With Copies to:
Rogers & Hardin
229 Peachtree St., N.E.
2700 International Tower
Atlanta, GA 30303
Attn: Alan C. Leet, Esq.
Fax: 404-525-2224
or at such other address as may be substituted by notice given as herein
provided. The giving of any notice required hereunder may be waived in writing
by the party entitled to receive such notice. Every notice, demand, request,
consent, approval, declaration or other communication hereunder shall be deemed
to have been duly given or served on the date on
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which personally delivered, with receipt acknowledged, telecopied and confirmed
by telecopy answerback, as of the regularly scheduled time for delivery if
delivered by a recognized delivery service or three (3) Business Days after the
same shall have been deposited in the United States mail. Failure or delay in
delivering copies of nay notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration
or other communication to the persons designated above to receive copies shall
in no way adversely affect the effectiveness of such notice, demand, request,
consent, approval, declaration or other communication.
6.7 Counterparts; Facsimile. This Agreement may be executed by
facsimile signature and in any number of separate counterparts, each of which
shall, collectively and separately, constitute one agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed as
of the date first written above.
AHC PURCHASER HOLDING, INC.
By: /s/ Mark W. Ohlendorf
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Name: Mark W. Ohlendorf
Title: Vice President
RDVEPCO, L.L.C.
By: EDP Assisted Living Properties, L.L.C.,
a member
By: Elsa D. Prince Living Trust u/a dated
January 27, 1976
By: /s/ Elsa D. Prince
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Elsa D. Prince, Trustee
ALTERRA HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
By: /s/ Mark W. Ohlendorf
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Name: Mark W. Ohlendorf
Title: Senior Vice President
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ARTICLE 1
The name of the Corporation is AHC PURCHASER HOLDING, INC.
ARTICLE 2
The address of the Corporation's registered office in the
State of Delaware is 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington, County of
New Castle, Delaware 19801. The name of its registered agent at such address is
The Corporation Trust Company.
ARTICLE 3
The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or
promoted by the Corporation is to engage solely in the following activities: (i)
the investment in and ownership of AHC Purchaser, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "Subsidiary"); and (ii) to perform its obligations and exercise its rights
arising under (a) the Subscription and Organizational Agreement dated as of
December 13, 1999 by and among the Company, RDVEPCO, L.L.C. (the "LLC") and
Alterra Healthcare Corporation ("Alterra"), (b) the Loan Agreement (the "Loan
Agreement") dated as of December 13, 1999 between LLC and Alterra, (c) the
Guaranty dated as of December 13, 1999 made by the Corporation in favor of the
LLC, (d) the Stock Pledge Agreement dated as of December 13, 1999 between the
Corporation and the LLC, and (e) such other agreements and instruments as are
contemplated by, the Loan Agreement and the Corporation shall have the power and
authority to exercise all powers enumerated in the General Corporation Law of
the State Delaware necessary or convenient to the conduct, promotion or
attainment of the business or purposes set forth herein.
ARTICLE 4
The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the
Corporation has authority to issue is 3,857 shares, of which 2,857 shares shall
be Common Stock, with par value of $.01 per share (the "Common Stock") and 1,000
shares shall be preferred stock, with $0.01 par value (the "Preferred Stock").
The designation and the powers, preferences and rights of the
shares of Common Stock are as follows:
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1. Shares of Common Stock may be issued from time to time as
the Board of Directors shall determine and on such terms and for such
consideration as shall be fixed by the Board of Directors. Each share of Common
Stock shall be equal to every other share of Common Stock in every respect.
2. Each holder of Common Stock shall be entitled at all
meetings of stockholders to one vote for each share of Common Stock held by it
of record on the books of the Corporation.
3. Following the conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to
the terms thereof, the holders of thirty percent (30%) of the then outstanding
shares of Common Stock shall have the right to compel an orderly liquidation of
the Corporation and the pro rata distribution of the funds thereby available to
be distributed to all of the holders of the Common Stock, and upon the exercise
of such liquidation right, the Corporation, as the sole stockholder of the
Subsidiary, shall take all action necessary to liquidate the Subsidiary.
The relative designations, powers, preferences, right, qualifications,
limitations and restrictions of 1,000 shares of Preferred Stock, designated the
"Convertible Preferred Stock", each of $.01 par value, are as follows:
For the purposes of this Certificate of Incorporation, "Corporation"
shall mean AHC Purchaser Holding, Inc.
"Board of Directors" shall mean the board of directors of the
Corporation.
"Common Stock" shall mean the 2,857 authorized shares of common stock,
$.01 par value per share of the Corporation.
"Conversion Price" shall have the meaning provided in Subsection
(d)(6)(F) hereof.
"Conversion Rate" shall have the meaning provided in Subsection (d)(1)
hereof.
"Invested Amount" per share of Preferred Stock shall mean $1,000.00,
adjusted for subdivisions or combinations of the Preferred Stock. "Original
Issue Date" shall have the meaning provided in Subsection (d)(4) hereof.
"Preferred Stock" shall mean the 1,000 shares of Convertible Preferred
Stock, $.01 par value, hereby designated.
"Stockholders" shall mean the holders of the Preferred Stock and the
holders of the Common Stock.
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The preferences, limitations and relative rights granted to and imposed
upon the Preferred Stock are as follows:
(a) Dividend Rights. From and after the Original Issue Date, the
holders of outstanding shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive
dividends at an annual rate of $80.00 per share, payable quarterly on or before
the end of each fiscal quarters of the Corporation, as and when declared by the
Board of Directors, prior and in preference to any declaration of payment of any
dividend on the Common Stock of the Corporation. Such dividends shall be
cumulative and shall accrue (on a daily basis) from the Original Issue Date,
whether or not declared by the Board of Directors of the Corporation. Without
the prior written consent of the holders of a majority of the outstanding
Preferred Stock, voting separately as a class, no dividends shall be paid with
respect to the Common Stock of the Corporation at any time as, and for so long
as any shares of the Preferred Stock remain outstanding. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, no dividends may be paid with respect to the Common Stock of the
Corporation until all dividends declared or accrued on all outstanding shares of
the Preferred Stock have been set apart and paid. Except as expressly set forth
in Section (d), the Corporation shall be under no obligation to pay such
dividends unless so declared by the Board of Directors.
(b) Liquidation Rights. In the event of liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of the Corporation, or a Sale or Merger (defined below), each holder
of an outstanding share of the Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive in
exchange for and in redemption of his Preferred Stock by reason of the ownership
thereof, (i) in the case of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the
Corporation, from any funds legally available for distribution to Stockholders,
and (ii) in the case of a Sale or Merger, from the net proceeds therefrom
(defined for these purposes to mean the proceeds whether cash, securities or
property, available for distribution to Stockholders or payable to the
Stockholders by reason of the Sale or Merger), an amount equal to the Invested
Amount, plus the amount of all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon (whether or
not declared) on such share from the Original Issue Date (the "Liquidation
Value").
For purposes of this Section (b), a "Sale or Merger" of the Corporation
shall mean (i) the sale of all or substantially all the Corporation's assets and
(ii) the acquisition of the Corporation by another entity (other than an entity
that is wholly-owned by Alterra Healthcare Corporation, a Delaware corporation)
by way of merger or consolidation resulting in the exchange of the outstanding
shares of the Corporation for securities or consideration issued, or caused to
be issued, by the acquiring corporation or its parent or subsidiary.
All the preferential amounts to be paid to the holders of the Preferred
Stock under this Section (b) shall be paid or set apart for payment before the
payment or setting apart for payment of any amount for, or the distribution of
any assets of the Corporation to, the holders of the Common Stock or any class
or series of stock of the Corporation ranking junior to the Preferred Stock in
connection with a liquidation, dissolution or winding up, or a Sale or Merger.
If the assets or surplus funds to be distributed to the holders of the Preferred
Stock are insufficient to permit the payment to such holders of the full amounts
payable to such holders, the assets and surplus funds legally available for
distribution shall be distributed ratably among the holders of
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the Preferred Stock in proportion to the full amount each such holder is
otherwise entitled to receive.
(c) Voting Rights. Except as otherwise provided in this Certificate of
Incorporation, each share of the Preferred Stock shall be non-voting. Each
holder of a share of the Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive the same
prior notice of any Stockholders' meeting as provided to the holders of Common
Stock in accordance with the Bylaws of the Corporation, as well as prior notice
of all Stockholder actions to be taken by legally available means in lieu of
meeting, but, except as expressly provided in this Section (c) and, except for
those matters required by law, or by the terms hereof, to be submitted to a
class vote of the holders of Preferred Stock, the holders of the Preferred Stock
shall not be entitled to vote with holders of the Common Stock upon any matter
submitted to a vote of Stockholders. Fractional votes in any event shall not be
permitted, and any fractions shall be disregarded in computing voting rights.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section (c) to the contrary,
should the Corporation fail for any reason (i) to redeem the Preferred Stock
under the conditions and in accordance with the terms of Section (b) hereof,
(ii) to issue Common Stock in conversion of the Preferred Stock as provided in
Section (d) hereof, or (iii) to comply with the protective provisions of Section
(f) hereof, and should such failure continue for a period of thirty consecutive
(30) days, then, for so long as said failure remains uncured, the holders of
Preferred Stock shall be entitled, at any annual meeting of the Stockholders or
any special meeting called for such purpose, voting together as a single class,
to elect the smallest number of members of the Board of Directors necessary to
constitute a majority of the full Board of Directors of the Corporation, and the
holders of the Common Stock shall elect the remaining Directors. If, prior to
the end of the term of any director elected as aforesaid by the holders of
shares of the Preferred Stock, a vacancy in the office of such director shall
occur by reason of death, resignation, removal or disability, or for any other
reason, the right to fill such vacancy shall be vested in the holders of the
Preferred Stock unless the right of such holders to elect such director shall
have ceased as provided hereafter. At any time after such power to elect a
majority of directors shall have so vested in the Preferred Stock, the Secretary
of the Corporation may, and, upon the written request of the holders of record
of ten percent (10%) or more of the then outstanding shares of the Preferred
Stock, addressed to the Secretary at the principal office of the Corporation,
the Secretary shall, call a special meeting of the holders of Preferred Stock
for the election of the directors to be elected by them as hereinabove provided,
to be held within thirty (30) days after such call and at the place and upon the
notice provided by law and in the Bylaws of the Corporation for the holding of
meetings of Stockholders. If any such special meeting required to be called as
above provided shall not be called by the Secretary within thirty (30) days
after receipt of any such request, then the holders of record of ten percent
(10%) or more in amount of the Preferred Stock then-outstanding may designate in
writing one of their number to call such meeting, and the person so designated
may call such meeting to be held at the place and upon the notice above
provided, and for that purpose shall have access to the Stock ledger of the
Corporation. If any such special meeting shall be called by the Secretary of the
Corporation or by the holders of the Preferred Stock as above provided, and if
the holders of at least a majority of the Preferred Stock then outstanding and
entitled to vote at such meeting shall be present or
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represented by proxy at such meeting or any adjournment thereof, then, by vote
of the holders of at least a majority of such Preferred Stock present or so
represented at such meeting, the then authorized number of directors of the
Corporation shall be increased by two fold plus one and, at such meeting, the
holders of the Preferred Stock shall be entitled to elect the additional
directors so provided for, but any directors so elected shall hold office only
until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified at the annual
meeting of Stockholders or special meeting held in place thereof next succeeding
their election. At such time, if any, as the holders of the Preferred Stock
shall obtain the redemption referred to in clause (i) above, or obtain
rectification of the failure to respect, or restoration of, the rights
referenced in clause (iii) above, as the case may be, then the terms of office
of all persons elected as directors by such holders shall forthwith terminate,
and the number of directors shall be reduced accordingly. The foregoing remedy
shall not be deemed exclusive, and shall be in addition to all other rights and
remedies available at law or equity to t he holders of Preferred Stock.
(d) Conversion. The holders of the Preferred Stock shall have
conversion rights as follows (the "Conversion Rights"):
(1) Conversion. Each share of Preferred Stock shall be
convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, at any time after
December 31, 2000 at the office of the Corporation or any transfer
agent for the Preferred Stock, into Common Stock at the initial
Conversion Rate of one (1) fully paid and nonassessable share of Common
Stock for each share of Preferred Stock, subject, however, to the
adjustments described below. (The quotient obtained by dividing the
number of shares of Common Stock into which each share of Preferred
Stock may be converted by one is hereinafter referred to as the
"Conversion Rate." The initial Conversion Rate shall be one (1).) Such
conversion shall be deemed to have been made immediately prior to the
close of business on the date of the surrender of the shares of
Preferred Stock to be converted in accordance with the procedures
described in Subsection (d)(3) below. The Corporation shall pay to the
holder thereof promptly following such surrender all declared or
accrued but unpaid dividend on the shares of Preferred Stock so
converted to, and including, the date of such conversion; provided,
however, that the Corporation may, at its option, in lieu of making a
full cash payment of all such declared or accrued but unpaid dividends,
make payment thereof in that number of whole shares of Common Stock
calculated by dividing the total of such declared or accrued but unpaid
dividends due such holder by the fair market value per share of the
Common Stock, as determined in good faith by the Corporation's Board of
Directors.
(2) Treatment of Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of
Common Stock shall be issued upon conversion of Preferred Stock, and
any shares of Preferred Stock surrendered for conversion that would
other wise result in a fractional share of Common Stock shall be
redeemed at the then effective Conversion Price per share, payable as
promptly as possible when funds are legally available therefor.
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(3) Mechanics of Conversion. Before any holder of Preferred Stock
shall be entitled to convert the same into shares of Common Stock
pursuant to Subsection (d)(1) above, such holder shall surrender the
certificate or certificates for such shares of Preferred Stock, duly
endorsed, at the office of the Corporation or of any transfer agent of
the Preferred Stock, and shall give written notice to the Corporation
at such office of the name or names in which such holder wishes the
certificate or certificates for shares of Common Stock to be issued if
different from the name shown on the books and records of the
Corporation. Said conversion notice shall also contain such
representations as may reasonably be required by the Corporation to the
effect that the shares to be received upon conversion are not being
acquired and will not be transferred in any way that might violate the
then applicable laws. The Corporation shall, as soon as practicable
thereafter and in no event later than thirty (30) days after the
delivery of said conversion notice, issue and deliver at such office to
such holder of Preferred Stock, or to the nominee or nominees of such
holder, a certificate or certificates for the number of shares of
Common Stock to which such holder shall be entitled as aforesaid. The
person or persons entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock
issuable upon a conversion pursuant to Subsection (d)(1) shall be
treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such shares
of Common Stock as of the effective date of conversion specified in
such section. All certificates issued upon the exercise or occurrence
of the conversion shall contain a legend governing restrictions upon
such shares imposed by law or agreement of the holder or his
predecessors.
(4) Adjustment for Subdivisions or Combinations of Common Stock.
In the event the Corporation at any time or from time to time after the
original issuance by the Corporation of Preferred Stock (hereinafter
referred to as the "Original Issue Date") effects a subdivision or
combination of its outstanding Common Stock into a greater or lesser
number of shares without a proportionate and corresponding subdivision
or combination of its outstanding Preferred Stock, then and in each
such event the Conversion Rate shall be increased or decreased
proportionately.
(5) Adjustments for Dividends, Distributions and Common Stock
Equivalents. In the event the Corporation at any time or from time to
time after the Original Issue Date shall make or issue, or fix a record
date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to
receive, a dividend or other distribution payable in additional shares
of Common Stock or other securities or rights convertible into or
entitling the holder thereof to receive additional shares of Common
Stock (hereinafter referred to as "Common Stock Equivalents") without
payment of any consideration by such holder of such Common Stock
Equivalents or the additional shares of Common Stock, and without a
proportionate and corresponding dividend or other distribution to
holders of Preferred Stock, then and in each such event the maximum
number of shares (as set forth in the instrument relating thereto
without regard to any provisions contained therein for subsequent
adjustment of such number) of Common Stock issuable in payment of such
dividend or distribution or upon conversion or exercise of such Common
Stock Equivalents shall be deemed, for purposes of this Subsection
(d)(5), to be issued and outstanding as of the time of such
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issuance or, in the event such a record date shall have been fixed, as
of the close of business on such record date. In each such event the
Conversion Rate shall be increased as of the time of such issuance or,
in the event such a record date shall have been fixed, as of the close
of business on such record date, by multiplying the Conversion Rate by
a fraction:
(A) the numerator of which shall be the total number of
shares of Common Stock (x) issued and outstanding or deemed
pursuant to the terms hereof to be issued and outstanding (not
including any shares described in clause (y) immediately
below), immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the
close of business on such record date, plus (y) the number of
shares of Common Stock issuable in payment of such dividend or
distribution or upon conversion or exercise of such Common
Stock Equivalents; and
(B) the denominator of which shall be the total number
of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding or deemed to
be issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time of
such issuance or the close of business on such record date;
provided, however, that (i) if such record date shall have
been fixed and such dividend is not fully paid or if such distribution
is not fully made on the date fixed therefor, the Conversion Rate shall
be recomputed accordingly as of the close of business on such record
date and thereafter the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted pursuant to
this Subsection (d)(5) as of the time of actual payment of such
dividends or distributions; or (ii) if such Common Stock Equivalents
provide, with the passage of time or otherwise, for any decrease in the
number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion or exercise
thereof (or upon the occurrence of a record date with respect thereto),
the Conversion Rate computed upon the original issue thereof (or upon
the occurrence of a record date with respect thereto), and any
subsequent adjustments based thereon, shall, upon any such decrease be
coming effective, be recomputed to reflect such decrease insofar as it
affects the rights of conversion or exercise of the Common Stock
Equivalents then outstanding; or (iii) upon the expiration of any
rights of conversion or exercise under any unexercised Common Stock
Equivalents, the Conversion Rate computed upon the original issue
thereof (or upon the occurrence of a record date with respect thereto),
and any subsequent adjustments based thereon, shall, upon such
expiration, be recomputed as if the only additional shares of Common
Stock issued were the shares of such Common Stock, if any, actually
issued upon the conversion or exercise of such Common Stock
Equivalents; or (iv) in the event of issuance of Common Stock
Equivalents that expire by their terms not more than sixty (60) days
after the date of issuance thereof, no adjustments of the Conversation
Rate shall be made until the expiration or exercise of all such Common
Stock Equivalents, whereupon such adjustment shall be made in the
manner provided in this Subsection (d)(5).
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(6) Adjustment of Conversion Rate for Diluting Issues. Except
as otherwise provided in this Subsection (d)(6), in the event the
Corporation sells or issues any Common Stock or Common Stock
Equivalents at a per share consideration (as defined be low) less than
the Conversion Price (as such term is defined Subsection (d)(6)(F)
below) then in effect for the Preferred Stock, then the Conversion Rate
(and, thereby, the Conversion Price) then in effect shall be adjusted
as provided in paragraphs (A), (B), (C) and (F) hereof. For purposes of
the foregoing, the per share consideration with respect to the sale or
issuance of Common Stock shall be the price per share received by the
Corporation, prior to the payment of any expenses, commissions,
discounts and other applicable costs. With respect to the sale or
issuance of Common Stock Equivalents that are convertible into or
exchangeable for Common Stock without further consideration, the per
share consideration shall be determined by dividing the maximum number
of shares (as set forth in the instrument relating thereto without
regard to any provisions contained therein for subsequent adjustment of
such number) of Common Stock issuable with respect to such Common Stock
Equivalents into the aggregate consideration received by the
Corporation upon the sale of issuance of such Common Stock Equivalents.
With respect to the issuance of other Common Stock Equivalents, the per
share consideration shall be determined by dividing the maximum number
of shares (as set forth in the instrument relating thereto without
regard to any provisions contained therein for subsequent adjustment of
such number) of Common Stock issuable with respect to such Common Stock
Equivalents into the total aggregate consideration received by the
Corporation upon the sale or issuance of such Common Stock Equivalents
plus the total consideration receivable by the Corporation upon the
conversion or exercise of such Common Stock Equivalents. The issuance
of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents for no consideration shall
be deemed to be an issuance at a per share consideration of $.01. In
connection with the sale or issuance of Common Stock and/or Common
Stock Equivalents for non-cash consideration, the amount of
consideration shall be determined by the Board of Directors of the
Corporation
As used herein, "Additional Shares of Common Stock" shall mean
either shares of Common Stock issued subsequent to the Original Issue
Date or, with respect to the issuance of Common Stock Equivalents, the
maximum number of shares (as set forth in the instrument relating
thereto without regard to any provisions contained therein for
subsequent adjustment of such number) of Common Stock issuable in
exchange for, upon conversion of, or upon exercise of such Common Stock
Equivalents.
(A) Upon each issuance of Common Stock for a per
share consideration less than the Conversion Price in effect
on the date of such issuance, the Conversion Rate of the
Preferred Stock in effect on such date shall be adjusted by
multiplying it by a fraction:
(x) the numerator of which shall be the
number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
immediately prior to the issuance of such
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Additional Shares of Common Stock, plus the number of
such Additional shares of Common Stock so issued, and
(y) the denominator of which shall be the
number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
immediately prior to the issuance of such Additional
shares of Common Stock plus the number of shares of
Common Stock that the aggregate net consideration
received by the Corporation for the total number of
such Additional Shares of Common Stock so issued
would purchase at the Conversion Price then in
effect.
(B) Upon each issuance of Common Stock Equivalents,
exchangeable without further consideration into Common Stock,
for a per share consideration less than the Conversion Price
in effect on the date of such issuance, the Conversion Rate of
the Preferred Stock in effect on such date shall be adjusted
as in paragraph (A) of this Subsection (d)(6) on the basis
that the related Additional Shares of Common Stock are to be
treated as having been issued on the date of issuance of the
Common Stock Equivalents, and the aggregate consideration
received by the Corporation for such Common Stock Equivalents
shall be deemed to have been received for such Additional
Shares of Common Stock.
(C) Upon each issuance of Common Stock Equivalents
other than those described in paragraph (B) of this Subsection
(d)(6), for a per share consideration less than the Conversion
Price in effect on the date of such issuance, the Conversion
Rate of the Preferred Stock in effect on such date shall be
adjusted as in paragraph (A) of this Subsection (d)(6) on the
basis that the related Additional Shares of Common Stock are
to be treated as having been issued on the date of issuance of
such Common Stock Equivalents, and the aggregate consideration
received and receivable by the Corporation on conversion or
exercise of such Common Stock Equivalents shall be deemed to
have been received for such Additional Shares of Common Stock.
(D) Once any Additional Shares of Common Stock have
been treated as having been issued for the purpose of this
Subsection (d)(6), they shall be treated as issued and
outstanding shares of Common Stock whenever any subsequent
calculations must be made pursuant hereto, provided that on
the expiration of any options, warrants or rights to purchase
Additional Shares of Common Stock, the termination of any
rights to convert or exchange for Additional Shares of Common
Stock, or the expiration of any options or rights related to
such convertible or exchangeable securities on account of
which an adjustment in the Conversion Rate has been made
previously pursuant to this Subsection (d)(6), the Conversion
Rate shall forthwith be readjusted to such Conversion Rate as
would have obtained had the adjustment made upon the issuance
of such options, warrants, rights, securities or options or
rights related to such securities been made upon the basis of
the issuance of only the number of shares of Common
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Stock actually issued upon the exercise of such options,
warrants or rights, upon the conversion or exchange of such
securities or upon the exercise of the options or rights
related to such securities.
(E) The foregoing notwithstanding, no adjustment of
the conversion Rate (and, thereby, the Conversion Price) shall
be made as a result of the issuance of:
(x) any shares of Common Stock upon the
conversion of shares of Preferred Stock;
(y) any shares of Common Stock pursuant to
which the Conversion Rate and Conversion Price are
adjusted under Subsection (4) or (5) of this Section
(d); or
(z) any shares of Common Stock issued
pursuant to the exchange, conversion or exercise of
any Common Stock Equivalents that have previously
been incorporated into computations hereunder on the
date when such Common Stock Equivalents were issued;
or
(F) The Conversion Price at any one time hereunder
shall be equal to the quotient obtained by dividing the
Invested Amount (defined in Section (b) above) by the then
effective Conversion Rate. The initial Conversion Price
hereunder shall be $1,000.00.
(7) De Minimis Adjustments. No adjustment to the Conversion
Rate (and, thereby, the Conversion Price) shall be made if such
adjustment would result in a change in the Conversion Price of less
than $.01. Any adjustment of less than $.01 that is not made shall be
carried forward and shall be made at the time of, and together with,
any subsequent adjustment that, on a cumulative basis, amounts to an
adjustment of $.01 or more in the Conversion Price.
(8) No Impairment. Except as provided in Section (f) hereof,
the Corporation shall not, by amendment of this Certificate of
Incorporation or its Bylaws or through any reorganization, transfer of
assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities
or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or
performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder
by the Corporation, but shall at all times in good faith assisting the
carrying out of all the provisions of this Section (d) and in the
taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order
to protect the Conversion Rights of the holders of the Preferred Stock
against impairment.
(9) Certificate as to Adjustments. Upon the occurrence of each
adjustment or readjustment of the Conversion Rate pursuant to this
Section (d), the Corporation at its expense shall promptly compute such
adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms hereof and
prepare and furnish to each holder of Preferred Stock a certificate
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setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the
facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based. The
Corporation shall, upon the written request at any time of any holder
of Preferred Stock, furnish or cause to be furnished to such holder a
like certificate setting forth (i) such adjustments and readjustments,
(ii) the Conversion Rate at that time in effect, and (iii) the number
of shares of Common Stock and the amount, if any, of other property
that at that time would be received upon the conversion of Preferred
Stock.
(10) Notices of Record Date. In the event of any taking by the
Corporation of a record of the holders of any class of securities other
than Preferred Stock for the purpose of determining the holders thereof
who are entitled to receive any dividend or other distribution, any
Common Stock Equivalents or any right to subscribe for, purchase or
other wise acquire any shares of stock of any class or any other
securities or property, or to receive any other right, the Corporation
shall mail to each holder of Preferred Stock, at least twenty (20) days
prior to the date specified therein, a notice specifying the date on
which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend,
distribution or rights, and the amount and character of such dividend,
distribution or rights.
(11) Reservation of Stock Issuable Upon Conversion. The
Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its
authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock solely for the purpose
of effecting the conversion of the shares of the Preferred Stock such
number of its shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be
sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding shares of the
Preferred Stock; and if at any time the number of authorized but
unissued shares of Common Stock shall be insufficient to effect the
conversion of all then outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock, the
Corporation shall take such corporate action as may, in the opinion of
its counsel, be necessary to increase its authorized but unissued
shares of Common Stock to such number of shares as shall be sufficient
for such purpose.
(e) Redemption of Preferred Stock. The Corporation may redeem all (but
not less than all) of the shares of Preferred Stock from the holders thereof at
any time after the Original Issue Date by delivering to such holders a
redemption notice (the "Redemption Notice") and by paying in cash to such holder
or holders in respect of each such shares the Redemption Price (defined below)
within ninety (90) days of the Redemption Notice. The price payable for each
redeemed share of Preferred Stock (the "Redemption Price") shall be equal to the
Appraised Value (as determined below) of each such share on as as-if-converted
basis; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the amount payable
to such holder of a share of Preferred Stock in redemption thereof shall in no
event be less than the Invested Amount plus the aggregate amount of all accrued
and unpaid dividends (whether or not declared) thereon through the date of such
Redemption Notice, and shall be increased if necessary to equal the Liquidation
Value, and in no event shall be more than, and shall be decreased if necessary
to equal, an amount (the "Redemption Cap") equal to the Invested Amount plus the
sum of (i) the aggregate amount of all accrued and unpaid dividends (whether or
not declared) thereon through the date of such Redemption Notice and (ii) $1,500
if the Preferred Stock is redeemed on or before March
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31, 2000, which amount shall increase by $300 per share of Preferred Stock for
each month (or portion thereof) following March 2000 in which such redemption
does not occur (e.g., the amount contemplated by this clause (ii) shall be
$1,800 for any redemption effected in April 2000, $2,100 for any redemption
effected in May 2000, etc.). Should the holders of the Preferred Stock and the
Corporation be unable to agree during the twenty (20)-day period immediately
succeeding the delivery of a Redemption Notice as to the Appraised Value without
the employment of appraisers, then the holders of the Preferred Stock and the
Corporation shall each select an appraiser experienced in the business of
evaluating or appraising the market value of commercial real estate and
long-term care and/or assisted living facilities (or similar businesses), and
the appraisers so selected (the "Initial Appraisers") shall appraise such shares
to be redeemed. If the difference between the resulting appraisals is not
greater than ten percent (10%) of the higher appraisal, then the average of the
appraisals shall be deemed the Appraised Value; otherwise, the Initial
Appraisers shall select an additional appraiser who shall be experienced in a
manner similar to the Initial Appraisers (the "Additional Appraiser"). If the
Initial Appraisers fail to select such Additional Appraiser as provided above,
then either the holders of the Preferred Stock or the Corporation may apply,
after written notice to the other, to any judge of any court of general
jurisdiction for the appointment of such Additional Appraiser. The Additional
Appraiser shall appraise such shares to be redeemed as of the date of the
redemption and shall forthwith give written notice of his determination to the
Corporation and the holders of the Preferred Stock. The Appraised Value shall
then be established by averaging all determinations of value, and then,
disregarding the value determination that deviates most from such average,
averaging the remaining value determinations. The Corporation shall pay the
expenses and fees of the appraisers selected hereby. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Corporation may always elect by written notice to the holders of
Preferred Stock to redeem the Preferred Stock by paying the Redemption Cap per
share, whereupon a determination of Appraised Value shall not be necessary. For
all purposes hereof, the Appraised Value shall be determined assuming that: (i)
the Corporation shall have caused its wholly-owned subsidiary, AHC Purchaser,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Subsidiary"), to sell each of the assisted
living or dementia care facilities owned by the Subsidiary for the fair market
value thereof without regard to (x) the encumbrance of any management agreement
or other agreement with any affiliate of the Corporation or the Subsidiary
relating thereto and (y) the competitive impact of any assisted living facility
that is, or has been announced by Alterra Healthcare Corporation ("Alterra"), or
one of its affiliates, to be, owned, operated or managed by Alterra or any such
affiliate (excluding any facility then owned, operated, managed or under
development or construction by Alterra or any such affiliate as of the date of
this Certificate of Incorporation); (ii) the Subsidiary shall have satisfied all
of its liabilities with the proceeds of such sale; (iii) the remaining proceeds
shall have been distributed to the Corporation in complete liquidation of the
Subsidiary; and (iv) in turn, the complete liquidation of the Corporation with
the holders of the Preferred Stock receiving the greater of Liquidation Value
and the amount such holders would receive if they exercised the Conversion
Rights.
Upon the determination of the Redemption Price, each holder of shares
to be redeemed shall surrender the certificate representing such shares to the
Corporation and shall receive payment of the Redemption Price therefor in cash.
Redemption hereunder is subject to the legal
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availability of funds and to the extent delayed will occur as soon thereafter as
funds are legally available therefor, with the determination of the Redemption
Price to be made as of the date that the Corporation is first legally entitled
to effect such redemption; provided, however, that any such delay shall
nevertheless be subject to the remedial voting rights described in Section (c)
hereof.
(f) Protective Provisions. In addition to any other rights provided by
law, so long as any shares of Preferred Stock shall be outstanding, except where
the vote or written consent of the holders of a greater number of shares is
required by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, without first obtaining
the affirmative vote or written consent of the holders of not less than
two-thirds of such outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall
not:
(1) merge or consolidate with or into, or permit any
subsidiary to merge or consolidate with or into, any other corporation,
corporations, entity or entities;
(2) sell, abandon, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all
or substantially all its properties or assets;
(3) voluntarily dissolve, liquidate, or wind up or carry out
any partial liquidation, distribution or transaction in the nature of a
partial liquidation or distribution;
(4) create or authorize the creation or increase the
authorized amount of any additional class or series of shares of stock;
increase the authorized amount of Preferred Stock; issue any additional
shares of stock of any class or series other than (i) the 1,857 shares
of Common Stock outstanding prior to the filing of this Certificate of
Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware,
(ii) the 1,000 shares of Preferred Stock to be issued pursuant to this
Certificate of Incorporation and (iii) shares of Common Stock issued
upon conversion of the Preferred Stock in accordance herewith; or
create or authorize any obligation or security convertible into shares
of Preferred Stock or into shares of any other class or series of
stock, whether voting or non-voting; regardless of whether any such
creation, authorization or increase shall be by means of amendment to
the Certificate of Incorporation, or by merger, consolidation or
otherwise;
(5) amend or repeal any provision of, or add any provision to,
the Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, or file any
certificate of designations, preferences and rights of any series of
stock of the Corporation, if such action would alter or change the
preferences, rights, privileges or powers of, or the restrictions
provided for the benefit of, the Preferred Stock;
(6) pay any dividends with respect to any Common Stock; or
(7) as the sole stockholder of the Subsidiary, vote for or
otherwise consent to amend or repeal any provision of, or add any
provision to, the Subsidiary's Certificate of Incorporation.
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(g) Notices. Any notice required by the provision hereof to be given to
the holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be deemed given as of the second
business day following deposit with the United States Postal Service,
first-class, postage prepaid, and addressed to each holder of record at his
address appearing on the books of the Corporation.
ARTICLE 5
The name and mailing address of the incorporator are as follows:
NAME ADDRESS
Alan C. Leet 2700 International Tower
229 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
ARTICLE 6
In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred
by statute, the Board of Directors shall have the power to make, adopt, amend
and repeal the bylaws of the Corporation, including, to the extent permitted by
law, any bylaw adopted by the stockholders of the Corporation unless such bylaw
specifically provides that it may not be amended or repealed by the Board of
Directors.
ARTICLE 7
Meetings of stockholders may be held within or without the
State of Delaware, as the Bylaws may provide. The books of the Corporation may
be kept outside the State of Delaware at such place or places as may be
designated from time to time by the Board of Directors or in the Bylaws of the
Corporation. Election of Directors need not be by written ballot unless the
Bylaws of the Corporation so provide.
ARTICLE 8
The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or
repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation in the
manner now or hereafter prescribed herein and by the laws of the State of
Delaware, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject
to this reservation.
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ARTICLE 9
The Corporation shall have the power and authority to
indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party
to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative and whether or not by or in the
right of the Corporation, by reason of the fact that he or she 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, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise,
against expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement to the maximum
extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or
other applicable law.
ARTICLE 10
No Director of the Corporation shall be personally liable to
the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary
duty as a Director; provided, however, that the foregoing clause shall not apply
to any liability of a Director (i) for any breach of the Director's duty of
loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not
in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of
law, (iii) under Section 174 of the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware, or (iv) for any transaction from which the Director derived an
improper personal benefit.
ARTICLE 11
Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary, in order to
preserve and ensure its separate and distinct corporate identity, in addition to
the other provisions set forth in this Certificate of Incorporation, the
Corporation shall conduct its affairs in accordance with the following
provisions:
1. It shall maintain separate corporation records and books of
account from those of its parent and any affiliate;
2. Its Board of Directors shall hold appropriate meetings (or
act by unanimous consent) to authorize all appropriate corporate actions, and in
authorizing such actions, shall observe all corporate formalities;
3. It shall maintain financial statements separate from its
parent and any affiliate;
4. It shall maintain an arm's length relationship with its
parent and any affiliate;
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5. It shall not enter into any contract or agreement with any
affiliate except upon terms and conditions that are intrinsically fair and
substantially similar to those that would be available on an arm's-length basis
with third parties other than an affiliate; and
6. It shall not sell, transfer or encumber any interest in the
Subsidiary other than as contemplated by the Loan Agreement and the agreements
and instruments contemplated thereby.
For purposes of this Article 11, the following terms shall
have the following meanings:
"affiliate" means any person controlling or controlled by or
under common control with the parent, including, without limitation (i) any
person who has a familial relationship, by blood, marriage or otherwise with any
director, officer or employee of the Corporation, its parent, or any affiliate
thereof and (ii) any person which receives compensation for administrative,
legal or accounting services from this corporation, its parent or any affiliate.
For purposes of this definition, "control" when used with respect to any
specified person, means the power to direct the management and policies of such
person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise, and the ownership of 10% or more of the
voting interest in any entity shall be deemed to constitute control of such
entity; and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" have meanings correlative
to the foregoing.
"parent" means, with respect to a corporation, any other
corporation owning or controlling, directly or indirectly, fifty percent (50%)
or more of the voting stock of the Corporation.
"person" means any individual, corporation, partnership,
limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint stock company,
trust (including any beneficiary
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thereof), unincorporated organization, or government or any agency or political
subdivision thereof.
ARTICLE 12
That certain AHC Purchaser Holding, Inc. Subscription and
Organizational Agreement dated as of December 13, 1999 by and among the
Corporation, Alterra and the LLC is hereby made a part of this Certificate of
Incorporation and incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein and a
conformed copy (without its exhibits) is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
I, the undersigned, being the incorporator hereinbefore named,
for the purpose of forming a corporation pursuant to the General Corporation Law
of the State of Delaware, do make this Certificate of Incorporation, hereby
declaring and certifying that this is my act and deed and the facts stated
herein are true, and accordingly have hereunto set my hand on this 13th day of
December, 1999.
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Alan C. Leet, Incorporator
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ACTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
AHC PURCHASER HOLDING, INC.
TAKEN BY UNANIMOUS WRITTEN CONSENT
IN LIEU OF AN ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
Pursuant to Sections 108 and 141(f) of the General Corporation Law of
the State of Delaware, the undersigned, being all of the members of the Board of
Directors of AHC PURCHASER HOLDING, INC., a Delaware corporation (the
"Corporation"), do hereby consent to and adopt the following resolutions by
unanimous written consent (the "Consent") in lieu of a special meeting and
hereby waive any and all rights to notice of the time, place or purpose of such
meeting to consider the actions taken herein and hereby direct that this
instrument be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board.
RESOLVED, that the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, a
copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by this
reference, as certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on
December 13, 1999, is hereby accepted and approved for the Corporation;
RESOLVED, that the following named persons are hereby declared elected
to the offices of the Corporation set forth opposite their respective names to
serve as such officers pursuant to the Bylaws:
William F. Lasky Chief Executive Officer, President
Steven L. Vick Chief Operating Officer
Thomas E. Komula Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer
David M. Boitano Vice President, Assistant Secretary
Mark W. Ohlendorf Vice President, Assistant Secretary
John D. Peterson Vice President, Assistant Secretary
Mark Chapman Vice President
RESOLVED, that the Corporation shall have an executive committee (the
"Executive Committee") comprised of two (2) members. The Board of Directors
hereby delegates to the Executive Committee all of the powers and authority of
the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the
Corporation, except for such powers and authority which may not by law be
delegated to a committee of the Board of Directors of the Corporation. Any
action of the Executive Committee may be taken by a written instrument signed by
all the members of the Executive Committee, and such action shall be fully
effective as if taken at a meeting of the Executive Committee. The Executive
Committee shall keep regular minutes of the transactions of their meetings and
shall cause them to be recorded in books kept for that purpose in the office of
the Corporation. The Board shall have the power at any time to change the
membership of, to increase or decrease the membership of, to fill all vacancies
in and to discharge the Executive Committee of the Board, or any member thereof,
either with or without cause. The
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presence of all the members of the Executive Committee shall be required to
constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business at any meeting of the
Executive Committee, and all matters shall be decided at any such meeting by the
affirmative vote of all the members of the Executive Committee present.
RESOLVED, that the initial members of the Executive Committee shall be
Thomas E. Komula and Mark W. Ohlendorf, each to serve in such capacity until the
next annual meeting of the Board of Directors or until his successor is duly
elected and qualified.
RESOLVED, that the form of share certificate attached hereto as Exhibit
"B" and incorporated herein by this reference is hereby adopted as the form of
certificate to represent the shares of common stock of the Corporation;
RESOLVED, that the form of share certificate attached hereto as Exhibit
"C" and incorporated herein by this reference is hereby adopted as the form of
certificate to represent the shares of preferred stock of the Corporation;
RESOLVED, that the AHC Purchaser Holding, Inc. Subscription and
Organizational Agreement of the Corporation, Alterra Healthcare Corporation and
RDVEPCO, L.L.C. attached hereto as Exhibit "D" and incorporated herein by this
reference, is hereby accepted in accordance with its terms;
RESOLVED, that each of the Chief Executive Officer, President, any Vice
President, the Secretary and any Assistant Secretary of the Corporation is
hereby authorized to note acceptance upon said subscription agreement for the
Corporation and that the officers of the Corporation specified in the Bylaws are
hereby directed to issue share certificates to said subscriber in accordance
with said subscription agreement;
RESOLVED, that said shares, when issued in accordance with the
Subscription and Organizational Agreement and the resolutions adopted hereby,
shall be fully paid and nonassessable;
RESOLVED, that the fiscal year of the Corporation shall end on December
31;
RESOLVED, that each of the Chief Executive Officer, President, any Vice
President, the Secretary and any Assistant Secretary of the Corporation is
hereby authorized to take all steps necessary to qualify the Corporation to do
business in such other states or foreign jurisdictions as the President or any
Vice President may from time to time deem necessary, including, but not limited
to, the appointment of statutory agents in such states upon whom all legal
processes may be served;
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RESOLVED, that each of the Chief Executive Officer, President or any
Vice President of the Corporation is hereby authorized to execute and deliver,
on behalf of the Corporation, all contracts, deeds and other instruments,
including, without limitation, the execution and delivery of all such documents
as the Chief Executive Officer, President or any Vice President of the
Corporation shall deem appropriate in connection with any business transactions
into which the Corporation shall enter in fulfillment of its purpose, and the
officers of the Corporation are hereby authorized to take such actions, in the
name and on behalf of the Corporation, as any of them in his or her sole
discretion deems necessary or appropriate to perform the Corporation's
obligations under and enforce the terms and conditions of all such contracts,
deeds and other instruments;
RESOLVED, that the officers are hereby authorized to establish a
banking relationship with any banking institution they deem proper, and all
actions taken by the officers to so establish a banking relationship are hereby
ratified, adopted and approved; that each of the Chief Executive Officer,
President, any Vice President, the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary and the
Treasurer of the Corporation is authorized to make checks and drafts against
funds deposited therein on behalf of the Corporation and to enter into loan
agreements with said banking institution as they deem proper in the best
interest of the Corporation; and that the Secretary and each Assistant Secretary
are each hereby authorized to execute and certify any standard form banking
resolutions or agreements required by any such banking institution, attaching a
copy of such resolutions to these minutes whereupon such resolutions shall be
deemed to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors as a part of this
Consent;
RESOLVED, that the Board hereby further authorizes, empowers and
directs each of the Chief Executive Officer, President of the Corporation, and
such other officers of the Corporation as the Chief Executive Officer, President
may authorize, empower and direct, to take any and all such actions, and to pay
over to, execute and deliver and file and record, as the case may be, any and
all such documents, agreements, instruments, certificates or instructions
(however characterized or described) as he or any such officers may deem
necessary or advisable in order to carry into effect the purposes and intent of
the foregoing resolutions as shall be evidenced conclusively by the taking of
such actions or the execution and delivery and the filing and recording, as the
case may be, of such documents, agreements, instruments, certificates or
instructions; and
RESOLVED, that any and all actions heretofore taken and any and all
documents, agreements, instruments, certificates or instructions (however
characterized or described) heretofore executed and delivered or filed and
recorded, as the case may be, on behalf of the Corporation, by any duly elected
officer of the Corporation in order to carry into effect
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the purposes and intent of the foregoing resolutions or the transactions
contemplated therein or thereby are hereby ratified, confirmed, adopted and
approved, in all respects.
This Consent may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be an
original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
[SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE]
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WITNESS the consent of the Directors of the Corporation given as of
this day of December, 1999, which shall be the effective date of this
instrument.
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THOMAS E. KOMULA
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WILLIAM F. LASKY
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MARK W. OHLENDORF
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STEVEN L. VICK
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BYLAWS
OF
AHC PURCHASER HOLDING, INC.
A Delaware Corporation
ARTICLE 1
OFFICES
Section 1.1 Registered office. The registered office of the Corporation
in the State of Delaware shall be at 1209 Orange Street, in the City of
Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware 19801. The name of its registered
agent at such address shall be The Corporation Trust Company.
Section 1.2 Other offices. The Corporation may also have offices at
such other places, both within and without the State of Delaware, as the Board
of Directors (the "Board") may from time to time determine or the business of
the Corporation may require.
ARTICLE 2
MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
Section 2.1 Place and Time of Meetings. An annual meeting of the
stockholders shall be held for the purpose of electing directors and conducting
such other business as may properly come before the meeting. The date, time and
place of the annual meeting, either within or without the State of Delaware,
shall be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors. Special meetings of
stockholders for any other purpose may be held at such time and place, within or
without the State of Delaware, as shall be stated in the notice of the meeting
or in a duly executed waiver of notice thereof. Special meetings of the
stockholders may be called by the President for any purpose and shall be called
by the Secretary if directed by the Board of Directors.
Section 2.2 Notice of Meetings. Except as otherwise required by law,
notice of each meeting of the stockholders, whether annual or special, shall be
given not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of
the meeting to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting by
delivering a written notice thereof to the stockholder personally, or by
depositing such notice in the United States mail, in a postage prepaid envelope,
directed to the stockholder at stockholder's post office address furnished by
stockholder to the Secretary of the Corporation for such purpose or, if
stockholder has not furnished to the Secretary stockholder's address for such
purpose, then at stockholder's post office address last known to the Secretary,
or by transmitting a notice thereof to stockholder at such address by telegraph,
cable or facsimile telecommunication. Notice shall be deemed
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given upon delivery (if by hand) or upon deposit in the mail (if by mail) or
upon stockholder's receipt (if by telegraph, cable or facsimile).
Except as otherwise expressly required by law, no publication of any
notice of a meeting of the stockholders shall be required. Every notice of a
meeting of the stockholders shall state the place, date and hour of the meeting,
and, in the case of a special meeting, shall also state the purpose or purposes
for which the meeting is called. Notice of any meeting of stockholders shall not
be required to be given to any stockholder who waives such notice, and such
notice shall be deemed waived by any stockholder who attends such meeting in
person or by proxy, except by a stockholder who attends such meeting for the
express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the
transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or
convened.
Section 2.3 Adjournments. Any meeting of stockholders, annual or
special, may adjourn from time to time to reconvene at the same or some other
place and notice need not be given of any such adjourned meeting if the time and
place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken,
unless such notice is otherwise expressly required by law or hereunder. At the
adjourned meeting, the Corporation may transact any business that might have
been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than 30
days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned
meeting, the notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder
of record entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting. At the adjourned meeting,
the Corporation may transact any business that might have been transacted at the
original meeting.
Section 2.4 List of Stockholders. The Secretary shall make, at least
ten (10) days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the
stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting, arranged in alphabetical order
and specifying the address and the number of shares registered in the name of
each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder,
for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a
period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting, either at a place within
the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the
notice of the meeting or, if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is
to be held. The list shall also be produced and kept at the place of the meeting
during the whole time thereof and may be inspected by any stockholder who is
present. Upon the willful neglect or refusal of the Directors to produce such a
list at any meeting for the election of Directors, they shall be ineligible for
election to any office at such meeting. The stock ledger shall be the only
evidence of which stockholders are entitled to examine the stock ledger, the
list required by this section or the books of the Corporation, or to vote in
person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.
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Section 2.5 Quorum. Except as otherwise provided by law or the
Certificate of Incorporation, at each meeting of stockholders the presence in
person or by proxy of the holders of shares of stock having a majority of the
votes that could be cast by the holders of all outstanding shares of stock
entitled to vote at the meeting shall be necessary and sufficient to constitute
a quorum. If a quorum is not present, the holders of the shares present in
person or represented by proxy at the meeting, and entitled to vote thereat,
shall have the power to adjourn the meeting to another time and/or place by the
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of such shares.
Section 2.6 Voting; Proxies.
(a) At each meeting of the stockholders, each stockholder
shall be entitled to vote in person or by proxy each share or fractional share
of the stock of the Corporation having voting rights on the matter in question
and held by the stockholder and registered in the stockholder's name on the
books of the Corporation:
(i) on the date fixed pursuant to Section 7.5 of
these Bylaws as the record date for the determination of
stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at such
meeting; or
(ii) if no such record date is so fixed, then (a) at
the close of business on the day next preceding the day on
which notice of the meeting is given or (b) if notice of the
meeting is waived, at the close of business on the day next
preceding the day on which the meeting is held.
(b) Unless otherwise provided in a shareholders agreement,
persons holding stock of the Corporation in a fiduciary capacity shall be
entitled to vote such stock. Persons whose stock is pledged shall be entitled to
vote such shares, unless in the pledgor's transfer on the books of the
Corporation he expressly empowered the pledgee to vote such shares, in which
case only the pledgee or the pledgee's proxy may represent and vote such stock.
Stock having voting power standing of record in the names of two or more
persons, whether fiduciaries, members of a partnership, joint tenants in common,
tenants by entirety or otherwise, or with respect to which two or more persons
have the same fiduciary relationship, shall be voted in accordance with the
provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
(c) Unless otherwise provided in a shareholders agreement,
voting rights may be exercised by the stockholder entitled thereto in person or
by the stockholder's proxy appointed by an instrument in writing, subscribed by
such stockholder or by his attorney thereunto authorized and delivered to the
secretary of the meeting; provided, however, that no
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proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date, unless that
proxy shall provide for a longer period. A duly executed proxy shall be
irrevocable if it so states and if, and only for so long as, it is coupled with
an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power. A stockholder who
may have given a proxy prior to any meeting shall not, solely by attending such
meeting, revoke the same unless he notifies the secretary of the meeting of his
intent to revoke the proxy, in writing, prior to the voting of the proxy. At any
meeting of the stockholders at which a quorum is present, all matters (except as
otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, in these Bylaws or by
law) shall be decided by the vote of a majority in voting interest of the
stockholders present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereat and
thereon. Voting at any meeting of the stockholders on any question need not be
by ballot, unless so directed by the chairman of the meeting. On a vote by
ballot each ballot shall be signed by the stockholder voting, or by his proxy,
if there be such proxy, and it shall state the number of shares voted.
Section 2.7 Conduct of Meetings. Meetings of stockholders shall be
presided over by the Chairman of the Board, if any, or in his or her absence by
the President, or in his or her absence by a Vice President, or in the absence
of the foregoing persons by a Chairman designated by the Board of Directors, or
in the absence of such designation by a Chairman chosen at the meeting by the
stockholders attending. The Corporation's Secretary shall act as secretary of
the meeting, but in his or her absence the Chairman of the meeting may appoint
any person to act as secretary of the meeting.
Section 2.8 Action Without Meeting. Any action required or permitted to
be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation may
be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a
consent in writing setting forth the action so taken shall be signed by the
holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes
that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which
all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. Prompt notice of the
taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written
consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing.
Any action taken pursuant to such written consent of the stockholders shall have
the same force and effect as if taken by the stockholders at a meeting thereof.
ARTICLE 3
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 3.1 General Powers. The property, business and affairs of the
Corporation shall be managed by the Board.
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Section 3.2 Number and Term of Office. The number of directors shall be
initially as set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation or
as fixed by the Incorporator of the Corporation, and shall thereafter be as
fixed by the Board of Directors. Directors need not be stockholders of the
Corporation. The exact number of directors shall be as established by resolution
of the Board in conformity with applicable laws. The directors of the
Corporation shall hold office until their successors shall have been duly
elected or appointed and shall qualify or until their resignation or removal in
the manner hereinafter provided.
Section 3.3 Election of Directors. The Board of Directors shall
initially consist of the persons named as directors by the incorporator, and
each director so elected shall hold office until the first annual meeting of the
stockholders or until a successor is elected and qualified. At the first annual
meeting of the stockholders and at each annual meeting thereafter, the
stockholders shall elect directors, each of whom shall hold office for a term of
one year or until a successor is elected and qualified.
Section 3.4 Resignations; Removal. Any director of the Corporation may
resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board or to the Secretary of
the Corporation. Any such resignation shall take effect at the time specified
therein or, if the time is not specified, immediately upon its receipt by the
Board or Secretary. Unless otherwise specified in the notice, the acceptance of
such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Any director may
be removed at any time, with or without cause, by the holders of a majority of
shares of stock of the Corporation then entitled to vote at an election of
directors, except as otherwise provided by statute.
Section 3.5 Vacancies. Any vacancy in the Board, whether because of
death, resignation, disqualification, an increase in the number of directors or
any other cause, may be filled by the remaining directors or by the shareholders
by a plurality of the votes cast at a meeting of stockholders. Each director so
chosen to fill a vacancy shall hold office until his successor shall have been
elected and shall qualify or until he shall resign or shall have been removed in
the manner provided herein.
Section 3.6 Place of Meeting, Etc. The Board may hold any of its
meetings at such place or places within or without the State of Delaware as the
Board may from time to time by resolution designate or as shall be designated by
the person or persons calling the meeting or in the notice or a waiver of notice
of any such meeting.
Directors may participate in any regular or special meeting of the
Board by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment
pursuant to which all persons
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participating in the meeting of the Board can hear each other, and such
participation shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
Section 3.7 Annual Meeting. The Board shall meet as soon as practicable
after each annual election of directors, and notice of such annual meeting shall
not be required.
Section 3.8 Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board may be held
at such times as the Board shall from time to time by resolution determine. If
any day fixed for a regular meeting shall be a legal holiday at the place where
the meeting is to be held, then the meeting shall be held at the same hour and
place on the next succeeding business day not a legal holiday. Except as
required by law, notice of regular meetings need not be given.
Section 3.9 Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board shall be
held whenever called by the President or a majority of the authorized number of
directors. Except as otherwise provided by law or by these Bylaws, notice of the
time and place of each such special meeting shall be mailed to each director,
addressed to him at his residence or usual place of business, at least three (3)
days before the day on which the meeting is to be held, or shall be sent to him
at such place by facsimile telecommunication, telegraph or cable or be delivered
personally not less than forty-eight (48) hours before the time at which the
meeting is to be held. Except where otherwise required by law or by these
Bylaws, notice of the purpose of a special meeting need not be given. Notice of
any meeting of the Board shall not be required to be given to any director who
is present at such meeting other than a director who attends such meeting for
the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the
transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or
convened.
Section 3.10 Quorum and Manner of Acting. Except as otherwise provided
in these Bylaws or by law, the presence of a majority of the authorized number
of directors shall be required to constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business at any meeting of the Board, and all matters shall be decided at any
such meeting, a quorum being present, by the affirmative votes of a majority of
the directors present. If no quorum exists, a majority of directors present at
any meeting may adjourn the same from time to time until a quorum is present.
Notice of any adjourned meeting need not be given.
Section 3.11 Action by Consent. Any action required or permitted to be
taken at any meeting of the Board or of any committee thereof may be taken
without a meeting if a written consent thereto is signed by all members of the
Board or of such committee, as the case may be, and such written consent is
filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board or committee.
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Section 3.12 Compensation. The directors shall receive only such
compensation for their services as directors as may be allowed by resolution of
the Board. The Board may also provide that the Corporation shall reimburse each
director for any expense incurred on account of attendance at any meetings of
the Board or committees of the Board. Neither the payment of such compensation
nor the reimbursement of such expenses shall be construed to preclude any
director from serving the Corporation or its subsidiaries in any other capacity
and receiving compensation therefor.
Section 3.13 Committees. By resolution passed by a majority of the
whole Board, the Board may designate one or more committees, each committee to
consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation. Any such committee,
to the extent provided in the Board's resolution and except as otherwise limited
by law, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board in
the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may authorize
the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers requiring it. Any such
committee shall keep written minutes of its meetings and report the same to the
Board at the next regular meeting of the Board. In the absence or
disqualification of a member of a committee and that member's alternate, if the
Board appoints alternates, the member or members thereof present at any meeting
and not disqualified from voting (whether or not the member or members
constitute a quorum) may unanimously appoint another member of the Board to act
at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member.
Section 3.14 Committee Rules. Each committee of the Board of Directors
may fix its own rules of procedure and shall hold its meetings as provided by
such rules, except as may otherwise be provided by resolution of the Board
designating such committee, but in all cases the presence of at least a majority
of the members of such committee shall be necessary to constitute a quorum.
Section 3.15 Presumption of Assent. A director of the Corporation who
is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors or any committee designated by
the Board at which action on any corporate matter is taken shall be deemed to
have assented to the action taken unless his dissent is entered in the minutes
of the meeting or unless he files his written dissent to such action with the
person acting as the Secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or
forwards such dissent by registered mail to the Secretary of the Corporation
immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall
not apply to a director who voted in favor of such action.
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ARTICLE 4
OFFICERS
Section 4.1 Number. The officers of the Corporation shall be chosen by
the Board and shall consist of a President, a Secretary, a Treasurer and such
other officers and assistant officers as may be deemed necessary or desirable by
the Board of Directors. The Board may, if it so determines, elect one or more
Vice Presidents and may choose a Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer from among its members. Any number of offices may be held by the same
person. In its discretion, the Board of Directors may choose not to fill any
office for any period as it may deem advisable, except the offices of President
and Secretary.
Section 4.2 Election; Term of Office; Qualifications. The officers of
the Corporation, except such officers as may be appointed in accordance with
Section 4.3, shall be elected annually by the Board at the first meeting thereof
held after the election of the Board. Each officer shall hold office until his
successor has been duly chosen and qualifies or until his resignation or removal
in the manner hereinafter provided.
Section 4.3 Assistants, Agents and Employees, Etc. In addition to the
officers specified in Section 4.1, the Board may appoint such other assistants,
agents and employees as it may deem necessary or advisable, including one or
more Assistant Secretaries, and one or more Assistant Treasurers, each of whom
shall hold office for such period, have such authority and perform such duties
as the Board may from time to time determine. The Board may delegate to any
officer of the Corporation or any committee of the Board the power to appoint,
remove and prescribe the duties of any such assistants, agents or employees.
Section 4.4 Resignation; Removal. Any officer or agent may resign at
any time upon written notice to the Board or the Secretary of the Corporation.
Any officer or agent elected or appointed by the Board of Directors may be
removed by the Board of Directors whenever in its judgment the best interests of
the Corporation would be served thereby, but such removal shall be without
prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.
Section 4.5 Vacancies. A vacancy in any office caused by death,
resignation, removal, disqualification or otherwise, may be filled by the Board
for the unexpired portion of the term of that office by a majority vote of the
directors then in office.
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Section 4.6 Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
("Chairman"). The Chairman, if one is elected, shall preside at all meetings of
the Board and stockholders; shall have, with the assistance of the President,
general responsibility for the active management of the business of the
Corporation; and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as
the Board may from time to time prescribe. In addition to the President, the
Chairman shall have authority to execute bonds, mortgages and other contracts
(whether or not requiring a seal), except where required or permitted by law to
be otherwise signed and executed and except where the signing and execution
thereof are expressly delegated by the Board to some other officer or agent of
the Corporation.
Section 4.7 The President. The President, subject to guidance and
assistance of the Chairman of the Board, if one is elected, shall preside at all
meetings of the stockholders; shall have general and active management of the
business of the Corporation; shall, in the absence of the Chairman, preside at
meetings of the Board and stockholders; and shall see that all orders and
resolutions of the Board are carried into effect. The President shall execute
bonds, mortgages and other contracts requiring a seal, under the seal of the
Corporation, except where required or permitted by law to be otherwise signed
and executed and except where the signing and execution thereof are expressly
delegated by the Board to some other officer or agent of the Corporation.
Section 4.8 Vice President. The Vice President, or if there shall be
more than one, the vice presidents in the order determined by the Board, shall,
in the absence or disability of the President, perform the duties and exercise
the powers of the President and shall perform such other duties and have such
other powers as the Board or the Chairman may, from time to time, determine or
these bylaws may prescribe.
Section 4.9 Secretary and Assistant Secretaries. The Secretary shall
attend all meetings of the Board and all meetings of the stockholders; shall
record all the proceedings of the meetings of the stockholders and of the Board
in a book to be kept for that purpose; and shall perform like duties for the
Board's standing committees when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to
be given, notice of all meetings of the stockholders and special meetings of the
Board; shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board or
President, under whose supervision he or she shall act; shall have custody of
the corporate seal of the Corporation; and shall have authority to affix the
same to any instrument requiring it and, when it is so affixed, may attest it by
his or her signature. The Board may give general authority to any other officer
to affix the seal of the Corporation and to attest the affixing by his or her
signature. The Assistant Secretary, or if there be more than one, the assistant
secretaries in the order determined by the Board, shall, in the absence or
disability of the Secretary, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the
Secretary and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the
Board may from time to time prescribe.
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Section 4.10 Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer. The Treasurer shall
have the custody of the corporate funds and securities; shall keep full and
accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the
Corporation; shall deposit all monies and other valuable effects in the name and
to the credit of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board taking proper
vouchers for such disbursements; and shall render to the President and to the
Board, at its regular meetings or when the Board so requires, an account of the
Corporation. If required by the Board, the Treasurer shall give the Corporation
a bond (which shall be rendered every six (6) years) in such sums and with such
surety or sureties as shall be satisfactory to the Board for the faithful
performance of the duties of the office of Treasurer and for the restoration to
the Corporation, in case of death, resignation, retirement or removal from
office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever
kind in the possession or under the control of the Treasurer belonging to the
Corporation. The Assistant Treasurer, or if there shall be more than one, the
assistant treasurers in the order determined by the Board, shall, in the absence
or disability of the Treasurer, perform the duties and exercise the powers of
the Treasurer and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as
the Board may from time to time prescribe.
Section 4.11 Compensation. The compensation of the officers of the
Corporation shall be fixed from time to time by the Board. None of such officers
shall be prevented from receiving such compensation by reason of the fact that
he or she is also a director of the Corporation. Nothing contained herein shall
preclude any officer from serving the Corporation, or any subsidiary
corporation, in any other capacity and receiving such compensation by reason of
the fact that he or she is also a director of the Corporation.
ARTICLE 5
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 5.1 Action, Etc. Other Than by or in the Right of the
Corporation. The Corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or
is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action,
suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
(other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation) by reason of the
fact that he 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, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys'
fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably
incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted
in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to
the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action
or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The
termination of any action, suit
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or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of
nolo contenders or its equivalent, shall not of itself create a presumption that
the person did not act in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to
be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, or, with respect
to any criminal action or proceeding, that he had reasonable cause to believe
that his or her conduct was unlawful.
Section 5.2 Actions, Etc., by or in the Right of the Corporation. The
Corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to
be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in
the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the
fact that he 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, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys, fees)
actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or
settlement of such action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
Corporation; provided, however, except that no indemnification shall be made in
respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been
adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his
duty to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery
of the State of Delaware or the court in which such action or suit was brought
shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but
in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and
reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the Court of Chancery of
the State of Delaware or such other court shall deem proper.
Section 5.3 Determination of Right of Indemnification. Any
indemnification under Section 5.1 or 5.2 (unless ordered by a court) shall be
made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a
determination that indemnification of the director, officer, employee or agent
is proper in the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of
conduct set forth in Section 5.1 or 5.2. Such determination shall be made (i) by
the Board by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not
parties to such action, suit or proceeding, or (ii) if such a quorum is not
obtainable, or, even if obtainable a quorum of disinterested directors so
directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion or (iii) by the
stockholders.
Section 5.4 Indemnification Against Expenses of Successful Party.
Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Article, to the extent that a
director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation has been successful on
the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to
in Section 5.1 or 5.2, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he
shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and
reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith.
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Section 5.5 Prepaid Expenses. Expenses incurred by an officer or
director in defending a civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative
action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the Corporation in advance of the
final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding as authorized by the Board
in the specific case upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the
director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined
that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as
authorized in this Article. Such expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred
by other employees and agents may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, as
the Board deems appropriate.
Section 5.6 Other Rights and Remedies. The indemnification and
advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article shall
not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking
indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any Bylaws,
agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as
to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while
holding such office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a
director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the
heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.
Section 5.7 Insurance. Upon resolution passed by the Board, 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, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in
any such 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 Article.
Section 5.8 Constituent Corporations. For the purposes of this Article,
references to "the Corporation" include all constituent corporations absorbed in
a consolidation or merger as well as the resulting or surviving corporation, so
that any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such a
constituent corporation or is or was serving at the request of such constituent
corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise shall stand in the same
position under the provisions of this Article with respect to the resulting or
surviving corporation as he would if he had served the resulting or surviving
corporation in the same capacity.
Section 5.9 Other Enterprises, Fines, and Serving at Corporation's
Request. For the purposes of this Article, references to "other enterprises"
shall include employee benefit plans; references to "fines" shall include any
excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to any employee benefit plan; and
references to "serving at the request of the Corporation" shall
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include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation
that imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer,
employee, or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or
beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries
of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner "not
opposed to the best interests of the Corporation" as used in this Article.
ARTICLE 6
CONTRACTS, CHECKS, DRAFTS, BANK ACCOUNTS, ETC.
Section 6.1 Execution of Contracts. The Board, except as otherwise
provided in these Bylaws, may authorize any officer or officers, agent or
agents, to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name and on
behalf of the Corporation, and such authority may be general or confined to
specific instances. It may appoint, or authorize any officer or officers to
appoint, one or more transfer clerks or one or more transfer agents and one or
more registrars, and may require all certificates for stock to bear the
signature or signatures of any of them.
Section 6.2 Checks, Drafts, Etc. All checks, drafts or other orders for
payment of money, notes or other evidence of indebtedness, issued in the name of
or payable to the Corporation, shall be signed or endorsed by such person or
persons and in such manner as, from time to time, shall be determined by
resolution of the Board. Each such officer, assistant, agent or attorney shall
give such bond, if any, as the Board may require.
Section 6.3 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 depositories as the Board may select, or
as may be selected by any officer or officers, assistant or assistants, agent or
agents, or attorney or attorneys of the Corporation to whom such power is
delegated by the Board. For the purpose of deposit and for the purpose of
collection for the account of the Corporation, the President, any Vice President
or the Treasurer (or any other officer or officers, assistant or assistants,
agent or agents, or attorney or attorneys of the Corporation who shall from time
to time be determined by the Board) may endorse, assign and deliver checks,
drafts and other orders for the payment of money that are payable to the order
of the Corporation.
Section 6.4 General and Special Bank Accounts. The Board may from time
to time authorize the opening and keeping of general and special bank accounts
with such banks, trust companies or other depositories as the Board may select
or as may be selected by any officer or officers, assistant or assistants, agent
or agents, or attorney or attorneys of the Corporation
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to whom such power is delegated by the Board. The Board may make such special
rules and regulations with respect to such bank accounts, not inconsistent with
the provisions of these Bylaws, as it may deem expedient.
ARTICLE 7
STOCK
Section 7.1 Certificates for Stock. Every owner of stock of the
Corporation shall be entitled to have a certificate or certificates, to be in
such form as the Board shall prescribe, certifying the number and class of
shares of the stock of the Corporation owned by him. The certificates
representing shares of such stock shall be numbered in the order in which they
are issued and shall be signed in the name of the Corporation by the President
or a Vice President, and by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or by the
Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. Any or all of the signatures on the
certificates may be a facsimile. If any officer, transfer agent or registrar who
has signed, or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon, any such
certificate, has ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before
such certificate is issued, such certificate may nevertheless be issued by the
Corporation with the same effect as though the person who signed such
certificate, or whose facsimile signature was placed thereupon, were such
officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue. A record shall be
kept of the respective names of the persons, firms or corporations owning the
stock represented by such certificates, the number and class of shares
represented by such certificates, respectively, and the respective dates
thereof, and in case of cancellation, the respective dates of cancellation.
Every certificate surrendered to the Corporation for exchange or transfer shall
be cancelled, and no new certificate or certificates shall be issued in exchange
for any existing certificate until such existing certificate shall have been so
cancelled, except as provided in Section 7.4.
Section 7.2 Transfers of Stock. Transfers of shares of stock of the
Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by the registered
holder thereof, or by his attorney thereunto authorized by power of attorney
duly executed and filed with the Secretary, or with a transfer clerk or a
transfer agent appointed as provided in Section 7.3, and upon surrender of the
certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed and the payment of
all taxes thereon. The person in whose name shares of stock stand on the books
of the Corporation shall be deemed by the Corporation to be the owner thereof
for all purposes. Whenever any transfer of shares is made for collateral
security, and not absolutely, such fact shall be so expressed in the entry of
transfer if, when the certificate or certificates are presented to the
Corporation for transfer, both the transferor and the transferee request the
Corporation to do so.
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Section 7.3 Regulations. The Board may make such rules and regulations
as it may deem expedient (if not inconsistent with these Bylaws) concerning the
issue, transfer and registration of certificates for shares of the stock of the
Corporation. It may appoint, or authorize any officer or officers to appoint,
one or more transfer clerks or one or more transfer agents and one or more
registrars, and may require all certificates for stock to bear the signature or
signatures of any of them.
Section 7.4 Lost, Stolen, Destroyed and Mutilated Certificates. In any
case of loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any certificate of stock,
another may be issued in its place upon proof of such loss, theft, destruction
or mutilation and upon the giving of a bond of indemnity to the Corporation in
such form and in such sum as the Board may direct; provided, however, that a new
certificate may be issued without requiring any bond when, in the judgment of
the Board, it is proper to do so.
Section 7.5 Fixing Date for Determination of Stockholders of Record. In
order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of
or to vote at any meeting of stockholders (or any adjournment thereof) or to
express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, or entitled to
receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any
rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any other change,
conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action,
the Board may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than sixty
(60) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting, nor more than
sixty (60) days prior to any other action. If, in any case involving the
determination of stockholders for any purpose other than notice of or voting at
a meeting of stockholders or expressing consent to corporate action without a
meeting, the Board shall not fix such a record date, then the record date for
determining stockholders for such purpose shall be the close of business on the
day on which the Board adopts the resolution relating thereto. A determination
of stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders
shall apply to any adjournment of such meeting; provided, however, that the
Board may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
ARTICLE 8
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 8.1 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be
determined by resolution of the Board.
Section 8.2 Seal. The Board shall provide a corporate seal, which shall
be in the form of a circle and shall bear the name of the Corporation and words
and figures showing that the Corporation was incorporated in the State of
Delaware and the year of incorporation.
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Section 8.3 Waiver of Notices. Whenever notice is required to be given
by these Bylaws, by the Certificate of Incorporation or by law, the person
entitled to said notice may waive such notice in writing, either before or after
the time stated therein, and such waiver shall be deemed equivalent to notice.
Section 8.4 Amendments. These Bylaws, or any of them, may be amended,
modified, repealed or adopted and new Bylaws may be made (i) by the Board,
acting at any meeting of the Board, or (ii) by the stockholders, at any annual
meeting of stockholders, without previous notice, or at any special meeting of
stockholders, provided that notice of such proposed amendment, modification,
repeal or adoption is given in the notice of special meeting. Any Bylaws made or
altered by the stockholders may be altered or repealed by either the Board or
the stockholders.
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