AMENDED AND RESTATED
BY-LAWS
OF
SALLY BEAUTY HOLDINGS, INC.
July 2, 2025
EXHIBIT 3.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED
BY-LAWS
OF
SALLY BEAUTY HOLDINGS, INC.
July 2, 2025
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Article I Stockholders |
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Section 1.01. |
Annual Meeting |
1 |
Section 1.02. |
Special Meeting |
1 |
Section 1.03. |
Notice of Meetings, Adjournment |
1 |
Section 1.04. |
Quorum |
2 |
Section 1.05. |
Stockholders Entitled to Vote; Record Date |
2 |
Section 1.06. |
Advance Notice Procedures for Annual Meetings |
3 |
Section 1.07. |
Advance Notice Procedures for Special Meetings |
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Section 1.08. |
Presiding Officers of the Meeting |
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Section 1.09. |
Proxies |
17 |
Section 1.10. |
Voting by Fiduciaries and Pledgors |
18 |
Section 1.11. |
Method of Voting |
18 |
Section 1.12. |
Inspectors of Election |
18 |
Section 1.13. |
Stockholders List |
19 |
Section 1.14. |
Stockholder Action |
19 |
Article II Board of Directors |
19 |
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Section 2.01. |
Management of Business; Qualifications of Directors |
20 |
Section 2.02. |
Number and Election |
20 |
Section 2.03. |
Chair of the Board of Directors |
20 |
Section 2.04. |
Removal of Directors |
20 |
Section 2.05. |
Vacancies and Increases |
20 |
Section 2.06. |
Powers |
21 |
Section 2.07. |
Meetings |
21 |
Section 2.08. |
Place of Meetings |
21 |
Section 2.09. |
Quorum |
21 |
Section 2.10. |
Board of Directors’ Notices |
22 |
Section 2.11. |
Compensation |
22 |
Section 2.12. |
Director Action Without a Meeting |
22 |
Section 2.13. |
Resignation |
22 |
Article III Committees |
22 |
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Section 3.01. |
How Constituted |
22 |
Section 3.02. |
Chairpersons of such Committees |
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Section 3.03. |
Powers |
23 |
Section 3.04. |
Proceedings |
23 |
Section 3.05. |
Quorum and Manner of Acting |
23 |
Section 3.06. |
Action by Telephonic Communications |
24 |
Section 3.07. |
Resignations |
24 |
Section 3.08. |
Removal |
24 |
Section 3.09. |
Vacancies |
24 |
Article IV Officers |
24 |
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Section 4.01. |
General |
24 |
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Section 4.02. |
Term |
24 |
Section 4.03. |
Duties |
25 |
Section 4.04. |
Removal |
25 |
Section 4.05. |
Action with Respect to Securities of Other Corporations |
25 |
Article V Books, Documents and Accounts |
25 |
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Section 5.01. |
Inspection of Books |
25 |
Article VI Stock |
26 |
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Section 6.01. |
Stock Certificates |
26 |
Section 6.02. |
Transfers |
26 |
Section 6.03. |
Registered Holders |
26 |
Section 6.04. |
New Certificates |
26 |
Article VII Notices |
27 |
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Section 7.01. |
Notices |
27 |
Section 7.02. |
Waivers |
27 |
Article VIII Indemnification |
28 |
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Section 8.01. |
Right to Indemnification |
28 |
Section 8.02. |
Right to Advancement of Expenses |
28 |
Section 8.03. |
Right of Indemnitee to Bring Suit |
29 |
Section 8.04. |
Non-Exclusivity of Rights |
29 |
Section 8.05. |
Insurance |
29 |
Section 8.06. |
Indemnification of Employees and Agents of the Corporation |
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Section 8.07. |
Settlement of Claims |
30 |
Section 8.08. |
Subrogation |
30 |
Section 8.09. |
No Duplication of Payments |
30 |
Article IX Miscellaneous |
30 |
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Section 9.01. |
Offices |
30 |
Section 9.02. |
Seal |
30 |
Section 9.03. |
Fiscal Year |
30 |
Section 9.04. |
Dividends |
31 |
Section 9.05. |
Reserves |
31 |
Section 9.06. |
Execution of Instruments |
31 |
Section 9.07. |
Corporate Indebtedness |
31 |
Section 9.08. |
Deposits |
32 |
Section 9.09. |
Checks |
32 |
Section 9.10. |
Sale, Transfer, etc. of Securities |
32 |
Section 9.11. |
Amendment of By-Laws |
32 |
Section 9.12. |
Section Headings |
32 |
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AMENDED AND RESTATED
BY-LAWS
OF
SALLY BEAUTY HOLDINGS, INC
July 2, 2025
When a meeting is adjourned to another place, date or time, including an adjournment taken to address a technical failure to convene or continue a meeting using remote communication, written notice need not be given of any such adjourned meeting if the place, if any, date and time thereof and the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person or represented by proxy and vote at such adjourned meeting,
are (a) announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, (b) displayed during the time scheduled for the meeting, on the same electronic network used to enable stockholders and proxy holders to participate in the meeting by means of remote communication or (c) set forth in the notice of meeting given in accordance with these Amended and Restated By-laws of the Corporation (as amended, restated or amended and restated from time to time in accordance with the provisions hereof, these “By-Laws”). If the date of any adjourned meeting is more than 30 days after the date for which the meeting was originally noticed, written notice of the place, if any, date, and time of the adjourned meeting and the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting shall be given in accordance with this Section 1.03 and Section 7.01. If, after the adjournment, a new record date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote is fixed for the adjourned meeting, the Board of Directors shall fix as the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting and shall give notice of the adjourned meeting to each stockholder of record as of the record date so fixed for notice of such adjourned meeting. At any adjourned meeting, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the original meeting.
An affidavit of the mailing or other means of giving any notice of any stockholders’ meeting, executed by the Secretary, Assistant Secretary, or any transfer agent of the Corporation giving the notice, shall be prima facie evidence of the giving of such notice.
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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 determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting, and in such case, shall also fix the same or an earlier date as the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting.
(a) The matters to be considered and brought before any annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation shall be limited to only such matters, including the nomination and election of directors, as shall be brought properly before such meeting in compliance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.06.
(b) Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors and the proposal of business to be transacted by the stockholders may only be made at an annual meeting of stockholders:
(i) pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of such meeting (or any supplement thereto) with respect to such annual meeting given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof);
(ii) as otherwise properly brought before such annual meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof); or
(iii) by any stockholder of record of the Corporation at the time of the giving of the notice required by Section 1.06(c) and on the record date (or dates) for determination of the stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at such meeting, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who has complied with the notice procedures set forth in the Section 1.06. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing clause (iii) shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make nominations or propose business (other than business included in the Corporation’s proxy materials pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
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(such Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the “Exchange Act”)), at an annual meeting of stockholders.
(c) For any nomination for election as a director or any other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to Section 1.06(b)(iii), (i) such nomination or business must be a proper subject for action by stockholders, (ii) the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary in accordance with this Section 1.06, and (iii) the stockholder must provide to the Secretary any updates or supplements to such notice at the times and in the forms specified in this Section 1.06. To be timely, the stockholder’s notice must be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not more than 120 days and not less than 90 days prior to the one-year anniversary of the immediately preceding annual meeting, provided, however, that in the event that the annual meeting is called for a date that is not within 30 days before or is more than 60 days after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder in order to be timely must be so received not earlier than the 120th day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the 90th day prior to such annual meeting or, if later, the 10th day following the day on which public disclosure of the date of such annual meeting was first made. Notwithstanding anything in the preceding sentence to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors is increased and there has been no Public Announcement naming all of the nominees for director or indicating the increase in the size of the Board of Directors made by the Corporation at least 10 days before the last day a stockholder of record may deliver a notice of nomination in accordance with the preceding sentence, a notice by a stockholder of record required by this Section 1.06 shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase in the number of directors, if it shall be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the Close of Business on the 10th day following the day on which such Public Announcement is first made by the Corporation. In no event shall an adjournment, recess, judicial stay, rescheduling, or postponement of an annual meeting for which notice has been given commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a notice by a stockholder of record.
(d) Other than proposals required to be included in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, to be in proper written form, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary shall set forth as to each matter the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting the following:
(i) a description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and the text of the proposal or business (including the complete text of any resolutions to be presented at the meeting and, in the event
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that such business includes a proposal to amend these By-Laws, the text of the proposed amendment);
(ii) as to the stockholder of record giving the notice (the “Noticing Party”) and any Stockholder Associated Person (as defined below):
(A) the name and address of such Noticing Party and any Stockholder Associated Person (including, as applicable, as they appear on the Corporation’s books and records);
(B) (1) the class, series, and number of shares of the Corporation’s capital stock that are owned, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record by such Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person (including any right to acquire beneficial ownership at any time in the future, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time or the fulfillment of a condition) and the date or dates on which such shares were acquired,
(2) the name of each nominee holder for, and number of, any securities of the Corporation owned beneficially but not of record by such Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person and any pledge by such Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person with respect to any of such securities,
(3) a description of all agreements, arrangements, or understandings, written or oral (including any derivative or short positions, profit interests, hedging transactions, repurchase agreements or arrangements, borrowed or loaned shares and so-called “stock borrowing” agreements or arrangements or similar rights with an exercise or conversion privilege or providing for a settlement payment or mechanism based on the price of any class or series of shares of the Corporation or with a value derived in whole or in part from the value of any class or series of shares of the Corporation) that have been entered into by, or on behalf of, such Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person, the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss, manage risk or benefit from changes in the price of any securities of the Corporation, or maintain, increase, or decrease the voting power of such Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person with respect to securities of the Corporation,
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whether or not such instrument or right shall be subject to settlement in the underlying class or series of capital stock of the Corporation (any of the foregoing, a “Derivative Instrument”),
(4) all other information relating to Derivative Instruments that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement in connection with the solicitation of proxies by such Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person in support of the business proposed by such Noticing Party, if any, or for the election of any proposed nominee in a contested election pursuant to the Proxy Rules if the creation, termination or modification of Derivative Instruments were treated the same as trading in the securities of the Corporation under the Proxy Rules,
(5) any substantial interest, direct or indirect (including any existing or prospective commercial, business or contractual relationship with the Corporation), of such Noticing Party or, to the knowledge of such Noticing Party (or the beneficial owner(s) on whose behalf such Noticing Party is submitting a notice to the Corporation), any Stockholder Associated Person in the Corporation or any Affiliate (as defined below) thereof or in the proposed business or nomination(s) to be brought before the meeting by such Noticing Party, other than an interest arising from the ownership of Corporation securities where such Noticing Party or such Stockholder Associated Person receives no extra or special benefit not shared on a pro rata basis by all other holders of the same class or series,
(6) a description of all agreements, arrangements, or understandings, written or oral, (I) between or among such Noticing Party and any Stockholder Associated Person or (II) between or among such Noticing Party or, to the knowledge of such Noticing Party (or the beneficial owner(s) on whose behalf such Noticing Party is submitting a notice to the Corporation), any Stockholder Associated Person and any other person or entity (naming each such person or entity), in each case, relating to acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of any securities of the Corporation, including any proxy (other than any revocable proxy given in response
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to a solicitation made pursuant to, and in accordance with, the Proxy Rules by way of a solicitation statement filed on Schedule 14A),
(7) any rights to dividends on the shares of the Corporation owned beneficially by such Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Corporation,
(8) any proportionate interest in shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments held, directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership, limited liability company, or similar entity in which such Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person is a general partner or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in a general partner of such general or limited partnership or is the manager, managing member, or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in the manager or managing member of such limited liability company or similar entity,
(9) any material interest of any Noticing Stockholder (other than an interest arising from the ownership of the Corporation’s securities where such Noticing Stockholder receives no extra or special benefit not shared on a pro rata basis by all other holders of the same class or series) in any business desired to be brought before the meeting,
(10) any Derivative Instruments in or beneficial ownership of any securities of (in each case, with a market value of more than $100,000) any competitor of the Corporation identified in Part I, Item 1 of the annual report on Form 10-K or amendment thereto most recently filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission or in Item 8.01 of any current report on Form 8-K filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission thereafter but prior to the 10th day before the deadline for a stockholder’s notice under this Section 1.06 (each, a “Principal Competitor”) held by such Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person,
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(11) any other material relationship between each such party, on the one hand, and the Corporation, any affiliate of the Corporation or any Principal Competitor, on the other hand, and
(12) any direct or indirect material interest (other than solely as a result of security ownership) of such Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person in any material contract or agreement of each with the Corporation, any Affiliate of the Corporation or any Principal Competitor (including any employment agreement, collective bargaining agreement or consulting agreement),
provided, however, that the disclosures described in the foregoing subclauses (1) through (12) shall not include any such disclosures with respect to the ordinary course business activities of any depositary or any broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee who is a Noticing Party solely as a result of being the stockholder directed to prepare and submit the notice required by these By-Laws on behalf of a beneficial owner (any such entity, an “Exempt Party”);
(C) all information that would be required to be set forth in a Schedule 13D filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(a) under the Exchange Act or an amendment pursuant to Rule 13d-2(a) under the Exchange Act if such a statement were required to be filed under the Exchange Act by such Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person with respect to the Corporation (regardless of whether such person or entity is actually required to file a Schedule 13D), including a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding that would be required to be disclosed by such Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person pursuant to Item 5 or Item 6 of Schedule 13D;
(D) any other information relating to each such Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for, as applicable, the proposal and/or for the election of directors in a contested election pursuant the Proxy Rules (as defined below) (whether or not such party intends to deliver a proxy statement or conduct its own proxy solicitation);
(E) a description of any pending or, to the knowledge of such Noticing Party (or the beneficial owner(s) on whose behalf such Noticing Party is submitting a notice to the
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Corporation), threatened legal proceeding or investigation in which such Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person is a party or participant directly involving or directly relating to the Corporation or, to the knowledge of such Noticing Party (or the beneficial owner(s) on whose behalf such Noticing Party is submitting a notice to the Corporation), any current or former officer, director or Affiliate of the Corporation;
(F) identification of the names and addresses of other stockholders (including beneficial owners) known by such Noticing Party (or the beneficial owner(s) on whose behalf such Noticing Party is submitting a notice to the Corporation) to provide financial support of the nomination(s) or other business proposal(s) submitted by such Noticing Party and, to the extent known, the class and number of shares of the Corporation’s capital stock owned beneficially or of record by such other stockholder(s) or other beneficial owner(s); and
(G) a representation from such Noticing Party as to whether or not such Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person intends to solicit proxies in support of the election of any proposed nominee in accordance with Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act or engage in a solicitation (within the meaning of Exchange Act Rule 14a-1(l)) with respect to the nomination of any proposed nominee or proposed business to be considered at the meeting, as applicable, and if so, the name of each participant (as defined in Instruction 3 to Item 4 of Schedule 14A under the Exchange Act) in such solicitation.
(iii) in the case of nomination(s) for election as a director, the notice from the stockholder of record must comply with the above-requirements of Section 1.06 and shall also include:
(A) the name, age, business address and residence address of the nominee(s),
(B) the principal occupation or employment of the nominee(s),
(C) a written questionnaire with respect to the background and qualifications of the nominee, completed by such nominee in the form required by the Corporation (in the form to be provided by the Secretary upon written request of any stockholder of record within 10 days after receiving such request),
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(D) a written representation and agreement completed by the nominee in the form required by the Corporation (in the form to be provided by the Secretary upon written request of any stockholder of record within 10 days after receiving such request) providing that such nominee: (I) is not and will not become a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with, and has not given any commitment or assurance to, any person or entity as to how such nominee, if elected as a director of the Corporation, will act or vote on any issue or question (a “Voting Commitment”) that has not been disclosed to the Corporation or any Voting Commitment that could limit or interfere with such nominee’s ability to comply, if elected as a director of the Corporation, with such nominee’s fiduciary duties under applicable law; (II) is not and will not become a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity other than the Corporation with respect to any direct or indirect compensation, reimbursement or indemnification in connection with service or action as a director or nominee with respect to the Corporation that has not been disclosed to the Corporation; (III) consents to being named as a nominee in the Corporation’s proxy statement and form of proxy for the meeting and consents to the public disclosure of information regarding or relating to such nominee provided to the Corporation by such nominee or otherwise pursuant to these By-Laws; and (IV) intends to serve a full term as a director of the Corporation, if elected,
(E) a description of all direct and indirect compensation and other material monetary agreements, arrangements or understandings, written or oral, during the past three years, and any other material relationships, between or among such proposed nominee, on the one hand, and any Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person (as defined below) (other than such proposed nominee), on the other hand, or that such proposed nominee knows any of such proposed nominee’s Associates (as defined below) has with any Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person, including all information that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 promulgated under Regulation S-K as if such Noticing Party and any Stockholder Associated Person (other than the proposed nominee) were the “registrant” for purposes of such rule and the proposed nominee were a director or executive officer of such registrant,
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(F) a statement whether such nominee, if elected, intends to tender, promptly following such nominee’s election or re-election, an irrevocable resignation effective upon such nominee’s failure to receive the required vote for re-election at the next stockholder meeting at which such nominee would face re-election and upon acceptance of such resignation by the Board of Directors, in accordance with the Corporation’s Corporate Governance Guidelines,
(G) a description of any business or personal interests that would reasonably be expected to place such nominee in a potential conflict of interest with the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries,
(H) the date(s) of first contact between the Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person, on the one hand, and the proposed nominee, on the other hand, with respect to any proposed nomination(s) of any person(s) (including the proposed nominee) for election as a director of the Corporation, and
(I) such other information as the Corporation may reasonably require to determine the eligibility, suitability or qualifications of such proposed nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation or whether such nominee would be independent under applicable Securities and Exchange Commission rules and regulations and New York Stock Exchange rules, the Corporation’s publicly disclosed corporate governance guidelines and any other publicly disclosed standards used by the Board of Directors in selecting nominees for election as a director and for determining and disclosing the independence of the Corporation’s directors, including those applicable to a director’s service on any of the committees of the Board of Directors, or the requirements of any other laws or regulations applicable to the Corporation.
(iv) in addition to the information required pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.06, the Corporation may require any Noticing Party to furnish such other information that would reasonably be expected to be material to a reasonable stockholder’s understanding of (i) any item of business proposed by such Noticing Party under this Section 1.06 or (ii) the solicitation of proxies from the Corporation’s stockholders by the Noticing Party (or any Stockholder Associated Person). If requested by the Corporation, any supplemental information required under this paragraph shall be
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provided by a Noticing Party within 10 days after it has been requested by the Corporation.
(v) a Noticing Party shall further update and supplement such notice, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice pursuant to this Section 1.06 shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting and as of the date that is 10 business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, provided that if the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting is less than 10 business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, the information shall be supplemented and updated as of such later date. Any such update and supplement shall be delivered to, or mailed and received by, the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than (A) five business days after the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting), and (B) not later than eight business days prior to the date for the meeting, or if practicable any adjournment or postponement thereof (and, if not practicable, on the first practicable date prior to the date to which the meeting has been adjourned or postponed) (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of 10 business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof). If a Noticing Party fails to provide any update in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.06(d)(v), the information as to which such written update relates may be deemed not to have been provided in accordance with this Section 1.06.
(e) A person shall not be eligible for election or re-election as a director at an annual meeting unless (i) the person is nominated by a stockholder of record in accordance with Section 1.06(b)(iii); or (ii) the person is nominated by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Board of Directors or the Chair of the meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether a nomination or any business to be brought before the meeting has been made or proposed in accordance with the procedures set forth in these By-Laws, and if any proposed nomination or business is determined by the Board of Directors or the Chair of the meeting to not be in compliance with these By-Laws, to declare that such proposed business or nomination shall not be presented for stockholder action at the meeting and shall be disregarded. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.06, unless otherwise required by law, if the Noticing Party (or a Qualified Representative of the Noticing Party) proposing a nominee for director or business to be conducted at a meeting does not appear at the meeting of
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stockholders of the Corporation to present such nomination or propose such business, such proposed nomination shall be disregarded or such proposed business shall not be transacted, as applicable, and no vote shall be taken with respect to such nomination or proposed business, notwithstanding that proxies with respect to such vote may have been received by the Corporation.
(f) If any information submitted pursuant to this Section 1.06 by any Noticing Party nominating individuals for election or reelection as a director or proposing business for consideration at a stockholder meeting shall be inaccurate in any material respect (as determined by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof), such information may be deemed not to have been provided in accordance with this Section 1.06. Any such Noticing Party shall notify the Secretary in writing at the principal executive offices of the Corporation of any material inaccuracy or change in any information submitted pursuant to this Section 1.06 (including if any Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person no longer intends to solicit proxies in accordance with the representation made pursuant to Section 1.06(d)(ii)(G)) within two business days after becoming aware of such material inaccuracy or change, and any such notification shall clearly identify the inaccuracy or change, it being understood that no such notification may cure any deficiencies or inaccuracies with respect to any prior submission by such Noticing Party. Upon written request of the Secretary on behalf of the Board of Directors (or a duly authorized committee thereof), any such Noticing Party shall provide, within seven business days after delivery of such request (or such other period as may reasonably be specified in such request), (A) written verification, reasonably satisfactory to the Board of Directors, any committee thereof or any authorized officer of the Corporation, to demonstrate the accuracy of any information submitted by such Noticing Party pursuant to this Section 1.06 and (B) a written affirmation of any information submitted by such Noticing Party pursuant to this Section 1.06 as of an earlier date. If a Noticing Party fails to provide such written verification or affirmation within such period, the information as to which written verification or affirmation was requested may be deemed not to have been provided in accordance with this Section 1.06.
(g) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if (i) any Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person provides notice pursuant to Rule 14a-19(b) under the Exchange Act with respect to any proposed nominee and (ii) (I) such Noticing Party or Stockholder Associated Person subsequently either (x) notifies the Corporation that such Noticing Party or Stockholder Associated Person no longer intends to solicit proxies in support of the election or reelection of such proposed nominee in accordance with Rule 14a-19(b) under the Exchange Act or (y) fails to comply with the requirements of Rule 14a-19(a)(2) or Rule 14a-19(a)(3) under the Exchange Act (or fails to timely provide reasonable evidence sufficient to satisfy the Corporation that such Noticing Party or Stockholder Associated Person has
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met the requirements of Rule 14a-19(a)(3) under the Exchange Act in accordance with the following sentence) and (II) no other Noticing Party or Stockholder Associated Person that has provided notice pursuant to Rule 14a-19(b) under the Exchange Act with respect to such proposed nominee (x) to the Corporation’s knowledge based on information provided pursuant to Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act or these By-Laws, still intends to solicit proxies in support of the election or reelection of such proposed nominee in accordance with Rule 14a-19(b) under the Exchange Act and (y) has complied with the requirements of Rule 14a-19(a)(2) and Rule 14a-19(a)(3) under the Exchange Act and the requirements set forth in the following sentence, then the nomination of such proposed nominee shall be disregarded and no vote on the election of such proposed nominee shall occur (notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Corporation). Upon request by the Corporation, if any Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person provides notice pursuant to Rule 14a-19(b) under the Exchange Act, such Noticing Party shall deliver to the Secretary, no later than five business days prior to the applicable meeting date, reasonable evidence that the requirements of Rule 14a-19(a)(3) under the Exchange Act have been satisfied.
(h) For purposes of these By-Laws:
(i) “Affiliate” and “Associate” each shall have the respective meanings set forth in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act;
(ii) “beneficial owner” or “beneficially owned” shall have the meaning set forth for such terms in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act;
(iii) “Close of Business” shall mean 5:00 p.m. Central Time on any calendar day, whether or not the day is a business day;
(iv) “Proxy Rules” shall mean Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder;
(v) “Public Announcement” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by a national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act;
(vi) a “Qualified Representative” of a Noticing Party means (I) a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such Noticing Party or (II) a person authorized by a writing executed by such Noticing Party (or a reliable reproduction or electronic transmission of the writing) delivered by such Noticing Party to the Corporation prior to the making of any nomination or proposal at a stockholder meeting stating that such person is authorized to act for such Noticing Party as proxy at the meeting of stockholders, which writing or electronic
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transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, must be produced at the meeting of stockholders; and
(vii) “Stockholder Associated Person” shall mean, with respect to a Noticing Party and if different from such Noticing Party, any beneficial owner of shares of stock of the Corporation on whose behalf such Noticing Party is providing notice of any nomination or other business proposed: (I) any person or entity who is a member of a group (as such term is used in Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) with such Noticing Party or such beneficial owner(s) with respect to acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of any securities of the Corporation, (II) any Affiliate or Associate of such Noticing Party (other than any Noticing Party that is an Exempt Party) or such beneficial owner(s), (III) any participant (as defined in Instruction 3 to Item 4 of Schedule 14A) with such Noticing Party or such beneficial owner(s) with respect to any proposed business or nomination, as applicable, under these By-Laws, (IV) any beneficial owner of shares of stock of the Corporation owned of record by such Noticing Party (other than a Noticing Party that is an Exempt Party) and (V) any proposed nominee.
(i) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.06, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of state law and the Exchange Act with respect to matters set forth in this Section 1.06. Nothing in this Section 1.06 shall be deemed to affect any rights of (i) stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, (ii) stockholders to request inclusion of nominees in the Corporation’s proxy statement or (iii) the holders of any series of preferred stock to elect directors pursuant to any applicable provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation.
(a) Special meetings of the stockholders, other than those required by statute, may only be called by the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of directors then in office or the Chair of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President of the Corporation at such time and for such purpose as the person calling such meeting shall see fit. Special meetings of the stockholders may not be called by any other person or persons. The Board of Directors (pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of directors then in office), the Chair of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President, may postpone, reschedule or cancel any special meeting previously called by each of them, respectively. A special meeting of stockholders shall be held at such place within or without the State of Delaware or solely by means of remote communication pursuant to Section 211(a)(2) of the DGCL, on such date, and at such time as designated in the notice of such special meeting.
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(b) Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or, in the absence thereof, the Chair of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President. The notice of such special meeting shall include the purpose for which the meeting is called. If a special meeting of stockholders has been called for the purpose of the election of directors, nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at such special meeting of stockholders (i) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (ii) by any stockholder of record, at the time of giving of notice required by this Section 1.07(b) through the date of such special meeting, who is entitled to vote at such special meeting and upon such election and who delivers a written notice in accordance with the requirements of Section 1.06 to the Secretary setting forth the information required by Section 1.06(d) and who provides to the Secretary any updates and supplements to such notice at the times and in the forms specified in Section 1.06. Nominations by stockholders of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at such a special meeting of stockholders only if such stockholder of record’s notice required by the preceding sentence shall be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to the date of such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to such special meeting or, if the first Public Announcement of the date of such special meeting is less than 100 days prior to the date of such special meeting, the 10th day following the day on which Public Announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors to be elected at such meeting. In no event shall an adjournment, or postponement of a special meeting for which notice has been given, commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder of record’s notice. A person shall not be eligible for election or reelection as a director at a special meeting unless the person is nominated (x) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (y) by a stockholder of record in accordance with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 1.07.
(c) The number of proposed nominees a stockholder may include in a notice under this Section 1.07 may not exceed the number of directors to be elected at such meeting (based on public disclosure by the Corporation prior to the date of such notice), and for the avoidance of doubt, no stockholder shall be entitled to identify any additional or substitute persons as proposed nominees following the expiration of the time periods set forth in Section 1.07(b), as applicable.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.07, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of state law and the Exchange Act with respect to matters set forth in this Section 1.07. Nothing in this Section 1.07 shall be deemed to affect any rights of (i) stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy
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statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, (ii) stockholders to request inclusion of nominees in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to the Proxy Rules or (iii) the holders of any series of preferred stock to elect directors pursuant to any applicable provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation.
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(a) The vote at any election or upon any question at any meeting of stockholders need not be by written ballot, except as required by law.
(b) At a duly called or convened meeting of stockholders at which a quorum is present, all matters other than director elections shall be determined by a majority of the votes cast, unless a greater vote or percentage is required by law, the rules and regulations of the New York Stock Exchange, the Certificate of Incorporation, as subsequently amended or restated, or these By-Laws for the action proposed.
(c) A nominee for director shall be elected to the Board of Directors by a majority of the votes cast, in person or by proxy, with respect to the director nominee at any meeting for the election of directors at which a quorum is present, provided that if as of a date that is 14 days in advance of the date the Corporation files its definitive proxy statement (regardless of whether or not thereafter revised or supplemented) with the Securities and Exchange Commission the number of nominees exceeds the number of directors to be elected, the directors shall be elected by the vote of a plurality of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at any such meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors. For purposes of this Section 1.11(c), a majority of the votes cast means that the number of shares voted “for” a director nominee must exceed the number of votes cast against that director nominee. If directors are to be elected by a plurality of the votes cast, stockholders shall not be permitted to vote against a nominee.
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(a) determine the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each, the number of shares represented at the meeting, the existence of a quorum, and the authenticity, validity and effect of proxies;
(b) receive votes or ballots;
(c) hear and determine all challenges and questions in any way arising in connection with the right to vote;
(d) count all votes;
(e) determine the result; and
(f) do any other acts that may be proper to conduct the election or vote with fairness to all stockholders.
Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of the duties of inspector, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of such inspector’s ability. Any report or certificate made by the inspectors of election is prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.
The Corporation shall not be required to include electronic mail addresses or other electronic contact information on the list of stockholders entitled to vote, and such list shall presumptively determine the identity of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting and the number of shares held by each of them.
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(a) The number of directors which shall constitute the whole Board of Directors shall be 9 or such other number of directors as may be set from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors.
(b) All directors shall hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation, removal or disqualification.
(c) No person shall be eligible for election or appointment as a director unless such person has, within 10 days following any reasonable request therefor from the Board of Directors or any committee thereof, made himself or herself available to be interviewed by the Board of Directors (or any committee or other subset thereof) with respect to such person’s qualifications to serve as a director or any other matter reasonably related to such person’s candidacy or service as a director of the Corporation.
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Any member or members of the Board of Directors or of any Committee of the Board of Directors established in accordance with Section 3.01 may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors, or any such Committee, as the case may be, by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can speak and hear each other and such participation shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
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Any such notice shall be addressed, where applicable, to such director at his or her last known address as the same appears on the books of the Corporation. Notice of a meeting of the Board of Directors need not state the purpose or purposes thereof and shall be deemed given (i) when received by the director in the case of hand delivery or personal communication over the telephone or otherwise, (ii) three business days after depositing such notice in the mail in the case of delivery by mail, (iii) one business day after depositing such notice with a courier such as Federal Express (prepaid and specifying next business day delivery) or (iv) when sent in the case of delivery by facsimile transmission, electronic mail or other similar means of transmission.
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Except as may otherwise be provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, as subsequently amended or restated, each Committee shall have the powers and duties delegated to it by the Board of Directors, subject to the limitations set forth in the applicable provisions of the DGCL. The Board of Directors may elect one or more of its members as alternate members of any Committee who may take the place of any absent or disqualified member or members at any meeting of a Committee, upon request of the Chair of the Board of Directors or the Chair of such Committee.
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Any stockholder of record, in person or by attorney or other agent, shall, upon written demand under oath stating the purpose thereof, have the right during ordinary business hours to inspect for any proper purpose the Corporation’s stock ledger, a list of its stockholders and its other books and records, and to make copies or extracts therefrom. A proper purpose shall mean a purpose reasonably related to such person’s interest as a stockholder. In every instance where an attorney or other agent is the person who seeks the right to inspection, the demand under oath shall be accompanied by a power of attorney or such other writing that authorizes the attorney or other agent so to act on behalf of the stockholder. The demand under oath shall be directed to the Corporation at its registered office in Delaware or at its principal executive office.
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Any director shall have the right to examine the Corporation’s stock ledger, a list of its stockholders and its other books and records for a purpose reasonably related to his or her position as a director. The Court of Chancery is hereby vested with the exclusive jurisdiction to determine whether a director is entitled to the inspection sought. The Court may summarily order the Corporation to permit the director to inspect any and all books and records, the stock ledger and the stock list and to make copies or extracts therefrom. The Court may, in its discretion, prescribe any limitations or conditions with reference to the inspection, or award such other and further relief as the Court may deem proper.
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(a) Except as otherwise specifically provided herein or required by law, all notices required to be given by the Corporation to any stockholder, officer, employee or agent shall be provided in writing or by electronic transmission in the manner provided below and may in every instance be effectively given by hand delivery to the recipient thereof, by depositing such notice in the mail, postage paid, or by sending such notice by prepaid courier such as Federal Express or facsimile transmission. Any such notice shall be addressed to such stockholder, officer, employee or agent at his or her last known address as the same appears on the books of the Corporation. The time when such notice is received, if hand delivered or delivered by courier or facsimile transmission shall be the time of the giving of the notice.
If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be given when deposited in United States mail in a sealed envelope addressed to such Person at his or her address as it appears on the records of the Corporation with postage paid thereon. Notices to directors shall be given in accordance with Section 2.10.
(b) Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders pursuant to the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation, as subsequently amended or restated, or these By-Laws, any notice to stockholders given by the Corporation under any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation, as subsequently amended or restated, or these By-Laws shall be effective if given by a form of electronic transmission consented to by the stockholder to whom the notice is given. Any such consent shall be revocable by the stockholder by written notice to the Corporation.
An affidavit of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or of the transfer agent or other agent of the Corporation that the notice has been given by a form of electronic transmission shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.
For purposes of these By-Laws, “electronic transmission” means any form of communication, not directly involving the physical transmission of paper, that creates a record that may be retained, retrieved and reviewed by a recipient thereof, and that may be directly reproduced in paper form by such a recipient through an automated process.
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Attendance at a meeting of stockholders, Board of Directors, or such Committees as may from time to time be established, shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the stockholder, director or member of such Committee attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.
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The rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses conferred in this Article VIII shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the indemnitee’s heirs, executors and administrators.
In any suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification or to an advancement of expenses hereunder, or brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the burden of proving that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses, under this Article VIII or otherwise shall be on the Corporation.
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A member of the Board of Directors, or a member of any Committee designated by the Board of Directors shall be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the records of the Corporation and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Corporation by any of its officers or employees, or Committees of the Board of Directors, or by any other Person as to matters the Director reasonably believes are within such other Person’s professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Corporation, as to the value and amount of the assets, liabilities and/or net profits of the Corporation, or any other facts pertinent to the existence and amount of surplus or other funds from which dividends might properly be declared and paid.
Loans so authorized may be effected at any time for the Corporation from any bank, trust company or other institution, or from any firm, corporation or individual. All bonds, debentures, notes and other obligations or evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation issued for such loans shall be made, executed and delivered as the Board of Directors shall authorize. When so authorized, any part of or all the properties, including contract rights, assets, business or good will of the Corporation, whether then owned or thereafter acquired, may be mortgaged, pledged, hypothecated or conveyed or assigned in trust as security for the payment of such bonds, debentures, notes and other obligations or evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation, and of the interest thereon, by instruments executed and delivered in the name of the Corporation.
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