Exhibit 3.2
ANGELICA CORPORATION
INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF MISSOURI
BY-LAWS
REVISED FEBRUARY 28, 1989
Amended: July 25, 1989
September 26, 1989
August 25, 1992
January 26, 1993
March 30, 1993
September 28, 1993
February 22, 1994
May 24, 1994
November 26, 1996
February 25, 1997
November 25, 1997
January 27, 1998
February 24, 1998
August 25, 1998
November 30, 1999
February 29, 2000
January 30, 2001
March 27, 2001
October 28, 2003
January 27, 2004
January 17, 2006
March 20, 2006
April 28, 2006
August 30, 2006
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I: LOCATION AND OFFICES
Section 1:1 Principal Office 1
Section 1:2 Other Offices 1
Section 1:3 Registered Office 1
ARTICLE II: SHAREHOLDERS
Section 2:1 Annual Meeting 1
Section 2:2 Special Meetings 1
Section 2:3 Place of Meetings 2
Section 2:4 Notice of Meetings 2
Section 2:5 Quorum 2
Section 2:6 Organization 2
Section 2:7 Voting 3
Section 2:8 Election of Directors 3
Section 2:9 Persons Who May Vote Certain Shares 3
Section 2:10 List of Shareholders Kept on File Before Meeting 3
Section 2:11 Proxy 4
Section 2:12 Inspectors of Election 4
Section 2:13 Notice of Shareholder Nominees 4
Section 2:14 Procedures for Submission of Shareholder
Proposals at Annual Meeting 5
Section 2:15 Conduct of Annual Meeting 6
ARTICLE III: DIRECTORS
Section 3:1 General Powers 6
Section 3:2 Number and Qualification 6
Section 3:3 Term of Office 7
Section 3:4 Removal of Directors 7
Section 3:5 Vacancies 7
Section 3:6 Place of Meetings 7
Section 3:7 Organization Meetings 8
Section 3:8 Regular Meetings 8
Section 3:9 Special Meetings 8
Section 3:10 Quorum 8
Section 3:11 Compensation 8
Section 3:12 Actions of Directors in Lieu of Meeting 9
Section 3:13 Role of Lead Director 9
ARTICLE IV: COMMITTEES
Section 4:1 Executive Committee 10
Section 4:2 Meetings of Executive Committee 10
Section 4:3 Emergency Management Committee 10
Section 4:4 Other Committees 11
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ARTICLE V: OFFICERS
Section 5:1 Officers 11
Section 5:2 Elected Officers 11
Section 5:3 Functional Responsibilities 12
Section 5:4 Absence, Disability or Death - Elected Officers 13
Section 5:5 Term of Office and Compensation 13
Section 5:6 Removal 13
Section 5:7 Vacancies 13
Section 5:8 Bonding 13
Section 5:9 Execution of Instruments 13
ARTICLE VI: CAPITAL STOCK AND DIVIDENDS
Section 6:1 Certificates of Shares 14
Section 6:2 Numbers and Data on Certificates 14
Section 6:3 Cancellation of Certificates 14
Section 6:4 Registration and Change of Registration 15
Section 6:5 Regulations for Transfer 15
Section 6:6 Lost, Stolen, Destroyed or Mutilated
Certificates 15
Section 6:7 Closing of Transfer Books and Record Dates 16
Section 6:8 Dividends 16
ARTICLE VII: MISCELLANEOUS
Section 7:1 Corporate Seal 16
Section 7:2 Resignations 16
Section 7:3 Waiver 17
Section 7:4 Amendments 17
Section 7:5 Books and Records 17
Section 7:6 Severability 17
ARTICLE VIII: INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS
AND OTHERS; INSURANCE
Section 8:1 Liabilities Covered 17
Section 8:2 Procedure for Indemnification 18
Section 8:3 Advance Payment of Expenses 19
Section 8:4 Extent of Rights Hereunder 19
Section 8:5 Purchase of Insurance 19
Section 8:6 Indemnification Agreements 19
BY-LAWS OF
ANGELICA CORPORATION
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ARTICLE I: LOCATION AND OFFICES
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Principal Office.
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Section 1:1. The principal office of the Company shall be at such
place as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine, but until a
change is effected such principal office shall be at 424 South Woods Mill
Road, Chesterfield, Missouri 63017-3406.
Other Offices.
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Section 1:2. The Company may also have other offices, in such
places (within or without the State of Missouri) as the Board of Directors
may from time to time determine.
Registered Office.
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Section 1:3. The registered office of the Company shall be
maintained in the State of Missouri, and may be, but need not be, identical
with the principal office. The registered office may be changed from time to
time by action of the Board of Directors and upon appropriate notice to the
Secretary of State.
ARTICLE II: SHAREHOLDERS
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Annual Meeting.
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Section 2:1. An annual meeting of the shareholders of the Company,
for the purpose of electing Directors and for the transaction of such other
business as properly may be brought before the meeting, shall be held on the
last Tuesday in October of each year, if not a legal holiday, and if a legal
holiday, then on the next secular day following, commencing at 10:00 a.m.
Special Meetings.
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Section 2:2. Special meetings of the shareholders may be held for
any purpose and may be called only by the Chief Executive Officer or by the
Board of Directors. At the written request of the Chief Executive Officer or
upon receipt of a resolution adopted by at least a majority of the members
of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or the Secretary shall
issue a call for a special meeting of the shareholders. Business transacted
at all special meetings of the shareholders shall be confined to the
purposes stated in the notices of such meetings, unless the transaction of
other business is consented to by the holders of all of the outstanding
shares of stock of the Company entitled to vote at the meeting.
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Place of Meetings.
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Section 2:3. All meetings of the shareholders shall be held at the
principal office of the Company, or at such other place, within or without
the State of Missouri, as stated in the notice of the meeting.
Notice of Meetings.
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Section 2:4. Unless waived, as provided in Section 7:3 of these
By-Laws, written or printed notice of each meeting of the shareholders
stating the place, day and hour of the meeting, and, in the case of a
special meeting or where otherwise required by law, the purpose or purposes
for which the meeting is called, shall, by or at the direction of the
officer or other person calling the meeting, be delivered or given to each
shareholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting, not less than ten
(10) nor more than fifty (50) days (or such greater period as then provided
by law) before the date of the meeting, either personally or by mail. Any
notice of a shareholders' meeting sent by mail shall be deemed to be
delivered when deposited in the United States mail, with postage thereon
prepaid, addressed to the shareholder at his address as it appears on the
records of the Company.
Quorum.
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Section 2:5. A majority of the outstanding shares entitled at the
time to vote thereat, when represented either in person or by proxy at any
meeting of the shareholders, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
of business, except as otherwise provided by law or the Articles of
Incorporation; but in the absence of such a quorum, a majority of the shares
represented at the meeting shall have the right successively to adjourn the
meeting to a specified date not longer than ninety days after such
adjournment, by action by a majority of the shares represented at such
meeting and without the need to give notice to shareholders not present at
the meeting. At such adjourned meeting, at which a quorum shall attend, all
business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the original
meeting; provided, that at such adjourned meeting no person who would not
have been entitled to vote at the original meeting shall be permitted to
vote. Every decision by a majority of such quorum shall be valid as an act
of the Company unless a larger vote is required by law or by the Articles of
Incorporation.
Organization.
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Section 2:6. The Chairman of the Board or in his absence, the
Vice-Chairman of the Board, if any, or in his absence, the President, or in
his absence, a Vice-President (in the order of priority as may be prescribed
by Resolution of the Board of Directors), or in the absence of any
Vice-President, the Secretary, or in their absence any other officer (in the
order of seniority of age) shall call meetings of shareholders to order and
act as chairman thereof. In case none of the officers is present, the
shareholders present may elect a chairman of such meeting from among their
members. The Secretary of the Company shall act as secretary of all meetings
of the shareholders. In his absence, or in the event he shall be acting as
chairman, the chairman may appoint any person to act as secretary.
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Voting.
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Section 2:7.1. Every shareholder entitled to vote at a meeting of
shareholders upon a particular question, pursuant to law or the Articles of
Incorporation, shall have one vote for each share of stock so entitled to
vote standing in his name on the books of the Company at the time fixed by
law or pursuant to these By-Laws for the determination of the right to vote
thereat.
Section 2:7.2. The date for determining the shareholders entitled
to vote at a meeting of shareholders shall be determined pursuant to Section
6:7 if action thereunder shall have been taken to establish the controlling
date; otherwise, only the shareholders who are shareholders of record at the
close of business on the twentieth day preceding the date of the meeting
shall be entitled to notice of and vote at the meeting and any adjournment
thereof, with the exception that if prior to the meeting, written waivers of
notice of the meeting are signed and delivered to the Company by all
shareholders of record at the time the meeting is convened, only the
shareholders who are shareholders of record at the time the meeting is
convened shall be entitled to vote at the meeting and any adjournment
thereof.
Election of Directors.
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Section 2:8. In all elections for Directors of the Company, each
shareholder entitled to vote for the election of Directors shall be entitled
to one vote in person or by proxy for each share having voting power. In
each election for Directors, no shareholder shall be entitled to vote
cumulatively or to cumulate his votes.
Persons Who May Vote Certain Shares.
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Section 2:9. Shares standing in the name of another corporation,
domestic or foreign, may be voted by such officer, agent or proxy as the
By-Laws of such corporation may prescribe or, in the absence of such
provision, as the Board of Directors of such corporation may determine.
Shares standing in the name of a deceased person may be voted by his
administrator or executor, either in person or by proxy, and shares standing
in the name of a guardian, custodian, curator, or trustee, in whose name
such shares are registered, may be voted by such fiduciary, either in person
or by proxy. A shareholder whose shares are pledged shall be entitled to
vote such shares until such shares have been transferred into the name of
the pledgee, and thereafter the pledgee shall be entitled to vote the shares
so transferred.
List of Shareholders Kept on File Before Meeting.
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Section 2:10. At least ten days before each meeting of the
shareholders, the Secretary, or in the event of his absence or disability,
an Assistant Secretary, shall prepare a complete list of shareholders
entitled to vote at such meeting, arranged in alphabetical order with the
address of and the number of shares held by each, which list, for a period
of ten days prior to such meeting, shall be kept on file at the registered
office of the Company and shall be subject to inspection by any shareholder
at any time during usual business hours. Such list shall also be produced
and kept open at the time and place of the meeting and shall be subject to
the inspection of any shareholder during the whole time of the meeting. The
original share ledger or transfer book or a duplicate thereof kept in
Missouri, shall be prima facie evidence as to who are the shareholders
entitled to examine such list or share ledger or transfer book or to vote at
any
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meeting of the shareholders. Failure to comply with the requirements of this
section shall not affect the validity of any action taken at such meeting.
Proxy.
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Section 2:11. A shareholder may vote either in person or by proxy.
A shareholder, or a shareholder's duly authorized attorney in fact, may
authorize another person to act for the shareholder as proxy by executing a
written agreement to that effect, or by giving authorization by telephone or
by the transmission of a telegram, cablegram, facsimile, electronic mail or
other means of suitable electronic transmission to the person who will be
the holder of the proxy or to a proxy solicitation firm, proxy support
service organization or like agent duly authorized by the person who will be
the holder of the proxy. No proxy shall be valid after eleven months from
the date of its authorization, unless otherwise provided by the shareholder.
Inspectors of Election.
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Section 2:12. At each meeting of the shareholders the polls shall
be opened and closed, the proxies and ballots shall be received and be taken
in charge, and all questions touching the qualification of voters and
validity of proxies and the acceptance or rejection of votes shall be
decided by the chairman and secretary of the meeting as judges of election;
provided, however, that upon request of any shareholder, but not otherwise,
the chairman of the meeting shall appoint not less than two persons who are
not Directors as inspectors to receive and canvass the votes given at such
meeting and certify the result to him. Any inspector, before he enters on
the duties of his office, shall take and subscribe the following oath, or
any other oath as may be prescribed by law for such purpose, before any
officer authorized by law to administer oaths: "I do solemnly swear that I
will execute the duties of an inspector of the election now being held with
strict impartiality, and according to the best of my ability." In all cases
where the right to vote upon any share or shares shall be questioned, it
shall be the duty of the inspectors, if any, or the persons conducting the
vote, to examine the transfer books of the Company as evidence of shares
held, and all shares entitled to vote that may appear standing thereon in
the name of any person or persons shall be voted upon by such person or
persons, either in person or by proxy.
Notice of Shareholder Nominees.
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Section 2:13. Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the
procedures set forth in this Section 2:13 shall be eligible for election as
Directors of the Company. Nominations of persons for election to the Board
of Directors of the Company may be made at a meeting of shareholders (a) by
or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (b) by any shareholder of
the Company entitled to vote for the election of Directors at such meeting
who complies with the procedures set forth in this Section 2:13. All
nominations by shareholders shall be made pursuant to timely notice in
proper written form to the Secretary of the Company. To be timely, a
shareholder's notice shall be delivered to or mailed and received at the
principal executive offices of the Company no less than 60 days or more than
90 days prior to the meeting; provided, however, that in the event that less
than 70 days notice or prior public disclosure of the date of the meeting is
given or made to shareholders, notice by the shareholder to be timely must
be so received not later than the close of business on the 10th day
following the day on which such notice of the date of the meeting was mailed
or such public disclosure was made. To be in proper written form, such
shareholder's notice shall set forth in writing (a) as to each
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person whom the shareholder proposes to nominate for election or re-election
as a Director, all information relating to such person that is required to
be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors, or is
otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including, without limitation,
such person's written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a
nominee and to serving as a Director if elected, and (b) as to the
shareholder giving notice (i) the name and address, as they appear on the
Company's books, of such shareholder, and (ii) the class and number of
shares of the Company which are beneficially owned by such shareholder. At
the request of the Board of Directors, any person nominated by the Board of
Directors for election as Director shall furnish to the Secretary of the
Company that information required to be set forth in a shareholder's notice
of nomination which pertains to the nominee. In the event that the
shareholder seeks to nominate one or more Directors, the Secretary shall
appoint two inspectors, who shall not be affiliated with the Company, to
determine whether a shareholder has complied with this Section 2:13. If the
inspectors shall determine that a shareholder has not complied with this
Section 2:13, the inspectors shall direct the chairman of the meeting to
declare to the meeting that the nomination was not made in accordance with
the procedures prescribed by the By-Laws of the Company, and the chairman
shall so declare to the meeting and the defective nomination shall be
disregarded.
Procedures for Submission of Shareholder Proposals at Annual Meeting.
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Section 2:14. At any annual meeting of the shareholders of the
Company, only such business shall be conducted as shall have been brought
before the meeting (i) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or
(ii) by any shareholder of the Company who complies with the procedures set
forth in this Section 2:14. For business properly to be brought before an
annual meeting by a shareholder, the shareholder must have given timely
notice thereof in proper written form to the Secretary of the Company. To be
timely, a shareholder's notice shall be delivered to or mailed and received
at the principal executive offices of the Company no less than 60 days or
more than 90 days prior to the meeting; provided, however, that in the event
that less than 70 days notice or prior public disclosure of the date of the
meeting is given or made to shareholders, notice by the shareholder to be
timely must be so received not later than the close of business on the 10th
day following the day on which such notice of the date of the meeting was
mailed or such public disclosure was made. To be in proper written form,
such shareholder's notice shall set forth in writing (i) a brief description
of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting and the
reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting, (ii) the name
and address, as they appear on the Company's books, of the shareholder
proposing such business, (iii) the class and number of shares of the Company
which are beneficially owned by the shareholder and (iv) any material
interest of the shareholder in such business. Notwithstanding anything in
the By-Laws to the contrary, no business shall be conducted at an annual
meeting except in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section
2:14. The chairman of an annual meeting shall, if the facts warrant,
determined and declare to the meeting in accordance with the provisions of
this Section 2:14, and, if he should so determine, he shall so declare to
the meeting and any such business not properly brought before the meeting
shall not be transacted.
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Conduct of Annual Meeting.
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Section 2:15. The date and time of the opening and the closing of
the polls for each matter upon which the shareholders will vote at a meeting
shall be announced at the meeting by the person presiding over the meeting.
The Board of Directors of the Company may to the extent not prohibited by
law adopt by resolution such rules and regulations for the conduct of the
meeting of shareholders 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 to the extent not prohibited by law 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 shareholders of record of the Company,
their duly authorized and constituted proxies or such other persons as the
chairman of the meeting 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 shareholders shall not be required to
be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure.
ARTICLE III: DIRECTORS
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General Powers.
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Section 3:1. The Board of Directors shall control and manage the
business and property of the Company. The Board may exercise all such powers
of the Company and do all lawful acts and things as are not by law, the
Articles of Incorporation, or elsewhere in these By-Laws, directed or
required to be exercised or done by the shareholders or some particular
officer of the Company.
Number and Qualification.
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Section 3:2. The number of Directors shall be six; provided,
however, that such number may be fixed, from time to time, at not less than
three nor more than twelve by an amendment of this Section 3:2 of the
By-Laws or by a resolution of the Board of Directors. Each change in the
number of Directors (made either by amendment to this Section 3:2 of the
By-Laws or by resolution of the Board of Directors as set forth in this
Section 3:2) shall be reported to the Secretary of State of the State of
Missouri within thirty calendar days of such change in number. Directors
need not be shareholders.
Each Director shall be under the age of 72 years at the time of his
election to the Board. If a Director attains his 72nd birthday prior to the
expiration of his term, he shall serve until the next annual meeting at
which time his office as Director shall thereupon automatically become
vacant. Notwithstanding the above, a majority of the Board of Directors may
elect to waive the age requirement for a Director/Nominee.
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Term of Office.
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Section 3:3 The Board of Directors shall be elected by the
shareholders entitled by law or the Articles of Incorporation to vote for
the election of Directors. For all elections prior to the 2007 Annual
Shareholders Meeting, the Board of Directors has been and will be divided
into three classes, each with three year terms of office ending in
successive years. Each Director elected at or after the 2007 Annual
Shareholders Meeting shall be elected for a one-year term of office.
Directors elected prior to the 2007 Annual Shareholders Meeting shall serve
the remaining duration of their three-year terms. Each Director, unless
removed, resigned, disqualified, or otherwise separated from office, shall
hold office for the term for which he is elected or until his successor
shall have been elected and qualified.
Removal of Directors.
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Section 3:4. Directors may be removed at a meeting of shareholders
called expressly for such purpose in the manner provided herein and subject
to the limitations provided by law. The entire Board of Directors may be
removed, with or without cause, by a vote of not less than 75% of all the
outstanding shares entitled to vote at such meeting. Less than the entire
Board of Directors may be removed, with or without cause, by a vote of not
less than 75% of all the outstanding shares entitled to vote at such
meeting, except in such case no Director may be removed if the votes cast
against his removal would be sufficient to elect him if then cumulatively
voted at an election of the class of Directors of which he is a part. Such
shareholders meeting shall be held at the registered office or principal
office of the Company in Missouri or in the city or county in Missouri in
which the principal business office of the Company is located.
Vacancies.
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Section 3:5. In case of any vacancy in the Board of Directors
through death, resignation or removal pursuant to the By-Laws or as provided
by law, of one or more of the directors, a majority of the surviving or
remaining Directors may fill such vacancy or vacancies until the successor
or successors are elected at the shareholders meeting that the class of
Directors to which such directorship has been appointed is to be next
presented for election by the shareholders. Unless otherwise provided in the
Articles of Incorporation, vacancies on the Board of Directors resulting
from any increase in the number of Directors to constitute the Board of
Directors may be filled by a majority of Directors then in office, although
less than a quorum, or by the sole remaining Director, until the
shareholders meeting that the class of Directors to which such directorship
has been appointed is to be next presented for election by the shareholders.
Place of Meeting.
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Section 3:6. The Board of Directors may hold its meetings at the
principal office of the Company or at such other place or places within or
without the State of Missouri as it may from time to time determine. Members
of the Board of Directors may participate in a meeting of a Board by means
of conference telephone or similar communications equipment whereby all
persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation
in a meeting in this manner shall constitute presence in person at the
meeting.
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Organization Meetings.
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Section 3:7. Organization meetings shall be held on a date set by
the Board of Directors, provided that such date shall be either on the same
day or a date subsequent to the Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and shall be
held at the principal office of the Corporation or at such other place
within or without the State of Missouri, as the Board may deem acceptable.
No notice shall be required for any organization meeting.
Regular Meetings.
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Section 3:8. The Board of Directors from time to time, by
resolution, may provide for regular meetings, which may thereafter be held
at the time and place designated, without notice thereof to the Directors;
provided, however, that any Director absent from the meeting at which such
resolution was adopted shall be notified of the adoption thereof not less
than 3 days prior to the first regular meeting to be held pursuant thereto.
Special Meetings.
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Section 3:9. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be
called by the Chairman of the Board, the Vice-Chairman of the Board, if any,
the President, or any two Directors, and shall be held at the time and place
(within or without the State of Missouri) specified in the call. Unless
waived as hereinafter provided, notice of the time, place and purpose of
each special meeting shall be delivered to each Director, either in person
or by mail, postage prepaid and addressed to such Director, either at the
most recent address which he has furnished the Secretary of the Company or
at his last known resident address at least two days before such meeting. If
given by mail, such notice shall be deemed delivered upon deposit in the
United States mail, postage prepaid, and addressed in either manner
aforesaid.
Quorum.
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Section 3:10. Except as otherwise provided by law, by the Articles
of Incorporation, or elsewhere in these By-Laws, a majority of the full
Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business, and the act of a majority of the Directors present at a meeting at
which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors. In the
absence of a quorum, a majority of the Directors present at a meeting, or
the Director if there be only one present, or the Secretary if there be no
Director present, may adjourn the meeting from time to time, not to exceed
thirty days until a quorum be had. No notice other than announcement at the
meeting need be given of such adjournment.
Compensation.
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Section 3:11. A Director may be entitled to receive (a) such
transportation and other expenses incident to his attendance at any meeting
of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof of which he may be a
member as the Board of Directors from time to time may determine, and (b)
such compensation as the Board of Directors from time to time may determine.
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Actions of Directors in Lieu of Meeting.
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Section 3:12. Any action which is required to be or may be taken at
a meeting of the directors may be taken without a meeting if consents in
writing, setting forth the action so taken, are signed by all of the
Directors. The consents shall have the same force and effect as a unanimous
vote of the Directors at a meeting duly held and may be stated as such in
any certificate or document filed pursuant to the provisions of Missouri
law. The Secretary shall file the consents with the minutes of the meetings
of the Board of Directors.
Role of Lead Director.
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Section 3:13 The responsibilities of the lead independent director
(the "Lead Director") will include:
(a) the right as Lead Director only to call meetings of the Board
of Directors;
(b) the right as Lead Director only to call for and conduct
executive sessions of the Board of Directors at which only outside,
independent directors are permitted to be present, along with other persons
invited to attend such sessions by the Lead Director or a majority of the
outside, independent directors;
(c) presiding at all meetings of the Board of Directors at which
the Chairman of the Board of Directors ("Chairman") is not present,
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including executive sessions of the independent directors;
(d) serving as liaison between the Chairman and the independent
directors;
(e) approving or adding materials sent to the Board of Directors
that are initially prepared by or under the direction of the Chairman;
(f) approving or adding meeting agendas for the Board of Directors
that are initially prepared by the Chairman;
(g) approving meeting schedules that are initially prepared by the
Chairman in order to assure that there is sufficient time for discussion of
all agenda items;
(h) making recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding the
structure of Board of Directors meetings;
(i) recommending matters for consideration by the Board of
Directors;
(j) serving as an independent point of contact for shareholders
wishing to communicate with the Board of Directors other than through the
Chairman;
(k) collaborating with the Chairman on recommending tasks to be
assigned to the appropriate committees;
(l) with the approval of the Corporate Governance and Nominating
Committee, overseeing the annual evaluation of the Board of Directors and
its committees; and
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(m) the right to engage legal, financial and other advisers to
represent the outside, independent directors.
ARTICLE IV: COMMITTEES
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Executive Committee.
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Section 4:1. The Board of Directors may, at its discretion and by
resolution adopted by a majority of all the members of the Board of
Directors, designate an Executive Committee to consist of two or more
Directors, one of whom shall be designated by the Board as Chairman of the
Executive Committee. The Board of Directors may delegate to the Executive
Committee any and all authority in the management of the Company otherwise
vested in the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall have the
power at any time to expand or limit the authority of, to fill vacancies in,
to change the membership of, or to dissolve the Executive Committee. A
majority of the members of the Executive Committee shall be sufficient to
determine its action unless the Board of Directors shall otherwise provide
for a greater percentage.
Meetings of Executive Committee.
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Section 4:2. Regular meetings of the Executive Committee may be
held without call or notice at such times and places as the Executive
Committee from time to time may fix. Other meetings of the Executive
Committee may be called by any member thereof either by oral, telegraphic or
written notice not later than the day prior to the date set for such
meeting. Such notice shall state the time and place of the meeting and, if
by telegraph or in writing, shall be addressed to each member at his address
as shown by the records of the Secretary of the Company. Any member may, or
upon request by any member, the Secretary shall, give the required notice
calling the meeting. The Executive Committee shall keep a record of its
proceedings, and shall regularly present such records to the Board of
Directors. Members of the Executive Committee or any other Committee
designated by the Board of Directors may participate in a meeting of the
Committee by means of conference telephone or similar communications
equipment whereby all persons participating in the meeting in this manner
shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.
Emergency Management Committee.
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Section 4:3. The Board of Directors, by resolution of a majority of
the whole Board, may appoint three or more persons to constitute an
Emergency Management Committee or otherwise designate the manner in which
the membership of such Committee shall be determined. To the extent provided
in said resolution, and subject to the provisions of the Articles of
Incorporation and these By-Laws, such Committee shall have and may exercise
all the powers of the board of Directors in the management of the business
and affairs of the Company but only during any period when the Board of
Directors shall be unable to function by reason of vacancies therein caused
by death, resignation or otherwise, and there shall be no Director remaining
and able to fill such vacancies pursuant to Section 3:5 of Article III and
until a Board of Directors shall have been duly constituted. Such Committee
shall, during the time it is authorized to function as provided herein, have
power to call special meetings of stockholders, to elect or appoint officers
to fill vacancies as circumstances may require and to authorize the seal of
the Company to be affixed to all papers which may require it. Such Committee
shall
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make its own rules of procedure. A majority of the Committee shall
constitute a quorum. Any vacancy in the Committee caused by death,
incapacity, resignation or otherwise may be filled by the remaining members
though less than a quorum and any member so chosen shall serve until a Board
of Directors has been duly constituted.
Other Committees.
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Section 4:4. Other Committees may be established from time to time
by the Board of Directors. Such other Committees shall have such purpose(s)
and such power(s), as the Board of Directors by resolution may confer. The
Board of Directors or such officer or Committee as the Board of Directors
may designate, shall have the power to appoint members of such other
Committee, to remove any member thereof and to fill any vacancy therein, and
to designate the Chairman of such other Committee. Unless otherwise provided
by the Board of Directors, a majority of the members of such other Committee
shall constitute a quorum, and the acts of a majority of the members present
at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of such other
Committee.
ARTICLE V: OFFICERS
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Section 5:1. The Principal Officers of the Company shall be a
Chairman of the Board, a Vice-Chairman of the Board (if the Board shall
choose to elect one), a Chief Executive Officer, a President, one or more
Executive Vice-Presidents, one or more Vice-Presidents and/or
Vice-Presidents of such designation as the Board shall deem appropriate, a
Secretary, a Treasurer, one or more Controller(s) and such other officer or
assistant officers as may be deemed necessary and elected by the Board of
Directors. Each elected officer shall have all powers and duties usually
incident to such elected office except as modified pursuant to the
provisions of Sections 5:2 and 5:3. Any two or more offices may be held by
the same person except that the offices of Chairman of the Board or of
President and the office of the Secretary may not be held by the same
person. Any officer elected by the Board may be specially designated by the
Board with one or more functional titles.
Elected Officer.
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Section 5:2. The general duties of the elected officers shall be as
set forth below:
(a) Chairman of the Board. The Board of Directors shall
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elect one of its number Chairman of the Board who shall preside at all
meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors at which he may
be present. The Chairman of the Board shall have such other powers and
duties as, from time to time, shall reside in or be assigned said office
pursuant to the provisions of subsection (h) of this Section 5:2 and of
Section 5:3.
(b) Vice-Chairman of the Board. The Board of Directors
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may, in its discretion, elect one of its number Vice-Chairman of the Board
who, in the absence of the Chairman of the Board, shall preside at all
meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors at which he may
be present. The Vice-Chairman of the Board shall have such other powers and
duties as, from time to time, shall reside in or be assigned said office
pursuant to the provisions of subsection (h) of this Section 5:2 and
Section 5:3.
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(c) President. When the Chairman of the Board, and the
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Vice-Chairman of the Board, if any, are absent the President shall preside
at all meetings of the Board of Directors and shall have such other powers
and duties as, from time to time shall reside in or be assigned to said
office pursuant to the provisions of subsection (h) of this Section 5:2 and
of Section 5:3.
(d) Executive Vice-President and Vice-President. Each
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Executive Vice-President and each Vice-President, of such designation as the
Board has deemed appropriate, shall have such powers and duties as, from
time to time, shall reside in or be assigned to said office pursuant to the
provisions of subsection (h) of this Section 5:2 and of Section 5:3.
(e) Treasurer. Subject to the authority of the Chief
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Financial Officer of the Company, if there be one, the Treasurer shall have
custody of, and be responsible for, all the funds and securities of the
Company, and shall deposit and withdraw such funds and securities in and
from such banks, trust companies, or other depositories as shall be selected
by and in accordance with the resolutions adopted from time to time by the
Board of Directors. He shall also have such other powers and duties as, from
time to time shall reside in or be as assigned to said office pursuant to
the provisions of subsection (h) of this Section 5:2 and of Section 5:3.
(f) Secretary. The Secretary shall keep the minutes of the
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meetings of the shareholders, the Board of Directors (unless otherwise
delegated by the Board to one of its members), and the Executive Committee,
if any, shall see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the
provisions of these By-Laws or as required by law, be custodian of the
Company's records and seal, keep a register of the post office address of
all shareholders, have general charge of the books and records of the
Company, and sign such instruments with the President or other officers as
may be required. The Secretary shall have such other powers and duties as,
from time to time, shall reside in or be as assigned to said office pursuant
to the provisions of subsection (h) of this Section 5:2 and of Section 5:3.
(g) Controller. Subject to the authority of the Chief
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Financial Officer of the Company, if there be one, the Controller shall have
custody of and be responsible for the maintenance of the books of account of
the Company. He shall also have such other powers and duties as, from time
to time shall reside in or be as assigned to said office pursuant to the
provisions of subsection (h) of this Section 5:2 and of Section 5:3.
(h) Other Duties and Responsibilities. Subject to the
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ultimate authority of the Board of Directors and its Executive Committee, if
there be one, each of the officers elected or appointed by the Board of
Directors, shall have such other duties and responsibilities as may be
provided by law, and to the extent not in conflict with law, and as shall
from time to time be assigned, modified or terminated by the Chief Executive
Officer or his designee (which may be the person who is such officer's
immediate superior as shown on any Company organization chart or similar
document outlining job duties, responsibilities or accountabilities of the
Company's officers as may be in effect from time to time).
Functional Responsibilities.
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Section 5:3. Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer
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shall have active executive management of and ultimate responsibility for
the conduct of the business operations of the Company. Such executive
management shall include the assignment of responsibilities of other elected
or appointed officers, provided however, that he may, in his sole
discretion,
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delegate his authority to assign the responsibilities of the other elected
officers to an officer designated by him for that purpose. Unless such power
is otherwise delegated to some other officer, agent or proxy, the Chief
Executive Officer shall have full power and authority in behalf of the
Company: (i) to act and to vote, as fully as the Company might do if present
at any meeting, or any adjournment thereof, of the shareholders of a
corporation in which the Company may hold stock; (ii) to waive notice of and
consent to the holding of any such meeting or adjournment; and (iii) to sign
a consent to action in lieu of any such meeting or adjournment.
Absence, Disability or Death - Elected Officers.
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Section 5:4. In the absence, disability or death of any elected
Officer of the Company the duties and powers of such officer shall be
performed first by the superior of such officer, or by such superior's
designee, or second by the person who is the officer's subordinate as shown
in any Company organization chart or similar document outlining job duties,
responsibilities or accountabilities of such officer in effect from time to
time.
Term of Office and Compensation.
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Section 5:5. The compensation of the elected or appointed officers
of the Company shall be fixed by the Board of Directors; provided, however,
that the Board of Directors may delegate to any committee or officer, other
than the holder of the office involved, the power to fix the compensation of
officers. All officers of the Company shall hold office only at the pleasure
of the Board of Directors.
Removal.
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Section 5:6. Any officer elected by the Board of Directors may be
removed by the Board of Directors with or without a hearing and with or
without cause whenever in its judgement the best interests of the Company
will be served thereby, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the
contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.
Vacancies.
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Section 5:7. Any vacancy in any office because of death,
resignation, removal, or any other cause shall be filled in the manner
prescribed in these By-Laws for the election to such office.
Bonding.
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Section 5:8. If so required by the Board of Directors, or
applicable Company policy an officer shall give bond for the faithful
discharge of his duties in such form and amount and with such sureties as
the Board of Directors may provide, but the premiums for any such bond shall
be borne by the Company.
Execution of Instruments.
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Section 5:9. All bills of exchange, promissory notes, and checks
issued, drawn, or made by the Company shall be signed by such officer or
officers, or such individual or individuals, as the Board of Directors may
from time to time designate therefor; provided, however, that in the
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absence of any such designation, they may be signed on behalf of the Company
by any two of the following officers: The Chairman of the Board, the
Vice-Chairman of the Board, if any, the President, any Executive Vice
President, any Vice-President, and the Treasurer. Any other contract or
obligation of the Company shall be executed by such officer or officers, or
such other individual or individuals, as the Board of Directors may direct,
or, in the absence of such direction, by the Chairman of the Board, the
Vice-Chairman of the Board, if any, the President, any Executive
Vice-President, any Vice-President (of whatever designation he/she may
have), the Secretary, the Treasurer, or an Assistant Secretary, provided,
however, that any person designated as an authorized signer, whether by law,
by action of the Board of Directors, by these By-Laws, or otherwise, shall,
without exception, obtain the prior approvals, or the review of action,
required by any resolution adopted by the Board of Directors expressing a
policy governing the execution of documents intended to bind this Company.
The seal of the Company may be affixed to instruments executed on its behalf
by its proper officers and shall be affixed to such instruments as required
by law and as the Board of Directors may direct. When affixed, the seal may
be attested by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary or by such other
officer as the Board of Directors may direct.
ARTICLE VI: CAPITAL STOCK AND DIVIDENDS
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Certificates of Shares.
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Section 6:1. Certificates for shares of the capital stock of the
Company shall be in such form, not inconsistent with applicable law or the
Articles of Incorporation, as shall be approved by the Board of Directors,
and shall be signed by the Chairman of the Board or by the President or an
Executive Vice-President or a Vice-President and by the Secretary or an
Assistant Secretary or the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, provided
that the signatures of any such officers thereon may be facsimiles, engraved
or printed, if such certificates are signed by a transfer agent other than
the Company or its employee or by a registrar other than the Company or its
employee. The seal of the Company shall be impressed, by original or by
facsimile, printed or engraved, on all such certificates. In case any such
officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile
signature has been placed upon any such certificate shall have ceased to be
such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued,
such certificate may nevertheless be issued by the Company with same effect
as if such officer, transfer agent or registrar had not ceased to be such
officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of its issue.
Numbers and Data on Certificate.
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Section 6:2. All Certificates shall be numbered as may be required
by resolution of the Board of Directors, and each shall show thereon the
name of the person owning the shares represented thereby, the number of such
shares, and the date of issue, which information shall be entered on the
Company's books.
Cancellation of Certificates.
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Section 6:3. Every certificate surrendered to the Company for
transfer or otherwise in exchange for a new certificate shall be marked
"canceled" with the date of cancellation, and no new certificate(s) in lieu
thereof shall be issued until the former certificate(s) for an equivalent
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number of shares shall have been surrendered and cancelled, except as
otherwise provided in Section 6:6 of these By-Laws.
Registration and Change of Registration.
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Section 6:4. The names and addresses of the persons owning
certificates representing shares of stock in the Company together with the
number of shares of stock owned by them respectively shall be registered on
the books of the Company. The Company shall register transfers of such
certificates together with the date of such transfers if the certificates
are (1) delivered and endorsed either in blank or to a specified person by
the person appearing by the certificate to be the owner of the shares
represented thereby, or (2) delivered together with a separate document
containing a written assignment of the certificate or a power of attorney to
sell, assign, or transfer the same or the share represented thereby, signed
by the person appearing by the certificate to be the owner of the shares
represented thereby (said assignment or power of attorney to be either in
blank or to a specified person), or (3) delivered together with an
assignment endorsed thereon or in a separate instrument signed by the
trustee in bankruptcy, receiver, guardian, executor, administrator,
custodian, or other person duly authorized by law to transfer the
certificate on behalf of the person appearing by the certificate to be the
owner of the shares represented thereby. Notwithstanding the above
provisions on transfers of shares, the person in whose name shares stand on
the books of the Company at the date of the closing of the transfer books or
at the record date fixed by law or pursuant to Section 6:7 of these By-Laws
shall be deemed the owner thereof insofar as rights to receive dividends, to
vote, and to have any other rights or privileges as a shareholder.
Regulations for Transfer.
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Section 6:5. The Board of Directors shall have power and authority
to make such rules and regulations as it deems expedient concerning the
issue, transfer, and registration of certificates for shares of the capital
stock of the Company, and may appoint one or more transfer agents or
transfer clerks as registrars of transfer, and may require all certificates
to bear the signature of a transfer agent or transfer clerk or registrar of
transfer.
Lost, Stolen, Destroyed or Mutilated Certificates.
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Section 6:6. Upon proof satisfactory to the Chairman of the Board,
or, in his absence the President and the Secretary that any certificate for
shares of the capital stock of the Company issued and outstanding has been
lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated, and upon due application in writing by
the person in whose name the same may stand of record on the books of the
Company, or by his legal representative, and the surrender thereof in the
case of a mutilated certificate, or, in the case of a certificate having
been lost, stolen, or destroyed, the giving of an indemnifying bond in such
form and amount and with such sureties as the Board of Directors may
require, the proper officers of the Company are authorized and empowered to
issue a new certificate or certificates to the owner thereof in lieu of the
certificate that has been lost, stolen, destroyed, or mutilated. The Board
of Directors may delegate to any transfer agent of the Corporation the
authorization of the issue of such new certificate or certificates and the
approval of the form and amount of such indemnity bond or bonds and the
surety or sureties thereon.
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Closing of Transfer Books and Record Dates.
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Section 6:7. The Board of Directors shall have power to close the
transfer books of the Company for a period not exceeding fifty days (or such
greater period as then provided by law) preceding the date of any meeting of
shareholders or the date for payment of any dividend or the date for the
allotment of rights or the date when any change or conversion or exchange of
shares shall go into effect, or in lieu thereof may fix in advance a date
not exceeding fifty days (or such greater period as then provided by law)
preceding the date of any meeting of shareholders or the date for payment of
any dividend or the date of the allotment of rights or the date when any
change or conversion or exchange of shares shall go into effect, as a record
date for the determination of the shareholders entitled to notice of and to
vote at any such meeting and any adjournment thereof or entitled to receive
payment of any such dividend, or to any such allotment of rights, or to
exercise the rights in respect of any such change, conversion or exchange of
shares, and in such case only shareholders of record on the date of closing
the transfer books or on the record date so fixed shall be entitled to such
notice of and to vote at such meeting and any adjournment thereof, or to
receive payment of such dividend, or to receive such allotment of rights, or
to exercise such rights, as the case may be, notwithstanding any transfer of
any shares on the books of the Company after such date of closing of the
transfer books or such record date fixed as aforesaid.
Dividends.
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Section 6:8. Subject to any and all limitations upon the payment of
dividends imposed by law or by the Articles of Incorporation, the Board of
Directors, in its discretion, may from time to time declare and cause to be
paid dividends upon the outstanding shares of the capital stock of the
Company in cash, property, shares of the capital stock of the Company, or
any combination thereof.
ARTICLE VII: MISCELLANEOUS
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Corporate Seal.
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Section 7:1. The Board of Directors shall provide a suitable seal,
containing the name of the Company, which seal shall be in the custody of
the Secretary, and may provide for one or more duplicates thereof to be kept
in the custody of the Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer and/or Assistant
Secretary.
Resignations.
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Section 7:2. Any Director or Officer of the Company may resign such
office at any time by giving written notice to the Chairman of the Board of
Directors, the President, or the Secretary. Such resignation shall take
effect at the date of the receipt of such notice, or at any later time
specified therein, and, unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance
of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
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Waiver.
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Section 7:3. Whenever any notice is required to be given by law,
the Articles of Incorporation, or these By-Laws, a waiver thereof in
writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, or a duly
authorized representative of such person, whether before or after the time
stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice.
Presence at a meeting of shareholders or of Directors shall constitute a
waiver of notice except where the shareholder or Director states that he is
present solely for the purpose of objecting to the transaction of business
because the meeting was not lawfully called or convened.
Amendments.
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Section 7:4. The Board of Directors, provided the power conferred
hereby shall not be inconsistent with the Articles of Incorporation or
applicable law, shall have power to make, amend and repeal the By-Laws of
the Company by a vote of a majority of all of the members of the Board of
Directors at any organization, regular or special meeting of the Board,
provided that notice of intention to make, amend or repeal the By-Laws, in
whole or in part shall have been given at the next preceding meeting; or,
without any such notice, by a vote of 2/3 of all of the members of the Board
of Directors.
Books and Records.
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Section 7:5. Except as the Board of Directors may from time to time
direct or as may be required by law, the Company shall keep its books and
records at its principal office.
Severability.
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Section 7:6. If any word, clause or provision of these By-Laws
shall, for any reason, be determined to be invalid or ineffective, the
provisions hereof shall not otherwise be affected thereby and shall remain
in full force and effect.
ARTICLE VIII: INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS,
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OFFICERS AND OTHERS; INSURANCE
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Liabilities Covered
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Section 8:1(a). The Company shall indemnify any person who was, or
is threatened to be made, a party to any threatened, pending or completed
action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director or officer
of the Company or (at the request of the Company and in addition to his or
her service as a director or officer of the Company) is or was serving as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including
attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually
and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or
proceedings, to the full extent and under the circumstances permitted by
law. For the purposes of this ARTICLE VIII, "officer" shall mean each person
elected, or requested to serve, as an officer by the Board of Directors of
the Company and any other person serving as an officer shall not be an
officer for the purposes
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of this ARTICLE VIII but may be indemnified as an employee or agent of the
Company or other enterprise.
Section 8:1(b). In addition, the Company may (but shall not be
obligated to) indemnify any person who was or is threatened to be made, a
party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the
fact that he is or was an employee or agent of the Company or is or was
serving at the request of the Company as an employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against
expenses (including attorney's fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such
action, suit or proceedings, to the full extent and under the circumstances
permitted by law.
Section 8:1(c). The Company shall not be obligated to indemnify any
person in connection with his service as a director, officer, employee or
agent of a constituent corporation merged into or consolidated with the
Company, or his service at the request of such a constituent corporation as
a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust or other enterprise; provided, however, such person may
be indemnified, to the full extent and under the circumstances permitted by
law, if in connection with such merger or consolidation, the Board of
Directors of the Company so directs or the agreement providing for such
merger or consolidation so provides.
Section 8:1(d). If this Section 8:1 is approved by a vote of the
stockholders of the Company, indemnification shall or may (as the case may
be) be provided hereunder unless the conduct of the person to be indemnified
is finally adjudged to have been knowingly fraudulent, deliberately
dishonest or willful misconduct.
Section 8:1(e). Notwithstanding anything set forth herein, no
indemnity shall be paid by the Company (i) in respect of remuneration paid
to any person if it shall be determined by a final judgment or other final
adjudication that such remuneration was in violation of law, or (ii) on
account of any suit in which judgment is rendered against any person
(seeking indemnification hereunder) for an accounting of profits made from
the purchase or sale by such person of securities of the Company pursuant to
the provisions of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
amendments thereto or similar provisions of any federal, state or local
statutory law.
Procedures for Indemnification.
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Section 8:2. Any indemnification under Section 8:1(a) of this
ARTICLE VIII (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Company unless
a determination is reasonably and promptly made that indemnification is not
proper in the circumstances because the person to be indemnified has not
satisfied the conditions set forth in such Section 8:1. Any indemnification
under Section 8:1(b) of this ARTICLE VIII (unless ordered by a court) shall
be made as authorized in a specified case upon a determination that
indemnification is proper in the circumstances because the person to be
indemnified has satisfied the conditions set forth in such Section 8:1. Any
such determination shall be made (1) by the Board of Directors by a majority
vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such
action, suit or proceeding, or (2) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or
even if obtainable a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by
independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (3) by the stockholders.
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Advance Payment of Expenses.
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Section 8:3(a). With respect to any person entitled to be
indemnified under Section 8:1(a) of this ARTICLE VIII, expenses incurred in
defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding shall be paid by
the Company in advance of the final disposition of the action, suit or
proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the person
seeking such advance to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be
determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company
as authorized in this ARTICLE VIII.
Section 8:3(b). With respect to any person who may be indemnified
under Section 8:1(b) of this ARTICLE VIII, expenses incurred in defending a
civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the Company in
advance of the final disposition of the action, suit or proceeding as
authorized by the Board of Directors in a specific case upon receipt of an
undertaking by or on behalf of the person seeking such indemnification to
repay such amount unless it shall ultimately be determined that he is
entitled to be indemnified by the Company as authorized in this ARTICLE
VIII.
Extent of Rights Hereunder.
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Section 8:4. The foregoing rights of indemnification shall not be
deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification
may be entitled under any By-Law, agreement, vote of stockholders of
disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his official
capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, and
shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer,
employee or other agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs,
executors and administrators of such person.
Purchase of Insurance.
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Section 8:5. The directors may authorize, to the extent permitted
by The General and Business Corporation Law of Missouri, as in effect and
applicable from time to time, the purchase and maintenance of insurance on
behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of
the Company or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another company, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against
him and incurred by him in such capacity or arising out of his status as
such, whether or not the Company would have the power to indemnify him
against such liability under the provisions of The General and Business
Corporation Law of Missouri.
Indemnification Agreements.
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Section 8:6. With respect to any of the persons who shall or may be
indemnified pursuant to Section 8:1 of this ARTICLE VIII, the Company may
enter into written agreements providing for the mandatory indemnification of
such persons in accordance with the provisions of this ARTICLE VIII. In the
event of any conflict between the provisions of this ARTICLE VIII and the
provisions of an indemnification agreement adopted by the stockholders, the
terms of such agreement shall prevail.
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