Exhibit 3.4
AMENDED AND RESTATED BY-LAWS
OF
STARMEDIA NETWORK, INC.
ARTICLE I
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS
Section 1. These By-Laws are subject to the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended to date. In these By-Laws,
references to law, the Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws mean the law,
the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and the By-Laws as from time
to time in effect.
ARTICLE II
OFFICES
Section 1. The registered office of the Corporation in the State
of Delaware shall be at 1013 Centre Road, in the city of Wilmington, state of
Delaware. The registered agent at such address shall be the Company Corporation.
Section 2. The Corporation may also have offices at such other
places both within and without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors
may from time to time determine or the business of the Corporation may require.
ARTICLE III
MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
Section 1. All meetings of the stockholders for the election of
directors shall be held at such place as may be fixed from time to time by the
Board of Directors, or at such other place either within or without the State of
Delaware as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors and
stated in the notice of the meeting. Meetings of stockholders for any other
purpose may be held at such time and place, within or without the State of
Delaware, as shall be stated in the notice of the meeting or in a duly executed
waiver of notice thereof.
Section 2. Annual meetings of stockholders shall be held at such
date and time as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors
and stated in the notice of the meeting, at which they shall elect by a
plurality vote the directors to be elected at such meeting, and transact such
other business as may properly be brought before the meeting.
Section 3. Written notice of the annual meeting stating the place,
date and hour of the meeting shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote
at such meeting not fewer than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the
date of the meeting.
Section 4. The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the
Corporation 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, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least
ten (10) days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the city where the
meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the
meeting, or, if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held.
The list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting
during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is
present.
Section 5. Special meetings of the stockholders, for any purpose
or purposes, unless otherwise prescribed by statute or by the Certificate of
Incorporation, may be called by the chairman of the board or president and shall
be called by the chairman of the board, the president or secretary at the
request in writing of two-thirds of the Board of Directors.
Section 6. Written notice of a special meeting stating the place,
date and hour of the meeting and the purpose or purposes for which the meeting
is called, shall be given not fewer than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days
before the date of the meeting, to each stockholder entitled to vote at such
meeting.
Section 7. Business transacted at any special meeting of
stockholders shall be limited to the purposes stated in the notice.
Section 8. The holders of fifty percent (50%) of the stock issued
and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented
by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders for the
transaction of business except as otherwise provided by statute or by the
Certificate of Incorporation. If, however, such quorum shall not be present or
represented at any meeting of the stockholders, the stockholders entitled to
vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall have power to
adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at
the meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented. At such adjourned
meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented any business may be
transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally
notified. If the adjournment is for more than thirty days, or if after the
adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of
the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to
vote at the meeting.
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Section 9. When a quorum is present at any meeting, the vote of
the holders of a majority of the stock having voting power present in person or
represented by proxy shall decide any question brought before such meeting,
unless the question is one upon which by express provision of the statutes or of
the Certificate of Incorporation, a different vote is required, in which case
such express provision shall govern and control the decision of such question.
Section 10. Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of
Incorporation, each stockholder shall at every meeting of the stockholders be
entitled to one vote in person or by proxy for each share of the capital stock
having voting power held by such stockholder, but no proxy shall be voted on
after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period.
Section 11. Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of
Incorporation, the Chairman of the Board may adjourn a meeting of stockholders
from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting. No
notice of the time and place of an adjourned meeting need be given except as
required by law.
Section 12.
A. Annual Meetings of Stockholders
1. Nominations of persons for election to the Board of
Directors and the proposal of business to be considered by the stockholders may
be made at an annual meeting of stockholders only (a) pursuant to the
Corporation's notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto), (b) by or at the
direction of the Board of Directors or (c) by any stockholder of the Corporation
who was a stockholder of record at the time of giving of notice provided for in
this Section 12, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who complies with
the notice procedures set forth in this Section 12.
2. For nominations or other business to be properly brought
before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to clause (c) of paragraph
(a)(1) of this Section 12, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof
in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation and such other business must
otherwise be 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 date of the
preceding year's annual meeting; provided, however, that if either 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 to be timely
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 close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on
which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the
Corporation. Such stockholder's notice shall set forth (a) as to each person
whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection 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
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case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act") and Rule 14a-11 thereunder (including such person's
written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to
serving as a director it elected); (b) as to any other business that the
stockholder proposes to bring 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 By-laws 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 (c) as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner,
if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made (i) the name and
address of such stockholder, as they appear on the Corporation's books, and of
such beneficial owner, (ii) 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, (iii) 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 (iv) a representation whether the stockholder or the
beneficial owner, if any, intends or is part of a group which intends (a) 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 (b) otherwise to solicit proxies
from stockholders in support of such proposal or nomination. 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.
3. Notwithstanding anything in the second sentence of
paragraph (a)(2) of this Section 12 to the contrary, in the event that the
number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors of the Corporation
is increased and there is no public announcement by the Corporation naming all
of the nominees for director or specifying the size of the increased Board of
Directors 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
12 shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any
new positions created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to the
Secretary at the principal executive office 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 (a) by or at the direction of the Board of
Directors or (b) 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 notice provided for in
this Section 12 is delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation, who is
entitled to vote at the meeting and upon such election, who complies with the
notice procedures set forth in this Section 12. If 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
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required by paragraph (A)(2) of this Section 12 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 (120) day prior to such
special meeting and not later than the later of (x) the close of business of the
ninetieth (90th) day prior to such special meeting or (y) the close of business
of the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public announcement is first
made of the date of such 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.
C. General.
1. Only such persons who are nominated in accordance with
the procedures set forth in this Section 12 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 12. Except as otherwise provided by law, the
Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, the chairman of the meeting shall
have the power and duty (a) 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 12 (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)(c)(iv) of this Section 12) and (b)
if any proposed nomination or business was not made or proposed in compliance
with this Section 12, to declare that such nomination shall be disregarded or
that such proposed business shall not be transacted.
2. For purposes of this Section 12, "public announcement"
shall mean 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 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
3. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section
12, 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 herein. Nothing in this Section 12 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 to elect directors pursuant
to any applicable provisions of the certificate of incorporation.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Certificate of
Incorporation or these By-Laws, and notwithstanding the fact that a lesser
percentage may be specified by law, the affirmative vote of the holders of at
least 66.67% of the votes which all the stockholders would be entitled to cast
at any annual election of directors or class of directors shall be required to
amend or repeal, or to adopt any provision inconsistent with, this Section 12.
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ARTICLE IV
DIRECTORS
Section 1. The number of directors which shall constitute the
whole Board shall be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors or by
the stockholders at the annual meeting of the stockholders, except as provided
in Section 2 of this Article. The Board shall be divided into three classes as
nearly equal in number as possible. The members of each class shall be elected
for a term of three years and until their successors are elected and qualified.
The Board of Directors shall be classified in accordance with the provisions of
the Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation. Directors need not be
stockholders.
Section 2. Vacancies and newly created directorships resulting
from any increase in the authorized number of directors may be filled by
66.67% of the directors then in office, though less than a quorum, or by a
sole remaining director, and the directors so chosen shall hold office until
the next annual election at which such director's class is to be elected and
until their successors are duly elected and shall qualify, unless sooner
displaced. If there are no directors in office, then an election of directors
may be held in the manner provided by statute. If, at the time of filling any
vacancy or any newly created directorship, the directors then in office shall
constitute less than a majority of the whole Board (as constituted
immediately prior to any such increase), the Court of Chancery may, upon
application of any stockholder or stockholders holding at least ten percent
(10%) of the total number of the shares at the time outstanding having the
right to vote for such directors, summarily order an election to be held to
fill any such vacancies or newly created directorships, or to replace the
directors chosen by the directors then in office.
Section 3. The business of the Corporation shall be managed by or
under the direction of its Board of Directors which may exercise all such powers
of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by statute
or by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-Laws directed or required
to be exercised or done by the stockholders.
Meetings of the Board of Directors
Section 4. The Board of Directors of the Corporation may hold
meetings, both regular and special, either within or without the State of
Delaware.
Section 5. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held
without notice at such time and at such place as shall from time to time be
determined by the Board. Members of the Board of Directors may participate in
regular or special meetings by means of conference telephone or similar
communications equipment by which all persons participating in the meeting can
hear each other. Such participation shall constitute presence in person.
Section 6. Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
president on two (2) days' notice to each director by mail or forty-eight (48)
hours notice to each director
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either personally or by telegram; special meetings shall be called by the
president or secretary in like manner and on like notice on the written request
of two directors unless the Board consists of only one director, in which case
special meetings shall be called by the chairman of the board or the president
or secretary in like manner and on like notice on the written request of the
sole director.
Section 7. At all meetings of the Board a majority of the
directors fixed by Section 1 shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business and the act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at
which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Board of Directors, except as
may be otherwise specifically provided by statute or by the Certificate of
Incorporation. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the Board of
Directors, the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to
time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum
shall be present.
Section 8. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of
Incorporation of these By-Laws, any action required or permitted to be taken at
any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof may be taken
without a meeting, if all members of the Board or committee, as the case may be,
consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the
minutes of proceedings of the Board or committee.
Section 9. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of
Incorporation or these By-Laws, members of the Board of Directors, or any
committee designated by the Board of Directors, may participate in a meeting of
the Board of Directors, or any 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 in a meeting shall
constitute presence in person at the meeting.
Committees of Directors
Section 10. The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a
majority of the whole Board, designate one or more committees, each committee to
consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation. The Board may
designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may
replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee.
In the absence of disqualification of a member of a committee, the
member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from
voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may
unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the
meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member.
Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the
Board of Directors, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of
the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the
Corporation, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all
papers which may require it; but no such committee shall have the power or
authority in reference to amending the Certificate of Incorporation, adopting an
agreement of merger or consolidation, recommending to the stockholders the sale,
lease or
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exchange of all or substantially all of the Corporation's property and assets,
recommending to the stockholders a dissolution of the Corporation or a
revocation of a dissolution, or amending the By-Laws of the Corporation; and,
unless the resolution or the Certificate of Incorporation expressly so provide,
no such committee shall have the power or authority to declare a dividend or to
authorize the issuance of stock. Such committee or committees shall have such
name or names as may be determined from time to time by resolution adopted by
the Board of Directors.
Section 11. Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its
meetings and report the same to the Board of Directors when required.
Compensation of Directors
Section 12. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of
Incorporation or these By-Laws, the Board of Directors shall have the authority
to fix the compensation of directors. The directors may be paid their expenses,
if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board of Director and may be paid a
fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors or a stated
salary as director. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the
Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. Members
of special or standing committees may be allowed like compensation for attending
committee meetings.
Removal of Directors
Section 13. Any director or the entire Board of Directors may be
removed only in accordance with the provisions of the Corporation's Certificate
of Incorporation.
ARTICLE V
NOTICES
Section 1. Whenever, under the provisions of the statutes or of
the Certificate of Incorporation or of these By-Laws, notice is required to be
given to any director or stockholder, it shall not be construed to mean personal
notice, but such notice may be given in writing, by mail, addressed to such
director or stockholder, at his address as it appears on the records of the
Corporation, with postage thereon prepaid, and such notice shall be deemed to be
given at the time when the same shall be deposited in the United States mail.
Notice to directors may also be given by telegram.
Section 2. Whenever any notice is required to be given under the
provisions of the statutes or of the Certificate of Incorporation or of these
By-Laws, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled
to said notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed
equivalent thereto.
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ARTICLE VI
OFFICERS
Section 1. The officers of the Corporation shall be chosen by the
Board of Directors and shall consist of a chief executive officer, chief
financial officer, president, treasurer and a secretary. The Board of Directors
may elect from among its members a Chairman of the Board and a Vice Chairman of
the Board. The Board of Directors may also choose one or more vice-presidents,
assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers. Any number of offices may be
held by the same person, unless the Certificate of Incorporation or these
By-Laws otherwise provide.
Section 2. The Board of Directors at its first meeting after each
annual meeting of stockholders shall choose a chief executive officer, a
president, a treasurer, and a secretary and may choose vice presidents.
Section 3. The Board of Directors may appoint such other officers
and agents as it shall deem necessary who shall hold their offices for such
terms and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be
determined from time to time by the Board.
Section 4. The salaries of all officers and agents of the
Corporation shall be fixed by the Board of Directors.
Section 5. The officers of the Corporation shall hold office until
their successors are chosen and qualify. Any officer elected or appointed by the
Board of Directors may be removed at any time by the affirmative vote of a
majority of the Board of Directors. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the
Corporation shall be filled by the Board of Directors.
The Chairman of the Board
Section 6. The Chairman of the Board shall be the chief executive
officer of the Corporation and shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders
and directors. The Chairman shall conduct general and active management of the
business of the Corporation and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the
Board are carried into effect, subject, however, to the right of the directors
to delegate any specific powers, except such as may be by statute exclusively
conferred on the Chairman of the Board, to any other officer or officers of the
Corporation. The Chairman shall have the general powers and duties of
supervision and management usually vested in the office of Chairman of the Board
of a corporation. Such individual shall execute bonds, mortgages and other
contracts requiring a seal, under the seal of the Corporation, except where
required or permitted by law to be otherwise signed and executed and except
where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the
Board of Directors to some officer or agent of the Corporation.
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President
Section 7.
The President shall conduct general and active management of the
business of the Corporation and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the
Board are carried into effect, subject, however, to the right of the directors
to delegate any specific powers, except such as may be by statute exclusively
conferred on the President, to any other officer or officers of the Corporation.
The President shall have the general power and duties of supervision and
management usually vested in the office of President of a corporation. In the
absence of the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board, the President shall
preside at all meetings of the stockholders and the Board of Directors.
Such individual shall execute bonds, mortgages and other contracts
requiring a seal, under the seal of the Corporation, except where required or
permitted by law to be otherwise signed and executed and except where the
signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board of
Directors to some other officer or agent of the Corporation.
The Vice-Presidents
Section 8.
In the absence of the president or in the event of his inability or
refusal to act, the vice-president, if any, (or in the event there be more than
one vice-president, the vice-presidents in the order designated by the
directors, or in the absence of any designation, then in the order of their
election) shall perform the duties of the president, and when so acting, shall
have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the
president. The vice-presidents shall perform such other duties and have such
other powers as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.
The Secretary and Assistant Secretary
Section 9.
The secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors
and all meetings of the stockholders and record all the proceedings of the
meetings of the Corporation and of the Board of Directors in a book to be kept
for that purpose and shall perform like duties for the standing committees when
required. Such individual shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all
meetings of the stockholders and special meetings of the Board of Directors, and
shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors
or president, under whose supervision such individual shall be. Such individual
shall have custody of the corporate seal of the Corporation and he, or an
assistant secretary, shall have authority to affix the same to any instrument
requiring it and when so affixed, it may be attested by his signature or by the
signature of such assistant secretary. The Board of Directors may give general
authority to any other officer to affix the seal of the Corporation and to
attest the affixing by his signature.
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Section 10. The assistant secretary, or if there be more than one,
the assistant secretaries in the order determined by the Board of Directors (or
if there be no such determination, then in the order of their election) shall,
in the absence of the secretary or in the event of his inability or refusal to
act, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the secretary and shall
perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of directors
may from time to time prescribe.
The Treasurer and Assistant Treasurers
Section 11. The treasurer shall have the custody of the corporate
funds and securities and shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and
disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation and shall deposit all moneys
and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in
such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors.
Section 12. The treasurer shall disburse the funds of the
Corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors, taking proper vouchers
for such disbursements, and shall render to the president and the Board of
Directors, at its regular meetings, or when the Board of Directors so requires,
an account of all his transactions as treasurer and of the financial condition
of the Corporation.
Section 13. If required by the Board of Directors, such individual
shall give the Corporation a bond (which shall be renewed every six years) in
such sum and with such surety or sureties as shall be satisfactory to the Board
of Directors for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for
the restoration to the Corporation, in case of his death, resignation,
retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and
other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging
to the Corporation.
Section 14. The assistant treasurer, or if there shall be more than
one, the assistant treasurers in the order determined by the Board of Directors
(or if there be no such determination, then in the order of their election)
shall, in the absence of the treasurer or in the event of his inability or
refusal to act, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the treasurer and
shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of
Directors may from time to time prescribe.
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ARTICLE VII
CERTIFICATE OF STOCK
Section 1. Every holder of stock in the Corporation shall be
entitled to have a certificate, signed by, or in the name of the Corporation by,
the chairman or vice-chairman of the Board of Directors, or the president or a
vice-president and the treasurer or an assistant treasurer, or the secretary or
an assistant secretary of the Corporation, certifying the number of shares owned
by him in the Corporation.
If the Corporation shall be authorized to issue more than one class
of stock or more than one series of any class, the powers, designations,
preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of
each class of stock or series thereof and the qualification, limitations or
restrictions or such preferences and/or rights shall be set forth in full or
summarized on the face or back of the certificate which the Corporation shall
issue to represent such class or series of stock, provided that, except as
otherwise provided in Section 202 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, in
lieu of the foregoing requirements, there may be set forth on the face or back
of the certificate which the Corporation shall issue to represent such class or
series of stock, a statement that the Corporation will furnish without charge to
each stockholder who so requests the powers, designations, preferences and
relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock
or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such
preferences and/or rights.
Section 2. Any of or all the signatures on the certificate may be
facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or
whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a 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 such
individual were such office, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.
Lost Certificates
Section 3. The Board of Directors may direct a new certificate or
certificates to be issued in place of any certificate or certificates
theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or
destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming
the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed. When authorizing such
issue of a new certificate or certificates, the Board of Directors may, in its
discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the
owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate or certificates, or his
legal representative, to advertise the same in such manner as it shall require
and/or give the Corporation a bond in such sum as it may direct as indemnity
against any claim that may be made against the Corporation with respect to the
certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.
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Transfer of Stock
Section 4. Upon surrender to the Corporation or the transfer agent
of the Corporation of a certificate for shares duly endorsed or accompanied by
proper evidence of succession, assignation or authority to transfer, it shall be
the duty of the Corporation to issue a new certificate to the person entitled
thereto, cancel the old certificate and record the transaction upon its books.
Fixing Record Date
Section 5. In order that the Corporation may determine the
stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholder 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, in advance, a record date,
which shall not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days before the
date of such meeting, nor more than sixty (60) days prior to any other action. 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.
Registered Stockholders
Section 6. The Corporation shall be entitled to recognize the
exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to
receive dividends, and to vote as such owner, and to hold liable for calls and
assessments a person registered on its books as the owner of shares and shall
not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such
share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have
express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the laws of
Delaware.
ARTICLE VIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Dividends
Section 1. Dividends upon the capital stock of the Corporation,
subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, if any, may be
declared by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting, pursuant
to law. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the capital
stock, subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation.
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Section 2. Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside
out of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as
the directors from time to time, in their absolute discretion, think proper as a
reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for equalizing dividends, or for
repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, or for such other
purposes as the directors shall think conducive to the interest of the
Corporation, and the directors may modify or abolish any such reserve in the
manner in which it was created.
Checks
Section 3. All checks or demands for money and notes of the
Corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers or such other person or
persons as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate.
Fiscal Year
Section 4. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall end on
December 31, unless otherwise fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors.
Seal
Section 5. The Board of Directors may adopt a corporate seal
having inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation, the year of its
organization and the words "Corporate Seal, Delaware." The seal may be used by
causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or reproduced or
otherwise.
Section 6. No contract or transaction between the Corporation and
one or more of the directors or officers, or between the Corporation and any
other corporation, partnership, association, or other organization in which one
or more of the directors or officers are directors or officers, or have a
financial interest, shall be 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 a committee of the Board of Directors which authorizes
the contract or transaction or solely because his, her or their votes are
counted for such purpose, if:
(1) The material facts as to his or her relationship or
interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the
Board of Directors or the committee, and the Board or committee in good faith
authorizes the contract or transaction by the affirmative vote of a majority of
the disinterested directors, even though the disinterested directors be less
than a quorum;
(2) The material facts as to his or her relationship or
interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the
stockholders entitled to vote thereon, and the contract or transaction is
specifically approved in good faith by vote of the stockholders; or
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(3) The contract or transaction is fair as to the
Corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified, by the Board
of Directors, a committee of the Board of Directors, 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 of a committee which authorizes the
contract or transaction.
ARTICLE IX
AMENDMENTS
These By-Laws may be repealed, altered, amended or rescinded by the
stockholders of the Corporation by vote of not less than 66.67% of the
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors (considered for this purpose as one
class) cast at a meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose (provided
that notice of such proposed repeal, alteration, amendment or rescission is
included in the notice of such meeting). In addition, in accordance with the
Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors may repeal,
alter, amend or rescind these By-Laws by vote of 66.67% of the Board of
Directors.
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