EXHIBIT 3.2
AMENDED AND RESTATED
BY-LAWS
OF
BOCA RESORTS, INC.
a Delaware corporation
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I.
MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS 1
Section 1. Annual Meeting 1
Section 2. Special Meetings 1
Section 3. Place 1
Section 4. Notice 1
Section 5. Notice of Adjourned Meetings 2
Section 6. Fixing Record Date 2
Section 7. Voting Record 3
Section 8. Stockholder Quorum and Voting 3
Section 9. Voting of Shares 4
Section 10. Proxies 4
Section 11. Voting Trusts 5
Section 12. Stockholders' Agreements 5
Section 13. Action by Stockholders Without a Meeting 5
Section 14. Inspectors of Election 5
Section 15. Conduct of Meetings 6
Section 16. Notice of Stockholders Business and Nominations 7
ARTICLE II.
DIRECTORS 11
Section 1. Function 11
Section 2. Qualification 11
Section 3. Compensation 11
Section 4. Reliance by Directors 11
Section 5. Number 11
Section 6. Election and Term 11
Section 7. Vacancies 12
Section 8. Removal of Directors 12
Section 9. Quorum and Voting 12
Section 10. Director Conflicts of Interest 12
Section 11. Executive and Other Committees 13
Section 12. Place of Meetings 13
Section 13. Time, Notice and Call of Meetings 13
Section 14. Action Without a Meeting 14
ARTICLE III.
OFFICERS 15
Section 1. Officers 15
Section 2. Duties 15
Section 3. Removal of Officers 16
ARTICLE IV.
INDEMNIFICATION 16
Section 1. Right to Indemnification 16
Section 2. Prepayment of Expenses 17
Section 3. Claims 17
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Section 4. Nonexclusivity of Rights 17
Section 5. Other Sources 17
Section 6. Amendment or Repeal 18
Section 7. Other Indemnification and Prepayment of Expenses 18
ARTICLE V.
STOCK CERTIFICATES 18
Section 1. Issuance 18
Section 2. Form 18
Section 3. Transfer of Stock 19
Section 4. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates 19
ARTICLE VI.
BOOKS AND RECORDS 19
ARTICLE VII.
DIVIDENDS 20
ARTICLE VIII.
CORPORATE SEAL 20
ARTICLE IX.
AMENDMENT 20
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AMENDED AND RESTATED
BY-LAWS
OF
BOCA RESORTS, INC.,
A DELAWARE CORPORATION
ARTICLE I. MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
SECTION 1. ANNUAL MEETING.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of this corporation shall be
held at the time and place designated by the Board of Directors. Business
transacted at the annual meeting shall include the election of directors of the
corporation.
SECTION 2. SPECIAL MEETINGS.
Special meetings of stockholders for any purpose or purposes shall only
be called by the Board of Directors, and may not be called by any other person
or persons. Business transacted at any special meeting of the stockholders shall
be limited to the purposes stated in the corporation's notice of meeting.
SECTION 3. PLACE.
Meeting of stockholders may be held within or without the State of
Delaware.
SECTION 4. NOTICE.
Written notice stating the place, day and hour of the meeting and, in
the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is
called, shall be delivered not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the
meeting, either personally or by United States mail, by or at the direction of
the President, the Secretary, or the officer or persons calling the meeting to
each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting. If mailed, such
notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail
addressed to the stockholder at his address as it appears on the stock transfer
books of the corporation, with postage thereon prepaid.
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SECTION 5. NOTICE OF ADJOURNED MEETINGS.
When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, it shall not be
necessary to give any notice of the adjourned meeting if the time and place to
which the meeting is adjourned are announced at the meeting at which the
adjournment is taken, and at the adjourned meeting any business may be
transacted that might have been transacted on the original date of the meeting.
If, however, the adjournment is for more than 30 days or if after the
adjournment the Board of Directors fixes a new record date for the adjourned
meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as provided in this
section to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting.
SECTION 6. FIXING RECORD DATE.
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
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 upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted
by the Board of Directors, and which record date: (1) in the case of
determination of stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders or
adjournment thereof, shall, unless otherwise required by law, not be more than
sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting; (2) in
the case of determination of stockholders entitled to express consent to
corporate action in writing without a meeting, shall not be more than ten (10)
days from the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted
by the Board of Directors; and (3) in the case of any other action, shall not be
more than sixty (60) days prior to such other action. If no record date is
fixed: (1) 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; (2) the record date for determining stockholders entitled to express
consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action
of the Board of Directors is required by law, shall be the first date on which a
signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is
delivered to the corporation in accordance with applicable law, or, if prior
action by the Board of Directors is required by law, shall be at the close of
business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution taking
such prior action; and (3) the record date for determining stockholders for any
other purpose shall be at the close of business
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on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the 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 7. LIST OF STOCKHOLDERS ENTITLED TO VOTE.
The Secretary shall prepare and make, at least ten (10) days before
every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to
vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of
each stockholder 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, as required by applicable law. Except as
otherwise provided by law, the stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who
are the stockholders entitled to examine the stock ledger, the list of
stockholders or the books of the corporation, or to vote in person or by proxy
at any meeting of stockholders.
SECTION 8. STOCKHOLDER QUORUM AND VOTING.
A majority in voting power of the outstanding shares entitled to vote
thereat, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a
meeting of stockholders. When a specified item of business is required to be
voted on by a class or series of stock, a majority in voting power of the
outstanding shares of such class or series shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of such item of business by that class or series.
If a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of the majority in voting
power of the shares represented at the meeting and entitled to vote on the
subject matter shall be the act of the stockholders unless otherwise provided by
law, the Certificate of Incorporation, these By-Laws or the rules or regulations
of any stock exchange applicable to the corporation or pursuant to any
regulation applicable to the corporation. Notwithstanding the immediately
preceding sentence, at all meetings of stockholders for the election of
directors a plurality of the votes cast shall be sufficient to elect. After a
quorum has been established at a stockholders' meeting, the subsequent
withdrawal of stockholders, so as to reduce the number of stockholders entitled
to vote at the meeting below the number required for a quorum, shall not affect
the validity of any action taken at the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
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SECTION 9. VOTING OF SHARES.
Each outstanding share shall be entitled to one vote on each matter
submitted to a vote at a meeting of stockholders, unless otherwise provided for
in the Certificate of Incorporation, or any amendments thereto, or any
certificate of designation filed on behalf of this corporation.
Shares of stock of this corporation belonging to this corporation or to
another corporation, if the majority of the shares entitled to vote in the
election of directors of such other corporation is held, directly or indirectly,
by this corporation, shall not be entitled to vote, and shall not be counted for
quorum purposes. Nothing in this Section shall be construed as limiting the
right of any corporation to vote stock, including but not limited to its own
stock, held by it in a fiduciary capacity.
Subject to the terms of the Certificate of Incorporation and any
certificate of designation of the corporation, on and after the date on which
written notice of redemption of redeemable shares has been mailed to the holders
thereof and a sum sufficient to redeem such shares has been deposited with a
bank or trust company with irrevocable instrument and authority to pay the
redemption price to the holders thereof upon surrender of certificates therefor,
such shares shall not be entitled to vote on any matter and shall not be deemed
to be outstanding shares.
SECTION 10. PROXIES.
Every stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders or to
express consent without a meeting or a stockholder's duly authorized
attorney-in-fact may authorize another person or persons to act for him by
proxy. No proxy shall be valid after the expiration of eleven months from the
date thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy. Every proxy shall be
revocable at the pleasure of the stockholder executing it, except as otherwise
provided by law. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, a proxy
shall be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable and if, and only as
long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an
irrevocable power.
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SECTION 11. VOTING TRUSTS.
One stockholder or two or more stockholders of this corporation may
create a voting trust for the purpose of conferring upon a trustee or trustees
the right to vote or otherwise represent their shares, as provided by law. Where
a copy of a voting trust agreement has been deposited with the corporation's
registered agent as provided by law, such copy shall be open to the inspection
of any stockholder of the corporation or any beneficiary of the trust under the
agreement daily during business hours.
SECTION 12. STOCKHOLDERS' AGREEMENTS.
Two or more stockholders of this corporation may enter an agreement
providing for the exercise of voting rights in the manner provided in the
agreement or relating to any phase of the affairs of the corporation as provided
by law. Nothing therein shall impair the right of this corporation to treat the
stockholders of record as entitled to vote the shares standing in their names.
SECTION 13. ACTION BY STOCKHOLDERS WITHOUT A MEETING.
Any action required by law, these By-Laws, or the Certificate of
Incorporation to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders, or
any action which may be taken at any annual or special meeting of such
stockholders, 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 corporate action without a meeting by
less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who
have not consented in writing and who, if the action had been taken at a
meeting, would have been entitled to notice of the meeting if the record date
for such meeting had been the date that written consents signed by a sufficient
number of holders to take the action were delivered to the corporation. SECTION
14. INSPECTORS OF ELECTION.
The corporation may, and shall if required by law, in advance of any
meeting of stockholders, appoint one or more inspectors of election, who may be
employees of the corporation, to act at the meeting or any adjournment thereof
and to make a written report thereof. The corporation may designate one or more
persons as alternate
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inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. In the event that no
inspector so appointed or designated is able to act at a meeting of
stockholders, the person presiding at the meeting shall appoint one or more
inspectors to act at the meeting. Each inspector, before entering upon the
discharge of his or her duties, shall take and sign an oath to execute
faithfully the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the
best of his or her ability. The inspector or inspectors so appointed or
designated shall (i) ascertain the number of shares of capital stock of the
corporation outstanding and the voting power of each such share, (ii) determine
the shares of capital stock of the corporation represented at the meeting and
the validity of proxies and ballots, (iii) count all votes and ballots, (iv)
determine and retain for a reasonable period a record of the disposition of any
challenges made to any determination by the inspectors, and (v) certify their
determination of the number of shares of capital stock of the corporation
represented at the meeting and such inspectors' count of all votes and ballots.
Such certification and report shall specify such other information as may be
required by law. In determining the validity and counting of proxies and ballots
cast at any meeting of stockholders of the corporation, the inspectors may
consider such information as is permitted by applicable law. No person who is a
candidate for an office at an election may serve as an inspector at such
election.
SECTION 15. CONDUCT OF MEETINGS.
The date and time of the opening and the closing of the polls for each
matter upon which the stockholders will vote at a meeting shall be announced at
the meeting by the person presiding over the meeting. The Board of Directors may
adopt by resolution such rules and regulations for the conduct of the meeting of
stockholders as it shall deem appropriate. Except to the extent inconsistent
with such rules and regulations as adopted by the Board of Directors, the
chairman of any meeting of stockholders shall have the right and authority to
prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and to do all such acts as, in
the judgment of such chairman, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the
meeting. Such rules, regulations or procedures, whether adopted by the Board of
Directors or prescribed by the chairman of the meeting, may include, without
limitation, the following: (i) the establishment of an agenda or order of
business for the meeting; (ii) rules and procedures for maintaining order at the
meeting and the safety of those present; (iii) limitations on attendance at or
participation in the meeting to stockholders of record of the corporation, their
duly authorized and constituted proxies or such other persons as the chairman of
the meeting
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shall determine; (iv) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed
for the commencement thereof; and (v) limitations on the time allotted to
questions or comments by participants. Unless and to the extent determined by
the Board of Directors or the chairman of the meeting, meetings of stockholders
shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary
procedure.
SECTION 16. NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDER BUSINESS AND NOMINATIONS.
(a) ANNUAL MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS. (1) Nominations of persons for
election to the Board of Directors of the corporation and the proposal of
business to be considered by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting
of stockholders only (i) pursuant to the corporation's notice of meeting (or any
supplement thereto), (ii) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or
(iii) by any stockholder of the corporation who was a stockholder of record of
the corporation at the time the notice provided for in this Section 16 is
delivered to the Secretary of the corporation, who is entitled to vote at the
meeting and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section
16.
(2) For nominations or other business to be properly brought before an
annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to clause (iii) of paragraph (a)(1) of
this Section 16, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in
writing to the Secretary of the corporation and any such proposed business other
than the nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors must
constitute a proper matter for stockholder action. To be timely, a stockholder's
notice shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of
the corporation not later than the close of business on the ninetieth (90th) day
nor earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth (120th) day
prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year's annual meeting (PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is more than
thirty (30) days before or more than seventy (70) days after such anniversary
date, notice by the stockholder must be so delivered not earlier than the close
of business on the one hundred twentieth (120th) day prior to such annual
meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth
(90th) day prior to such annual meeting or the tenth (10th) day following the
day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by
the corporation). In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or
postponement of an annual meeting commence a new time period (or extend any time
period) for the giving of a stockholder's notice as described above. Such
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stockholder's notice shall set forth: (i) as to each person whom the stockholder
proposes to nominate for election as a director (A) all information relating to
such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for
election of directors in an election contest, or is otherwise required, in each
case pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation 14A under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and (B) such person's
written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to
serving as a director if elected; (ii) as to any other business that the
stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a brief description of the
business desired to be brought before the meeting, the text of the proposal or
business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and
in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend the Bylaws of the
corporation, the language of the proposed amendment), the reasons for conducting
such business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of such
stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is
made; and (iii) as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial
owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made (A) the name
and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the corporation's books, and
of such beneficial owner, (B) the class and number of shares of capital stock of
the corporation which are owned beneficially and of record by such stockholder
and such beneficial owner, (C) a representation that the stockholder is a holder
of record of stock of the corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and
intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to propose such business
or nomination, and (D) a representation whether the stockholder or the
beneficial owner, if any, intends or is part of a group which intends (x) to
deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the
percentage of the corporation's outstanding capital stock required to approve or
adopt the proposal or elect the nominee and/or (y) otherwise to solicit proxies
from stockholders in support of such proposal or nomination. The foregoing
notice requirements shall be deemed satisfied by a stockholder if the
stockholder has notified the corporation of his or her intention to present a
proposal at an annual meeting in compliance with Rule 14a-8 (or any successor
thereof) promulgated under the Exchange Act and such stockholder's proposal has
been included in a proxy statement that has been prepared by the corporation to
solicit proxies for such annual meeting. The corporation may require any
proposed nominee to furnish such other information as it may reasonably require
to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as a director of
the corporation.
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(3) Notwithstanding anything in the second sentence of paragraph (a)(2)
of this Section 16 to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to
be elected to the Board of Directors of the corporation at an annual meeting is
increased and there is no public announcement by the corporation naming the
nominees for the additional directorships at least one hundred (100) days prior
to the first anniversary of the preceding year's annual meeting, a stockholder's
notice required by this Section 16 shall also be considered timely, but only
with respect to nominees for the additional directorships, if it shall be
delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation
not later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day
on which such public announcement is first made by the corporation.
(b) SPECIAL MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS. Only such business shall be
conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before
the meeting pursuant to the corporation's notice of meeting. Nominations of
persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at a special meeting
of stockholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the
corporation's notice of meeting (1) by or at the direction of the Board of
Directors or (2) provided that the Board of Directors has determined that
directors shall be elected at such meeting, by any stockholder of the
corporation who is a stockholder of record at the time the notice provided for
in this Section 16 is delivered to the Secretary of the corporation, who is
entitled to vote at the meeting and upon such election and who complies with the
notice procedures set forth in this Section 16. In the event the corporation
calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more
directors to the Board of Directors, any such stockholder entitled to vote in
such election of directors may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be)
for election to such position(s) as specified in the corporation's notice of
meeting, if the stockholder's notice required by paragraph (a)(2) of this
Section 16 shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive
offices of the corporation not earlier than the close of business on the one
hundred twentieth (120th) day prior to such special meeting and not later than
the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such
special meeting or the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public
announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the
nominees proposed by the Board of Directors to be elected at such meeting. In no
event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of a
special meeting commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the
giving of a stockholder's notice as described above.
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(c) GENERAL. (1) Only such persons who are nominated in accordance with
the procedures set forth in this Section 16 shall be eligible to be elected at
an annual or special meeting of stockholders of the corporation to serve as
directors and only such business shall be conducted at a meeting of stockholders
as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures
set forth in this Section 16. Except as otherwise provided by law, the chairman
of the meeting shall have the power and duty (i) to determine whether a
nomination or any business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made or
proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with the procedures set forth in
this Section 16 (including whether the stockholder or beneficial owner, if any,
on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made solicited (or is part of a
group which solicited) or did not so solicit, as the case may be, proxies in
support of such stockholder's nominee or proposal in compliance with such
stockholder's representation as required by clause (a)(2)(iii)(d) of this
Section 16) and (ii) if any proposed nomination or business was not made or
proposed in compliance with this Section 16, to declare that such nomination
shall be disregarded or that such proposed business shall not be transacted.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 16, if the stockholder
(or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not appear at the annual
or special meeting of stockholders of the corporation to present a nomination or
business, such nomination shall be disregarded and such proposed business shall
not be transacted, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have
been received by the corporation.
(2) For purposes of this Section 16, "public announcement" shall
include disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service,
Associated Press or comparable national news service or in a document publicly
filed by the corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to
Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
(3) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 16, a
stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange
Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set
forth in this Section 16. Nothing in this Section 16 shall be deemed to affect
any rights (i) of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the
corporation's proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act or
(ii) of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock of the corporation to elect
directors pursuant to any applicable provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation.
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ARTICLE II.
DIRECTORS
SECTION 1. FUNCTION.
All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of,
and the business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by or under the
direction of, the Board of Directors.
SECTION 2. QUALIFICATION.
Directors need not be residents of the State of Delaware or
stockholders of this corporation.
SECTION 3. COMPENSATION.
The Board of Directors shall have authority to fix the compensation of
directors.
SECTION 4. RELIANCE BY DIRECTORS.
In performing his duties, a director, or a member of any committee
designated by the Board of Directors, shall be fully protected in relying in
good faith upon the records of the corporation and upon such information,
opinions, reports or statements in each case presented to the corporation by (1)
one or more officers or employees of the corporation or committees of the Board
of Directors, or (2) other persons as to matters which the person reasonably
believes to be within such person's professional or expert competence and who
has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the corporation.
SECTION 5. NUMBER.
The Board of Directors shall consist of one or more members, the exact
number to be determined from time to time by stockholders or the Board of
Directors, but no decrease in such number shall have the effect of shortening
the terms of any incumbent director.
SECTION 6. ELECTION AND TERM.
At each annual meeting the stockholders shall elect directors to hold
office until the next succeeding annual meeting. Each director shall hold office
for the term for which he is elected and until his successor shall have been
elected and qualified or until his earlier resignation, removal from office,
disqualification or death.
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SECTION 7. VACANCIES.
Any vacancy occurring on the Board of Directors, including any vacancy
created by reason of an increase in the number of directors, may be filled by
the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors, even though less
than a quorum of the Board of Directors. A director elected to fill a vacancy
shall hold office only until the next election of directors by the stockholders.
SECTION 8. REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS.
At a meeting of stockholders called expressly for the purpose of
removing any director or the entire Board of Directors, any director or the
entire Board of Directors may be removed, with or without cause, by a vote of
the holders of a majority in voting power of the outstanding shares then
entitled to vote on an election of directors.
SECTION 9. QUORUM AND VOTING.
A majority of the number of directors fixed pursuant to Section 5 of
Article II of these By-Laws shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business. The act of the majority of directors present at a meeting at which a
quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors.
SECTION 10. DIRECTOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
No contract or transaction between this corporation and one or more of
its directors or officers or between this corporation and any other corporation,
partnership, association or other entity in which one or more of the directors
or officers are directors or officers or are financially interested, shall be
either void or voidable solely for this reason or solely because such director
or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of the Board of
Directors or committee which authorizes such contract or transaction or solely
because his or their votes are counted for such purpose, if:
The material facts as to such relationship or interest and as to the
contract or transaction are disclosed to or known by the Board of Directors or
committee, and the Board of Directors or committee authorizes the contract or
transaction by the affirmative vote of a majority of the disinterested
directors, even though less than a quorum; or
The material facts as to such relationship or interest and as to the
contract or transaction are disclosed to or known by the stockholders entitled
to vote thereon and they authorize such contract or transaction in good faith by
vote or written consent; or
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The contract or transaction is fair as to the corporation at the time
it is authorized, approved or ratified by the Board of Directors, a committee or
the stockholders.
Common or interested directors may be counted in determining the
presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board of Directors or a committee
thereof which authorizes such contract or transaction.
SECTION 11. EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMITTEES.
The Board of Directors may designate from among its members an
executive committee and one or more other committees each of which, to the
extent provided in such resolution shall have and may exercise all the authority
of the Board of Directors, except that no committee shall have the authority
for: (i) approving or adopting, or recommending to the stockholders, any action
or matter expressly required by applicable law to be submitted to stockholders
for approval; or (ii) adopting, amending or repealing any By-Law of the
corporation. The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as
alternate members of any such committee, who may act in the place and stead of
any absent member or members at any meeting of such committee.
SECTION 12. PLACE OF MEETINGS.
Regular and special meetings of the Board of Directors may be held
within or without the State of Delaware.
SECTION 13. TIME, NOTICE AND CALL OF MEETINGS.
Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held without notice
at such times as the Board of Directors may fix. Written notice of the time and
place of special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be given to each
director by either personal delivery, telegram or telecopy at least two days
before the meeting or by notice mailed to the director at least five (5) days
before the meeting.
Notice of the meeting of the Board of Directors need not be given to
any director who signs a waiver of notice either before or after the meeting.
Attendance of a director at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of
such meeting and waiver of any and all objections to the place of the meeting,
the time of the meeting, or the manner in which it has been called or convened,
except when a director states, at the beginning of the meeting, any objection to
the transaction of business because the meeting is not lawfully called or
convened.
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Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any
regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors need be specified in the
notice or waiver of notice of such meeting. A majority of the directors present,
whether or not a quorum exists, may adjourn any meeting of the Board of
Directors to another time and place. Notice of any such adjourned meeting shall
be given to the directors who were not present at the time of the adjournment
and, unless the time and place of the adjourned meeting are announced at the
time of the adjournment, to the other directors.
Meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman of the
Board of Directors, by the President or by any two directors.
Members of the Board of Directors may participate in a meeting of the
Board of Directors by means of a conference telephone or similar communications
equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear
each other at the same time. Participation by such means shall constitute
presence in person at a meeting.
SECTION 14. ACTION WITHOUT A MEETING.
Any action required to be taken at a meeting of the directors of a
corporation, or any action which may be taken at a meeting of the directors or a
committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing,
setting forth the action so to be taken, signed by all of the directors, or all
of the members of the committee, as the case may be, is filed within the minutes
of the proceedings of the Board of Directors or of the committee. Such consent
shall have the same effect as a unanimous vote.
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ARTICLE III.
OFFICERS
SECTION 1. OFFICERS.
The officers of this corporation shall consist of a the Chairman of the
Board, the Vice-Chairman, the President, the Secretary and the Treasurer, and
may also include one or more Vice-Presidents, each of whom shall be elected by
the Board of Directors at a meeting of directors following the annual meeting of
stockholders of this corporation, and shall serve until their successors are
chosen and qualified. Such other officers and assistant officers and agents as
may be deemed necessary may be elected or appointed by the Board of Directors
from time to time. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person. The
failure to elect the Vice-Chairman of the Board, President, Secretary, Treasurer
or any Vice-President shall not affect the existence of this corporation.
SECTION 2. DUTIES.
The officers of this corporation shall have the following duties:
The Chairman of the Board shall, subject to the direction and oversight
of the Board of Directors, oversee the business plans and policies of the
corporation, and shall oversee the implementation of those business plans and
policies. The Chairman of the Board shall report to the Board of Directors,
shall preside at meetings of the Board of Directors and of its Executive
Committee, and shall have general authority to execute bonds, deeds and
contracts in the name of and on behalf of the corporation.
The Vice-Chairman of the Board shall, in the absence or disability of
the Chairman of the Board, be vested with and shall perform all powers and
duties of the Chairman of the Board.
The President of the corporation shall be the chief executive and
operating officer of the corporation and have general and active management of
the business affairs of the corporation, subject to the direction of the Board
of Directors, and shall preside at all meetings of stockholders.
The Vice-President, if one or more is elected or appointed, shall have
all of the duties normally performed by the President when the President is
unable or unavailable to act, by order of seniority. Otherwise, his duties shall
be subject to the direction of the President and the Board of Directors.
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The Secretary shall have custody of, and maintain, all of the corporate
records, except the financial records; shall record the minutes of all meetings
of the stockholders and Board of Directors, send all notices of meetings out,
and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or
the President.
The Treasurer shall have custody of all corporate funds and financial
records, shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements and
render accounts thereof at the annual meetings of stockholders and whenever else
required by the Board of Directors or the President, and shall perform such
other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or the President.
SECTION 3. REMOVAL OF OFFICERS.
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 will be served thereby. Any officer or agent elected by the
stockholders may be removed only by vote of the stockholders, unless the
stockholders shall have authorized the directors to remove such officer or
agent. Any vacancy, however occurring, in any office, may be filled by the Board
of Directors, unless the By-Laws shall have expressly reserved such power to the
stockholders.
Removal of any officer shall be without prejudice to the contract
rights, if any, of the person so removed; however, election or appointment of an
officer or agent shall not of itself create contract rights.
ARTICLE IV.
INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION 1. RIGHT TO INDEMNIFICATION.
The corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be
amended, any person (an "Indemnitee") who was or is made or is threatened to be
made a party or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a "proceeding"), by reason of
the fact that he, or a person for whom he is the legal representative, is or was
a director or officer of the corporation or, while a director or officer of the
corporation, is or was serving at the written request of the corporation as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership,
joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with
respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and
expenses (including attorneys' fees) reasonably incurred by such Indemnitee.
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Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, except as otherwise provided in Section
3 of this Article IV, the corporation shall be required to indemnify an
Indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) commenced by such
Indemnitee only if the commencement of such proceeding (or part thereof) by the
Indemnitee was authorized by the Board of Directors.
SECTION 2. PREPAYMENT OF EXPENSES.
The corporation shall pay the expenses (including attorneys' fees)
incurred by an Indemnitee in defending any proceeding in advance of its final
disposition, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that, to the extent required by law, such
payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall
be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by the Indemnitee to repay all
amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined that the Indemnitee is
not entitled to be indemnified under this Article IV or otherwise.
SECTION 3. CLAIMS.
If a claim for indemnification or advancement of expenses under this
Article IV is not paid in full within sixty (60) days after a written claim
therefor by the Indemnitee has been received by the corporation, the Indemnitee
may file suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim and, if successful in
whole or in part, shall be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such
claim. In any such action the corporation shall have the burden of proving that
the Indemnitee is not entitled to the requested indemnification or advancement
of expenses under applicable law.
SECTION 4. NONEXCLUSIVITY OF RIGHTS.
The rights conferred on any Indemnitee by this Article IV shall not be
exclusive of any other rights which such Indemnitee may have or hereafter
acquire under any statute, provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, these
By-Laws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or
otherwise.
SECTION 5. OTHER SOURCES.
The corporation's obligation, if any, to indemnify or to advance
expenses to any Indemnitee who was or is serving at its request as a director,
officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture,
trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity shall be reduced by any amount such
Indemnitee may collect as indemnification or advancement of expenses from such
other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or non-profit
enterprise.
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SECTION 6. AMENDMENT OR REPEAL.
Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Article
IV shall not adversely affect any right or protection hereunder of any
Indemnitee in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such
repeal or modification.
SECTION 7. OTHER INDEMNIFICATION AND PREPAYMENT OF EXPENSES.
This Article IV shall not limit the right of the corporation, to the
extent and in the manner permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses
to persons other than Indemnitees when and as authorized by appropriate
corporate action.
ARTICLE V.
STOCK CERTIFICATES
SECTION 1. ISSUANCE.
Every holder of shares in this corporation shall be entitled to have a
certificate, representing all shares to which he is entitled. No certificate
shall be issued for any share until such share is fully paid.
SECTION 2. FORM.
Certificates representing shares in this corporation shall be signed by
the Chairman of the Board, the Vice-Chairman of the Board, the President and the
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, if any, or any Vice-President and may be
sealed with the seal of this corporation or a facsimile thereof. Any or all
signatures on the certificate may be facsimiles. In case any officer, transfer
agent or registrar who signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon
such certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or
registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the corporation
with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at
the date of its issuance.
In the event the corporation is authorized to issue more than one class
or series of stock, every certificate representing shares issued by this
corporation shall set forth or fairly summarize upon the face or back of the
certificate, or shall state that the corporation will furnish to any stockholder
upon request and without charge a full statement of, the powers, designations,
preferences, and relative, participating or other special rights of the shares
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each class or series of stock authorized to be issued, and the qualifications,
limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.
Each certificate representing shares shall state upon the face thereof:
the name of the corporation; that the corporation is organized under the laws of
the State of Delaware; the name of the person or persons to whom issued; the
number and class of shares, and the designation of the series, if any, which
such certificate represents; and the par value of each share represented by such
certificate, or a statement that the shares are without par value.
SECTION 3. TRANSFER OF STOCK.
The corporation shall register a stock certificate presented to it for
transfer if the certificate is properly endorsed by the holder of record or by
his duly authorized attorney, and the signature of such person has been
guaranteed by a commercial bank or trust company or by a member of the New York
Stock Exchange or the American Stock Exchange.
SECTION 4. LOST, STOLEN OR DESTROYED CERTIFICATES.
The corporation may issue a new stock certificate in the place of any
certificate previously issued if the holder of record of the certificate (a)
makes proof in affidavit form that it has been lost, stolen or destroyed; (b)
requests the issue of a new certificate before the corporation has notice that
the certificate has been acquired by a purchaser for value in good faith and
without notice of any adverse claim; (c) gives bond in such form as the
corporation may direct, to indemnify the corporation, the transfer agent, and
registrar against any claim that may be made on account of the alleged loss,
theft or destruction of a certificate; and (d) satisfies any other reasonable
requirements imposed by the corporation.
ARTICLE VI.
BOOKS AND RECORDS
This corporation shall keep correct and complete books and records of
accounts and shall keep minutes of the proceedings of its stockholders, Board of
Directors and committees of the Board of Directors.
Any books, records and minutes may be in written form or in any other
form capable of being converted into written form within a reasonable time.
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ARTICLE VII.
DIVIDENDS
The Board of Directors of this corporation may, from time to time,
declare and the corporation may pay dividends on its shares in cash, property or
its own shares, to the full extent permitted by law.
ARTICLE VIII.
CORPORATE SEAL
The Board of Directors shall provide a corporate seal which shall be
circular in form and shall have inscribed thereon the name of the corporation,
the year of incorporation, and the word "seal"; it may be any of a facsimile,
engraved, printed or impression seal.
ARTICLE IX.
AMENDMENT
These By-Laws may be repealed or amended, and new By-Laws may be
adopted, either by the Board of Directors or the stockholders, but the Board of
Directors may not amend or repeal any by-law adopted by the stockholders if the
stockholders specifically provide that such by-law shall not be subject to
amendment or repeal by the directors.
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