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Without qualification, for any nominations to be properly
brought before an annual meeting by a shareholder pursuant to Section 4 A 1(a)(ii), the shareholder must have given Timely Notice (as defined below) thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation. To be timely, a
shareholder’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 120th day prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual
meeting and not earlier than the close of business on the 180th day prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting of shareholders; (such notice, within such time periods, shall constitute “Timely Notice”). In no event shall
any adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period for the giving of a shareholder’s notice as described above. However, in a situation in which, as a result of the
adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting or the date on which the annual meeting actually occurred, the ability of a shareholder to comply with the Timely Notice requirement would be impracticable, as determined by the
Board, an exception to the Timely Notice deadline shall be established by the Board for the following year’s annual meeting, which revised Timely Notice deadline shall be at least 120 days prior to distribution of the public
notice of the proxy statement and the announcement of the next annual meeting (the “Timely Notice Exception”). The Timely Notice Exception deadline shall be disclosed to shareholders in a public announcement or the proxy
statement for the current year’s annual meeting.
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| (b) |
Without qualification, for any business to be properly brought
before an annual meeting by a shareholder pursuant to Section 4 A 2(a)(ii), the shareholder must have given Timely Notice, or if applicable, Timely Notice Exception (as defined in Section 4 A 1(b) above), thereof in writing to the
Secretary of the Corporation and such business must otherwise be a proper matter for shareholder action. In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period
for the giving of a shareholder’s notice as described above.
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