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EXHIBIT 3.2
AMENDED AND RESTATED REGULATIONS
OF
ANTHONY & SYLVAN POOLS CORPORATION
MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS
SECTION 1. ANNUAL MEETING.
The annual meeting of shareholders of the Corporation shall be
held at such time and on such business day as the directors may determine each
year. The annual meeting shall be held at the principal office of the
Corporation or at such other place within or without the State of Ohio as the
directors may determine.
SECTION 2. SPECIAL MEETINGS.
Special meetings of the shareholders may be called at any time
by (i) the Chairman of the Board, (ii) the President, (iii) the directors, by
action at a meeting or a majority of the directors acting without a meeting, or
(iv) the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding shares entitled to vote
thereat. Such meetings may be held within or without the State of Ohio at such
time and place as may be specified in the notice thereof.
SECTION 3. NOTICE OF MEETINGS.
Written notice of every annual or special meeting of the
shareholders stating the time, place and purposes thereof shall be given to each
shareholder entitled to notice as provided by law, not less than seven nor more
than ninety days before the date of the meeting. Such notice may be given by or
at the direction of the Chairman of the Board, the President or the Secretary by
personal delivery or by mail addressed to the shareholder at his last address as
it appears on the records of the Corporation. Any shareholder may waive in
writing notice of any meeting, either before or after the holding of such
meeting, and, by attending any meeting without protesting the lack of proper
notice, shall be deemed to have waived notice thereof.
SECTION 4. PERSONS BECOMING ENTITLED BY OPERATION OF LAW OR TRANSFER.
Every person who, by operation of law, transfer or any other
means whatsoever, shall become entitled to any shares, shall be bound by every
notice in respect of such share or shares which previously to the entering of
his name and address on the records of the Corporation shall have been duly
given to the person from whom he derives his title to such shares.
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SECTION 5. QUORUM AND ADJOURNMENTS.
Except as may be otherwise required by law or by the Articles
of Incorporation or these Regulations, the holders of a majority of the
then-outstanding shares entitled to vote in an election of directors, taken
together as a single class ("Voting Shares"), present in person or by proxy,
shall constitute a quorum; provided that any meeting duly called, whether a
quorum is present or otherwise may, by order of the chair of such meeting or by
vote of the holders of the majority of the Voting Shares represented thereat,
adjourn from time to time, in which case no further notice of any such adjourned
meeting need be given.
SECTION 6. BUSINESS TO BE CONDUCTED AT MEETINGS.
No business shall be conducted at a meeting of shareholders
except in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 6. To be
properly brought before a meeting of shareholders, business must be specified in
the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction
of the directors, otherwise properly brought before the meeting by or at the
direction of the directors or otherwise properly brought before the meeting by a
shareholder. For business to be properly brought before a meeting of
shareholders by a shareholder, the shareholder must have given timely notice
thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation. To be timely, a
shareholder's notice must be delivered to or mailed and received at the
principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than sixty (60) days nor
more than ninety (90) days prior to the meeting; provided, however, that in the
event that less than seventy-five (75) days' notice or prior public disclosure
of the date of the meeting is given or made to the shareholders, notice by the
shareholder to be timely must be so received not later than the close of
business on the fifteenth (15th) day following the earlier of the day on which
such notice of the date of the meeting was mailed or such public disclosure was
made. A shareholder's notice to the Secretary shall set forth as to each matter
the shareholder proposes to bring before the meeting: (i) a brief description of
the proposal desired to be brought before the meeting and a statement of the
reasons for making such proposal at the meeting; (iii) the name and record
address of, and the class and number of shares of the Corporation beneficially
owned by (A) the shareholder offering such proposal, (B) any other beneficial
owner of the shares registered in such shareholder's name and (C) any other
shareholder (or beneficial owner of shares) known by such shareholder to be
supporting such proposal on the date of such shareholder's notice; and (iv) any
financial or other material interest of the shareholder (or any such beneficial
owner) in such proposal.
If the Board of Directors, or a designated committee thereof,
determines that any shareholder proposal was not timely made in accordance with
the provisions of this Section 6, or that any proposal conflicts with or
violates a provision of the Articles of Incorporation or Regulations of the
Corporation, then such proposal shall not be presented for action at the meeting
in question. If the Board of Directors, or a designated committee thereof,
determines that the information provided in the shareholder's notice does not
satisfy the informational requirements of this Section 6 in any material
respect, the Secretary of the Corporation shall promptly notify such shareholder
of the deficiency in the notice. Such shareholder shall have the opportunity to
cure such deficiency by providing additional information to the Secretary within
the period of time, not to exceed five (5) days from the date such deficiency
notice is given such shareholder, determined by the Board of Directors or such
committee. If the deficiency is not cured within such period, or if the Board of
Directors or such committee determines that the additional information provided
by the shareholder, together with the information
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previously provided, does not satisfy the requirements of this Section 6 in any
material respect, then such proposal shall not be presented for action at the
meeting in question.
If neither the Board of Directors nor such committee makes a
determination as to the compliance of any shareholder proposal with the
provisions of this Section 6, as set forth above, the chair of the meeting of
shareholders shall determine and declare to the meeting, if the facts warrant,
that such proposal was not made in accordance with the provisions of this
Section 6, and if so determined, the defective proposal shall be disregarded.
DIRECTORS
SECTION 7. NUMBER.
The number of directors of the Corporation shall be not fewer
than three (3) nor more than nine (9), as may be determined from time to time
upon the recommendation of a majority of the Continuing Directors (as
hereinafter defined) by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Voting
Shares represented at any annual meeting or special meeting called for the
purpose of electing directors, and when so fixed such number shall continue to
be the authorized number of directors until changed by the shareholders by vote
as aforesaid or by the directors as hereinafter provided. In addition to the
authority of the shareholders to fix or change the number of directors as
described above, the directors, by majority vote of the Continuing Directors,
may change the number of directors and may fill any vacancy that is created by
an increase in the number of directors. In exercising the foregoing authority,
the directors may not change the number of directors by more than two (2) from
the number authorized by the shareholders at the last annual or special meeting
of the shareholders at which the number of directors was fixed and in no event
may the directors fix the number of directors at fewer than three (3) nor more
than nine (9). As used herein, the term "Continuing Director" shall mean, as of
any date of determination, any member of the Board of Directors of the
Corporation who (i) was a member of such Board of Directors on the date of the
initial adoption of these Regulations by the shareholder(s) of the Corporation
or (ii) was nominated for election or elected to such Board of Directors with
the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of such
Board of Directors at the time of such nomination or election.
SECTION 8. NOMINATIONS.
Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the
following procedures shall be eligible for election as directors. Nominations of
persons for election as directors of the Corporation may be made at a meeting of
shareholders by or at the direction of the directors by any nominating committee
or person appointed by the directors or by any shareholder 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 8. Such nominations, other than
those made by or at the direction of the directors, shall be made pursuant to
timely notice in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation. To be timely, a
shareholder's notice shall be delivered to or mailed and received at the
principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than sixty (60) days nor
more than ninety (90) days prior to the meeting; provided, however, that in the
event that less than seventy-five (75) days' notice or prior public disclosure
of the date of the meeting is given or made to shareholders, notice by the
shareholder to be
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timely must be so received not later than the close of business on the fifteenth
(15th) day following the earlier of the day on which such notice of the date of
the meeting was mailed or such public disclosure was made. Such shareholder's
notice shall set forth as to each nomination: (i) the name, age and business
address or residence address of any proposed nominee, the nominee's principal
employment or occupation and the other information which is required to be
disclosed in solicitations for proxies for election of directors pursuant to
Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; (ii) the
name and record address of, and the class and number of shares of the
Corporation beneficially owned by (A) the shareholder offering such nomination,
(B) any other beneficial owner of the shares registered in such shareholder's
name and (C) any other shareholder (or beneficial owner of shares) known by such
shareholder to be supporting such nomination on the date of such shareholder's
notice; and (iii) any financial or other material interest of the shareholder
(or any such beneficial owner) in such nomination. Such notice shall be
accompanied by the written consent of each proposed nominee to serve as a
director of the Corporation, if elected. No person shall be eligible for
election as a director of the Corporation unless nominated in accordance with
the procedures set forth in this Section 8.
If the Board of Directors, or a designated committee thereof,
determines that any shareholder nomination was not timely made in accordance
with the provisions of this Section 8, or that any nomination conflicts with or
violates a provision of the Articles of Incorporation or Regulations of the
Corporation, then such nomination shall not be presented for action at the
meeting in question. If the Board of Directors, or a designated committee
thereof, determines that the information provided in the shareholder's notice
does not satisfy the informational requirements of this Section 8 in any
material respect, the Secretary of the Corporation shall promptly notify such
shareholder of the deficiency in the notice. Such shareholder shall have the
opportunity to cure such deficiency by providing additional information to the
Secretary within the period of time, not to exceed five (5) days from the date
such deficiency notice is given such shareholder, determined by the Board of
Directors or such committee. If the deficiency is not cured within such period,
or if the Board of Directors or such committee determines that the additional
information provided by the shareholder, together with the information
previously provided, does not satisfy the requirements of this Section 8 in any
material respect, then such nomination shall not be presented for action at the
meeting in question.
If neither the Board of Directors nor such committee makes a
determination as to the compliance of any shareholder nomination with the
provisions of this Section 8, as set forth above, the chair of the meeting of
shareholders shall determine and declare to the meeting, if the facts warrant,
that such nomination was not properly brought before the meeting in accordance
with the provisions of this Section 8, and if so determined, the defective
nomination shall be disregarded.
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SECTION 9. CLASSIFICATION, ELECTION AND TERM OF OFFICE OF DIRECTORS.
Subject to the remaining provisions of this Section 9, the
directors shall be divided into two (2) classes, designated Class I and Class
II. The classes shall be as nearly equal in number as possible, and the
directors as initially classified shall hold office for terms as follows: the
Class I directors shall hold office until the 2001 annual meeting of
shareholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified;
and the Class II directors shall hold office until the 2002 annual meeting of
shareholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified, in
all cases, subject to prior death, resignation or removal from office.
Thereafter, at each annual meeting of shareholders in which the terms of any
directors are due to expire, the successors of the directors whose terms are
expiring at such annual meeting shall be elected to hold office until the third
succeeding annual meeting of shareholders and until their respective successors
are elected and qualified, subject to prior death, resignation or removal from
office. If the number of directors is changed, any increase or decrease shall be
apportioned between the classes so as to maintain the number of directors in
each class as nearly equal as possible, and any additional director of any class
elected to fill a vacancy resulting from an increase in such class shall hold
office for a term that shall coincide with the remaining term of such class, but
in no case will a decrease in the number of directors shorten the term of any
incumbent director. Election of directors shall be by ballot whenever requested
by any person entitled to vote at the meeting; but unless so requested such
election may be conducted in any way approved at such meeting.
SECTION 10. REMOVAL.
Except as otherwise provided by law, all the directors or all
the directors of a particular class, or any individual director, may be removed
from office without assigning any cause, by the affirmative vote of at least
eighty percent (80%) of the Voting Shares at an annual meeting or at any special
meeting duly called.
SECTION 11. VACANCIES.
Whenever any vacancy shall occur among the directors, the
remaining directors shall constitute the directors of the Corporation until such
vacancy is filled or until the number of directors is changed pursuant to
Section 7 hereof. Except in cases where a director is removed as provided by law
and these Regulations and his successor is elected by the shareholders, the
remaining directors may, by a vote of a majority of their number, fill any
vacancy for the unexpired term. A majority of the directors then in office may
also fill any vacancy that results from an increase in the number of directors.
SECTION 12. QUORUM AND ADJOURNMENTS.
A majority of the directors in office at the time shall
constitute a quorum, provided that any meeting duly called, whether a quorum is
present or otherwise, may, by vote of a majority of the directors present,
adjourn from time to time and place to place within or without the State of
Ohio, in which case no further notice of the adjourned meeting need be given. At
any meeting at which a quorum is present, all questions and business shall be
determined by the affirmative vote of not less
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than a majority of the directors present, except as is otherwise provided in
the Articles of Incorporation or these Regulations or is otherwise authorized
by Section 1701.60(A)(1) of the Ohio Revised Code.
SECTION 13. ORGANIZATION MEETING.
Immediately after each annual meeting of the shareholders at
which directors are elected, or each special meeting held in lieu thereof, the
directors, including those newly elected, if a quorum of all such directors is
present, shall hold an organization meeting at the same place or at such other
time and place as may be fixed by the shareholders at such meeting, for the
purpose of electing officers and transacting any other business. Notice of such
meeting need not be given. If for any reason such organization meeting is not
held at such time, a special meeting for such purpose shall be held as soon
thereafter as practicable.
SECTION 14. REGULAR MEETINGS.
Regular meetings of the directors may be held at such times
and places within or without the State of Ohio as may be provided for in by-laws
or resolutions adopted by the directors and upon such notice, if any, as shall
be so provided for.
SECTION 15. SPECIAL MEETINGS.
Special meetings of the directors may be held at any time
within or without the State of Ohio upon call by the Chairman of the Board or a
majority of the directors. Written notice of each such meeting shall be given to
each director by personal delivery or by mail, cablegram or telegram not less
than two days prior to such meeting or such shorter notice as the directors
shall deem necessary and warranted under the circumstances. Any directors may
waive in writing notice of any meeting, and, by attending any meeting without
protesting the lack of proper notice, shall be deemed to have waived notice
thereof. Unless otherwise limited in the notice thereof, any business may be
transacted at any organization, regular or special meeting.
SECTION 16. COMPENSATION.
The directors are authorized to fix reasonable compensation,
which may include pension, disability, and death benefits for services to the
Corporation by directors or a reasonable fee for attendance at any meeting of
the directors, the Executive Committee, or other committees elected under
Section 20 hereof, or any combination of general and attendance fee, and may be
paid in cash, shares or rights to shares of the Corporation or other property.
In addition to such compensation provided for directors, they shall be
reimbursed for any expenses incurred by them in traveling to and from such
meetings.
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND OTHER COMMITTEES
SECTION 17. MEMBERSHIP AND ORGANIZATION.
(a) The directors, at any time, may elect from their number an
Executive Committee which shall consist of three or more directors of the
Corporation, each of whom shall hold office during the pleasure of the directors
and may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by vote thereof.
(b) Vacancies occurring in the Committee may be filled by the
directors.
(c) In the event the directors have not designated a Chairman,
the Committee shall appoint one of its own number as chair who shall preside at
all meetings and may also appoint a secretary (who need not be a member of the
Committee) who shall keep its records and who shall hold office during the
pleasure of the Committee.
SECTION 18. MEETINGS.
(a) Regular meetings of the Committee may be held without
notice of the time, place or purposes thereof and shall be held at such times
and places within or without the State of Ohio as the Committee may from time to
time determine.
(b) Special meetings may be held upon notice of the time,
place and purposes thereof at any place within or without the State of Ohio and
until otherwise ordered by the Committee shall be held at any time and place at
the call of the chair or any two members of the Committee.
(c) At any regular or special meeting the Committee may
exercise any or all of its powers, and any business which shall come before any
regular or special meeting may be transacted thereat, provided a majority of the
Committee is present, but in every case the affirmative vote of a majority of
all of the members of the Committee present shall be necessary to take any
action.
(d) Any authorized action by the Committee may be taken
without a meeting by a writing signed by all the members of the Committee.
SECTION 19. POWERS.
Except as its powers, duties and functions may be limited or
prescribed by the directors, during the intervals between the meetings of the
directors, the Committee shall possess and may exercise all the powers of the
directors provided that the Committee shall not be empowered to declare
dividends, elect or remove officers, fill vacancies among the directors or
Executive Committee, adopt an agreement of merger or consolidation, recommend to
the shareholders the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the
Corporation's property and assets, nor recommend to the shareholders a
dissolution of the Corporation or revocation of a dissolution. All actions of
the Committee shall be reported to the directors at their meeting next
succeeding such action and shall be subject to revision or alteration by the
directors, provided that no rights of any third person shall be affected
thereby.
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SECTION 20. OTHER COMMITTEES.
The directors may elect other committees from among the
directors in addition to or in lieu of an Executive Committee and give to them
any of the powers which under the foregoing provisions could be vested in an
Executive Committee. Sections 17 and 18 shall be applicable to such other
committees.
OFFICERS
SECTION 21. OFFICES DESIGNATED.
The offices of the Corporation shall be a Chairman of the
Board, a President, a Secretary, a Treasurer and such other officers as the
Board of Directors may from time to time deem appropriate. The Chairman of the
Board shall be, and the other officers may, but need not be, chosen from among
the directors. Any two or more of such offices other than that of President or
Chief Executive Officer and Vice President, Secretary and Assistant Secretary
and Chief Financial Officer and other financial officer, may be held by the same
person, but no officer shall execute, acknowledge or verify any instrument in
more than one capacity if such instrument is required by law, the Articles of
Incorporation, these Regulations or any by-laws to be executed, acknowledged, or
verified by two or more officers.
SECTION 22. ELECTION OF OFFICERS; TENURE OF OFFICE.
All officers shall be elected by the Board of Directors. The
Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause by a
majority vote of the directors in office at the time. A vacancy, however
created, in any office may be filled by election by the directors.
SECTION 23. CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD.
The Chairman of the Board shall preside at meetings of the
shareholders and directors and shall have such other powers and duties as may be
prescribed by the directors. Except where the signature of the President or
Chief Executive Officer is required by law, the Chairman of the Board shall
possess the same power as the President or Chief Executive Officer to execute
all authorized deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts and other instruments and
obligations in the name of the Corporation.
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SECTION 24. PRESIDENT.
The President or Chief Executive Officer may be the chief
operating officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over its
property, business and affairs, subject to the directions of the Chairman of the
Board and/or the directors. Unless otherwise determined by the directors, the
President or Chief Executive Officer shall have authority to execute all
authorized deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts and other instruments and
obligations in the name of the Corporation, and, in the absence of the Chairman
of the Board, shall preside at meetings of the shareholders and the directors
and shall have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the
directors.
SECTION 25. VICE PRESIDENTS.
The Vice Presidents shall have such powers and duties as may
be prescribed by the directors or as may be delegated by the Chairman of the
Board or the President.
SECTION 26. SECRETARY.
The Secretary shall attend and keep the minutes of all
meetings of the shareholders and of the directors, shall keep such books as may
be required by the directors, shall have charge of the seal of the Corporation
and shall give all notices of meetings of shareholders and directors, and shall
have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the directors.
SECTION 27. TREASURER OR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.
The Treasurer or Financial Officer shall receive and have in
charge all money, bills, notes, bonds, stocks in other corporations and similar
property belonging to the Corporation and shall do with the same as shall be
ordered by the directors, shall keep accurate financial accounts and hold the
same open for inspection and examination of the directors, and shall have such
other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the directors.
SECTION 28. OTHER OFFICERS.
The Assistant Secretaries, Assistant Treasurers, if any, and
the other officers, if any, shall have such powers and duties as the directors
may prescribe.
SECTION 29. DELEGATION OF DUTIES.
The directors are authorized to delegate the duties of any
officers to any other officer and generally to control the action of the
officers and to require the performance of duties in addition to those mentioned
herein.
SECTION 30. COMPENSATION.
The directors are authorized to determine or to provide the
method of determining the compensation of all officers.
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SECTION 31. BOND.
Any officer or employee, if required by the directors, shall
give bond in such sum and with such security as the directors may require for
the faithful performance of his or her duties.
SECTION 32. SIGNING CHECKS AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS.
The directors are authorized to determine or provide the
method of determining how checks, notes, bills of exchange and similar
instruments shall be signed, countersigned or endorsed.
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
SECTION 33. INDEMNIFICATION.
The Corporation shall indemnify any director or officer or any
former director or officer of the Corporation or any person who is or has served
at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer or trustee of another
corporation, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (and his heirs, executors
and administrators) against expenses, including attorneys' fees, judgments,
fines and amounts paid in settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by him or
her by reason of the fact that he or she is or was such director, officer or
trustee in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative to the full
extent and according to the procedures and requirements set forth in the Ohio
General Corporation Law as the same may be in effect from time to time. The
indemnification provided for herein shall not be deemed to restrict the right of
the Corporation to indemnify employees, agents and others as permitted by such
Law.
The indemnification authorized by the foregoing paragraph
shall not be exclusive of, and shall be in addition to any other rights granted
to those seeking indemnification under the Articles of Incorporation or these
Regulations or any Indemnification Agreement (as hereinafter defined), vote of
shareholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise, both as to action in an
official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such
office.
Without derogation to the power of the Corporation from time
to time to enter into, or assume the obligations of any affiliate of the
Corporation under, any agreement granting rights of indemnification to any
person or entity ("Indemnification Agreement"), the Corporation is hereby
expressly authorized to assume the obligations of Essef Corporation under any
Indemnification Agreement existing on the date of the adoption of these
Regulations by the Board of Directors and Shareholders of the Corporation, and
any obligations so assumed shall be binding upon the Corporation with the same
force and effect as if the Corporation had been an original party to such
Indemnification Agreement. The Corporation is further authorized to enter into
Indemnification Agreements in substantially the same form as the Indemnification
Agreements of Essef Corporation existing on the effective date of these
Regulations.
The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance or furnish
similar protection, including but not limited to trust funds, letters of credit
or self-insurance, on behalf of or for any person
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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, trustee,
officer, employee or agent of another corporation, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise (and his or her heirs, executors and administrators), against any
liability asserted against and incurred by him or her in such capacity, or
arising out of his or her status as such, regardless of whether the Corporation
would have provided indemnity against such liability under the foregoing
provisions of this Section 33. Insurance may be purchased from or maintained
with a person in which the Corporation has a financial interest.
CORPORATE SEAL
SECTION 34. CORPORATE SEAL.
The corporate seal of the Corporation shall be circular in
form and shall contain the name of the Corporation.
PROVISIONS IN ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
SECTION 35. PROVISIONS IN ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
These Regulations are at all times subject to the provisions
of the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation as the same may be in effect
from time to time, including without limitation, the provisions of Article
FOURTH thereof authorizing the Board of Directors to fix by resolution or
resolutions providing for the issuance of Serial Shares, the voting powers and
designation, preferences and relative rights, qualifications, limitations or
restrictions of such Serial Shares to the fullest extent permitted by the laws
of the State of Ohio.
LOST CERTIFICATES
SECTION 36. LOST CERTIFICATES.
The directors may direct a new certificate to be issued in
place of any certificate theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have
been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon such terms and conditions as they may deem
advisable upon satisfactory proof of loss or destruction thereof. When
authorizing such issue of a new certificate, the directors may, as a condition
precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or
destroyed certificate, or such owner's legal representative, to advertise the
same in such manner as the directors shall require and/or to give the
Corporation a suitable bond or indemnity against loss by reason of the issuance
of a new certificate.
RECORD DATES
SECTION 37. RECORD DATES.
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For any lawful purpose, including, without limitation, the
determination of the shareholders who are entitled to: (i) receive notice of or
to vote at a meeting of shareholders; (ii) receive payment of any dividend or
distribution; (iii) receive or exercise rights of purchase of or subscription
for, or exchange or conversion of, shares or other securities, subject to
contract rights with respect thereto; or (iv) participate in the execution of
written consents, waivers, or releases, the directors may fix a record date
which shall not be a date earlier than the date on which the record date is
fixed and, in the cases provided for in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above, shall
not be more than sixty (60) nor fewer than ten (10) days, unless the Articles of
Incorporation specify a shorter or a longer period for such purpose, preceding
the date of the meeting of the shareholders, or the date fixed for the payment
of any dividend or distribution, or the date fixed for the receipt or the
exercise of rights, as the case may be.
AMENDMENTS
SECTION 38. AMENDMENTS.
(a) These Regulations may be altered, changed or amended in
any respect or superseded by new Regulations in whole or in part, by the
affirmative vote of the holders of two-thirds of the outstanding Voting Shares,
unless such alteration, change, amendment or adoption has been recommended by at
least two-thirds of the Board of Directors of the Corporation then in office, in
which event such alteration, change, amendment or adoption may be approved by
the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding Voting
Shares. No alteration, change or amendment of these Regulations or adoption of
new Regulations in whole or part may be adopted by the shareholders other than
pursuant to a vote of shareholders at an annual or special meeting or pursuant
to a writing or writings signed by the holders of all of the Voting Shares
entitled to notice of a meeting of the shareholders held for such purpose.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 38(a) hereof and
notwithstanding the fact that a lesser percentage may be specified by law or in
any agreement with any national securities exchange or any other provision of
these Regulations, the amendment, alteration, change or repeal of, or adoption
of any provisions inconsistent with, Sections 7, 9 or 10 of these Regulations
shall require the affirmative vote of at least eighty percent (80%) of the
outstanding Voting Shares, unless such amendment, alteration, change, repeal or
adoption has been recommended by at least two-thirds of the Continuing Directors
(as defined in Section 7 of these Regulations), in which event the provisions of
Section 38(a) hereof shall apply.