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Exhibit 3.6.3
AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
OF
TALECRIS PLASMA RESOURCES, INC.
Effective Date: July 19, 2010
AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS OF
TALECRIS PLASMA RESOURCES, INC.
(A Delaware Corporation)
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
Section 1.01 Registered Office. The registered office of the Corporation in the State of
Delaware shall be located at 1209 Orange Street, City of Wilmington, County of New Castle 19801,
and its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.
Section 1.02 Other Offices. The Corporation shall also have and maintain a principal executive
office or a principal place of business, at such place as may be fixed by the Board of Directors,
and may also have offices at such other places, either within or without the State of Delaware, as
the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or the business of the Corporation may
require.
ARTICLE II
CORPORATE SEAL
The Corporate Seal, if adopted by the Board of Directors, shall consist of a die bearing the
name of the Corporation and the inscription, “CORPORATE SEAL — 2006 — Delaware.” Said Seal may be
used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or reproduced or otherwise.
ARTICLE III
STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETINGS
Section 3.01 Place of Meetings. Meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be held
at such place, either within or without the State of Delaware, as may be designated from time to
time by the Board of Directors, or, the Board of Directors may in its sole discretion, determine
that the meeting shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote
communication in accordance with Section 211(a)(2) of the General Corporation Laws of Delaware.
Section 3.02 Annual Meetings.
(a) The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, for the purpose of election of
Directors and for such other business as may lawfully come before it, shall
be held on such date and at such time as may be designated from time to time by the Board of
Directors.
(b) At an annual meeting of the stockholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall
have been properly brought before the meeting. To be properly brought before an annual
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meeting, business must be: (A) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given
by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, (B) otherwise properly brought before the meeting
by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (C) otherwise properly brought before the
meeting by a stockholder. For business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a
stockholder, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of
the Corporation. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be delivered to or mailed and received
at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than one hundred twenty (120)
calendar days in advance of the date the Corporation’s notice of meeting was given to Shareholders,
or the Corporation’s proxy statement was released to stockholders, as applicable, in connection
with the previous year’s annual meeting of stockholders; provided, however, that in the event that
no annual meeting for the current year was held in the previous year or the date of the annual
meeting for the current year has been changed by more than thirty (30) days from the date
contemplated at the time of the previous year’s notice of meeting or proxy statement, as
applicable, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so received a reasonable time before the
notice is delivered or the solicitation is made, as applicable. A stockholder’s notice to the
Secretary shall set forth as to each matter the stockholder proposes to bring before the annual
meeting: (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 Corporation’s books, of the stockholder proposing such business, (iii) the class
and number of shares of the Corporation which are beneficially owned by the stockholder, (iv) any
material interest of the stockholder in such business and (v) any other information that is
required to be provided by the stockholder pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, in his capacity as a proponent to a stockholder proposal. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, in order to include information with respect to a stockholder proposal in the proxy
statement and form of proxy for a stockholder’s meeting, stockholders must provide notice as
required by the regulations promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Notwithstanding anything in these Bylaws to the contrary, no business shall be conducted at any
annual meeting except in accordance with the procedures set forth in this paragraph (b). The
Chairman of the annual meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare at the meeting
that business was not properly brought before the meeting in accordance with the provisions of this
paragraph (b), and, if he should so determine, he shall so declare at the meeting that any such
business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted.
(c) Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this
paragraph (c) shall be eligible for election as Directors. Nominations of persons for election to
the Board of Directors of the Corporation may be made at a meeting of stockholders by or at the
direction of the Board of Directors or by any stockholder of the Corporation entitled to vote in
the election of Directors at the meeting who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this
paragraph (c). Such nominations, other than those made by or at the direction of the Board of
Directors, shall be made pursuant to timely notice in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation
in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (b) of this Section 3.02. Such stockholder’s
notice shall set forth (i) as to each person, if any, whom the stockholder proposes to
nominate for election or reelection as a Director: (A) the name, age, business address and
residence address of such person, (B) the principal occupation or employment of such person, (C)
the class and number of shares of the Corporation which are beneficially owned by such person, (D)
a description of all arrangements or understandings between the stockholder and each nominee and
any other person or persons (naming such person or persons) pursuant to
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which the nominations are to be made by the stockholder, and (E) any other 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 a
proxy statement, if any, as a nominee and to serving as a Director if elected); and CU) as to such
stockholder giving notice, the information required to be provided pursuant to paragraph (b) of
this Section 3.02. At the request of the Board of Directors, any person nominated by a stockholder
for election as a Director shall furnish to the Secretary of the Corporation that information
required to be set forth in the stockholder’s notice of nomination which pertains to the nominee.
No person shall be eligible for election as a Director of the Corporation unless nominated in
accordance with the procedures set forth in this paragraph (c). The chairman of the meeting shall,
if the facts warrant, determine and declare at the meeting that a nomination was not made in
accordance with the procedures prescribed by these Bylaws, and if he should so determine, he shall
so declare at the meeting and the defective nomination shall be disregarded.
Section 3.03 Special Meetings.
(a) Special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation may be called, for any purpose or
purposes, by (i) the Chairman of the Board, (ii) the President, (iii) the Board of Directors
pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the total number of authorized Directors (whether
or not there exist any vacancies in previously authorized directorships at the time any such
resolution is presented to the Board for adoption) or (iv) by the holders of shares entitled to
cast not less than ten percent (10%) of the votes at the meeting, and shall be held at such place,
on such date, and at such time as they or he shall fix; provided, however, that following
registration of any of the classes of equity securities of the Corporation pursuant to the
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, special meetings of the stockholders
may only be called by the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the
total number of authorized Directors,
(a) If a special meeting is called by any person or persons
other than the Board of Directors, the request shall be in writing, specifying the time of such
meeting and the general nature of the business proposed to be transacted, and shall be delivered
personally or sent by registered mail or by facsimile or electronic mail transmission to the
Chairman of the Board, the President, any Vice President, or the Secretary of the Corporation. No
business may be transacted at such special meeting otherwise than specified in such notice. The
officer receiving the request shall cause notice to be promptly given to the stockholders entitled
to vote, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.04 of these Bylaws. If the notice is not
given within twenty (20) days after the receipt of the request, the person or persons requesting
the meeting may give the notice. Nothing contained in this paragraph (b) shall be construed as
limiting, fixing, or affecting the time when a meeting of stockholders called by action of the
Board of Directors may be held.
Section 3.04 Notice of Meetings. Except as otherwise provided by law or the Certificate of
Incorporation, written notice of each meeting of stockholders shall be given
not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting to each
stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting, such notice to specify the place, date and hour and
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purpose or purposes of the meeting. Notice of the time, place and purpose of any meeting of
stockholders may be waived in writing, signed by the person entitled to notice thereof, either
before or after such meeting, and will be waived by any stockholder by his, her or its attendance
thereat in person or by proxy, except when the stockholder attends a 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. Any stockholder so waiving notice of such meeting
shall be bound by the proceedings of any such meeting in all respects as if due notice thereof had
been given.
Section 3.05 Quorum. At all meetings of stockholders, except where otherwise provided by
statute, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the presence, in person or by proxy duly
authorized, of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Any shares, the voting of which at said
meeting has been enjoined, or which for any reason cannot be lawfully voted at such meeting, shall
not be counted to determine a quorum at such meeting. In the absence of a quorum any meeting of
stockholders may be adjourned, from time to time, either by the chairman of the meeting or by vote
of the holders of a majority of the shares represented thereat but no other business shall be
transacted at such meeting. The stockholders present at a duly called or convened meeting at which
a quorum is present may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the
withdrawal of enough stockholders to leave less than a quorum. Except as otherwise provided by law,
the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, all action taken by the holders of a majority of
the voting power represented at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be valid and binding
upon the Corporation; provided, however, that Directors shall be elected by a plurality of the
votes of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote
on the election of Directors. Where a separate vote by a class or classes is required, a majority
of the outstanding shares of such class or classes, present in person or represented by proxy,
shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to that vote on that matter and the
affirmative vote of the majority (plurality, in the case of the election of Directors) of shares of
such class or classes present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting shall be the act of
such class.
Section 3.06 Adjournment and Notice of Adjourned Meetings. Any meeting of stockholders,
whether annual or special, may be adjourned from time to time either by the chairman of the meeting
or by the vote of a majority of the shares represented thereat. When a meeting is adjourned to
another time or place, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time and place
thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At the adjourned meeting
the Corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting.
If the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days, or if after the adjournment a new record date
is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each
stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.
Section 3.07 Voting Rights. For the purpose of determining those stockholders entitled to vote
at any meeting of the stockholders, except as otherwise provided by law,
only persons in whose names shares stand on the stock records of the Corporation on the record
date, as provided in Section 7.04 of these Bylaws, shall be entitled to vote at any meeting of
stockholders. Except as may be otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or these
Bylaws, each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of capital stock held by such
stockholder.
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Every person entitled to vote or execute consents shall have the right to do so either in person or
by an agent or agents authorized by a written proxy executed by such person or his duly authorized
agent, which proxy shall be filed with the Secretary at or before the meeting at which it is to be
used. An agent so appointed need not be a stockholder. No proxy shall be voted after three (3)
years from its date of creation unless the proxy provides for a longer period. All elections of
Directors shall be by written ballot, unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of
Incorporation.
Section 3.08 Beneficial Owners of Stock.
(a) If shares or other securities having voting power stand of record in the names of two (2)
or more persons, whether fiduciaries, members of a partnership, joint tenants, tenants in common,
tenants by the entirety, or otherwise, or if two (2) or more persons have the same fiduciary
relationship respecting the same shares, unless the Secretary is given written notice to the
contrary and is furnished with a copy of the instrument or order appointing them or creating the
relationship wherein it is so provided, their acts with respect to voting shall have the following
effect: (a) if only one (1) votes, his act binds all; (b) if more than one (1) votes, the act of
the majority so voting binds all; (c) if more than one (1) votes, but the vote is evenly split on
any particular matter, each faction may vote the securities in question proportionally, or may
apply to the Delaware Court of Chancery for relief as provided in the General Corporation Law of
Delaware, Section 217(b). If the instrument filed with the Secretary shows that any such tenancy is
held in unequal interests, a majority or even-split for the purpose of this subsection (c) shall be
a majority or even-split in interest.
(b) Persons holding stock in a fiduciary capacity shall be entitled to vote the shares so
held. Persons whose stock is pledged shall be entitled to vote, unless in the transfer by the
pledgor on the books of the Corporation he has expressly empowered the pledgee to vote thereon, in
which case only the pledgee, or his proxy, may represent such stock and vote thereon.
Section 3.09 List of Stockholders. The Secretary shall prepare and make, at least ten (10)
days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at
said meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, showing the address of each stockholder and the
number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the
examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business
hours, for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the
city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting,
or if not specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held. The list shall be produced and
kept at the time and place of meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any
stockholder who is present.
Section 3.10 Action Without Meeting.
(a) Any action required by statute to be taken at any annual or special meeting of the
stockholders, or any action which may be taken at any annual or special meeting of
the stockholders, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if
a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, are signed by the holders of
outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to
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authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were
present and voted.
(b) Every written consent shall bear the date of signature of each stockholder who signs the
consent, and no written consent shall be effective to take the corporate action referred to therein
unless, within sixty (60) days of the earliest dated consent delivered to the Corporation in the
manner herein required, written consents signed by a sufficient number of stockholders to take
action are delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in the State of
Delaware, its principal place of business or an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody
of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. Delivery made to a
Corporation’s registered office shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt
requested.
(c) Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than
unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing.
If the action which is consented to is such as would have required the filing of a certificate
under any section of the General Corporation Law of Delaware if such action had been voted on by
stockholders at a meeting thereof, then the certificate filed under such section shall state, in
lieu of any statement required by such section concerning any vote of stockholders, that written
notice and written consent have been given as provided in Section 228 of the General Corporation
Law of Delaware.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such action by written consent maybe taken following the
effectiveness of the registration of any class of securities of the Corporation under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Section 3.11 Organization.
(a) At every meeting of stockholders, the President, or, if the President is absent, the most
senior Vice President present, or in the absence of any such officer, a chairman of the meeting
chosen by a majority in interest of the stockholders entitled to vote, present in person or by
proxy, shall act as chairman. The Secretary, or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary directed to
do so by the President, shall act as secretary of the meeting.
(b) The Board of Directors of the Corporation shall be entitled to make such rules or
regulations for the conduct of meetings of stockholders as it shall deem necessary, appropriate or
convenient. Subject to such rules and regulations of the Board of Directors, if any, the chairman
of the meeting 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 necessary, appropriate
or convenient for the proper conduct of the meeting, including without limitation establishing an
agenda or order of business for the meeting, rules and procedures for maintaining order at the
meeting and the safety of those present, limitations on participation in such meeting to
stockholders of record of the Corporation and their duly authorized and constituted proxies, and
such other persons as the chairman shall permit, restrictions on entry to the meeting after the
time fixed for the commencement thereof, limitations on the time allotted to questions or
comments by participants and regulation of the opening and closing of the polls for balloting on
matters which are to be voted on by ballot. Unless and to the extent determined by the Board of
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Directors or the chairman of the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held
in accordance with rules of parliamentary procedure.
ARTICLE IV
DIRECTORS
Section 4.01 Number and Term of Office. The Board of Directors shall consist of not less than
one (1) and not more than five (5) members, the number thereof to be determined from time to time
by resolution of the Board of Directors. The number of initial directors of the Corporation is
fixed at three (3). The number of authorized Directors may be modified from time to time by
amendment of this Section 4.01 in accordance with the provisions of Article XIII hereof. Except as
provided in Section 4.03, the Directors shall be elected by the stockholders at their annual
meeting in each year and shall hold office until the next annual meeting and until their successors
shall be duly elected and qualified. Directors need not be stockholders unless so required by the
Certificate of Incorporation. If for any cause the Directors shall not have been elected at an
annual meeting, they may be elected as soon thereafter as convenient at a special meeting of the
stockholders called for that purpose in the manner provided in these Bylaws. No reduction of the
authorized number of Directors shall have the effect of removing any Director before the Director’s
term of office expires, unless such removal is made pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.05
hereof.
Section 4.02 Powers. The powers of the Corporation shall be exercised, its business conducted
and its property controlled by the Board of Directors, except as may be otherwise provided by
statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation.
Section 4.03 Vacancies. Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation,
vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of
Directors may be filled by a majority of the Directors then in office, although less than a quorum,
or by a sole remaining Director, and each Director so elected shall hold office for the unexpired
portion of the term of the Director whose place shall be vacant and until his successor shall have
been duly elected and qualified. A vacancy in the Board of Directors shall be deemed to exist under
this Section 4.03 in the case of the death, removal or resignation of any Director, or if the
stockholders fail at any meeting of stockholders at which Directors are to be elected (including
any meeting referred to in Section 4.05 below) to elect the number of Directors then constituting
the whole Board of Directors.
Section 4.04 Resignation. Any Director may resign at any time by delivering his or her written
resignation to the Secretary, such resignation to specify whether it will be effective at a
particular time, upon receipt by the Secretary or at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. If no
such specification is made, it shall be deemed effective at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.
When one or more Directors shall resign from the Board of Directors, effective at a future date, a
majority of the Directors then in office, including those who have so resigned, shall have power to
fill such vacancy or vacancies, the vote
thereon to take effect when such resignation or resignations shall become effective, and each
Director so chosen shall hold office for the unexpired portion of the term of the Director whose
place shall be vacated and until his successor shall have been duly elected and qualified.
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Section 4.05 Removal. At a special meeting of stockholders called for the purpose in the
manner hereinabove provided, subject to any limitations imposed by law or the Certificate of
Incorporation, the Board of Directors, or any individual Director, may be removed from office, with
or without cause, and a new Director or Directors elected by a vote of stockholders holding a
majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote at an election of Directors.
Section 4.06 Meetings.
(a) Annual Meetings. The annual meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held immediately
after the annual meeting of stockholders and at the place where such meeting is held. No notice of
an annual meeting of the Board of Directors shall be necessary and such meeting shall be held for
the purpose of electing officers and transacting such other business as may lawfully come before
it.
(b) Regular Meetings. Except as hereinafter otherwise provided, regular meetings of the Board
of Directors shall be held in any office of the Corporation maintained pursuant to Section 1.02
hereof. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation, regular meetings of the
Board of Directors may be held at any place within or without the State of Delaware which has been
determined by the Board of Directors.
(c) Special Meetings. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation, special
meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at anytime and place within or without the State of
Delaware whenever called by the Chairman, the President or a majority of the total number of
authorized Directors.
(d) Telephone Meetings. Any member of the Board of Directors, or of any committee thereof, may
participate in a meeting by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by
means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a
meeting by such means shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
(e) Notice of Meetings. Written notice of the time and place of all special meetings, of the
Board of Directors shall be given at least twenty-four (24) hours before the time of the meeting.
Notice of any meeting may be waived in writing at any time before or after the meeting and will be
waived by any Director by attendance thereat, except when the Director 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.
(f) Waiver of Notice. The transaction of all business at any meeting of the Board of
Directors, or any committee thereof, however called or noticed, or wherever held, shall be as valid
as though had at a meeting duly held after regular call and notice, if a quorum be present and if,
either before or after the meeting, each of the Directors not present shall sign a written waiver
of notice, or a consent to holding such meeting, or an
approval of the minutes thereof. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of,
any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors need be specified in any written waiver of
notice or consent unless so required by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws. All such
waivers, consents or approvals shall be filed with the corporate records or made a part of the
minutes of the meeting.
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Section 4.07 Quorum and Voting.
(a) Unless the Certificate of Incorporation requires a greater number and except with respect
to indemnification questions arising under Article XI hereof, for which a quorum shall be one-third
of the exact number of Directors fixed from time to time in accordance with Section 4.01 hereof,
but not less than one (1), a quorum of the Board of Directors shall consist of a majority of the
exact number of Directors fixed from time to time in accordance with Section 4.01 of these Bylaws,
but not less than one (l); provided, however, at any meeting whether a quorum be present or
otherwise, a majority of the Directors present may adjourn from time to time until the time fixed
for the next regular meeting of the Board of Directors, without notice other than by announcement
at the meeting.
(b) At each meeting of the Board of Directors at which a quorum is present, all questions and
business shall be determined by a vote of a majority of the Directors present, unless a different
vote be required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws.
Section 4.08 Action Without Meeting. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of
Incorporation or these Bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the
Board of Directors or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting, if all members of
the Board of Directors or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and such
writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or
committee.
Section 4.09 Fees and Compensation. Directors shall be entitled to such compensation for their
services as may be approved by the Board of Directors, including, if so approved, by resolution of
the Board of Directors, a fixed sum and expenses of attendance, if any, for attendance at each
regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors and at any meeting of a committee of the Board
of Directors. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any Director from serving the
Corporation in any other capacity as an officer, agent, employee, or otherwise and receiving
compensation therefor.
Section 4.10 Committees.
(a) Executive Committee. The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the
whole Board of Directors, appoint an Executive Committee to consist of one (1) or more members of
the Board of Directors. The Executive Committee, to the extent permitted by law and specifically
granted by the Board of Directors, shall have and may exercise when the Board of Directors is not
in session all powers of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of
the Corporation, including without limitation the power and authority to declare a dividend or to
authorize the issuance of stock, except such committee shall not have the power or authority to
amend the Certificate of Incorporation, to adopt an agreement of merger or consolidation, to
recommend to the stockholders the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of
the Corporation’s property and assets, to recommend to the stockholders of the Corporation a
dissolution of the Corporation or a revocation of a dissolution or to amend these Bylaws.
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(b) Other Committees. The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the
whole Board of Directors, from time to time appoint such other committees as may be permitted by
law. Such other committees appointed by the Board of Directors shall consist of one (1) or more
members of the Board of Directors and shall have such powers and perform such duties as may be
prescribed by the resolution or resolutions creating such committees, but in no event shall such
committee have the powers denied to the Executive Committee in these Bylaws.
(c) Term. The members of all committees of the Board of Directors shall serve a term
coexistent with that of the Board of Directors which shall have appointed such committee. The Board
of Directors, subject to the provisions of subsections (a) or (b) of this Section 4.10, may at any
time increase or decrease the number of members of a committee or terminate the existence of a
committee. The membership of a committee member shall terminate on the date of his or her death or
voluntary resignation from the committee or from the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may
at any time for any reason remove any individual committee member and the Board of Directors may
fill any committee vacancy created by death, resignation, removal or increase in the number of
members of the committee. The Board of Directors may designate one or more Directors as alternate
members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the
committee, and in addition, in the absence or disqualification of any member of a committee, the
member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not
he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to
act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member.
(d) Meetings. Unless the Board of Directors shall otherwise provide, regular meetings of the
Executive Committee or any other committee appointed pursuant to this Section 4.10 shall be held at
such times and places as are determined by the Board of Directors, or by any such committee, and
when notice thereof has been given to each member of such committee, no further notice of such
regular meetings need be given thereafter. Special meetings of any such committee may be held at
any place which has been determined from time to time by such committee, and may be called by any
Director who is a member of such committee, upon written notice to the members of such committee of
the time and place of such special meeting given in the manner provided for the giving of written
notice to members of the Board of Directors of the time and place of special meetings of the Board
of Directors. Notice of any special meeting of any committee may be waived in writing at any time
before or after the meeting and will be waived by any Director by attendance thereat, except when
the Director attends such special 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. A majority of the authorized number of members of any such committee shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business, and the act of a majority of those present at any meeting
at which a quorum is present shall be the act of such committee.
Section 4.11 Organization. At every meeting of the Directors, the Chairman of the Board of
Directors, or, if a Chairman has not been appointed or is absent, the President,
or if the President is absent, the most senior Vice President, or, in the absence of any such
officer, a chairman of the meeting chosen by a majority of the Directors present, shall preside
over the
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meeting. The Secretary, or in his absence, an Assistant Secretary directed to do so by the
President, shall act as secretary of the meeting.
ARTICLE V
OFFICERS
Section 5.01 Officers Designated. The officers of the Corporation shall be the President, the
Secretary and the Chief Financial Officer or Treasurer, and may also include a Chairman of the
Board of Directors and one or more Vice Presidents, all of whom shall be elected, to the extent
applicable, at the annual meeting of the Board of Directors. The order of the seniority of the Vice
Presidents shall be in the order of their nomination, unless otherwise determined by the Board of
Directors. The Board of Directors may also appoint one or more Assistant Secretaries, Assistant
Treasurers, and such other officers and agents with such powers and duties as it shall deem
necessary. The Board of Directors may assign such additional titles to one or more of the officers
as it shall deem appropriate. Anyone person may hold any number of offices of the Corporation at
anyone time unless specifically prohibited therefrom by law. The salaries and other compensation of
the officers of the Corporation shall be fixed by or in the manner designated by the Board of
Directors.
Section 5.02 Tenure and Duties of Officers.
(a) General. All officers shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and
until their successors shall have been duly elected and qualified, unless sooner removed. Any
officer elected or appointed by the Board of Directors may be removed at any time by the Board of
Directors. If the office of any officer becomes vacant for any reason, the vacancy may be filled by
the Board of Directors.
(b) Duties of Chairman of the Board of Directors. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, when
present, shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors. The Chairman of the Board of
Directors shall perform other duties commonly incident to his or her office and shall also perform
such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors shall designate from time to
time.
(c) Duties of President. The President shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and
unless the Chairman of the Board of Directors has been appointed and is present, at all meetings of
the Board of Directors. The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and
shall, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, have general supervision, direction and
control of the business and officers of the Corporation. The President shall perform other duties
commonly incident to his or her office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other
powers as the Board of Directors shall designate from time to time.
(d) Duties of Vice Presidents. The Vice Presidents, in the order of their seniority, may
assume and perform the duties of the President in the absence or disability
of the President or whenever the office of President is vacant. The Vice Presidents shall
perform other duties commonly incident to their office and shall also perform such other duties and
have such other powers as the Board of Directors or the President shall designate from time to
time.
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(e) Duties of Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the stockholders and of
the Board of Directors and shall record all acts and proceedings thereof in the minute book of the
Corporation. The Secretary shall give notice in conformity with these Bylaws of all meetings of the
stockholders and of all meetings of the Board of Directors and any committee thereof requiring
notice. The Secretary shall perform all other duties given him or her in these Bylaws and other
duties commonly incident to his or her office and shall also perform such other duties and have
such other powers as the Board of Directors shall designate from time to time. The President may
direct any Assistant Secretary to assume and perform the duties of the Secretary in the absence or
disability of the Secretary, and each Assistant Secretary shall perform other duties commonly
incident to his or her office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers
as the Board of Directors or the President shall designate from time to time.
(f) Duties of Chief Financial Officer or Treasurer. The Chief Financial Officer or Treasurer
shall keep or cause to be kept the books of account of the Corporation in a thorough and proper
manner and shall render statements of the financial affairs of the Corporation in such form and as
often as required by the Board of Directors or the President. The Chief Financial Officer or
Treasurer, subject to the order of the Board of Directors, shall have the custody of all funds and
securities of the Corporation. The Chief Financial Officer or Treasurer shall perform other duties
commonly incident to his or her office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other
powers as the Board of Directors or the President shall designate from time to time. The President
may direct any Assistant Treasurer to assume and perform the duties of the Chief Financial Officer
or Treasurer in the absence or disability of the Chief Financial Officer or Treasurer, and each
Assistant Treasurer shall perform other duties commonly incident to his or her office and shall
also perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors or the
President shall designate from time to time.
Section 5.03 Delegation of Authority. The Board of Directors may from time to time delegate
the powers or duties of any officer to any other officer or agent, notwithstanding any provision
hereof.
Section 5.04 Resignations. Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the
Board of Directors or to the President or to the Secretary. Any such resignation shall be effective
when received by the person or persons to whom such notice is given unless a later time is
specified therein, in which event the resignation shall become effective at such later time. Unless
otherwise specified in such notice, the acceptance of any such resignation shall not be necessary
to make it effective. Any resignation shall be without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the
Corporation under any contract with the resigning officer.
Section 5.05 Removal. Any officer may be removed from office at any time, either with or
without cause, by the vote or written consent of a majority of the Directors in office at the time
or by any committee or superior officers upon whom such power of removal may have been conferred by
the Board of Directors.
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ARTICLE VI
EXECUTION OF CORPORATE INSTRUMENTS AND VOTING
OF SECURITIES OWNED BY THE CORPORATION
Section 6.01 Execution of Corporate Instruments. The Board of Directors may, in its
discretion, determine the method and designate the signatory officer or officers, or other person
or persons, to execute on behalf of the Corporation any corporate instrument or document, or to
sign on behalf of the Corporation the corporate name, without limitation, or to enter into
contracts on behalf of the Corporation, except where otherwise provided by law or these Bylaws, and
such execution or signature shall be binding upon the Corporation.
Unless otherwise specifically determined by the Board of Directors or otherwise required by
law; promissory notes, deeds of trust, mortgages and other evidences of indebtedness of the
Corporation, other corporate instruments or documents requiring the corporate seal, and
certificates of shares of stock owned by the Corporation shall be executed, signed or endorsed by
the Chairman of the Board of Directors or the President or any Vice President and by the Secretary
or Chief Financial Officer or Treasurer or any Assistant Secretary or Assistant Treasurer. All
other instruments and documents requiring the corporate signature, but not requiring the corporate
seal, may be executed as aforesaid or in such other manner as may be directed by the Board of
Directors.
All checks and drafts drawn on banks or other depositories on funds to the credit of the
Corporation or in special accounts of the Corporation shall be signed by such person or persons as
the Board of Directors shall authorize so to do.
Unless authorized or ratified by the Board of Directors or within the agency power of an
officer; no officer, agent or employee shall have any power or authority to bind the Corporation by
any contract or engagement or to pledge its credit or to render it liable for any purpose or for
any amount.
Section 6.02 Voting of Securities Owned by the Corporation. All stock and other securities of
other Corporations owned or held by the Corporation for itself or for other parties in any capacity
shall be voted, and all proxies with respect thereto shall be executed, by the person authorized so
to do by resolution of the Board of Directors or, in the absence of such authorization, by the
Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President, or any Vice President.
ARTICLE VII
SHARES OF STOCK
Section 7.01 Form and Execution of Certificates. Certificates for the shares of
stock of the Corporation shall be in such form as is consistent with the Certificate of
Incorporation and applicable law. Every holder of stock in the Corporation shall be entitled to
have a certificate signed by or in the name of the Corporation by the Chairman of the Board of
Directors, or the President or any Vice President and by the Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer or
the Secretary or Assistant Secretary, certifying the number of shares owned by such stockholder in
the Corporation. Where such certificate is countersigned by a transfer agent other than the
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Corporation or its employee or by a registrar other than the Corporation or its employee, any other
signature on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent, or registrar
who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to
be such officer, transfer agent, or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued
with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent, or registrar at the date of issue.
Each certificate shall state upon the face or back thereof, in full or in summary, all of the
designations, preferences, limitations, restrictions on transfer and relative rights of the shares
authorized to be issued.
Section 7.02 Lost Certificates. A new certificate or certificates shall be issued in place of
any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost,
stolen, or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the
certificate of stock to be lost, stolen, or destroyed. The Corporation may require, as a condition
precedent to the issuance of a new certificate or certificates, the owner of such lost, stolen, or
destroyed certificate or certificates, or his legal representative, to advertise the same in such
manner as it shall require or to give the Corporation surety bond in such form and amount as it may
direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the Corporation with respect to the
certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen, or destroyed.
Section 7.03 Transfers.
(a) Transfers of record of shares of stock of the Corporation shall be made only upon its
books by the holders thereof, in person or by attorney duly authorized, and upon the surrender of a
properly endorsed certificate or certificates for alike number of shares.
(b) The Corporation shall have power to enter into and perform any agreement with any number
of stockholders of any one or more classes of stock of the Corporation to restrict the transfer of
shares of stock of the Corporation of any one or more classes owned by such stockholders in any
manner not prohibited by the General Corporation Law of Delaware.
Section 7.04 Fixing Record Dates.
(a) In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to
vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors may fix, in
advance, a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution
fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall not be
more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting. If no record date
is fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice
of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next
preceding the day on which notice is given, or if notice is waived, at the close of business on the
day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of stockholders of record
entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any
adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new
record date for the adjourned meeting.
(b) In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to consent to
corporate action in writing without a meeting, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a
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record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the
record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which date shall not be more than ten (10)
days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of
Directors. If no record date has been fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for
determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when
no prior action by the Board of Directors is required by law, shall be the first date on which a
signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the
Corporation by delivery to its registered office in the State of Delaware, its principal executive
office, principal place of business or an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the
book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. Delivery made to a
Corporation’s registered office shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt
requested. If no record date has been fixed by the Board of Directors and prior action by the Board
of Directors is required by law, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent
to corporate action in writing without a meeting shall be at the close of business on the day on
which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution taking such prior action.
(c) In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment
of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or the stockholders entitled to
exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose
of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which record
date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and
which record date shall be not more than sixty (60) days prior to such action. If no record date is
fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of
business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.
Section 7.05 Registered Stockholders. The Corporation shall be entitled to recognize the
exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends,
and to vote as such owner, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or
interest in such share at shares on the part of any other person whether or not it shall have
express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the laws of Delaware.
ARTICLE VIII
OTHER SECURITIES OF THE CORPORATION
All bonds, debentures and other corporate securities of the Corporation, other than stock
certificates (covered in Section 7.01), may be signed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors,
the President or any Vice President, or such other person as may be authorized by the Board of
Directors, and the corporate seal impressed thereon or a facsimile of such seal imprinted thereon
and attested by the signature of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, or the Chief Financial
Officer or Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer; provided, however, that where any such bond,
debenture or other corporate
security shall be authenticated by the manual signature of a trustee under an indenture
pursuant to which such bond, debenture or other corporate security shall be issued, the signatures
of the persons signing and attesting the corporate seal on such bond, debenture or other corporate
security may be the imprinted facsimile of the signatures of such persons. Interest coupons
appertaining to any such bond, debenture or other corporate security,
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authenticated by a trustee as aforesaid, shall be signed by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer
of the Corporation or such other person as may be authorized by the Board of Directors, or bear
imprinted thereon the facsimile signature of such person. In case any officer who shall have signed
or attested any bond, debenture or other corporate security, or whose facsimile signature shall
appear thereon or on any such interest coupon, shall have ceased to be such officer before the
bond, debenture or other corporate security so signed or attested shall have been delivered, such
bond, debenture or other corporate security nevertheless may be adopted by the Corporation and
issued and delivered as though the person who signed the same or whose facsimile signature shall
have been used thereon had not ceased to be such officer of the Corporation.
ARTICLE IX
DIVIDENDS
Section 9.01 Declaration of Dividends. Dividends upon the capital stock of the Corporation,
subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, if any, may be declared by the Board
of Directors pursuant to law at any regular or special meeting. Dividends may be paid in cash, in
property, or in shares of the capital stock, subject to the provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation.
Section 9.02 Dividend Reserve. Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of
any funds of the Corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the Board of Directors
from time to time, in their absolute discretion, think proper as a reserve or reserves to meet
contingencies, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the
Corporation, or for such other purpose as the Board of Directors shall think conducive to the
interests of the Corporation, and the Board of Directors may modify or abolish any such reserve in
the manner in which it was created.
ARTICLE X
FISCAL YEAR
The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE XI
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES
AND OTHER AGENTS
Section 11.01 Directors. The Corporation shall indemnify its Directors to the fullest extent
not prohibited by the Delaware General Corporation Law; provided, however, that the Corporation
shall not be required to indemnify any Director in connection with any proceeding (or part thereof)
initiated by such person or any
proceeding by such person against the Corporation or its Directors, officers, employees or
other agents unless (i) such indemnification is expressly required to be made by law, (ii) the
proceeding was authorized by the Board of Directors of the Corporation or (iii) such
indemnification is provided by the Corporation, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers
vested in the Corporation under the Delaware General Corporation Law.
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Section 11.02 Officers, Employees and Other Agents. The Corporation shall have power to
indemnify its officers, employees and other agents as set forth in the Delaware General Corporation
Law.
Section 11.03 Good Faith.
(a) For purposes of any determination under this Bylaw, a Director or executive officer shall
be deemed to have acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, to have had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful, if his action
is based on information, opinions, reports and statements, including financial statements and other
financial data, in each case prepared or presented by:
(i) one or more officers or employees of the
Corporation whom the Director or executive officer believed to be reliable and competent in the
matters presented; or
(ii) counsel, independent accountants or other persons as to matters which
the Director or executive officer believed to be within such person’s professional competence; or
(iii) with respect to a Director, a Committee of the Board upon which such Director does not serve,
as to matters within such Committee’s designated authority, which Committee the Director believes
to merit confidence; so long as, in each case, the Director or executive officer acts without
knowledge that would cause such reliance to be unwarranted.
(b) The termination of any proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or upon a
plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the
person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal proceeding,
that he had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
(c) The provisions of this Section 11.03 shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in
any way the circumstances in which a person may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of
conduct set forth by the Delaware General Corporation Law.
Section 11.04 Expenses. The Corporation shall advance, prior to the final disposition of any
proceeding, promptly following request therefor, all expenses incurred by any Director or executive
officer in connection with such proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such
person to repay said amounts if it should be determined ultimately that such person is not entitled
to be indemnified under this Bylaw or otherwise.
Section 11.05 Enforcement. Without the necessity of entering into an express contract, all
rights to indemnification and advances to Directors and executive officers under this Article XI
shall be deemed to be contractual rights and be effective to the same extent and as if provided for
in a contract between the Corporation and the Director or executive officer. Any right to
indemnification or advances granted by this Article XI to a Director or executive officer shall be
enforceable by or on behalf of the person holding
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jurisdiction if (a) the claim for indemnification or advances is denied, in whole or in part, or
(b) no disposition of such claim is made within ninety (90) days of request therefor. The claimant
in such enforcement action, if successful in whole or in part, shall be entitled to be paid also
the expense of prosecuting his or her claim. The Corporation shall be entitled to raise as a
defense to any such action that the claimant has not met the standards of conduct that make it
permissible under the Delaware General Corporation Law for the Corporation to indemnify the
claimant for the amount claimed. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its Board of
Directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the
commencement of such action that indemnification of the claimant is proper in the circumstances
because he or she has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the Delaware General
Corporation Law, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its Board of Directors,
independent legal counsel or its stockholders) that the claimant has not met such applicable
standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that claimant has not
met the applicable standard of conduct.
Section 11.06 Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The rights conferred on any person by this Article XI
shall not be exclusive of any other right which such person may have or hereafter acquire under any
statute, provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or
disinterested Directors or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action
in another capacity while holding office. The Corporation is specifically authorized to enter into
individual contracts with any or all of its Directors, officers, employees or agents respecting
indemnification and advances, to the fullest extent not prohibited by the Delaware General
Corporation Law.
Section 11.07 Survival of Rights. The rights conferred on any person by this Article XI 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 a person.
Section 11.08 Insurance. To the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation
Law, the Corporation, upon approval by the Board of Directors, may purchase insurance on behalf of
any person required or permitted to be indemnified pursuant to this Article XI.
Section 11.09 Amendments. Any repeal or modification of any provision of this Article XI shall
only be prospective and shall not affect the rights under this Article XI in effect at the time of
the alleged occurrence of any action or omission to act that is the cause of any proceeding against
any agent of the Corporation.
Section 11.10 Saving Clause. If this Article XI or any portion thereof shall be invalidated on
any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the Corporation shall nevertheless
indemnify each Director and executive officer to the full extent not prohibited by any applicable
portion of this Article XI that shall not have been invalidated, or by any other applicable law.
Section 11.11 Certain Definitions. For the purposes of this Article XI, the following
definitions shall apply:
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(a) The term “proceeding” shall be broadly construed and shall include without limitation the
investigation, preparation, prosecution, defense, settlement, arbitration and appeal of, and the
giving of testimony in, any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative.
(b) The term “expenses” shall be broadly construed and shall include without limitation court
costs, attorneys’ fees and expenses, witness fees, fines, amounts paid in settlement or judgment
and any other costs and expenses of any nature or kind incurred in connection with any proceeding.
(c) The term the “Corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting Corporation, any
constituent Corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or
merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to
indemnify its directors, officers, and employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent Corporation, or is or was serving at the
request of such constituent Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
Corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same
position under the provisions of this Article XI with respect to the resulting or surviving
Corporation as he would have with respect to such constituent Corporation if its separate existence
had continued.
(d) References to a “director,” “officer,” “employee,” or “agent” of the Corporation shall
include without limitation situations where such person is serving at the request of the
Corporation as a director, officer, employee, trustee or agent of another Corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust or other enterprise.
(e) References to “other enterprises” shall include employee benefit plans, references to
“fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit
plan; and references to “serving at the request of the Corporation” shall include any service as a
director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves
services by, such director, officer, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan,
its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee
benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the
Corporation” as referred to in this Article XI.
ARTICLE XII
NOTICES
Section 12.01 Notice to Stockholders. Whenever, under any provisions of these Bylaws, notice
is required to be given to any stockholder, it shall be given in writing, timely and duly deposited
in the United States or Canadian mail, postage prepaid, and
addressed to his last known post office address as shown by the stock record of the
Corporation or its transfer agent.
Section 12.02 Notice to Directors. Any notice required to be given to any Director may be
given by the method stated in Section 12.01, or by facsimile or electronic mail, except that such
notice other than one which is delivered personally shall be sent to such address as such
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Director shall have filed in writing with the Secretary, or, in the absence of such filing, to the
last known post office address of such Director.
Section 12.03 Address Unknown. If no address of a stockholder or Director be known, notice may
be sent to the office of the Corporation required to be maintained pursuant to Section 1.02 hereof.
Section 12.04 Affidavit of Mailing. An affidavit of mailing, executed by a duly authorized and
competent employee of the Corporation or its transfer agent appointed with respect to the class of
stock affected, specifying the name and address or the names and addresses of the stockholder or
stockholders, or Director or Directors, to whom any such notice or notices was or were given, and
the time and method of giving the same, shall be conclusive evidence of the statements therein
contained.
Section 12.05 Time Notices Deemed Given. All notices given by mail, as above provided, shall
be deemed to have been given as of the time of mailing and all notices given by facsimile or
electronic mail shall be deemed to have been given as of the sending time recorded at time of
transmission.
Section 12.06 Methods of Notice. It shall not be necessary that the same method of giving
notice be employed in respect of all Directors, but one permissible method may be employed in
respect of any one or more, and any other permissible method or methods may be employed in respect
of any other or others.
Section 12.07 Failure to Receive Notice. The period or limitation of time within which any
stockholder may exercise any option or right, or enjoy any privilege or benefit, or be required to
act, or within which any Director may exercise any power or right, or enjoy any privilege, pursuant
to any notice sent him in the manner above provided, shall not be affected or extended in any
manner by the failure of such stockholder or such Director to receive such notice.
Section 12.08 Notice to Person with Whom Communication Is Unlawful. Whenever notice is
required to be given under any provision of law or of the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of
the Corporation to any person with whom communication is unlawful, the giving of such notice to
such person shall not be required and there shall be no duty to apply to any governmental authority
or agency for a license or permit to give such notice to such person. Any action or meeting which
shall be taken or held without notice to any such person with whom communication is unlawful shall
have the same force and effect as if such notice had been duly given. In the event that the action
taken by the Corporation is such as to require the filing of a certificate under any provision of
the Delaware General Corporation Law, the certificate shall state, if such is the fact and if
notice is required, that notice was given to all persons entitled to receive notice except such
persons with whom communication is unlawful.
Section 12.09 Notice to Person with Undeliverable Address. Whenever notice is required to be
given, under any provision of law or the Certificate of Incorporation or
Bylaws of the Corporation, to any stockholder to whom (a) notice of two consecutive annual
meetings, and all notices of meetings or of the taking of action by written consent without a
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person during the period between such two consecutive annual meetings, or (b) all, and at least
two, payments (if sent by first class mail) of dividends or interest on securities during a twelve
month period, have been mailed addressed to such person at his address as shown on the records of
the Corporation and have been returned undeliverable, the giving of such notice to such person
shall not be required. Any action or meeting which shall be taken or held without notice to such
person shall have the same force and effect as if such notice had been duly given. If any such
person shall deliver to the Corporation a written notice setting forth his then current address,
the requirement that notice be given to such person shall be reinstated. In the event that the
action taken by the Corporation is such as to require the filing of a certificate under any
provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the certificate need not state that notice was
not given to persons to whom notice was not required to be given pursuant to this Section 12.09.
ARTICLE XIII
AMENDMENTS
Except as otherwise set forth in Section 11.09 of these Bylaws, these Bylaws may be amended or
repealed and new Bylaws adopted by the stockholders entitled to vote. The Board of Directors shall
also have the power, if such power is conferred upon the Board of Directors by the Certificate of
Incorporation, to adopt, amend or repeal Bylaws (including without limitation the amendment of any
Bylaw setting forth the number of Directors who shall constitute the whole Board of Directors).
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