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(a) Exhibit 3(ii) - BY-LAWS, AS AMENDED
OTTAWA FINANCIAL CORPORATION
BY-LAWS
ARTICLE I
STOCKHOLDERS
Section 1. Annual Meeting.
An annual meeting of the stockholders, for the election of directors
to succeed those whose terms expire and for the transaction of such other
business as may properly come before the meeting, shall be held at such place,
on such date, and at such time as the Board of Directors shall each year fix.
Section 2. Special Meetings.
Subject to the rights of the holders of any class or series of
preferred stock of the Corporation, special meetings of stockholders of the
Corporation may be called only by the Board of Directors pursuant to a
resolution adopted by a majority of the total number of directors which the
Corporation would have if there were no vacancies on the Board of Directors
(hereinafter the "Whole Board").
Section 3. Notice of Meetings.
Written notice of the place, date, and time of all meetings of the
stockholders shall be given, not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60)
days before the date on which the meeting is to be held, to each stockholder
entitled to vote at such meeting, except as otherwise provided herein or
required by law (meaning, here and hereinafter, as required from time to time
by the Delaware General Corporation Law or the Certificate of Incorporation of
the Corporation).
When a meeting is adjourned to another place, date or time, written
notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the place, date and time
thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken;
provided, however, that if the date of any adjourned meeting is more than
thirty (30) days after the date for which the meeting was originally noticed,
or if a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, written notice of
the place, date and time of the adjourned meeting shall be given in conformity
herewith. At any adjourned meeting, any business may be transacted which might
have been transacted at the original meeting.
Section 4. Quorum.
At any meeting of the stockholders, the holders of at least one-third
of all of the shares of the stock entitled to vote at the meeting, present in
person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for all purposes, unless or
except to the extent that the presence of a larger number may be required by
law. Where a separate vote by a class or classes is required, a majority of
the shares of such class or classes, present in person or represented by proxy,
shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to that vote on
that matter.
If a quorum shall fail to attend any meeting, the chairman of the
meeting or the holders of a majority of the shares of stock entitled to vote
who are present, in person or by proxy, may adjourn the meeting to another
place, date or time.
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If a notice of any adjourned special meeting of stockholders is sent
to all stockholders entitled to vote thereat, stating that it will be held with
those present constituting a quorum, then except as otherwise required by law,
those present at such adjourned meeting shall constitute a quorum, and all
matters shall be determined by a majority of the votes cast at such meeting.
Section 5. Organization.
Such person as the Board of Directors may have designated or, in the
absence of such a person, the President of the Corporation or, in his or her
absence, such person as may be chosen by the holders of a majority of the
shares entitled to vote who are present, in person or by proxy, shall call to
order any meeting of the stockholders and act as chairman of the meeting. In
the absence of the Secretary of the Corporation, the secretary of the meeting
shall be such person as the chairman appoints.
Section 6. Conduct of Business.
(a) The chairman of any meeting of stockholders shall
determine the order of business and the procedure at the meeting, including
such regulation of the manner of voting and the conduct of discussion as seem
to him or her in order.
(b) At any annual meeting of the stockholders, only such
business shall be conducted as shall have been brought before the meeting (i)
by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (ii) by any stockholder of
the Corporation who is entitled to vote with respect thereto and who complies
with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 6(b). For business to be
properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder, the stockholder
must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the
Corporation. To be timely, a stockholder's notice must be delivered or mailed
to and received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less
than ninety (90) days prior to the anniversary of the preceding year's annual
meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual
meeting is advanced by more than twenty days, or delayed by more than sixty
days from such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be
so delivered not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day
prior to such annual meeting or the 10th day following the day on which notice
of the date of the annual meeting was mailed or public announcement of the date
of such meeting is first made. A stockholder's notice to the Secretary shall
set forth as to each matter such stockholder proposes to bring before the
annual meeting (i) a brief description of the business desired to be brought
before the annual meeting and the reasons for conducting such business at the
annual meeting, (ii) the name and address, as they appear on the Corporation's
books, of the stockholder who proposed such business, (iii) the class and
number of shares of the Corporation's capital stock that are beneficially owned
by such stockholder and (iv) any material interest of such stockholder in such
business. Notwithstanding anything in these By-laws to the contrary, no
business shall be brought before or conducted at an annual meeting except in
accordance with the provisions of this Section 6(b). The officer of the
Corporation or other person presiding over the annual meeting shall, if the
facts so warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that business was not
properly brought before the meeting in accordance with the provisions of this
Section 6(b) and, if he should so determine, he shall so declare to the meeting
and any such business so determined to be not properly brought before the
meeting shall not be transacted.
At any special meeting of the stockholders, only such business
shall be conducted as shall have been brought before the meeting by or at the
direction of the Board of Directors.
(c) Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the
procedures set forth in these By-laws shall be eligible for election as
directors. Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors of
the Corporation may be made at a meeting of stockholders at which directors are
to be elected only (i) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (ii)
by any stockholder of the Corporation entitled to vote for the election of
directors at the meeting who complies with the notice procedures set forth in
this Section 6(c). Such nominations, other than those made by or at the
direction of the Board of Directors, shall be made by timely notice in writing
to the Secretary of the Corporation. To be timely, a stockholder's notice
shall be
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delivered or mailed to and received at the principal executive offices of the
Corporation not less than ninety (90) days prior to the date of the meeting;
provided, however, that in the event that less than 100 days' notice of the
date of the meeting is first given or made to stockholders, by public
announcement or mail, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so
received not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day
on which such notice of the date of the meeting was mailed or public
announcement was first made. Such stockholder's notice shall set forth (i) as
to each person whom such stockholder proposes to nominate for election or
re-election as a director, all information relating to such person that is
required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors,
or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (including such person's written
consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a
director if elected); and (ii) as to the stockholder giving the notice: (x) the
name and address, as they appear on the Corporation's books, of such
stockholder and (y) the class and number of shares of the Corporation's capital
stock that are beneficially owned by such stockholder. At the request of the
Board of Directors, any person nominated by the Board of Directors for election
as a director shall furnish to the Secretary of the Corporation that
information required to be set forth in a stockholder's notice of nomination
which pertains to the nominee. No person shall be eligible for election as a
director of the Corporation unless nominated in accordance with the provisions
of this Section 6(c). The officer of the Corporation or other person presiding
at the meeting shall, if the facts so warrant, determine that a nomination was
not made in accordance with such provisions and, if he or she should so
determine, he or she shall so declare to the meeting and the defective
nomination shall be disregarded.
Section 7. Proxies and Voting.
At any meeting of the stockholders, every stockholder entitled to vote
may vote in person or by proxy authorized by an instrument in writing (or as
otherwise permitted under applicable law) by the stockholder or his duly
authorized attorney-in-fact filed in accordance with the procedure established
for the meeting. Proxies solicited on behalf of the management shall be voted
as directed by the stockholder or in the absence of such direction, as
determined by a majority of the Board of Directors. No proxy shall be valid
after eleven months from the date of its execution except for a proxy coupled
with an interest.
Each stockholder shall have one (1) vote for every share of stock
entitled to vote which is registered in his or her name on the record date for
the meeting, except as otherwise provided herein or in the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Corporation or as required by law.
All voting, including on the election of directors but excepting where
otherwise required by law, may be by a voice vote; provided, however, that upon
demand therefore by a stockholder entitled to vote or his or her proxy, a stock
vote shall be taken. Every stock vote shall be taken by ballot, each of which
shall state the name of the stockholder or proxy voting and such other
information as may be required under the procedure established for the meeting.
Every vote taken by ballot shall be counted by an inspector or inspectors
appointed by the chairman of the meeting.
All elections shall be determined by a plurality of the votes cast,
and except as otherwise required by law or as provided in the Certificate of
Incorporation, all other matters shall be determined by a majority of the votes
cast.
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Section 8. Stock List.
The officer who has charge of the stock transfer books of the
Corporation shall prepare and make, in the time and manner required by
applicable law, a list of stockholders entitled to vote and shall make such
list available for such purposes, at such places, at such times and to such
persons as required by applicable law. The stock transfer books shall be the
only evidence as to the identity of the stockholders entitled to examine the
stock transfer books or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of
stockholders.
Section 9. Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting.
Subject to the rights of the holders of any class or series of
preferred stock of the Corporation, any action required or permitted to be
taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at a duly called
annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation and may not be
effected by any consent in writing by such stockholders.
Section 10. Inspectors of Election
The Board of Directors shall, in advance of any meeting of
stockholders, appoint one or more persons as inspectors of election, to act at
the meeting or any adjournment thereof and make a written report thereof, in
accordance with applicable law.
ARTICLE II
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 1. General Powers, Number and Term of Office.
The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or
under the direction of the Board of Directors. The number of directors shall
be as provided for in the Certificate of Incorporation. The Board of Directors
shall annually elect a Chairman of the Board and a President from among its
members and shall designate, when present, either the Chairman of the Board or
the President to preside at its meetings.
The directors, other than those who may be elected by the holders of
any class or series of preferred stock, shall be divided into three classes, as
nearly equal in number as reasonably possible, with the term of office of the
first class to expire at the conclusion of the first annual meeting of
stockholders, the term of office of the second class to expire at the
conclusion of the annual meeting of stockholders one year thereafter and the
term of office of the third class to expire at the conclusion of the annual
meeting of stockholders two years thereafter, with each director to hold office
until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified. At each
annual meeting of stockholders, commencing with the first annual meeting,
directors elected to succeed those directors whose terms expire shall be
elected for a term of office to expire at the third succeeding annual meeting
of stockholders after their election, with each director to hold office until
his or her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified.
No person 75 years of age shall be eligible for election, reelection,
appointment, or reappointment to the Board of the Corporation. No Director
shall serve as such beyond the annual meeting of the Corporation in the year
which the Director becomes 75. A Director's term will be adjusted, if
necessary, to expire in the year the Director turns 75. This age limitation
does not apply to Directors who have served on the Board of Directors of Ottawa
Savings Bank, FSB since 1990 or to an Emeritus Director.
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Section 2. Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships.
Subject to the rights of the holders of any class or series of
preferred stock then outstanding, newly created directorships resulting from
any increase in the authorized number of directors or any vacancies in the
Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation, retirement,
disqualification, removal from office or other cause may be filled only by a
majority vote of the directors then in office, though less than a quorum, and
directors so chosen shall hold office for a term expiring at the annual meeting
of stockholders at which the term of office of the class to which they have
been elected expires, and until such director's successor shall have been duly
elected and qualified. No decrease in the number of authorized directors
constituting the Board shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.
Section 3. Regular Meetings.
Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such place
or places, on such date or dates, and at such time or times as shall have been
established by the Board of Directors and publicized among all directors. A
notice of each regular meeting shall not be required.
Section 4. Special Meetings.
Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by one-third
(1/3) of the directors then in office (rounded up to the nearest whole number)
or by the President and shall be held at such place, on such date, and at such
time as they or he or she shall fix. Notice of the place, date, and time of
each such special meeting shall be given to each director by whom it is not
waived by mailing written notice not less than five (5) days before the meeting
or by telegraphing or telexing or by facsimile transmission of the same not
less than twenty-four (24) hours before the meeting. Unless otherwise
indicated in the notice thereof, any and all business may be transacted at a
special meeting.
Section 5. Quorum.
At any meeting of the Board of Directors, a majority of the authorized
number of directors then constituting the Board shall constitute a quorum for
all purposes. If a quorum shall fail to attend any meeting, a majority of
those present may adjourn the meeting to another place, date, or time, without
further notice or waiver thereof.
Section 6. Participation in Meetings By Conference Telephone.
Members of the Board of Directors, or of any committee thereof, may
participate in a meeting of such Board or committee by means of conference
telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons
participating in the meeting can hear each other and such participation shall
constitute presence in person at such meeting.
Section 7. Conduct of Business.
At any meeting of the Board of Directors, business shall be transacted
in such order and manner as the Board may from time to time determine, and all
matters shall be determined by the vote of a majority of the directors present,
except as otherwise provided herein or required by law. Action may be taken by
the Board of Directors without a meeting if all members thereof consent thereto
in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of
proceedings of the Board of Directors.
Section 8. Powers.
The Board of Directors may, except as otherwise required by law,
exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or
done by the Corporation, including, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the unqualified power:
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(1) To declare dividends from time to time in accordance
with law;
(2) To purchase or otherwise acquire any property, rights
or privileges on such terms as it shall determine;
(3) To authorize the creation, making and issuance, in
such form as it may determine, of written obligations of every kind, negotiable
or non-negotiable, secured or unsecured, and to do all things necessary in
connection therewith;
(4) To remove any officer of the Corporation with or
without cause, and from time to time to devolve the powers and duties of any
officer upon any other person for the time being;
(5) To confer upon any officer of the Corporation the
power to appoint, remove and suspend subordinate officers, employees and
agents;
(6) To adopt from time to time such stock, option, stock
purchase, bonus or other compensation plans for directors, officers, employees
and agents of the Corporation and its subsidiaries as it may determine;
(7) To adopt from time to time such insurance,
retirement, and other benefit plans for directors, officers, employees and
agents of the Corporation and its subsidiaries as it may determine; and,
(8) To adopt from time to time regulations, not
inconsistent with these By-laws, for the management of the Corporation's
business and affairs.
Section 9. Compensation of Directors.
Directors, as such, may receive, pursuant to resolution of the Board
of Directors, fixed fees and other compensation for their services as
directors, including, without limitation, their services as members of
committees of the Board of Directors.
Section 10. Qualifications of Directors.
Any member of the Board of Directors shall, in order to qualify to
stand for election or to continue to serve as a director, be domiciled in, have
a principal residence in or have his or her primary place of business located
in any county in which the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries has an
office.
ARTICLE III
COMMITTEES
Section 1. Committees of the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors, by a vote of a majority of the Board of
Directors, may from time to time designate committees of the Board, with such
lawfully delegable powers and duties as it thereby confers, to serve at the
pleasure of the Board and shall, for those committees and any others provided
for herein, elect a director or directors to serve as the member or members,
designating, if it desires, other directors as alternate members who may
replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. Any
committee so designated may exercise the power and authority of the Board of
Directors to declare a dividend, to authorize the issuance of stock or to adopt
a certificate of ownership and merger pursuant to Section 253 of the Delaware
General Corporation Law if the resolution which designated the committee or a
supplemental resolution of the Board of Directors shall so provide. In the
absence or disqualification of any member of any
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committee and any alternate member in his or her place, the member or members
of the committee present at the meeting and not disqualified from voting,
whether or not he or she or they constitute a quorum, may by unanimous vote
appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the
place of the absent or disqualified member.
Section 2. Conduct of Business.
Each committee may determine the procedural rules for meeting and
conducting its business and shall act in accordance therewith, except as
otherwise provided herein or required by law. Adequate provision shall be made
for notice to members of all meetings; one-third (1/3) of the members shall
constitute a quorum unless the committee shall consist of one (1) or two (2)
members, in which event one (1) member shall constitute a quorum; and all
matters shall be determined by a majority vote of the members present. Action
may be taken by any committee without a meeting if all members thereof consent
thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of
the proceedings of such committee.
Section 3. Nominating Committee.
The Board of Directors may appoint a Nominating Committee of the
Board, consisting of not less than three (3) members, one of which shall be the
President if, and only so long as, the President remains in office as a member
of the Board of Directors. The Nominating Committee shall have authority (a)
to review any nominations for election to the Board of Directors made by a
stockholder of the Corporation pursuant to Section 6(c)(ii) of Article I of
these By-laws in order to determine compliance with such By-law and (b) to
recommend to the Whole Board nominees for election to the Board of Directors to
replace those directors whose terms expire at the annual meeting of
stockholders next ensuing.
ARTICLE IV
OFFICERS
Section 1. Generally.
(a) The Board of Directors as soon as may be practicable
after the annual meeting of stockholders shall choose a President, a Secretary
and a Treasurer and from time to time may choose such other officers as it may
deem proper. The President shall be chosen from among the directors. Any
number of offices may be held by the same person.
(b) The term of office of all officers shall be until the
next annual election of officers and until their respective successors are
chosen, but any officer may be removed from office at any time by the
affirmative vote of a majority of the authorized number of directors then
constituting the Board of Directors.
(c) All officers chosen by the Board of Directors shall
each have such powers and duties as generally pertain to their respective
offices, subject to the specific provisions of this Article IV. Such officers
shall also have such powers and duties as from time to time may be conferred by
the Board of Directors or by any committee thereof.
Section 2. President.
The President shall be the chief executive officer and, subject to the
control of the Board of Directors, shall have general power over the management
and oversight of the administration and operation of the Corporation's business
and general supervisory power and authority over its policies and affairs. He
shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors and of any
committee thereof are carried into effect.
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Each meeting of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors shall
be presided over by such officer as has been designated by the Board of
Directors or, in his absence, by such officer or other person as is chosen at
the meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence, the General Counsel of the
Corporation or such officer as has been designated by the Board of Directors
or, in his absence, such officer or other person as is chosen by the person
presiding, shall act as secretary of each such meeting.
Section 3. Vice President.
The Vice President or Vice Presidents, if any, shall perform the
duties of the President in his absence or during his disability to act. In
addition, the Vice Presidents shall perform the duties and exercise the powers
usually incident to their respective offices and/or such other duties and
powers as may be properly assigned to them from time to time by the Board of
Directors, the Chairman of the Board or the President.
Section 4. Secretary.
The Secretary or an Assistant Secretary shall issue notices of
meetings, shall keep their minutes, shall have charge of the seal and the
corporate books, shall perform such other duties and exercise such other powers
as are usually incident to such offices and/or such other duties and powers as
are properly assigned thereto by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the
Board or the President.
Section 5. Treasurer.
The Treasurer shall have charge of all monies and securities of the
Corporation, other than monies and securities of any division of the
Corporation which has a treasurer or financial officer appointed by the Board
of Directors, and shall keep regular books of account. The funds of the
Corporation shall be deposited in the name of the Corporation by the Treasurer
with such banks or trust companies or other entities as the Board of Directors
from time to time shall designate. He shall sign or countersign such
instruments as require his signature, shall perform all such duties and have
all such powers as are usually incident to such office and/or such other duties
and powers as are properly assigned to him by the Board of Directors, the
Chairman of the Board or the President, and may be required to give bond,
payable by the Corporation, for the faithful performance of his duties in such
sum and with such surety as may be required by the Board of Directors.
Section 6. Assistant Secretaries and Other Officers.
The Board of Directors may appoint one or more assistant secretaries
and one or more assistants to the Treasurer, or one appointee to both such
positions, which officers shall have such powers and shall perform such duties
as are provided in these By-laws or as may be assigned to them by the Board of
Directors, the Chairman of the Board or the President.
Section 7. Action with Respect to Securities of Other Corporations
Unless otherwise directed by the Board of Directors, the President or
any officer of the Corporation authorized by the President shall have power to
vote and otherwise act on behalf of the Corporation, in person or by proxy, at
any meeting of stockholders of or with respect to any action of stockholders of
any other corporation in which this Corporation may hold securities and
otherwise to exercise any and all rights and powers which this Corporation may
possess by reason of its ownership of securities in such other Corporation.
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ARTICLE V
STOCK
Section 1. Certificates of Stock.
Each stockholder shall be entitled to a certificate signed by, or in
the name of the Corporation by, the President or a Vice President, and by the
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, or the Treasurer or an Assistant
Treasurer, certifying the number of shares owned by him or her. Any or all of
the signatures on the certificate may be by facsimile.
Section 2. Transfers of Stock.
Transfers of stock shall be made only upon the transfer books of the
Corporation kept at an office of the Corporation or by transfer agents
designated to transfer shares of the stock of the Corporation. Except where a
certificate is issued in accordance with Section 4 of Article V of these
By-laws, an outstanding certificate for the number of shares involved shall be
surrendered for cancellation before a new certificate is issued therefore.
Section 3. Record Date.
In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled
to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders, or to receive payment
of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or to exercise
any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the
purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix a record
date, which record date shall not precede the date on which the resolution
fixing the record date is adopted and which record date shall not be more than
sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of any meeting of
stockholders, nor more than sixty (60) days prior to the time for such other
action as hereinbefore described; provided, however, that if no record date is
fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders
entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the
close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given
or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the
day on which the meeting is held, and, for determining stockholders entitled to
receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of rights or
to exercise any rights of change, conversion or exchange of stock or for any
other purpose, the record date shall be at the close of business on the day on
which the Board of Directors adopts a resolution relating thereto.
A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to
vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the
meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record
date for the adjourned meeting.
Section 4. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates.
In the event of the loss, theft or destruction of any certificate of
stock, another may be issued in its place pursuant to such regulations as the
Board of Directors may establish concerning proof of such loss, theft or
destruction and concerning the giving of a satisfactory bond or bonds of
indemnity.
Section 5. Regulations.
The issue, transfer, conversion and registration of certificates of
stock shall be governed by such other regulations as the Board of Directors may
establish.
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ARTICLE VI
NOTICES
Section 1. Notices.
Except as otherwise specifically provided herein or required by law,
all notices required to be given to any stockholder, director, officer,
employee or agent shall be in writing and may in every instance be effectively
given by hand delivery to the recipient thereof, by depositing such notice in
the mail, postage paid, by sending such notice by prepaid telegram or mailgram
or by sending such notice by facsimile machine or other electronic
transmission. Any such notice shall be addressed to such stockholder,
director, officer, employee or agent at his or her last known address as the
same appears on the books of the Corporation. The time when such notice is
received, if hand delivered, or dispatched, if delivered through the mail, by
telegram or mailgram or by facsimile machine or other electronic transmission,
shall be the time of the giving of the notice.
Section 2. Waivers.
A written waiver of any notice, signed by a stockholder, director,
officer, employee or agent, whether before or after the time of the event for
which notice is to be given, shall be deemed equivalent to the notice required
to be given to such stockholder, director, officer, employee or agent. Neither
the business nor the purpose of any meeting need be specified in such a waiver.
ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 1. Facsimile Signatures.
In addition to the provisions for use of facsimile signatures
elsewhere specifically authorized in these By-laws, facsimile signatures of any
officer or officers of the Corporation may be used whenever and as authorized
by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof.
Section 2. Corporate Seal.
The Board of Directors may provide a suitable seal, containing the
name of the Corporation, which seal shall be in the charge of the Secretary.
If and when so directed by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof,
duplicates of the seal may be kept and used by the Treasurer or by an Assistant
Secretary or Assistant Treasurer.
Section 3. Reliance upon Books, Reports and Records.
Each director, each member of any committee designated by the Board of
Directors, and each officer of the Corporation shall, in the performance of his
or her duties, be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the books of
account or other records of the Corporation and upon such information,
opinions, reports or statements presented to the Corporation by any of its
officers or employees, or committees of the Board of Directors so designated,
or by any other person as to matters which such director or committee member
reasonably believes are within such other person's professional or expert
competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of
the Corporation.
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Section 4. Fiscal Year.
The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be as fixed by the Board of Directors.
Section 5. Time Periods.
In applying any provision of these By-laws which requires that an act
be done or not be done a specified number of days prior to an event or that an
act be done during a period of a specified number of days prior to an event,
calendar days shall be used, the day of the doing of the act shall be excluded
and the day of the event shall be included.
ARTICLE VIII
AMENDMENTS
The By-laws of the Corporation may be adopted, amended or repealed as
provided in Article SEVENTH of the Certificate of Incorporation of the
Corporation.
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